Events

Learn and mingle.

Legal Basics for Every Freelancer: Protect Yourself and Your Business

September

30

Legal Basics for Every Freelancer: Protect Yourself and Your Business

Join Freelancers U and attorney Steve Furnari for a legal briefing every freelancer should hear. Learn how to protect yourself, your income, and your business.

Topics will include:
• Essential clauses every freelance contract should have
• One contract clause that can save you tens of thousands of dollars
• How to avoid not getting paid by clients
• What to do if you don’t get paid
• Avoiding problems with international clients
• When and how to hire an attorney

Stephen T. Furnari, Esq. is the Managing Partner of the Corporate and Securities Services Group at the New York firm Furnari Scher, LLP, where he helps entrepreneurs and growing companies achieve their professional and financial goals without getting mired down in lawsuits and government investigations. He is also the founder and President of Law Firm Incubator Suites, New York City’s leading provider of professional office space for solo attorneys and small law firms.

In advance of the presentation, please make sure you have the required technology:
• Adobe Flash Player 9 or higher and the Acrobat Connect Add-In, which you can download from http://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/.
You can ensure that you have these by going to http://admin.adobe.acrobat.com/common/help/en/support/meeting_test.htm 
• Internet Explorer 5.0+, Firefox 1/5+ or Safari 1.1+
• An internet connection
• Phone

We will email you the presentation and instructions on how to sign in the day before the online seminar. Please check the email account you use for PayPal.

Members: $30.00
Full name(s) & Profession(s)
Freelancers Union Member Id(s)

Non-members: $40.00
Full name(s) & Profession(s)
Date:
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Time:
7:00 PM to 8:30 PM
Location:
Your computer and phone. Please note the event time is EST.