Legal

When it comes to new ideas and new designs, having legal control and legal knowledge of your creations is of paramount importance to both businesses and individual creators. Hartman Global is an intellectual property law firm that since 1990 have...

The Portage Chamber of Commerce will host a legislative call on Friday, March 6, 2015 at 7:30am at the Chamber office, located at 2642 Eleanor St. in Portage. State Senator Karen Tallian (D-Portage) and State Representative Chuck Moseley (D-Portage),...

NWI Volunteer Lawyers offer legal assistance to low income individuals in the following areas: Family Housing Consumer – including bankruptcy (Note: to apply for bankruptcy help you must first be screened through Indiana Legal Services:...

1. Destroy All Copies of Old Wills. If you have previously executed a Will, physically destroy it. Even though our Wills technically “revoke” all of your prior wills, you should not rely on this language to revoke them. 2. Enter Your Information...

All Chamber members are invited to the Friday, January 17 Legislative Hotline beginning at 7:30 a.m. held at the Portage Chamber Office 2642 Eleanor Street, Portage, IN State Senator Ed Charbonneau (R-Valparaiso), and State Representative Ed Soliday...

Beginning Friday, Feb. 7 and continuing on most Friday evenings through April, Northwest Indiana families with less than $50,000 in annual income may take advantage of the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program at the Indiana University...

Rather than waiting until a few days (or the day!) before the tax-filing deadline, start organizing your paperwork now. After all, the earlier you file, the earlier you’ll get your refund — if you’re entitled to one. And if you end up owing the...

You don’t want to pay any more in tax than you have to. That means taking advantage of every strategy, deduction, and credit that you’re entitled to. However, the window of opportunity for many tax-saving moves closes on December 31, so it’s...

Earlier today, the Gary/Chicago International Airport Board unanimously approved the appointment of BR Lane as Interim Director. Lane most recently served as Chief of Staff to Gary Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson and will assume her new role effective...

On September 20, 2013, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced its proposed rules that will limit the amount of carbon dioxide that new power plants can emit. In response, Indiana Governor Mike Pence said, “As I had informed President...