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- 08/04/2025 - Can I Sue Without a Written Contract?
- 08/01/2025 - Business Partner Competing Secretly? Legal Steps to Protect Yourself
- 08/01/2025 - Partnership Split Destroyed the Business | How to Avoid the Fallout
- 07/30/2025 - Timeline Changed — But Not the Contract? You May Still Be Liable | JDE Law
- 07/30/2025 - Can You Be Sued for Your Subcontractor’s Mistake? | JDE Law Firm
- 07/28/2025 - One Missed Deadline Can Kill Your Contract Claim | JDE Law Firm
- 07/25/2025 - How to Get Paid Without Killing the Relationship | JDE Law Firm
- 07/25/2025 - NDA Breached? What to Do If Confidential Info Was Leaked | JDE Law Firm
- 07/24/2025 - Are You Personally Liable for a Business Contract? | JDE Law Firm
- 07/23/2025 - What to Do When a Business Partner Goes Rogue | JDE Law Firm
- 07/23/2025 - Do I Have to Pay If the Job Wasn’t Finished? | JDE Law Firm
- 07/21/2025 - How to Prove a Verbal Business Agreement | JDE Law Firm
- 07/18/2025 - The #1 Mistake Businesses Make When Chasing Unpaid Invoices | JDE Law Firm
- 07/18/2025 - How to Get Out of a Bad Contract | JDE Law Firm
- 07/17/2025 - The Hidden Dangers of Contract Auto-Renewals | JDE Law Firm
- 07/17/2025 - What to Do the First 7 Days After a Breach | JDE Law Firm
- 07/16/2025 - You Waited Too Long. Now It’s Their Advantage | JDE Law Firm
- 07/16/2025 - Your Contract Is Useless Without These 3 Backups
- 07/15/2025 - The Signature Trap: Why Clicking ‘I Agree’ Can Still Wreck Your Case | JDE Law Firm
- 07/15/2025 - They Signed It—But It’s Still Not Binding | JDE Law Firm, PLLC
- 07/14/2025 - Your Contract Is Useless Without These 3 Backups | JDE Law Firm, PLLC
- 07/14/2025 - The 7-Day Danger Zone: What to Do Immediately After a Breach
- 07/11/2025 - Red Flag Clauses You Keep Agreeing To (and Regret Later)
- 07/11/2025 - What to Do in the First 7 Days After a Breach of Contract
- 07/10/2025 - When the Scope Creeps, So Do the Risks: How Mismanaged Contracts Turn Into Litigation
- 07/10/2025 - When a Client Vanishes: Legal Steps for Enforcing a Breach
- 07/03/2025 - When Business Owners Get Personally Sued: How to Protect Yourself from Liability
- 07/03/2025 - When Paid in Full Means No Pay at All: How One Invoice Cost This Contractor Everything
- 07/03/2025 - Built to Break: Why Most Business Contracts Fail When You Need Them Most
- 07/02/2025 - What to Do When a Client Terminates Your Contract Unexpectedly
- 07/02/2025 - Can You Enforce a Contract That Was Never Signed?
- 06/27/2025 - Can a Contract Signed Under Duress Be Voided in NY or NJ?
- 06/27/2025 - What Is an Indemnity Clause? Why It Matters for Your Business
- 06/26/2025 - Independent Contractor Disputes in NY & NJ | JDE Law Firm, PLLC
- 06/25/2025 - Post-Payment Disputes in NY & NJ: Can Clients Demand Their Money Back?
- 06/25/2025 - Unsigned Documents & Contract Risk: What Business Owners Must Know
- 06/24/2025 - Legal Deadlines in NY & NJ Business Litigation | JDE Law Firm
- 06/23/2025 - Unenforceable Contract Clauses: What Business Owners Should Know | JDE Law
- 06/23/2025 - Surprise Lawsuits and Internal Business Risk | JDE Law Firm, NY & NJ
- 06/23/2025 - Why Boilerplate Clauses Can Kill Your Lawsuit | JDE Law Firm, NY & NJ
- 06/17/2025 - Why “Handling It Internally” Can Hurt Your Legal Position | JDE Law
- 06/17/2025 - Can You Sue If the Deal Falls Through? | NY & NJ Business Law
- 06/05/2025 - Can You Enforce an Unsigned Contract in NY or NJ? | JDE Law Firm
- 06/04/2025 - What to Do When Someone Threatens to Sue Your Business | NY & NJ Strategy
- 06/03/2025 - The Cost of Not Enforcing Your Contract | NY & NJ Business Law
- 05/30/2025 - Litigation Without Strategy Is Just Expensive Guesswork | Business Law Insights
- 05/30/2025 - 5 Legal Strategies Business Owners Should Use Before Filing a Lawsuit
- 05/30/2025 - How to Navigate Complex Contract Disputes: Expert Strategies from a Top Business Litigator
- 05/29/2025 - How to Fight Inflated Invoices and Overbilling Claims | NY & NJ Business Law
- 05/28/2025 - What to Do If the Other Party Changes the Contract Terms Without Consent
- 05/28/2025 - What to Do If a Client Ghosts You and Won’t Pay | NY & NJ Legal Gui
- 05/27/2025 - What to Do When a Client Won’t Pay and You’re Out of Options
- 05/23/2025 - Should You File a Lawsuit? A Business Owner’s Guide to Contract Dispute ROI
- 05/22/2025 - What Is Anticipatory Breach and When Can You Sue in NY & NJ?
- 05/21/2025 - What to Do When a Business Partner Is Taking Too Much Money | NY & NJ Legal Remedies
- 05/20/2025 - What Happens When You Never Agreed on a Price? NY & NJ Payment Dispute Law Explained
- 05/16/2025 - Buried Contract Clauses That Can Cost You: What NY & NJ Business Owners Must Know
- 05/16/2025 - Personal Guarantee Enforcement Issues: Why Signed Guarantees Can Fail You
- 05/15/2025 - NY & NJ Statute of Limitations: When It’s Too Late to Sue for Breach of Contract
- 05/15/2025 - Can You Be Sued Without a Signed Contract? NY/NJ Contract Law Explained
- 05/14/2025 - Client Ghosted After Paying the Deposit? Here’s How to Enforce the Rest—Legally
- 05/14/2025 - We Sued—and Got Paid: How to Turn Non-Payment Into Cash Without Killing the Relationship
- 05/13/2025 - Early Litigation Strategy in High-Stakes Contract Disputes: Why the First 90 Days Matter Most
- 05/13/2025 - Strategic Contract Litigation: Turning a Breach into a Business Advantage
- 05/13/2025 - The Hidden Legal Cost of Poorly Drafted Contracts: Why Boilerplate Clauses Can’t Save You
- 05/12/2025 - When a Verbal Agreement Becomes a Legal Nightmare: How Courts Handle ‘Handshake’ Deals
- 05/08/2025 - 5 Legal Ways to Enforce a Contract Without Going to Court
- 05/07/2025 - When a Verbal Agreement Becomes a Lawsuit: Enforcing Oral Contracts in NY & NJ
- 05/07/2025 - The One-Page Contract Trap: Why Simple Agreements Lead to Expensive Lawsuits
- 05/06/2025 - The $100,000 Mistake: What Happens When Clients Ghost You After Signing a Contract
- 05/06/2025 - What to Do When a Client Doesn’t Pay: Enforcing Contracts in NY & NJ
- 05/06/2025 - How to Make Your Contractor Agreement Rock Solid in New York and New Jersey
- 04/25/2025 - 5 Contract Clauses That Win Lawsuits—And 3 That Lose Them
- 04/25/2025 - When Silence Is a Breach: The Overlooked Danger of Failing to Respond in Business Contracts
- 04/22/2025 - How I Got a Complaint Dismissed Against a Contractor: Motion to Dismiss Due to Failure to Move for Default Judgment
- 04/17/2025 - Case Study: How I Helped a Commercial Broker Recover Over $1M in Unpaid Commissions
- 04/16/2025 - File Suit & Move for Summary Judgment Fast | NY & NJ
- 04/15/2025 - Dealing with a Breach of Contract: A Step-by-Step Guide for Business Owners
- 04/11/2025 - How a Breach of Contract Can Impact Your Business: Risks and Protections"
- 04/02/2025 - Why Personal Guarantees Matter in Commercial Leases: Protecting Landlords in Litigation
- 03/27/2025 - 6 Common Ways Commercial Landlords Default on Broker Commission Agreements
- 03/25/2025 - Top 5 Commercial Lease Disputes | NY & NJ Business Attorney
- 04/13/2023 - Trial Win
- 03/24/2023 - What Happens if You Want to Amend the Complaint After a Default Judgment
- 03/22/2023 - Another Contractor Horror Story
- 01/25/2023 - The Only Time to Move for Summary Judgment Early
- 01/11/2023 - When to Amend the Complaint
- 12/20/2022 - The Easiest Way to Defeat a Motion to Dismiss
- 12/14/2022 - I Successfully Defended a Motion to Dismiss
- 10/07/2022 - I Won a Motion to Quash
- 09/27/2022 - The Best Way to Protect Your Properties from Litigation
- 09/23/2022 - Make Sure You Have A Cause of Action
- 06/22/2022 - Default Judgment Gone Wrong
- 06/09/2022 - Why Damages are Important
- 04/29/2022 - I Won 2 Motions for Summary Judgment
- 02/15/2022 - I was Sued Part 1
- 01/19/2022 - What Happens When A Motion to Quash is Served?
- 01/06/2022 - Covid and the Statute of Limitations
- 12/28/2021 - Forgot to Mention Statute of Limitations?
- 12/15/2021 - Governing Law vs. Jurisdiction in Contracts
- 12/10/2021 - How I Won a Motion by Losing it
- 12/03/2021 - What if I don't Answer the Complaint in Time
- 12/01/2021 - Why You Need Patience in Judgments
- 11/02/2021 - What to Do When Insurance Isn't Covering You
- 10/20/2021 - Motion to Quash Explained
- 09/28/2021 - Why You Can't Hide From Being Sued
- 09/24/2021 - Don't loan money to friends and family without a contract!
- 08/24/2021 - Why Home Contractors Need to be Licensed
- 08/10/2021 - Lessons From My Trial Win
- 08/03/2021 - Why Business Members are Bound by their Tax Returns
- 07/28/2021 - Why Your Business needs the Proper Corporate Form
- 07/27/2021 - Top 4 Reasons Your Business got Sued
- 07/21/2021 - Successful Motion to Disqualify
- 07/13/2021 - Improper Objection to a Notice to Admit
- 07/08/2021 - Concurrent Jurisdiction
- 07/07/2021 - Trial Mistakes
- 07/01/2021 - What is Your Remedy When Your Contract has Been Breached
- 06/15/2021 - How Not to Pay off a Loan
- 06/09/2021 - Who has the Burden of Proof?
- 05/28/2021 - No Performance = No Breach of Contract
- 05/26/2021 - Notice to Admit Explained
- 05/24/2021 - The Biggest Mistake You Can Make When Paying Off a Judgment
- 05/04/2021 - What is the Doctrine of Unclean Hands?
- 04/23/2021 - How to Amend the Complaint
- 04/13/2021 - What is an Order to Show Cause?
- 04/07/2021 - You Have to Litigate Every Part of Your Case
- 03/31/2021 - You Lost Your Case Because of Your Contract
- 03/25/2021 - Is My Contract Void?
- 03/19/2021 - Why Contractors are Sued
- 03/16/2021 - Example of a Bad Attorney
- 03/12/2021 - 3 Types of Common Lawsuits against Commercial Landlords
- 03/10/2021 - Introduction to Shareholder Derivative Lawsuits
- 03/03/2021 - The Number 1 Thing you need to do Before You Sue for Breach of Contact
- 02/26/2021 - Declaratory Judgment in Practice
- 02/23/2021 - What is Privity?
- 02/19/2021 - My Elevator Speech
- 02/18/2021 - What are Statute of Limitations
- 02/12/2021 - How I Draft My Complaints
- 02/09/2021 - When Can a Judge Make a Decision?
- 02/03/2021 - Who Gets Deposed First?
- 01/29/2021 - What is Conversion?
- 01/26/2021 - What is a Question of Fact?
- 01/21/2021 - What to do if you are sued and not responsible?
- 01/19/2021 - What is a CrossClaim?
- 01/14/2021 - Understanding Venue, Choice of Law and Jurisdiction Provisions
- 01/08/2021 - What Happens If the Defendant Declares Bankruptcy?
- 01/06/2021 - The truth about Motions to Compel
- 12/30/2020 - 5 Ways to Start the New Year Right for Your Business
- 12/28/2020 - Why Strategy Matters
- 12/23/2020 - Be Careful What You Add to A Contract!
- 12/18/2020 - What is Specific Performance
- 12/15/2020 - Commercial Lease Snow Removal
- 12/11/2020 - 3 Mistakes in Litigation
- 12/10/2020 - PSA-Businesses: Make Sure You Have the Proper Insurance
- 12/03/2020 - FAQ-What is Forum Shopping
- 12/01/2020 - Why You Need an Attorney to Negotiate Your Lease
- 11/24/2020 - COVID does not defeat contracts with insurance companies
- 11/20/2020 - What is the Doctrine of Unclean Hands?
- 11/18/2020 - 7 Updates on COVID-19
- 11/13/2020 - What Happens if Your LLC Doesn’t Have an Operating Agreement?
- 11/10/2020 - Why You Need to Paper Everything
- 11/05/2020 - When Can You Sue for Attorney's Fees?
- 11/03/2020 - The Most Important Element when suing for a Breach of Contract
- 10/29/2020 - Top 3 Contract Clauses that help prevent Litigation
- 10/27/2020 - Covid-19 Update on Commercial Property
- 10/22/2020 - The Best Time to Hire an Attorney
- 10/20/2020 - Get the Name (Corporate) Right
- 10/14/2020 - Types of Declaratory Judgment
- 10/08/2020 - Top 3 Reasons Contractors lose their Lawsuit in NY
- 10/06/2020 - A successful Motion to Vacate a Default Judgment
- 09/24/2020 - Can I represent my business in litigation?
- 08/21/2020 - What is the Best Defense to a claim of Fraudulent Inducement to sign a Contract?
- 04/08/2020 - What is Anticipatory Repudiation?
- 04/03/2020 - What is a Deposition?
- 04/01/2020 - Find Out How To Win A Civil Fraud Case
- 03/24/2020 - How Long Should I Wait to Sue For Breach of Contract?
- 03/20/2020 - What is a declaratory judgment action
- 03/16/2020 - What is a Lis Pendens
- 03/13/2020 - What to do if your business declines due to the Coronavirus
- 03/12/2020 - How Do I Answer a Summons and Complaint
- 03/09/2020 - Why You Should Never Do A "Napkin" Deal
- 03/06/2020 - What Do You Do After You Won Your Case?
- 03/05/2020 - What is a Motion to Consolidate?
- 02/28/2020 - What is the Good News if Your Commercial Tenant Breaks the Lease
- 02/25/2020 - PSA-You Did Not Win a Contest You Did Not Enter
- 02/19/2020 - Do I Need to Document Everything for My Lawsuit?
- 02/13/2020 - What are the Chances I Win My Lawsuit
- 02/12/2020 - Do I Need to Be Represented By An Attorney
- 02/07/2020 - Can I Sue for Future Damages
- 02/05/2020 - Do This One Thing Before Loaning Money to Friends or Family
- 02/04/2020 - In Which State Should I Bring My Lawsuit
- 01/31/2020 - Why You Need a Contract
- 01/29/2020 - Why You Need to Incorporate Your Business
- 01/27/2020 - Why Damages are important to your lawsuit
- 01/24/2020 - What is Tortious Interference with a Contract?
- 01/17/2020 - Where to Bring your Lawsuit
- 01/16/2020 - FAQ-How Long Will My Case Take?
- 01/13/2020 - Why You Need to Be Careful When Signing a Document
- 01/03/2020 - Be Careful Who You Choose as a Business Partner
- 12/30/2019 - Why the Plaintiff must Prove its Case
- 12/27/2019 - FAQ-What happens when the Defendant fails to answer the Complaint
- 12/19/2019 - Why Your Business Needs Proper Insurance
- 12/16/2019 - Why Timing Matters in Litigation
- 12/13/2019 - How to force your opposition into making a decision that can lead to settlement
- 12/11/2019 - FAQ-Can I recover my attorney's fees if I win my case?
- 12/09/2019 - Why your personal guarantee might be worthless
- 12/06/2019 - The Mechanics of a Lawsuit
- 12/02/2019 - Why you need Leverage before you settle a case
- 11/26/2019 - Know when to take a loss
- 11/25/2019 - Be Timely
- 11/22/2019 - Why you need an attorney to negotiate on your behalf
- 11/20/2019 - Successful Motion for Summary Judgment
- 11/18/2019 - Get it in Writing Every Time!
- 11/15/2019 - Are you really damaged?
- 11/13/2019 - Do You Have to Go To Trial
- 11/12/2019 - Settlement Protection
- 11/08/2019 - Don't Work Without A Written Agreement
- 11/07/2019 - Is it Worth Litigating?
- 11/05/2019 - Why Litigation Strategy Matters
- 10/30/2019 - You Need Ripeness to Litigate
- 10/22/2019 - It is Hard to Be Prosecuted for being Malicious
- 10/15/2019 - Freelance Workers are Protected
- 10/08/2019 - Areas Where an Attorney is Helpful
- 10/01/2019 - Never Take an Oral Contract
- 09/25/2019 - Be On Your Best (Deposition) Behavior
- 09/17/2019 - Try, Try Again
- 09/10/2019 - Don't Let the Evidence Spoil
- 09/03/2019 - Sorry Can't Compete
- 08/27/2019 - You are Free to Contract
- 08/20/2019 - Fraud in the Moment
- 08/13/2019 - An Example of Why You Need an Attorney to Draft Your Contract
- 06/21/2019 - Attention Shoppers...Forums on Aisle 1
- 06/12/2019 - Fraud Alert!
- 06/07/2019 - You Can't Jump to the End
- 05/30/2019 - Common Business Needs Part 3
- 05/24/2019 - Common Business Needs Part 2
- 05/15/2019 - Common Business Needs Part 1
- 05/08/2019 - Get a Receipt
- 05/01/2019 - Methods for Resolving A contract Dispute
- 04/25/2019 - What to Do When Your LLC Needs a Divorce
- 04/19/2019 - Contract Interference on the Defendant. 15 Yard Penalty!
- 04/02/2019 - Are You Prejudiced?
- 03/27/2019 - What TV Gets Wrong About the Law
- 03/22/2019 - What Do You Do When You Are Served?
- 03/11/2019 - Questions You Need to Be Prepared to Answer
- 03/06/2019 - Top 4 Times When Not to Contact An Attorney First
- 02/26/2019 - Top 5 Things to Never Say to Your Attorney and Why
- 02/19/2019 - 5 Easy Ways to Protect Your Business From Lawsuits
- 02/12/2019 - 5 Avoidable Reasons that Businesses are Sued
- 02/05/2019 - The Top Reason You Lost Your Case
- 01/29/2019 - When To Anticipate a Lawsuit
- 01/22/2019 - Top 5 Reasons You Lost Your Case and Your Money
- 01/18/2019 - What's In a Provision?
- 01/15/2019 - Start at the Beginning
- 01/03/2019 - Where to Begin?
- 12/20/2018 - The Law is Latin
- 12/11/2018 - Do You Know Your Rights?
- 12/04/2018 - Practicality and the Law Do Not Always Mix
- 11/28/2018 - Eureka! What is Discovery?
- 11/14/2018 - How Do You Know What You Know?
- 11/06/2018 - Time Is On My Side
- 10/29/2018 - Wow Are You Ripe!
- 10/23/2018 - Is It Worth It?
- 10/16/2018 - Attorney Ethics
- 10/09/2018 - Plaintiff Has A Duty To Always Prove the Case
- 10/02/2018 - Someone Lied About You, So What
- 09/25/2018 - Answering the FAQ of What Happens if they Fail to Answer the Complaint
- 09/18/2018 - Why You Need to Be Damaged
- 09/11/2018 - The Law is Standing Room Only
- 09/04/2018 - Justice Is Blind In Civil Court
- 08/27/2018 - The Statute of Limitations are the Final Say
- 08/24/2018 - Why Consideration is One of the Most Important Elements of A Contract
- 08/22/2018 - Can I Get A Witness?
- 08/20/2018 - Answering the FAQ of "Can I get attorney's fees if I win"
- 08/17/2018 - Breach of Contract Simplified
- 08/15/2018 - Why Something is Better than Nothing and Why Bankruptcy Can be Good
- 08/13/2018 - Why having a Lying Attorney is a Bad Strategy
- 08/10/2018 - What are Contract Ambiguities and How to Avoid Them
- 08/08/2018 - Collecting On A Judgment takes time
- 08/06/2018 - Protect your business, always get the deal in writing, and never chase something that sounds too good to be true
- 08/03/2018 - Lawyers Need A Good Reputation
- 08/01/2018 - Why in Litigation Your Attorney Needs to Stop and Think it Through
- 07/30/2018 - How to Avoid A Worthless Personal Guarantee
- 07/27/2018 - Just Because You Have A Corporate Form Does Not Mean You Are Protected
- 07/25/2018 - Why You Should Get It In Writing or The Deal Doesn't Exist
- 07/23/2018 - Why You Should Get Every Deal in Writing
- 07/19/2018 - In New York City A Business Cannot Represent Itself
