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Business Basics

November 2005


In this Issue
Joke of the Month
Business Tip of the Month
Website Ownership and Bankruptcy
Free Initial Consultation
Looking for a contractor?
List of Services

About Us
Andrew Traub Attorney Lawyer Austin, Texas
The Traub Law Office is a Full Service Law Firm located at 5900 Balcones Drive.
Andrew Traub is my name, and I want to help you and your business. Call me at 343-2572 or email me.

Free Initial Consultation
Did you know that the Traub Law Office offers a free initial consultation?
Part of my dedication to my clients is ensuring that there is a good fit between you and I. The purpose of the free initial consultation is for you to tell your story, learn about me, and then we can decide whether we would work well together. There is no obligation on your part, so why not schedule a free initial consultation today?

Joke of the Month
This joke was sent to my by Rich Prillman (thanks Rich) -
LIFE
One day, God created the dog and said: "Sit all day by the door of your house and bark at anyone who comes in or walks past. For this, I will give you a life span of twenty years."
The dog said: "That's a long time to be barking. How about only ten years and I'll give you back the other ten?"
So God agreed.
On the next day, God created the monkey and said: "Entertain people, do tricks, and make them laugh. For this, I'll give you a twenty-year life span."
The monkey said: "Monkey tricks for twenty years? That's a pretty long time to perform. How about I give you back ten like the Dog did?"
And God agreed.
On the next day, God created the cow and said: "You must go into the field with the farmer all day long and suffer under the sun, have calves and give milk to support the farmer's family. For this, I will give you a life span of sixty years."
The cow said: "That's kind of a tough life you want me to live for sixty years. How about twenty and I'll give back the other forty?"
And God agreed again.
Then on the next d ay, God created man and said: "Eat, sleep, play, marry and enjoy your life. For t his, I'll give you twenty years."
But man said: "Only twenty years? Could you possibly give me my twenty, the forty the cow gave back, the ten the monkey gave back, and the ten the dog gave back; that makes eighty, okay?"
"Okay," said God, "You asked for it."
So that is why the first twenty years we eat, sleep, play and enjoy ourselves. For the next forty years we slave in the sun to support our family. For the next ten years we do monkey tricks to entertain the grandchildren. And for the last ten years we sit on the front porch and bark at everyone.
Life has now been explained to you.
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 News
I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving and ate their fill of turkey - enough to allow the turkeys to repopulate.

Great news - our web site has received the real estate library PURE GOLD award! The award is given out to sites that are useful, informative, or entertaining based upon design, interactivity, and most importantly, on content!

Other news - my hourly rate will be going up at the end of the year, so if you have any legal work you would like done, now is the time (especially since legal work is tax deductible for businesses).

 Business Tips
Ten reasons to have an attorney:
1) To select the right business structure for liability protection
2) To minimize taxes
3) To prevent problems before they become lawsuits
4) To collect debts
5) To review contracts which provide maximum advantages should you get in a dispute
6) To mediate conflict
7) To have a professional advisor for your important decisions
8) To make sure your heirs get their rightful inheritance instead of the IRS
9) To keep you up-to-date on labor laws that affect you and your employees
10) To extricate you from problems you've already gotten into
Business of the Month
Last month, my wife and I noticed a problem outside our chimney. Unfortunately for us, it turned out to be wood-rot and large chunks of the chimney needed to be replaced.

We contacted several companies and received quotes from only a few (frankly, I was surprised that so few actually called and then came out to give us a quote - I guess we were too small of a job or the real estate contracting business is booming in Austin). Realtor Trent Cox referred us to the contract we ended up going with and boy am I glad he did because they did a superb job.

Once they began the job, it became apparent immediately that the work required was much more substantial than they originally quoted us for. We agreed to have the extra work done and they quoted us a very fair price. But the price isn't the reason we are happy with their work. We are happy with their work because they provided great service - they answered all of our questions, were courteous and professional, and cleaned up when they were done.

If you need a contractor, then call Roy Milam at 512-303-7726 or 512-785-6340.
Services Offered by the Traub Law Office
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Here is a partial list of the services we offer: P.S. My business is completely by referrals so if you know of someone who is in need of legal assistance, please send them my way. You have my promise I will provide excellent service!

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