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Should a Lawyer Review My Employment Agreement Before I Sign?
June 15, 2020

QUESTION: My boss just handed me an employment agreement and wants me to sign it ASAP, why spend the time and money to have a lawyer review it? ANSWER: Generally speaking, courts in Virginia will hold people to the contracts they voluntarily…

Perkins Law Releases Updated List of Virginia Benefit Corporations
March 19, 2017

Want to know who are some of Virginia's leading social entrepreneurs?  For the past several years, Richmond small business and nonprofit lawyer Eric Perkins has studied State Corporation Commission published data and organized a master list…

Last Minute Relief for Small Business Owners from New Overtime Rules
November 23, 2016

Like the rest of the country, the Virginia small business community has been anxiously planning for the Department of Labor's new overtime rules to go into effect on December 1, 2016--the basic effect of which would be to increase the number…

Perkins Law Named Among “Best Law Firms” for 2016-2017
November 18, 2016

Richmond small business and franchise law firm Perkins Law, PLLC has been recognized by U.S. News & World Report in its “Best Law Firms” rankings for 2016-2017. “Best Law Firms” chooses lawyers based on client and peer reviews, as…