Packaged Services

The following is a list of packaged services offered by the Digital Business Law Group (DBLG). What do we mean by packaged? It means that it is a "legal offering" with well defined roles, responsibilities and deliverables. In many cases it also means that we will quote a fixed fee, once we jointly have determined the scope of the offering. Where this applies each package will quote a price (or price range), a list of actions, and one or more deliverables. The fixed cost is determined via an upfront review by us (and an agreement by you) as to the exact scope. Certain organizations or individuals will require more or less of what is defined in the complete package depending on their respective needs. There is simply no engagement until we have a written agreement regarding how to proceed.

Internet Website Audit (Privacy Policy / Terms of Use)

This service reviews various aspects of your website to ensure you are in compliance with generally applicable U.S. law and otherwise obtaining the kind of legal protection required, consistent with how you do business online. The deliverables are the development (or modification) of your website privacy policy and terms of use and a report with recommendations related to you site's intellectual property strategy and the contractual implications (e.g. for e-commerce or subscription sites) of your online sales strategy.

Internet Online Business Startup

This service targets the needs of online entrepreneurs and is designed to help them cost effectively meet number of legal objectives that startup activities present. There are often a bewildering array of questions that require answers before proceeding, these include: 1) selection of a business entity and tax ramifications of alternatives (e.g. "C" corporation, versus "Sub-S" corporation, versus a "LLC"); 2) buy/sell agreements amongst principals; 3) employment contracts; 4) non-disclosure agreements and other partner related agreements; 5) protection of intellectual property; etc. For the uninitiated , these questions often prove daunting and frustrating, and usually end up costing the entrepreneur more than expected or budgeted for, and consuming far too much time.

HITECH HIPAA Audit

This service reviews various aspects your HIPAA compliance strategy and processes, including the implications of the newly enacted HITECH Act. The HITECH Act gives HIPAA new teeth, and an enhanced enforcement regime that underpins it. As co-authors of the HIPAA Survival Guide, we have spent a considerable amount of time not only reviewing and dissecting the statute and regulations, but developing a pragmatic approach that assists clients in moving forward on the compliance continuum.

1-800-ASK-DBLG

We understand that small businesses, startups, and individuals often have legal questions that may not require an engagement, but simply require an amount of time sufficient to answer basic questions regarding doing business online, or inquiries of a similar nature. Our 1-800 service is designed with this objective in mind. This service is also suitable for attorneys that may not know how to proceed when clients come to them with these kinds of questions.

Internet Outsourced In-House

This service is designed to meet your daily “Digital Law” needs at a monthly cost that fits your budget and legal requirements. There is no fixed duration contractual agreement. This service allows you to budget your legal spend and adjust it as your needs change. We can function either as your entire legal team, or as an extension of your existing team.

U.S. Trademark Search & Registration

While copyright may be the workhorse of the Internet, trademarks have quickly become its currency. It is all about creating, scaling and protecting the brand. The selection of a trademark for a digital offering is a decision that carries significant weight. This mark will come to represent the brand and not only must it be "right" from a creative perspective, it must be capable of enduring from a legal perspective.

Data Retention Policy

This service reviews various aspects of an organization’s computing environment and delivers both a data retention policy and a technology framework by which the policy is enforced. Business organizations are now faced with a bewildering array of options for dealing with both the legal and technical issues presented. Many proposed technology centric solutions target well defined pain points while ignoring important legal governance issues. Other solutions focus on policy and disregard the technical implications. Our proposed solution is comprehensive and addresses both governance and the technical framework required for implementation.