SMALL BUSINESS LEGAL SOLUTIONS

We are “in-house” legal counsel for small businesses who need quick, practical, everyday legal advice.  Our advice lets you focus on the business of your business.

  • Contract drafting and review

  • Lease

  • Registrations and Licensing

  • Litigation

  • Buy-Sell Agreements

  • Compliance issues

  • Employee Handbooks

  • Employment agreements

  • Fundraising

  • Debt collection, defense

  • Patents & Trademark

  • Estate Planning

HOW WE WORK

“Sonia” contacted us to help her re-negotiate a commercial lease for one of her businesses.  We successfully negotiated a 10-year lease renewal and had the landlord remove the requirement that she personally guarantee the lease.

As her “in house” counsel we have helped guide her through these other issues:

  • workers compensation
  • selling a business
  • starting another business
  • looking for additional commercial space

We have also advised her concerning a divorce and construction problems with her condominium.

As we’ve also become friends, we have breakfast every few months to talk through business issues in order to help her plan and prevent problems.

DOWNS & MARLAIS, PLLC

• Washington DC

• Maryland

• California

• Indiana

202.546.4026

858.933.4543