Business Law 101

In Episode 49 of Business Law 101, I discuss defamation, slander, and libel. I am an attorney and speaker as well as the founder and CEO of Claremont Management Group, a consulting firm in Houston, Texas. I’m also a tenured professor and the Director of Graduate Programs at the University of St. Thomas. I have written and published The Decline of America: 100 Years of Leadership Failures, a though...

In Episode 48 of Business Law 101, I give an overview of Intentional Torts.    I am an attorney and speaker as well as the founder and CEO of Claremont Management Group, a consulting firm in Houston, Texas. I’m also a tenured professor and the Director of Graduate Programs at the University of St. Thomas. I have written and published The Decline of America: 100 Years of Leadership Failur...

In Episode 47 of Business Law 101, I discuss the 6th Amendment and public defenders.    I am an attorney and speaker as well as the founder and CEO of Claremont Management Group, a consulting firm in Houston, Texas. I’m also a tenured professor and the Director of Graduate Programs at the University of St. Thomas. I have written and published The Decline of America: 100 Years of Leadersh...

In Episode 46 of Business Law 101, I discuss how the Kyllo case and the 4th Amendment affect business owners.   I am an attorney and speaker as well as the founder and CEO of Claremont Management Group, a consulting firm in Houston, Texas. I’m also a tenured professor and the Director of Graduate Programs at the University of St. Thomas. I have written and published The Decline of America: 10...

In Episode 45 of Business Law 101, I discuss how the guarantees provided in the U.S. Constitution protect business owners.    I am an attorney and speaker as well as the founder and CEO of Claremont Management Group, a consulting firm in Houston, Texas. I’m also a tenured professor and the Director of Graduate Programs at the University of St. Thomas. I have written and published The Dec...

In Episode 44 of Business Law 101, I discuss the various defenses that can be utilized for criminal prosecutions. I am an attorney and speaker as well as the founder and CEO of Claremont Management Group, a consulting firm in Houston, Texas. I’m also a tenured professor and the Associate Dean for Graduate Programs at the University of St. Thomas. I have written and published The Decline of America...

In Episode 43 of Business Law 101, I discuss the concept of Corporate Liability. I am an attorney and speaker as well as the founder and CEO of Claremont Management Group, a consulting firm in Houston, Texas. I’m also a tenured professor and the Associate Dean for Graduate Programs at the University of St. Thomas. I have written and published The Decline of America: 100 Years of Leadership Failure...

In Episode 42 of Business Law 101, I discuss legal capacity.    I am an attorney and speaker as well as the founder and CEO of Claremont Management Group, a consulting firm in Houston, Texas. I’m also a tenured professor and the Associate Dean for Graduate Programs at the University of St. Thomas. I have written and published The Decline of America: 100 Years of Leadership Failures, a th...

In Episode 40 of Business Law 101, I discuss the Bernie Madoff Ponzi scheme.    I am an attorney and speaker as well as the founder and CEO of Claremont Management Group, a consulting firm in Houston, Texas. I’m also a tenured professor and the Associate Dean for Graduate Programs at the University of St. Thomas. I have written and published The Decline of America: 100 Years of Leadershi...

In Episode 39 of Business Law 101, I discuss white-collar crimes and RICO. I am an attorney and speaker as well as the founder and CEO of Claremont Management Group, a consulting firm in Houston, Texas. I’m also a tenured professor and the Associate Dean for Graduate Programs at the University of St. Thomas. I have written and published The Decline of America: 100 Years of Leadership Failures, a t...

In Episode 38 of Business Law 101, I discuss administrative crimes.   I am an attorney and speaker as well as the founder and CEO of Claremont Management Group, a consulting firm in Houston, Texas. I’m also a tenured professor and the Associate Dean for Graduate Programs at the University of St. Thomas. I have written and published The Decline of America: 100 Years of Leadership Failures, a t...

In Episode 37 of Business Law 101, I discuss the categories of crimes and the potential penalties for each.     I am an attorney and speaker as well as the founder and CEO of Claremont Management Group, a consulting firm in Houston, Texas. I’m also a tenured professor and the Associate Dean for Graduate Programs at the University of St. Thomas. I have written and published The Decli...

In Episode 36 of Business Law 101, I talk about some of the key terms that are frequently used when discussing criminal law.   I am an attorney and speaker as well as the founder and CEO of Claremont Management Group, a consulting firm in Houston, Texas. I’m also a tenured professor and the Associate Dean for Graduate Programs at the University of St. Thomas. I have written and published The...

In Episode 35 of Business Law 101, I discuss employee theft through the lens of the Alanis Morrissette embezzlement case. I am an attorney and speaker as well as the founder and CEO of Claremont Management Group, a consulting firm in Houston, Texas. I’m also a tenured professor and the Associate Dean for Graduate Programs at the University of St. Thomas. I have written and published The Decline of...

In Episode 34 of Business Law 101, I discuss the protections from regulation businesses have under the Constitution.    I am an attorney and speaker as well as the founder and CEO of Claremont Management Group, a consulting firm in Houston, Texas. I’m also a tenured professor and the Associate Dean for Graduate Programs at the University of St. Thomas. I have written and published The De...

In Episode 33 of Business Law 101, I discuss the limits to constitutionally allowed business regulation.    I am an attorney and speaker as well as the founder and CEO of Claremont Management Group, a consulting firm in Houston, Texas. I’m also a tenured professor and the Associate Dean for Graduate Programs at the University of St. Thomas. I have written and published The Decline of Ame...

In Episode 32 of Business Law 101, I discuss the Heart of Atlanta motel case, and how it impacted business regulation law thereafter.    I am an attorney and speaker as well as the founder and CEO of Claremont Management Group, a consulting firm in Houston, Texas. I’m also a tenured professor and the Associate Dean for Graduate Programs at the University of St. Thomas. I have written and...

In Episode #31 of Business Law 101, I discuss the Commerce Clause. I am an attorney and speaker as well as the founder and CEO of Claremont Management Group, a consulting firm in Houston, Texas. I’m also a tenured professor and the Associate Dean for Graduate Programs at the University of St. Thomas. I have written and published The Decline of America: 100 Years of Leadership Failures, a thought-p...

In Episode 30 of Business Law 101, I discuss how the Federal distribution of powers impacts business regulation.    I am an attorney and speaker as well as the founder and CEO of Claremont Management Group, a consulting firm in Houston, Texas. I’m also a tenured professor and the Associate Dean for Graduate Programs at the University of St. Thomas. I have written and published The Declin...

In Episode #29 of Business Law 101, I explain the role of the Constitution as it relates to business regulation. I am an attorney and speaker as well as the founder and CEO of Claremont Management Group, a consulting firm in Houston, Texas. I’m also a tenured professor and the Associate Dean for Graduate Programs at the University of St. Thomas. I have written and published The Decline of America:...

In Episode #28 of Business Law 101, I explain the process of Arbitration.    I am an attorney and speaker as well as the founder and CEO of  Claremont Management Group, a consulting firm in Houston, Texas. I’m  also a tenured professor and the Associate Dean for Graduate Programs at  the University of St. Thomas. I have written and published The Decline  of America: 1...

In Episode #27 of Business Law 101, I explain the concept of mandatory employee arbitration, and the related challenges in the Supreme Court.    I am an attorney and speaker as well as the founder and CEO of  Claremont Management Group, a consulting firm in Houston, Texas. I’m  also a tenured professor and the Associate Dean for Graduate Programs at  the University of St....

In episode #26 of Business Law 101, I give an overview of mediation and arbitration, two methods of legal compromise.    I am an attorney and speaker as well as the founder and CEO of  Claremont Management Group, a consulting firm in Houston, Texas. I’m  also a tenured professor and the Associate Dean for Graduate Programs at  the University of St. Thomas. I have written a...

In Episode 25 of Business Law 101, I discuss post-trial motions and appeals.

In Episode 24 of Business Law 101, I discuss motions and proof.