A D.C. Superior Court loss may be appealable if the order is final, the notice is timely, and the record holds a preserved error that affected the result. Anthony I. Shin, Esq. walks through the 30-day deadline, finality, preservation, stays, and whether continuing the fight is worth it.
A first-person Washington, DC guide to business fraud and interference: the six elements of fraud and its clear and convincing burden, fraud versus breach of contract, concealment, business defamation and the one-year clock, the Anti-SLAPP special motion to dismiss and its fee exposure, tortious interference with contract and with prospective advantage, the competition defense, trade secret misappropriation and its remedies, the departing employee, civil conspiracy, and emergency injunctions.
A first-person Washington, DC guide to commercial property due diligence: negotiating the purchase agreement and study period, reading the title commitment and exception documents, liens that can be recorded after closing, unpaid taxes and the vacant and blighted tax classes, survey and encroachments, zoning and the certificate of occupancy, historic review, the leases you inherit, estoppel certificates, TOPA in mixed-use buildings, the 180-day environmental rule, Building Energy Performance Standards, and the economic interest transfer tax on entity deals.
A Washington, DC guide to business succession and estate planning: who can operate the business during incapacity, what happens to an owner's interest at death, buy-sell and shareholder agreements, valuation formulas, life and disability insurance funding, transfers to spouses, children, trusts, or co-owners, powers of attorney, coordinating the operating agreement with wills and trusts, and avoiding operational paralysis during probate.
A Washington, DC guide to LLC, partnership, and shareholder disputes: what the operating agreement controls, management and voting rights, records access, unequal distributions, fiduciary duties, diverted opportunities, deadlock, majority-owner oppression, direct versus derivative claims, emergency injunctions, valuation and buyouts, withdrawal and expulsion, and judicial dissolution.
A Washington, DC guide to construction disputes: unapproved change orders, delay and disruption claims, defects and the ten-year repose clock, differing site conditions, retainage and the Quick Payment Act, subcontractor disputes, licensing, bond claims, termination, and the three mechanics' lien deadlines that terminate the lien if missed.
A DC guide to commercial lease disputes: escalation clauses, CAM audits, build-out obligations, default and cure notices, the no-lockout rule, accelerated rent and mitigation, personal guarantees, and negotiating an exit. Why commercial tenants do not get residential protections.
A DC employer's compliance checklist: the 2026 minimum wage, pay transparency in job listings, the new January 2026 pay stub rule, sick leave accrual, the Paid Family Leave tax, DCFMLA, indexed non-compete thresholds, Ban-the-Box, and the District's eighteen protected traits. ["Employment Litigation & Transactions"]
A DC business owner's guide to breach of contract: the four elements, the three, four, and twelve year clocks, the statute of frauds, damages, the licensing rule that voids contracts, Small Claims versus Civil Actions, and mandatory mediation in Superior Court.
Seventeen franchise challenges Virginia business owners should see coming, from FDD review and SCC registration to the 2026 non-compete ban, termination rights, and exits, explained by attorney Anthony I. Shin.
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