March Nonprofit Spotlight: Reel Recovery
March 03, 2025

Each month Perkins Law spotlights a local nonprofit doing inspiring work in the central Virginia area, and the featured nonprofit for March 2025 is Reel Recovery. Perkins Law salutes Reel Recovery for its mission to help men cope with the impact…

BOI Reporting Requirements are Back in Effect
February 26, 2025

On February 18, 2025, the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas officially lifted the nationwide injunction on Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) reporting under the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA).  Accordingly, the BOI…

Virginia Bill to Ban Post-Termination Non-Competes in Franchise Agreements Advances
February 07, 2025

Virginia Senate Bill 798, introduced by former franchise owner Sen. Chris Head, was passed unanimously by the Virginia Senate on January 17, 2025. The bill would amend the Virginia Retail Franchising Act to require franchise agreements for a…

February Nonprofit Spotlight: Full Circle Grief Center
February 03, 2025

Each month Perkins Law spotlights a local nonprofit doing inspiring work in the central Virginia area, and the featured nonprofit for February 2025 is Full Circle Grief Center. Perkins Law salutes Full Circle Grief Center for its mission to…

Perkins Law Tips for Happiness as Small Biz Owner
January 21, 2025

Here are a few suggestions for maximizing your effectiveness—and preserving your sanity— as a small business owner. These tips and observations are the product of working with small business owners for many years (and being a business…

Reducing the Risk and Impact of Fraud for Small Businesses and Nonprofit Organizations
January 17, 2025

This is by no means intended to serve as an exhaustive checklist that will make your organization bulletproof against fraud. However, considering these issues will put a business owner, manager, or HR director in a better position to reduce…

Can a Nonprofit Pay Commission-Based Compensation to Grant Writers?
January 17, 2025

Generally speaking, commission-based fundraising and grant writing assistance is considered unethical by the major professional fundraising societies (e.g., Association of Fundraising Professionals, Grant Professionals Association), but it is…

January Nonprofit Spotlight: The Friends of Kat Simons Foundation
January 06, 2025

Each month Perkins Law spotlights a local nonprofit doing inspiring work in the central Virginia area, and the featured nonprofit for January 2025 is The Friends of Kat Simons Foundation. Perkins Law salutes the The Friends of Kat Simons Foundation…

December Nonprofit Spotlight: Friendship Circle of Virginia
December 02, 2024

Each month Perkins Law spotlights a local nonprofit doing inspiring work in the central Virginia area, and the featured nonprofit for December 2024 is Friendship Circle of Virginia. Perkins Law salutes the FCVA for its mission to create an inclusive…

Perkins Named a Business Law “Legal Elite” by Virginia Business Magazine
December 02, 2024

Richmond small business attorney Eric Perkins has again been selected by Virginia Business magazine as a “Legal Elite” in the Business Law category for 2024. Started in 2000 in cooperation with the Virginia Bar Association, the Legal…