Intellectual Property, Business, and Estate Planning

King Patent Law, PLLC

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Business Transactions, Compliance, and Changes

Transactions

Business transactions include just about every kind of situation where something of value is exchanged for money, goods, or services. Equipment purchases, leases, employment agreements, and policies are common business transactions that benefit from legal assistance.

We can help you draft contracts for all types of situations, including

sales,
leases,
negotiable interests,
secured transactions,
employment agreements,
independent contractor agreements, and
non-disclosure agreements / confidentiality agreements.

We can also assist with drafting company policy documents, such as

bylaws,
sexual harassment policies,
data security policies,
anti-retaliation policies,
background check policies,
vacation policies,
leave policies,
etc.

Bylaws, Shareholder Agreements, Operating Agreements,
Sales Agreements
Leases
Secured Transactions
Employment Agreements
Independent Contractor Agreements
Non-disclosure Agreements
Operating Policies
Employee Policies

Maintenance

We can assist you with the regular tasks involved in keeping your business in good standing with government agencies and meeting regulatory requirements.

We offer Registered Agent service, which means we will receive legal notices and service on your behalf and file your annual reports.

We will also file Annual Reports separately if you have a different Registered Agent.

We can assist you with proper recordkeeping to maintain necessary corporate / LLC / etc. documents, such as minutes, resolutions, amendments, etc.

Registered Agent
Annual Reports
Recordkeeping

Changes

Not much remains static for a business. We can assist you with the many changes your business may need to make over time.

You may be selling or purchasing all or part of an existing business, changing from a sole proprietorship to an LLC or from a partnership to a corporation, changing from a single-person entity to a multiple-person entity, rebranding, or wanting to operate an existing business in a different or additional state.

We advise you about making changes and inform you about all the necessary steps to take. We can handle the paperwork to make those changes happen smoothly.

Purchase / Sale / Transfer of All or Part of a Business
Change of Entity
Amendments to Organization Documents
Domestication and Registration of Out-of-State Businesses
Updating Operating Documents
Assumed Name Applications
Rebranding

Fees

We work using flat rates. You will know up front what the total cost will be for the services most appropriate for you, barring unforeseen circumstances.

Common starting fees are listed in the downloadable dee schedules. Additional attorney and state/federal filing fees may apply to these listed fees. Other fees available upon request.

Please note we do not review sample / template documents purchased or downloaded online from other sources. They often need substantial changes, and we have found it is more cost-effective for our clients for us to draft the necessary document entirely. “Review” means review of a proposed agreement offered by the other party.

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