Small business owners create economic boom – but what if they have a non-compete

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Just this week I was speaking to a Virginia resident who wanted to open his own business.

He has the time. The money. The talent. But he he can’t open the business.

He can’t because he signed a contract that says for a period of time he will not open a business, or work for [...]

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What is a Non-Compete Lawyer?

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I am a non-compete lawyer.

What does that mean? I proudly represent individuals, not businesses, in the evaluation and analysis of non-competition (think non-solicitation, confidentiality, etc) employment agreements. There are those who think my job is to stir up trouble or harm small businesses; rather cartoonish, but popular culture often misses how attorneys help [...]

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VIRGINIA LAW ON NON-COMPETES MAY BE CHANGING – SOMEWHAT

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A friend of mine is one of the top appellate lawyers in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Yes, I am name dropping, but he really is good.

As an appellate lawyer, he takes the decisions from local courts and asks the Supreme Court of Virginia to affirm or change the lower court rulings. It is [...]

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