Field notes from the Sterling & Hayes practice: entity structure, contracts, employment, IP, and the operational legal questions Texas founders ask us most.
A no-jargon comparison of the two structures Texas founders ask about most — including the franchise-tax wrinkle most accountants forget to mention. Written for owner-operators making the call this fiscal year.
Short, useful pieces from the Sterling & Hayes attorneys on the questions we field every week from Austin small businesses.
Most co-founder fallouts trace back to language missing from the founding documents. Fix these before you have to litigate.
Common-law rights are real, but federal registration is what scales. A practical decision framework for early-stage brands.
The No Tax Due threshold, the EZ computation, and the filings most first-time Texas entities miss in year one.
What the FTC rule did and didn't change, what Texas courts actually enforce, and how to draft something a judge will uphold.
The seven clauses that actually move money or risk — and the ones safe to skim. A founder's reading list for inbound paper.
Where you owe, where you don't, and how to stop ignoring the back-tax letters from California and New York.
The DOL economic-realities test, what Texas Workforce Commission audits actually look at, and how to defend a 1099 relationship.
Two to three short pieces a month on the legal questions small business owners actually ask. No filler. No retainer pitches.
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