Business Law

There are several different tasks that you can accomplish by having a partnership with a business attorney.  Having access to attorneys within your prepaid legal plan gives you the opportunity to set up this meeting as soon as possible and to get your questions answered promptly so that you can go back to focusing on your business.

Some of the most common situations in which you may need help from a business attorney include:

• Reserving or researching a trade name or trademark name for your business
• Creating a partnership agreement
• Asking questions about an operating agreement, shareholder’s agreement or partnership agreement
• Forming a corporation, LLC or partnership
• Leasing commercial space
• Filing a fictitious business name, statement, if you operate under a different name
• Applying for and reserving a domain name
• Applying for appropriate required business licenses and permits
• Applying for a business employer identification number
• Paperwork associated with employees and the contracts with those
• More complex issues including being sued for discrimination or sexual harassment or handling a major environmental issue