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Teen Drivers & Auto Insurance
by Mark Miller, CLU, State Farm® Insurance Agent, in Norcross, 3/01/08
So, your teenage son or daughter wants to drive! Suddenly, driving has become one of the most important things in your child’s life. Scary, isn’t it?
Reasons Why Executing Your Will Should Be Top Priority
by Matthew McGahren, member of McGahren, Gaskill & York, LLC, 1/01/08
On August 25, 1995, my father, Frank McGahren, died unexpectedly at the early age of 51 leaving our entire family grief stricken. While Dad was an extremely intelligent individual (a professional engineer) who often spoke about getting his Will completed, he, like so many others, never executed one...
Intellectual Property Law 101
By Joel Myers, a founding member of Myers & Kaplan Intellectual Property Law, LLC, 12/01/07
While the law recognizes several kinds of intellectual property, the purposes for each are very different; thus, the legal protections available for each are different. The rights of patent and copyright are protected by the United States Constitution. In fact, the rights of patent and copyright are vested solely in federal law; that is, no state may grant copyrights or patents...