Business Law
Businesses are the cornerstone for American Capitalism, but especially small businesses. The U.S. is currently built up of 99.7% of small businesses which contribute to over half of all U.S. jobs. But all businesses are not equal of course, in terms of the solid legal foundation upon which a business is supported by, sufficient trademark and copyright protection, as well as protection of trade secrets. There are several things to consider when starting a business, or even when one is an established business, because with business growth comes more vulnerability that an owner must always take into consideration. A business is more of a fluid versus a solid, it changes shape and needs to constantly be re-evaluated for how to best protect the brand for generations to come.
Yates Law Group offers several types of business protection from:
- Trademark protection
- Trade secret protection
- Copyright protection
- Business incorporation (customized for type of business and size)
- Contract negotiations
- Business Planning
- Business Consulting
- and several more options customized for where your business is today and more importantly where it will be going tomorrow!
Non-profit Law
Non-profits are a valuable entity in that depending on their type of incorporation can yield the organization a dramatic decrease of tax responsibility and in some cases zero tax liability at the state and federal level as it is in the case of a 501(c)(3) non-profit. Before the benefits of a non-profit can be realized and more importantly, before the mission of the non-profit can truly be put to course, it is vital that it is established with absolute adherence to the internal revenue code. Non-profit organizations are subject to audits at any given point by the state or federal government an can be fined, temporary shutdown, and worse stripped of their status in the event of serious malfeasance, misappropriation of funds, or operating as a non-profit with not having it properly filed and licensed to begin with.
We can assist with complete non-profit formation as well many of the other transactional and procedural points of business that are similar to for-profit businesses such as:
- Audit protection
- Trademark protection
- Trade secret protection
- Copyright protection
- Non-profit incorporation (customized for type of non-profit and size)
- Contract negotiations
- Planning
- Consulting