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When wrestling legend Hulk Hogan passed away at the age of 71, the world lost an icon. But behind the headlines about his estimated $25 million estate and decades of wrestling fame lies a heartbreaking family story that offers powerful lessons for anyone with loved ones. This story demonstrates that wealth and...

When it comes to your company's identity, nothing is more vital to your company than your name and logo. By developing a catchy name and snazzy logo for your business, you can quickly get your company recognized, remembered, and respected. Once you have come up with a winning name and...

Unless you've created an estate plan that works to keep your family out of court, when you die (or become incapacitated) many of your assets must go through probate before those assets can be distributed to your heirs. Like most court proceedings, probate can be time-consuming, costly, and open to...

Unless you've created a proper estate plan, upon your passing many of your assets must first go through the court process known as probate before those assets can be distributed to your heirs. During probate, the court supervises a number of different legal actions, all of which are aimed at...

July is National Sandwich Generation Caregiver month, and there’s a case in the headlines right now that drives home just how important elder abuse awareness is. Priscilla Presley, 79, is currently in court, claiming she was defrauded of over $1 million by people she once trusted. If it can happen to...

If you are thinking about hiring a lawyer to help with your business, you may be wondering why you should work with us, your Family Business Lawyer™ rather than a “traditional” business lawyer. What makes us so different from other lawyers? The best way to explain how Family Business Lawyer™...

If you dream of one day leaving your company to your family, but you haven't properly included your business in your estate plan, that dream could become a nightmare for your heirs—and for your partners, team members, and clients, too. In fact, properly planning for what would happen to your...

Running a business means you will eventually face disputes. These conflicts could be with employees over contract terms or workplace issues, customers over product quality or service delivery, suppliers over payment or delivery terms, or business partners over profit sharing or decision-making. When disagreements arise, the traditional route of resolving...

Res Nova Law is looking for an experienced and motivated full-time Senior Associate Attorney to join our growing intellectual property and business law practice. We provide litigation and transactional expertise for matters involving patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, business contracts, business formation, shareholder disputes, and more. We represent small and mid-size businesses, as...

Res Nova Law is looking for a part-time Legal/Executive Assistant to help the owner of our small (but growing) Portland law firm keep her sanity, manage her time, and help more innovative business and creative clients prosper and thrive. The position will require that the candidate perform at least the below tasks, and...