Our Areas of Practice
Estate Planning
We recognize that our clients’ need to protect their personal assets and manage growth of future wealth in order to create legacies. These legacies are complex and require refinements over time. We utilize a various combinations of business, personal, and tax counsel at each stage of our clients’ lives and businesses. This provides personalized solutions to achieve our clients’ objectives and goals in transferring wealth and business interests to future generations.
Corporate / Business Transactions
Our attorneys counsel and assist entrepreneurial clients with the formation of the proper legal entities suited for their endeavors. We file articles of organization and prepare company organizational documentation including by-laws and operating agreements. This ensures our clients are following state and federal laws and the internal revenue tax code. Once our clients’ companies have been established, we maintain annual corporate governance and advise our clients on succession planning strategies.
Whether it is the purchase or sale of business assets, company stock or residential or commercial real estate, these transactions come with legal concerns and potential pitfalls. They often require multiple contracts and agreements. From business structures, to multiple versions of letters of intent, then onto the final contracts or leases, our attorneys have the experience to protect our clients’ interests, as well as identify potential strategies to add value to the transactions.
When our clients consider leasing real estate, we advise and negotiate lease terms for offices, warehouses, buildings, and retail locations.
Franchising
Franchising is a popular, but unique approach to running a business. We know the hallmarks of a successful franchise business. We also know the strategies that can support our clients in becoming successful franchisees. Our attorneys counsel clients with all matters relating to franchising. With our extensive understanding of numerous franchise systems coupled with our business and transactional experience, we undertake negotiating contract provisions, counsel on potential areas of future legal issues and disputes, mediation and potential lawsuits.