Business Law Attorneys in Lake Oswego, Oregon
One of the worst mistakes a small-business owner can make is declining to seek legal advice regarding a business matter due to the cost concerns. In almost all cases, seeking early legal guidance with a business law problem can help prevent much greater expenses down the road. In business, there is truth in the saying, "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure."
At the Lake Oswego, Oregon, law offices of Fiscus & Stoneman, LLP, we have a well-developed business law practice. We offer cost-efficient legal services to small-business owners during every phase of their operations. As small-business owners ourselves, our attorneys understand that owners are constantly balancing various cost concerns.
When our clients come to us for legal advice about a particular transaction, we always combine sound legal counsel with practical guidance about potential financial consequences of various options.
Fiscus & Stoneman, LLP, represents a significant number of local small businesses, both for-profit and non-profit. We provide legal assistance throughout the life of our business clients, on issues such as:
- Business formation: selecting the proper business entity — corporation, limited liability company (LLC), limited liability partnership (LLP), or non-profit — and filing the necessary paperwork
- Business transactions: drafting and reviewing buy-sell agreements, independent contract agreements, releases, waivers and other transactional documents
- Employee relations: guidance through the complex federal and state legal requirements involved in hiring and managing employees, including drafting employee handbooks, noncompete agreements and confidentiality agreements
- Business estate planning: drafting business succession plans
- Purchase and sale of a business: advising business owners and potential purchasers through the process of buying or selling a business
- Business contract disputes: negotiating and litigating on behalf of our small-business clients involved in contract disputes with vendors, employees and independent contractors
- Shareholder disputes: when the shareholders in a closely held corporation disagree about business matters, we are available to represent an individual shareholder's interests, using mediation or litigation as necessary to resolve the conflict over the shareholders agreement or a potential breach of fiduciary duty
Contact Fiscus & Stoneman, LLP
To schedule an appointment, during which we can discuss the basics of your legal needs and how our lawyers may be able to assist you, call 503-747-2765 or send us an e-mail.
