How A Well Trained Dog Can Save Thousands
April 19, 2017 | Adriel B. VillarrealIn the United States, dogs are the most popular choice of pet in family households, due to their companionship and loving nature. They are treated as a member of the family and some dogs even run the household. This is why many dog owners turn to training to control their dogs and create a healthy environment for the whole family to enjoy. Training your dog is not only great for making sure your four-legged friend walks nicely on the lead or doesn’t have any accidents in the house. Teaching your dog the right behavior can actually save you thousands of dollars. And we don’t mean from buying new your furniture. Unfortunately, every year in the US, there are around 4.7 million dog bites and an increasing number are on young children. Statistics even show that about 77{a0c01d20c42349884e67ff80c137866b0a9fe47aaae8f8a86a605a369ae487c3} of victims know the dog through family or friends. As such a loved member of the family, it is hard to imagine that your dog could ever do this. You may think; this doesn’t apply to me, my dog isn’t aggressive. But, the truth is that a lot of dogs that injure other people aren’t normally vicious or show no signs of aggression prior to the incident. It is possible for dogs to act of character…
Read MoreHey Dad… about your car…
April 7, 2017 | Carole Clark IsaksonThe story I’m about to tell you is true. There I was, on a beautiful sunny day in 1983 driving through the Notre Dame student parking lot in my father’s beautiful sky blue 1969 Corvair convertible. What an understandably excellent mood I was in! And then…. Not. That great day was destroyed in an instant by a horrible crash and heavy scraping noise. I didn’t know what had happened, but I was fairly sure it wasn’t good, so I stopped the car, shut off the engine, and walked to the back (from whence the horrible noise had come). And there I saw it – the unexpected sight of the car engine ON THE GROUND!!! I had no plan in place for this sort of disaster, other than the “Call Dad” plan. And while it worked for me then in 1983, I currently recommend to clients that a somewhat broader and more detailed disaster recovery plan be developed. Does your business have one? I expect that as with many of my business clients, a customer or supplier has asked for you for a copy of your disaster recovery plan or your business continuity plan. The former is just what it says – how your business will cope with a disaster of various types. The…
Read MoreNew Associate Attorney Joins BGS
April 5, 2017 | Barna, Guzy & Steffen, Ltd.Barna, Guzy & Steffen LTD. announces the addition of a new associate to our firm. Tyler W. Eubank has joined the firm’s Litigation and Employment Law department. He will be working closely with attorneys practicing in the firm’s growing Litigation/Employment Law area serving existing clients and enhancing the firm’s ability to serve our community. We are happy to welcome Tyler back to BGS as he previously worked in our Litigation/Employment Law department as a law clerk while attending law school. After graduating and receiving his JD, Tyler worked as a Judicial Law Clerk for Honorable Tammi A. Fredrickson. Before attending law school, Tyler spent 6 years living and working in Taiwan as an English Teacher, Intercultural-Manager and Area Trainer. Tyler graduated summa cum laude from Hamline University School of Law in 2015 ranked in the top 10{a0c01d20c42349884e67ff80c137866b0a9fe47aaae8f8a86a605a369ae487c3} of his class. He was on the Dean’s List all semesters and was a Dean’s Summer Fellow in 2013, during which time he also clerked for Honorable Tammi A. Fredrickson. Tyler also worked as Managing and Associate Editor of the Hamline Law Review. Tyler is excited about the opportunity to return to BGS as a Litigation/Employment Law attorney, “It’s great to back at Barna, Guzy & Steffen, I look forward to working with this great group…
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