My practice is focused on helping business owners like you, build, protect and cash out of their business interests.  Since all I do is business work, you get in depth experience to guide you through the process.  You won't pay to train me on business legal issues.

As a result, I can help you successfully complete transactions and avoid costly mistakes whenever you find yourself in one of these situations:

Forming corporations, limited liability companies, partnerships and other business entities with the future in mind.
Agreements between business co-owners to ensure continuation of the business in the event of the death, retirement or departure of an owner.
Disputes between business co-owners, including 50/50 owners and minority owners.
Doing business with customers who are offered credit
Business purchases and sales.
• Borrowing money and selling stock.
• Leasing retail, office and commercial space.
• Expanding business operations through franchising.
• Hiring independent contractors.
• Non-compete and employment related agreements.
• Sales agreements, including standard terms and conditions and ongoing vendor-customer relationships.
• Service agreements.
• Working with other businesses through alliances.
• Generating revenue from (and protecting) copyrights, trade secrets, trademarks and patents.
• Collecting the money your business is due.
• "Housekeeping" records for business entities.
• Offering ownership interests to employees.
• Dissolving a business.
• Dealing with a troubled business.

The technical / legal terms for these areas are:

• Business Sales, Mergers and Acquisitions
• Contract Drafting, Review and Negotiation
• Business Dispute Resolution
• Business Planning
• Commercial and Business Transactions
• Joint Ventures and Strategic Alliances
• Corporate Financing
• Succession Planning
• Shareholder/Co-Owner Agreements and Relations
• Franchise Law
• Corporate Formation
• Limited Liability Company Formation
• Partnership Agreements
• Buy-Sell Agreements
• Business Reorganization
• Business Systems Development and Implementation
• Independent Contractor Agreements
• Employment Agreements
• Terms and Conditions for Sale of Products
• Services Agreements
• License Agreements
• Vendor Agreements
• Stock Option Plans
• Employment Processes
• Corporate Counsel Relationship
• Asset Purchase Agreements
• Stock Sales
• Real Property Leases
• Loan Documents
• Sales Agreements
• Strategic Alliances
• Intellectual Property Contracts
• Collection Actions
• Private Placements
• Stock Option Plans
• Non-Compete and Restrictive Covenant Agreements
• Employment Agreements
• Corporate Governance, Compliance and Recordkeeping
• Restrictive Covenant Disputes
• Corporate Freeze-Out Actions
• Corporate Disputes
• Entity Dissolution and Liquidation
• e-Commerce Transactions
• Corporate Management and Pooling Agreements