Lawyers are a crafty bunch. They can make clever arguments and most are competent to speak in public. It does take quite a bit of education to become a lawyer and with that some level of intelligence.

Yet, many lawyers are not comfortable with technology. This is especially true when lawyers want to create a website for their own law practice. Most lawyers would rather outsource the project. They see it as a simple business expense. After all, a basic bare-bones website will cost very little.

Outs...

A house is the most valuable thing that most of will purchase in our lifetime. Even those few who are lucky enough to own more than one house still have a house at the top of their list of their most valuable purchases. It’s no wonder that we end up spending most of our time at home. We put up signs like, “Welcome,” and “Home Sweet Home.” We spend hours making the house feel like a home. No other place is as personal as a home.

It is only natural that we would want to protect your home. We want t...

You may have heard of these things called letters of intent (LOI). Someone may have sent one to you.

What are you suppose to do with it? What is it? Why they are sending it to you? Are you entering into a contract without knowing it?

Don’t worry. A LOI is not a contract, at least not by itself. And it is rare that your silence or inaction will create a binding contract (although there are a few limited cases such as sending out a reward poster, but I digress as it is not relevant here).

So, if a LO...

With so many bill of sale forms out there, it can be difficult to know what you really need. There are a few considerations to keep in mind. Here is what I think you should generally look for in a bill of sale to help better protect yourself.

Does Your State Require a Bill of Sale

A bill of sale is a contract for the sale of a motor vehicle. A Bill of Sale provides some level of protection against potential fraud as it requires certain information (although, it should be noted that a bill of sale ...

Selling your car to a used car dealer or to a car lot can be an easy way to sell your car. Especially if you are selling to someone that has a reputation in your community, the transaction can be fast and to the point. The sales person may even show you the “book” value which is always many times lower than what you can get if you sell the car yourself. And that is the trade-off.

For convenience, you will take a hit on the sales price, a big hit. For some people they would rather not deal with an...

Defining words and phrases can be difficult. When we created the Peerless Legal dictionary, we aimed for understanding of legal words and phrases by non-lawyers. That didn’t mean we “dumbed down” definitions. Rather, we added clarity by removing legal jargon. We kept thing simple and straightforward.

When we reached to the word “law” it became clear that this was going to require more than an entry in our dictionary. The reason the law is so difficult to define is because it is more an idea that ...

Lawyers are professional writers. From writing legal memos, to appellate briefs, to motions, a lawyer’s trade is dealing in words. Lawyers know how to structure arguments and, most of us, enjoy the benefits of opposing viewpoints.

So, this begs the question: why wouldn’t a lawyer want to add a blog to their professional website? Isn’t it just another form of writing?

There are many, reasonable, reasons why lawyers may want to leave a blog out of their professional website.

One of the primary reason...

We are after good content as well as good comments. Who isn’t, right? This post is primarily for readers of blog posts who want to write a great comment. Most blogs (including this one) welcome comments and the comments can add as much value, if not more, as the blog posting itself. So what makes a good comment? Here’s my list of the top seven tips that I think can help you write a good comment on a blog post. They are listed in order of priority (kind of).

1) Stay On Topic

It goes without saying ...

Welcome to the Peerless Legal Blog!

This blog focuses on legal issues and questions that are commonly faced by non-lawyers. As with any other blog, the posts are geared toward opinion pieces. There will be mixed in legal facts, information, and maybe, at times, maybe some humor. The blog, also, supplements what Peerless Legal has to offer.

Even though the blog is part of Peerless Legal, the posts are entirely the opinions of the author or authors who drafted the posts. No blog post should be relie...