Which type of business formation is right for you?
A proper business begins with the proper formation. Are you unsure whether a sole proprietorship or corporation is best? Maybe you should form an LLC, or an S-Corp? We can advise you on the risks and benefits of each type of business entity and help you determine the best choice for your company. We help clients understand the following business entities:
- Sole Proprietorship
- Partnership
- Limited Liability Partnership (LLP)
- Corporation
- S-Corporation
- Limited Liability Corporation (LLC)
Helping Your Business
Our services to business begin when a prospective owner seeks to structure a new business, and continues through the life of a business to the time of sale or closure
We offer our business clients a broad spectrum of legal advice and services Drafting proper legal documents and contracts at the beginning of your business can help prevent future problems and expenses. We advise business owners and entrepreneurs in all aspects of business law. We provide advice and planning to help them establish and grow their businesses.
If you own or operate a successful business, you know the importance of consistent, reliable legal counsel to your prosperity. You know the value of partnering with an experienced business attorney to assist you with the various legal matters that arise throughout the operation of a business. We provide this service for
businesses in Oakland, Macomb, Wayne, St. Clair, Livingston, or Washtenaw counties.
Planning for Growth
We work closely with our business clients and encourage them to call whenever a significant business opportunity or problem arises. We work hard to learn about and become familiar with their businesses and business personnel so that we can give them the best possible advice and facilitate the long-term growth and profitability of their enterprises. We assist our business clients in:
- General business representation.
- Commercial leases.
- Home business consulting.
- Commercial real estate contracts.
- Franchise acquisition.
- Small business services.
- Corporate filings and record keeping.
- Business incorporation.
- Business partnerships.
- Startups, plans and strategy.
- LLC and LLP formation.
- Employment contract law.
- Purchase and sale of business.
- Formation, management, and dissolution of corporations, limited liability companies, partnerships, and other business entities.
- General business law advice and planning.
- Buying, selling, or liquidating businesses.
- Business agreement negotiation and drafting of all related contracts
- We also counsel our clients in methods and procedures designed to minimize business or contract disputes from the outset.
Business Litigation
Clients turn to our firm when a deal or a partnership has soured, when complex arrangements have been disrupted, or when their interests are otherwise in jeopardy.
At Melder & Melder, P.C., we also actively represent businesses in litigation matters, whether you are a plaintiff (suing another), or a defendant (being sued), we can help.
We realize that litigation is expensive. Before advising our client to go that route, we look at alternative methods to resolve the dispute, including effective negotiation, exploration of pre-litigation settlement possibilities, and alternative dispute resolution procedures. When litigation is unavoidable however, we will be professional and aggressive advocates in the appropriate court. We can help you with:
What to Do
Business issues can be expensive, time consuming ordeals. Let the experts at Melder & Melder, P.C., help you. Call or contact us online today.