Hello there I was wondering if the mailing list members would be able to share some entrepeneurial insight. During the day I work at a commercial CMS doing tech support and knowledge management, as a side business I've established a part-time home business doing Joomla and Wordpress consulting. I would like my consulting business to be successful, and am looking for an attorney to assist me with this endeavor. I'm willing to invest time/money/effort for this... but also would like to keep costs at a minimum.
The initial requirements I'm looking for are - able to practice law in state of CT, NJ/NY would be a plus - some prior experience with business law as relates to IT consulting - understands and accomodates that my target demographic is small business owners/non-profits... am not looking for help to draft a 15 page contract to intimdate small business owners - need help with a) review of website development and maintenance contracts I've drafted b) able and willing to represent me if I am sued by a future customer c) able to review my consulting business and advise me of any complications. Filed myself in CT as an LLC this year, doing okay so far. I know a few people from the CT Joomla user group, and socially know a few lawyers... but am not really sure how to best find an attorney as described above. Advised to ask referrals (hence the email), contact the local BAR association, etc. Working with a SCORE counselor, been told this an attorney is a necessity. So my question is, what are other Joomla or CMS consultants doing.. as sole proprietors, 2-3 person shops, or larger, how much time/resources do you invest in the legal side of things, or do you get away with just using some straightforward and pre-emptive boilerplate contracts tailored for your circumstances, what mistakes have you made. I am also willing to be told... do your homework/this isn't the correct venue/etc :) Many thanks, Terry -- Terry Kim ************************ Email: [email protected] | Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/terrykim _______________________________________________ New York PHP SIG: Joomla! Mailing List http://lists.nyphp.org/mailman/listinfo/joomla NYPHPCon 2006 Presentations Online http://www.nyphpcon.com Show Your Participation in New York PHP http://www.nyphp.org/show_participation.php
