The holidays are here. While you are carefully and cautiously planning your seasonal plans during this unusual year, it is also a good time to consider estate planning. The wrong time to handle such matters is at someone's bedside in the hospital, or worse, discussing virtually with a medical doctor ...
Many of us will be making tough decisions in the coming weeks. Is it safe to go to Grandma's house for Thanksgiving dinner? Should we invite our friends or neighbors to the house for a holiday get-together? Is it wise to drive around town delivering gifts to my clients? Navigating the holidays ...
Laura Fowler, Managing Shareholder of the Fowler Law Firm PC, announced today the formation of the Fowler Family Foundation for Performing Arts & Sciences in honor and memory of the late Robert "Bob" Penn Fowler. The Foundation's initial mission will support musicians, live musical performances, and ...
Gifting can be a rewarding opportunity to those who have the means to do it. In the coming weeks, we will explore proper estate planning so your gifts have the maximum benefit for benefactors in a new series we are calling Don't Be A Tax & Probate Turkey™! Click on the video to see the entire ...
The CITY OF AUSTIN and TRAVIS COUNTY have both extended a ban on eviction notices for tenants who qualify through the end of the year. While these protections are meant to ease stress for renters and commercial lease tenants from the economic impact of COVID-19, they also have serious implications f ...
The Fowler Law Firm PC opened its doors for business at 919 Congress Avenue fourteen years ago today on October 1, 2007. It was a continuation of a practice begun in 1888 by Judge Robert Lee Penn, maternal grandfather of Robert Penn Fowler, and later by I.D. Fowler in 1899.. The Firm enters its ...
Fresh off a successful Austin Museum Day this month, the Millett Opera House Foundation has announced plans to bring music back to the Historic building. Captain Charles Millett, founder and first owner of the building located at 110 E 9th Street in downtown Austin, would be celebrating his 188 ...
Summer Internship programs can be valuable experiences for both the business and the intern. There is perhaps no better way for an aspiring young person to learn what truly happens in her or his chosen career path than by getting real life experience with a company in that field. Businesses also get ...
There are many areas in which Texas business owners can rejoice in their freedom to define their own destiny; misclassifying a worker as an independent contractor when they should be characterized as an employee is not one! Do not make the mistake of not understanding this area of employment law if ...
Pledges not to compete are often found in employment contracts when the employee has access to sensitive information about a business or that business’ client base. Texas is different than many other states when it comes to non-compete, non-disclosure and non-solicitation agreements. What you ma ...
