Progressive Office, a web design and marketing firm located in Washington D.C., was hired by GIDL to design a website but has not started work on the project. The $30,000 payment was made in advance based on a verbal contract with Stuart Kushner, who is listed as the agent of service for Progressive Office. Research into Stuart's background revealed he started Progressive Office in 1986 and has a degree in civil engineering from the University of Maryland. No prior litigation was found involving Stuart or Progressive Office.

1. TO: EdwardLai Esq
FROM: Mark Smith
RE: GID100-067
MEMORANDUM
FACTS: Our Client,DavidHandleyof “GetItDone Legal INC” (GIDL),hashiredour firmto
investigate“ProgressiveOffice”. Mr.HandleyhiredProgressive Office todesignawebsiteforGIDL.Mr.
HandleypaidProgressiveOffice $30,000 inadvance to have Progressive Office buildthe site.Progressive
Office hasnotdone any workon the website forMr. Handleyasof yet.Mr. Handleystatedthatthe
contract betweenGIDL& Progressive Office wasaverbal contractonly.
BACKGROUND: Progressive Office isacorporation/LimitedLiabilityCorporationperthe
WashingtonD.C.Secretaryof State (WDC SOS).The businessisheadquarteredinWashingtonDCat
1001 V Street,WashingtonDC20001. The companywebpage statesthisbusinesscreatesWebPagesand
internetmarketingstrategiesfortheirclients,aservice whichourClient,DavidHandley,Hiredthemto
do. The website liststhe servicesthatProgressiveOffice performs,whichare:
A. Website Developmentanddesign
B. Searchengine Optimization
C. ContentWriting
D. PressRelease Writing
E. Pay PerClickCampaignManagement

2. F. Social MediaMarketing
G. Email Marketing
H. Website Mangement
Thiscan all be foundonthe companies“aboutus”page at http://www.progressiveoffice.com/about/.
Progressive Office furtherstatesthattheyspecialize insmall tomediumbusinessmarketing,whichour
clientcould be consideredinthe small businesssize market. The phone numbertothiscompanyis202-
462-4290 and theirfax line is202-400-3890. They donot have a listedemail address. Thiscompanyhas
a 5/5 star rating onYelp.com. The last review onYelpwas03/26/2013 and the reviewerrated
Progressive Office 5/5.
Progressive Office doeshave alistedagentof service.The agentof service forProgressive Office
isStuart E. Kushner. Stuart’sregisteredaddressis1001 V Street, WashingtonDC20001. This couldbe
the “Stu” that our Client,David,made the verbal agreementwithtobuildDavid’swebsite.We can
initiate contactwithStuto determine if thisindeedourpersonthatMr. Handleymade hisagreement
with.Stuarthas an interestingbackgroundonhow hisbusinessstartedandhislife ingeneral.
Our backgroundinformationshowsthat StuartE.KushnerIsa Universityof Marylandgraduate
and Ownerof Progressive Office. A WashingtonTimesArticlewaswrittenon02/24/1997 on Stuart,
highlightingProgressive Office.Inthe article,itstatesthatStuartformedProgressiveOffice in1986 and
has beeninoperationeversince.Inthisarticle,we foundthisinterestingtidbit: “Occasionallyhe does
lose clients,usuallybecauseof badequipment,he said.Sometimestheyreturn.”(pearyhs.org). this
businesspractice washighlightedbackin 1997; a fact that our clientwoulddefinitelylikedtohave been
aware of.

3. On Progressive Office’sYelpPage,Stuartstatesthathe receivedaB.S.in Civil Engineeringfrom
the Universityof Maryland.Stuartalsoassertsthat he wasborn andraisedinthe WashingtonD.C.Area.
A furthercheck throughStuart’sLinkedInwebpage corroboratesthatStuartReceivedaBachelors
degree fromthe Universityof Maryland.StuartalsoattendedRobertE.PearyHighSchool.Further
informationshowsthatisa Virgoforzodiacsignsand isa memberof the “AmityClubof Washington
INC”.Stuart belongstoConstantContactSmallBizCouncil teamperhisLinkedInprofile page.Stuartalso
listed three companywebsitesthathe designedforpastclients,he haslinkedthese companiestohis
linkedinpage. Stuartlistedhisinterestsas“Golf,theater,movies,diningoutandspendingtime withmy
family andfriends.”(Linkedin.com)
My researchshowsthatStuart doesnothave any previous litigationhistory.Icannot
locate any pastlegal issuesthatStuarthas beeninvolvedin.
Bibliography
WashingtonDC Secretary of State:
https://corp.dcra.dc.gov/Home.aspx/ProcessRequest
WashingtonDC Secretary of State:
https://corp.dcra.dc.gov/BizEntity.aspx/ViewEntityData?entityId=2674188

4. Yelp.com
http://www.yelp.com/biz/progressive-office-inc-washington
WashingtonTimes
http://www.pearyhs.org/text/skush.htm
Linkedin.com
https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=28705383&authType=NAME_SEARCH&authToken=1EYd&
locale=en_US&srchid=385610051405993068235&srchindex=1&srchtotal=6&trk=vsrp_people_res_na
me&trkInfo=VSRPsearchId%3A385610051405993068235%2CVSRPtargetId%3A28705383%2CVSRPcmp
t%3Aprimary