Workshops

Dodge Legal Group, SPC is the first, and presumed only, Texas Social Purpose Corporation as a law firm. We are legally mandated to promote positive impacts on society by providing underserved communities with legal services while still serving as a traditional for-profit law firm providing legal services to social enterprises, start-ups, established businesses, and non-profits. We are committed to empowering you with legal knowledge to maximize growth. We believe that people no longer just want to buy a product or service but also invest in their causes and values. We additionally provide trainings and seminars for continuing educational credits for lawyers and P&C insurance agents in-house upon request and for the public at large. As an Adjunct Law Professor at Texas A&M University School of Law, Tisha Dodge frequently lectures on various legal topics.

Selecting the Best Legal Entitiy for Your Business

One of the first, and most important, decisions you need to make when you open your business is the type of entity it will be. Before you can decide on the type of entity your business will have you need to be informed on the advantages and disadvantages of each option.

During this workshop we will review the pros and cons of the most common business entities being used today, including:

Sole Proprietors
General Partnerships
Limited Liability Partnerships
Limited Liability Companies (LLC)
Corporations

Free Legal Forum

The Free Legal Forums are your opportunities to ask questions about legal business issues. Tisha Dodge, President of Dodge Legal Group, PC will be available to answer your questions in a group setting.

Attendees in these groups will most likely be business owners just like you. Not only will you walk away with guidance for your specific concern, you may walk away with answers to questions you didn’t even know you had. Questions will be answered and information provided on a first come, first served basis.

Nonprofit Training

Rules for Non-Profit Organizations:
If you are considering starting a non-profit organization you’ll want to attend this workshop. During the workshop we will cover the mechanics involved with starting and running a non-profit entity.

Training for Non-profit Organizations:
Geared toward non-profits that are already operational, or will be in the near future, this workshop focuses on the basics of legally running a non-profit corporation. It will cover basic non-profit structure, but is intended primarily as a way to train a non-profit board of directors including conflicts of interests and determining salaries of paid non-profit employees and directors.

Am I Protected? An Overview of Asset Protection

Asset protection is our multi-layered approach to protecting your assets in case of liability. Very simply put – A wise investor diversifies his/her portfolio to spread the risk of loss. Similarly, diversification works for your assets as well. Asset protection spreads out ownership of your assets to reduce the risk of loss. This presentation covers potential areas of liability as well as different strategies for asset protection.

Diversity/Sensitivity Training

This series encompasses issues of diversity awareness related to race, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, and immigration status for all employees. Separate training for supervisors and managers covers complaint handling and investigations, discipline procedures, and performance appraisals.

Flexible Work Options Program and Training

This program increases awareness, training, and program implementation for flexible work options including flexible work hours, flexible workplace and telecommuting, compressed work schedules, job sharing, and other family friendly practices.

Protecting Your Company and Your Employees

This presentation is for employers and employees alike. It covers an overview of state and federal employment laws as well as documentation and complaint procedures.

Electronic Retention of Personnel Information

In today’s digital world, this training discusses the increasing need for electronic document retention including email policies and filtering systems, Electronic Security Agreements for employees, and the legal consequences of improper document destruction.

Privacy 101: HIPAA

For all employers, human resource professionals, employees, medical offices, and insurance claims personnel, this training provides the proper way to handle privacy concerns and medical information under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.

A Primer of Damage Assessments for Employment Law Claims

This seminar is geared towards in-house counsel, human resource professionals, and insurance adjusters for federal and state employment claims.

Business Law, Theft Protection, & Business Insurance

This program helps you take the mystery out of the legal requirements involved in running a business for both the new business owner and the well-seasoned proprietor.

Don’t see what you’re looking for?

Additional workshops and presentations are available on a wide variety of business and legal topics. Contact Us to find out if we have a presentation that’s right for you.

Information provided not to be construed as specific legal advice to those who attend these workshops/ training sessions unless training is privately held for one organization.