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| Subject | Date Asked |
| charity or church? | 12/24/2010 |
| Q: Over the years Have worked with the homeless and needy as a lay minister.I am now an ordained ... A: This is more of a taxation issue and in that regard I would suggest you go to irs dot gov and search ... | |
| Consulting Work | 10/19/2010 |
| Q: I have recently retired from a position as V.P. of Technical Service for a Japanese tire ... A: As I understand the california tax laws, the rendition of services is not subject to sales tax. You ... | |
| Starting a business, and wondering about specifics. | 9/18/2010 |
| Q: I’m a student in Canada, and I am starting out a home-based business selling dog clothing and ... A: You should be able to insure for any possible products liability so I would suggest obtaining a good ... | |
| general | 11/2/2009 |
| Q: I hope that you are fine! I have an opportunity to go on a date with a very nice lawyer. However, ... A: It's possible he could represent you in the future but you might be better served having one of his ... | |
| using someone's likeness for profit | 10/30/2009 |
| Q: Horner, I have a problem I hope you can answer. I, along with my mom and sister, are in the midst ... A: I'd suggest getting a second opinion, though. Good luck and thanks for your question. | |
| Making a will | 9/3/2009 |
| Q: I live in the United Kingdom. I am hoping that you can help me. I want to make a will out ( I am ... A: however I would advise you to get an opinion from local counsel, perhaps an atty that the senior ... | |
| client referral fee | 6/23/2009 |
| Q: I run a web design business. I do freelance work for other advertising agencies. When they refer ... A: In real estate it is customary for agents to pay 20 to 25% of the referred side (i.e. buyer or ... | |
| Life Insurance Agent | 3/13/2008 |
| Q: I will be getting my license in Ca. this month and have someone who is helping me get started using ... A: Damon---another market you might consider that is virtually untapped is the senior, premium financed ... | |
| downtown partnership | 3/3/2008 |
| Q: I run a small videography business from home. Last summer a member of my city council had hired me ... A: I'm assuming the city council approved your project; whatever govt body did so, go to that agency ... | |
| Selling a sole proprietorship | 2/10/2008 |
| Q: I have a home based errand business that I am no longer pursuing. I have dissolved my relationships ... A: It depends on the law of your jurisdiction; but generally you can sell anything tangible or, as ... | |
| Starting a business at my age | 1/24/2008 |
| Q: I have what even professors at my local university consider to be an expertise in the field of web ... A: it is YOU that can collect the money, keep it and say you're not going to deliver the goods or not ... | |
| Starting a business at my age | 1/24/2008 |
| Q: I have what even professors at my local university consider to be an expertise in the field of web ... A: Unfortunately minors cannot enter into legally binding contracts except for food, clothing and ... | |
| Home Office - Tax Deductions | 11/29/2007 |
| Q: I just started working as a contract representative at home for ASI. I live in CA. I have a home ... A: if you're renting take a % of the house that's used exclusively for office space; however, and this ... | |
| legitimate or not | 11/19/2007 |
| Q: Will you please check out these 2 business opportunities for me keystrokes4cash.com and wbe.net let ... A: Good day Brett--thanks for your inquiry. I can't tell what exactly either of these websites ... | |
| Funding | 6/12/2007 |
| Q: I am a college sophomore with a recently launched website. I am currently looking for funding which ... A: I'm not sure what you mean by "fund the business". If you mean loan money to you so you can run the ... | |
| Florida home business | 1/31/2007 |
| Q: I dont know if you can help or not, since you're not in FL, but i have a couple questions. My mom ... A: Debra--this is a bit outside my area (local law) but I do like the idea of LLC's for doing business ... | |
| Starting a Recruting/Temp Service from Home | 12/12/2006 |
| Q: I am a 41 year old teacher who is very interested in starting a recruiting/temp service from home. I ... A: I can't be much help here except to suggest you go to work for a temp agency not as a temp but in ... | |
| s corp online personal banking question | 5/11/2006 |
| Q: I have a small photography business which is an s-corp (4 people including myself) in California. We ... A: Good day Edward, I don't know of anything illegal about this. I've heard of people that take one ... | |
| Liability for day-laborers | 3/21/2006 |
| Q: My name is Curtis. I own an L.L.C. called “Contract Employment Services” that I run out of my home. ... A: You should contact a lawyer in your jurisdiction to find out the answers to these questions. In ... | |
| Business Selection | 1/16/2006 |
| Q: Due to your introduction am forwarding this inquiry. Do not believe any infomercial. Nor any ... A: I understand. I did quite well in preventative health/nutrition until our company was bought out ... | |
| Business in Pharmacy | 9/19/2005 |
| Q: I will end my pharmacy education within the mid. of the next month. Then i want to start my own ... A: Good day. I'm not sure how to respond as I don't know what your goals are nor how much capital you ... | |
| filing for a federal tax number | 9/7/2005 |
| Q: Greetings, Can you point me the way to file for a federal tax number for my business? Thanks for ... A: this can now be done on line and they'll issue an EIN number for you while you wait with a page you ... | |
| question about company | 6/2/2005 |
| Q: I do see a license number on the website for this company, but I'm not sure if it's real or not. I ... A: alliancetitleco.com; you'll see that the standard escrow fee they charge for say a $300,000 home ... | |
| question about company | 5/31/2005 |
| Q: I was wondering since you are in California have you heard of a company called All-State Escrow, in ... A: there are a number of companies using loan closing services--not sure that's what this is---where a ... | |
| Web Based Business | 5/6/2005 |
| Q: Lee, I am looking to start up an online business. My background is in Law enforcement and ... A: I would suggest getting involved in a consumable health product, modestly priced, with a track ... | |
| moving to CA | 5/5/2005 |
| Q: Lee, Any advise on moving to CA? I'm a Canadian real estate broker for 18 years although my license ... A: I have no idea how to get you into the firefighting industry. However, with a sales background, let ... | |
| Home-Based Business | 11/2/2004 |
| Q: I just got laid off four days ago. I'm a 38yo male, single live in Houston, Texas and I have been ... A: Our company Rexall sold out/merged out etc so what you read in my bio isn't totally up to date. For ... | |
| smc | 2/20/2004 |
| Q: Smc has an info merchial on tv in the evenings.. it all sounds just great.....but... is it realy? if ... A: The best way to check out such an opportunity is get some references and see a track record of 5-10 ... | |
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Lee Horner
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Expertise
I`m a practicing attorney in California and Arizona. I was formerly a director of Rexall Showcase International.
Experience
I've been an independent business owner apart from the law practice since 1988 and believe in the concept of getting in control of your own destiny.
Education/Credentials
Business degree from the University of New Mexico; Doctorate of Law (JD) degree from Lincoln Law School of Sacramento, CA. Admitted to practice before the Ninth Circuit and all courts in Arizona and California.
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