Documents aren’t enough. Operate the right way. When operating your business, it is critically important that you separate business activities from personal activities. In the video below, we discuss how to do that and why it is so important. Don’t make the mistake of using business resources for your personal benefit. Below is a transcript […]
Your business exists but is it protected? How do you protect yourself and your business from liability? The first step is to make sure you have proper corporate documentation. Without it, you could be subject to personal liability. That’s really bad. Check out this video for more information. Below is a transcript of the video: […]
Not a registered entity? How about a trade name. Let’s say your business is not one of the entities mentioned in the last video. Are you a trade name? A d/b/a? Do you even know what that means? Find out more by watching the video below. Below is a transcript of the video: Next, we’re […]
Now, we’re going to move on to auction sales, which is how most dealers get their cars. A lot of people don’t know that. A lot of folks that are not in the industry don’t recognize that most of these cars don’t come from trade-ins. Let’s go ahead and get started with the two main […]
Next in the Georgia Car Law Authority program, we’re going to talk about floor plan financing. A lot of new car dealers have heard the term, some never have, and a lot are looking for financing, wondering “how do I get it?” and “what is this thing called floor plan financing?” Floor plan financing is […]
The importance of complying with the government should sound understood, right? But it’s not always understood, so let’s talk about required government forms for automotive businesses. The government-required forms we will talk about today are the truth in lending disclosures, the odometer disclosures, and credit disclosures. When I say the disclosures, I mean the […]
For our first video in corporate structure, we’re going to talk about commonly used business entities or company types. You may have heard of some of these business entities, you may not have heard of others and you may have no idea or you may have a lot of ideas what they actually mean. Keep […]
In this video, filmed outside Atlanta’s “Bridge to Nowhere”, Attorney Steven Lefkoff discusses the decision deadlines for the Court of Appeals of Georgia and Supreme Court of Georgia. These are called the “distress dates”.
In an opinion issued on February 10, 2020, the Supreme Court of Georgia ruled that punitive damages were allowed in an abusive litigation tort filed under O.C.G.A. § 51-7-81. In this video, Attorney Steven Lefkoff discusses the case and explains the Court’s ruling and reasoning.
In this video, Attorney Steven Lefkoff provides an update on a current case in which he is representing a local dealership in defending against a Georgia Fair Business Practices Act complaint filed by a consumer.
