Legal Services for All Stages of the Small Business Life
Your business has a life. It's born, it lives, and then some day will be sold or closed. During its life it needs nurture, care and attention. Vellum is here to provide legal services for all stages of the small business life.
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Choosing the right structure for your business can be confusing. It's important to choose the right structure to protect your assets and prevent disputes. We'll be glad to meet with you to discuss your options and to propose a business structure for your business.
Make sure your trademark doesn't violate someone else's trademark and then protect it. Vellum can provide you with basis trademark research, guidance, and filing. If you need anything fancier, we suggest that you use a service like Thomson Compumark.
Whether you lease or buy the property where you operate your business, make sure you get good terms. We can provide you with everything from basic document review to complete representation in the negotiations.
Employment law is complex. Vellum sticks with the basics that help prevent the most common problems such as offer letters, employee handbooks, independent contractor agreements, and legal advice.
We've drafted, reviewed, and negotiated hundreds and hundreds of contracts of all types. Vellum is also a big advocate of writing in plain English rather than legalese. We provide contract review, contract negotiations, and custom contract drafting services.
Death, bankruptcy, disability, divorce, and the like are not fun to think about. It's human nature to ignore them. But they happen to everyone. If you take some steps early, such as having a buy-sell agreement in place, you get to decide what happens when things go bad rather than the law deciding what happens.
When it's time to sell the business you'll want to make sure that you get a good deal and that you document things correctly. We represent both buyers and sellers and can help you through this complex process.
Yes death is part of life. It's best to prepare for it, even though it's not pleasant to think about. Vellum provides you with a basic estate planning packet. If you have a large multi-million dollar estate, then I suggest you go to an attorney with experience in complex estate planning. We'll provide you with your wills, power of attorney, and a health care directive (living will)
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The better way for Alaska's small businesses to manage their legal risks. This book is not meant to make you a legal expert. Instead it's purpose is to make your aware of the laws which every small business owner should know about. It's goal is to help you prevent legal problems from happening.
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