You might make a good first impression when meeting a new small business client, but does the same hold true for your practice? Dressing professionally, appearing confident, making eye contact, a firm handshake – as an attorney, you know how to do that.

Small businesses rise or stagnate depending on creativity. As an attorney, you fully intend to take on projects to help your small business clients grow, but you never seem to find the time. Here are a few tips to get such projects jumpstarted:

The enactment of the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 expanded the available courses of action for aggrieved parties to protect their trade secrets. Signed into law on May 11, 2016, the Act gives federal courts jurisdiction over trade secret cases and allows individuals to bring a private cause of action in federal court.