James B Dougherty Law Offices

read moreMany of your competitors, by virtue of their size, have the benefit of their own in house counsel to represent their interests and have the ability to unleash these counsel on businesses such as yours. Since you may not have the luxury of being able to hire your own full time in house counsel, you are at a distinct disadvantage. The General Counsel Program for Small Businesses allows clients to properly budget their legal cost exposure and gives the client the security of having their attorney constantly available to keep them fully informed of the impact of the law and to keep their interests protected.

read moreConsultation and drafting your will and estate plan, living wills, powers of attorney, estate planning, marital deduction trusts, life insurance trusts, living trusts, review and analysis your existing estate and family counseling. Choice of entity, incorporation and formation of business entities, buying and selling business and corporate dissolution, business planning, succession planning, avoidance of a piercing of the corporate veil attack, due diligence investigations, corporate law and governance, shareholder matters, stockholder's meetings, limited liability companies, partnerships, small business planning, holding companies, commercial transactions and litigation, taking on a new partner, contract review / interpretation / negotiation and drafting, minority shareholder representation, business divorce.

read moreProprietor of law firm. Practice focuses in the areas of business and corporate law and planning; tax law and planning; real estate law; wills, probate, and estate planning; insurance law; and general practice, including general litigation, commercial litigation, and other matters. Representative clients include corporations, partnerships, insurance companies, sole proprietors, employers, employees and other individuals. Practice caters to responding to legal needs and providing proper planning for small and large businesses and individuals with particular emphasis on mergers and acquisitions; corporate formation; choice of business entity; due diligence investigations; licensure; shareholder matters and corporate governance; commercial contracts; and regulatory and administrative law.