Month: February 2013

Trying to find a good lawyer?

How do I search for a good lawyer? 

The internet is filled with all sorts of lawyers that practice in different areas. If you search lawyers in Google you will undoubtedly get many results.

Therefore, you want to refine your search. Tweak your search results by looking for a lawyer by a specific city or practice area.

For example, lawyers in Burlington or Burlington Lawyer or Mississauga Litigation Lawyer.

This will certainly help with the process.

You might also want to be more specific. For example, if you are looking for a criminal lawyer in Burlington. Then you should be googling that instead of just criminal lawyer.

I have written in the past about the difficult decision involved in finding a lawyer.

Ensure you browse their website for the type of content they have. If they don't bother to update their own website that says a lot.

Feel free to browse my previous entries on this subject titled:

How to Hire a Lawyer

Working with a Lawyer

I am a lawyer in Burlington and I practice in the areas of:

  • Civil litigation
  • Criminal law
  • Employment law
  • Wills and Estates 

Call me today at 416-505-4901. My office is located at 901 Guelph Line, Burlington, Ontario

Non-Competition Clauses and Employment Contracts

Non-Competition Clauses and Employment Contracts

Non-competition clauses in an employment contract are common depending on the profession and or industry.

Non-competition clauses are also referred to as restrictive covenants. Here are some additional examples:

  • Non-disclosure clause
  • Non-competition clause
  • Non-solicitation clause

Such clauses are designed to restrict an employees` ability to engage in certain activities.

A non-disclosure clause will prohibit an employee from disclosing any confidential information and or business information.

A non-competition clause will prohibit an employee from competing with their current and or former employer. A non-competition clause might go even further then that by forbidding an outgoing employee from taking a job with the employer`s competitor.

Non-solicitation clauses will prohibit an employee from trying to solicit clients or third parties associated with your former employer.

You can find more information by reading my other post titled Non-Competition Clauses.

If you are either an employee or employer and have further questions about restrictive covenants call me a Mississauga lawyer. 

The Option to Settle

Settlement Options

Over the years the Ontario court system has set up a number of stages that encourage settlement. In small claims court one has the option of the settlement conference. In the civil superior courts parties are mandated to participate in a pre-trial conference. In the criminal law system parties participate in a crown resolution meeting. In administrative hearings many will participate in fact finding meetings.

The option to settle is an important aspect of any legal proceedings. This is why the Ontario court system requires it. It is surprising how many difficult, lengthy and complicated cases resolve at settlement meetings.

Judges, lawyers and their clients meet in informal meeting rooms to discuss the option of resolution. Judges use their mediator skills and lawyers guide the process.

Settlement saves everyone time, money and hassle. The misconception that lawyers want to bill more and proceed to trial is not accurate. Many lawyers prefer to settle a case, close the file and move on.

For more information about settlement options in our legal system see my other posts:

 

Or call me a lawyer in Mississauga, Brampton and Toronto.