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You are cordially invited to attend our presentation on Intellectual Property Basics at ServCorp, a Sydney based, world-wide provider of technology and office solutions.       ServCorp’s Chicago Business Shorts provides an informational seminar and a local networking opportunity for like-minded business professionals. Guest speakers covering a range of business domains are invited to
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You may need to soon find space for another poster in your employee break room, bulletin board or internal website.  By April 30th of this year, the National Labor Relations Board is set to require almost all employers to have a new poster displayed enumerating organizing rights for its employees.  We first reported on this
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Lynam & Associates is again happy to announce it was recently published in Plumbing Systems & Design magazine as general counsel to the American Society of Plumbing Engineers.  This, the firm’s fifth article for the magazine and Part I of a two-part series, addresses the proliferation of online social media and provides guidelines to be
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With the holidays and the end of 2011 upon us, it is time for year end tax strategizing. Flexible Spending Account Balances Unless your employer has adopted the 2 ½-month grace period permitted by theIRS, be sure to check your balances on any flexible spending accounts and empty them out by December 31. Failure to
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Lynam & Associates is once again pleased to announce it was recently published in Plumbing Systems & Design magazine as general counsel to the American Society of Plumbing Engineers.  This, the firm’s fourth article for the magazine, tells the story of an engineer’s legal nightmare and provides lessons to be learned and applied in similar
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Cook County has just mailed out the second installment 2010 tax bills, which are due on November 1, 2011and will reflect any changes in the amount you owe from the bills that were due in 2010.  This spring was the first time that the first installment reflected 55% (an increase from 50%) of the previous
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Lynam & Associates is proud to announce it was recently published for the third time in Plumbing Systems & Design magazine as general counsel to the American Society of Plumbing Engineers.  Our third article for the magazine addresses a recent Illinois Supreme Court decision and what it means for design professionals: From The General Counsel’s
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On June 27th, 2011, David Lynam presented “The Other Estate Tax: Illinois Estate Tax Issues,” at the Illinois CPA Society’s annual All Tax Committee Meeting in Chicago, Illinois. The presentation discussed the return of the Illinois Estate Tax, recent changes in the tax, and highlighted the important differences between the Federal and Illinois estate taxes.
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Lynam & Associates is excited to announce it has been published for the second time in the Plumbing, Systems & Design magazine as general counsel to the American Society of Plumbing Engineers.  Our second article for the magazine addresses the increasing prevalence of green building litigation and how businesses and their owners can protect themselves:
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We’re pleased to announce Lynam & Associates has recently been published in the Plumbing, Systems & Design magazine as general counsel to the American Society of Plumbing Engineers.  Our first article for the magazine is applicable advice to all small businesses, regarding trademarks and the importance of establishing a brand:   From The General Counsel’s
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