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3/26/12
Ilya Pozin / Forbes
The 10 Best Digital Tools for Entrepreneurs in 2012

As the global economy writhes and rattles, entrepreneurship has ever more clearly emerged as the solution to economic recovery. Young startups not only create nearly two thirds of America’s new jobs, they also bring forth innovation that often revolutionizes humanity and provides widespread prosperity. The best part is, ease in creating businesses has increased dramatically due in large part to apps and sites that help entrepreneurs.

Here are 10 of the best digital tools to help you launch and grow your startup:

1) Weebly more...

Misc (Forms, News, etc.)
2/14/12
Mandi Woodruff / Business Insider
Don't Let Your Digital Assets Wind Up In the Wrong Hands

In the digital age, it's not just our worldly possessions that will be squabbled over after we're gone. Our computers, smartphones and tablets have amassed a virtual treasure trove of some of our most valued belongings: A lifetime of photos, social media profiles, music collections and financial accounts, to name a few. more...

Misc (Forms, News, etc.)
9/16/11
John Harrison / Portfolio.com
LegalZoom Takes New Twist to Old Profession

LegalZoom hopes to change the legal industry by offering subscriptions for unlimited attorney consultations. It's the latest alternative to a traditional law firm model many young companies simply can't afford. more...

Misc (Forms, News, etc.)
8/22/11
Clifford Winston, Senior Fellow, Economic Studies, and Robert W. Crandall, Nonresident Senior Fellow, Economic Studies / The Wall Street Journal
Time to Deregulate the Practice of Law

August 21, 2011 — more...

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7/26/11
Reynolds Holding, a Reuters Breakingviews columnist / THOMSON REUTERS
Breakingviews: Lawyers look petty suing legal self-help website

NEW YORK, July 26 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Lawyers look awfully petty suing U.S. self-help website LegalZoom. They claim the site, co-founded by O.J. Simpson defense attorney Robert Shapiro, practices law without a license. But their real beef may be that it's a lot cheaper and easier to use than they are. If lawyers have a legitimate case against the online provider of basic wills and other documents, they should try making it in the marketplace. more...

Estate Planning
5/6/10
GlobeNewswire / TheStreet
LegalZoom Will Upheld In Sammy Davis, Jr. Estate Battle

In 2008, Mrs. Davis accused her partners of defrauding her and filed a lawsuit against them. Around this time, she purchased a new will from LegalZoom.com, leaving everything to Manny, her only son.

At trial, the former business partners sought to invalidate the LegalZoom will. 

Manny won on all counts.  The key finding was that the simple, do-it-yourself LegalZoom will "adequately conveyed her intent," according to Manny's attorney, Olu K. Orange. "The process by which it was created was user-friendly, so that even non-lawyers could create a will that stood up in court," said Orange. more...

Misc (Forms, News, etc.)
3/12/10
Gillian Hadfield / The Washington Post
Making legal aid more accessible and affordable

The United States stands largely alone in advanced-market democracies in drastically restricting where and how people can get help with their legal problems. In all states, under rules created by bar associations and state supreme courts, only people with law degrees and who are admitted to the state bar can provide legal advice and services of any kind. more...

Business Formations
8/22/09
MICKEY MEECE / New York Times
On to Plan B: Starting a Business

Accidental or by design, entrepreneurship is on the rise again this year. LegalZoom.com, the online legal document service, says the number of new businesses it helped to form was up 10 percent in the first half of the year, compared with the period a year earlier.

LegalZoom's top five areas of incorporation are real estate, consulting, Internet (including electronic commerce), retail, and construction and contractors. more...

Estate Planning
8/15/09
Amy Impellizzeri / examiner.com
A special Make-A-Will Month promotion from LegalZoom, provider of on-line legal documents

The credibility of the documents is paramount to LegalZoom. That is why Lee and Liu approached high-profile attorney Robert Shapiro when they were starting up the company. He agreed to get on board with them, helped co-found the company and Liu explains, "Mr. Shapiro is still involved, still a trusted advisor for us." more...

Estate Planning
7/14/09
David Colker / Los Angeles Times
Wrangling over Michael Jackson estate could revive sales of online wills

Rampenthal sells online wills. And as general counsel of LegalZoom.com, he noticed a sharp uptick in demand when model Anna Nicole Smith died in 2007, triggering a messy battle over her estate.

"All that publicity reminded people they should have an up-to-date will," he said.
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