McGrath & Spielberger PLLC

McGrath & Spielberger, PLLC was founded by enterprising attorneys whose goal is to always provide high quality yet affordable legal representation to citizens and businesses in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, and Tennessee. Together, the attorneys of McGrath & Spielberger have decades of legal experience to draw upon when providing legal representation to their clients.

Lease or License: What’s the Difference and Why Does it Matter? – Part Three

If you have not already, check out Part One and Part Two of this series. It’s important to distinguish between the two arrangements as it will determine the rights and remedies of the licensee or tenant. Even if the agreement is titled as a ‘license,’ if it sounds like a lease, looks like a lease, [ ...

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Lease or License: What’s the Difference and Why Does it Matter? – Part Two

By now you know the difference between a lease and a license from Part One of this series but what makes one option more favorable than the other? What are some disadvantages? In the shared office space context, a licensee is granted permission to enter onto the licensor’s property to make use of an ...

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Lease or License: What’s the Difference and Why Does it Matter? – Part One

With the boom in entrepreneurship in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, many entrepreneurs are attempting to navigate unfamiliar waters with regards to finding a location suited to their business needs. Since not all businesses are one-size-fits-all, many are discovering the perks of using shared of ...

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Comparison of Subchapter K v. Subchapter S

Both Subchapter K and S of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) are pass-through tax structures in which the members of the entity are taxed for the entity’s income, gains, losses, and expenses on their individual tax returns. That is where the similarities end. There are several differences discussed be ...

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Registered Agent for your North Carolina Business – Can you be your own Registered Agent?

This is one of a series of articles by our law firm on the topic of registered agents. For more articles on this topic, click here to access the “Registered Agent” category of articles, or select a title below. Registered Agent for your North Carolina Business – What your Mandatory Registered Agent ...

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Registered Agent for your North Carolina Business – Who Can be the Registered Agent

This is one of a series of articles by our law firm on the topic of registered agents. For more articles on this topic, click here to access the “Registered Agent” category of articles, or select a title below. Registered Agent for your North Carolina Business – What your Mandatory Registered Agent ...

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Registered Agent for your North Carolina Business – What your Mandatory Registered Agent Does

(In case you were wondering, yes, our law firm does serve as a registered agent in both North Carolina and South Carolina, feel free to reach out to us if you’d like to know more by clicking here or calling us at 800.481.2180.) We break this short, user-friendly article down into two (2) sections: t ...

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How Do You Expand Your Company Into North Carolina From Another State?

As a business law attorney, one of the most frequent questions I am asked is some variation of “How do I transfer or expand my out-of-state company to North Carolina?” I’ll address the most common scenarios and the reasonable options available. I’m using South Carolina as the “other” state for examp ...

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Carolina Contracts: Contractual “Recitals”

Here are some of the key points contained in the video: • Recitals often follow the introductory paragraph of a contract. • Recitals can play a very important role later on if there is a lawsuit. • Recitals often show the purpose of a contract. • Be careful and make sure the Recitals contain proper ...

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North Carolina Charitable Solicitation License: Does Your Non-Profit Need One?

Over the past several weeks, I’ve spoken with several different non-profit creators that were surprised to hear that their organizations would need a charitable solicitation license in connection with their fundraising efforts. If an organization or individual asks the public for contributions and/o ...

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