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Small Business Legal Advice: Hiring an Attorney
Small business legal advice is a necessary thing when starting a new small business. Many people prefer hiring a small business attorney for their small business to help them deal with the legal issues that may arise during their work.
The small business attorney specializes in representing the small company either in the court or during contract negotiations. If you have got an experienced business lawyer, then be sure that you’ll get the best possible representation protecting all your rights as a small business owner.
Many small business owners pay too little attention to legal issues, and accordingly they do not hire an attorney to get small business legal advice. These people prefer finding the necessary information from the Internet. However, if there is a serious legal issue, no one can give a better advice than a skilled small business attorney.
If you are planning to start a new business and you have not yet decided whether to hire an attorney or not, you had better take into account the type of business you are going to launch. For example, if you are going to produce an exclusive product or service, then you should think about hiring an attorney who will help you through all the paperwork connected with your copyright, in other words, you may need your product or service patented. And if some other company tries to copy what you are already doing, your attorney will easily be able to file a lawsuit against them requiring the compensation for the damages you may have suffered.
As an owner of a small business, you may need small business legal advice when being involved in a lawsuit. It is better to have a business attorney who is well-acquainted with your business than to hire someone who still needs time to examine all the facts and details concerning your small business to be able to represent you in the court.
People often opt not to hire a small business attorney because of the high hourly fees that the attorneys charge. The attorneys’ fees usually range from $200-$500 per hour. However, there are many attorneys who agree to work based on the so called “membership” programs. According to these programs, the attorney is paid monthly by his/her client and the client feels free to contact the attorney for small business legal advice whenever needed.
David M
September 1, 2013 at 12:26 pm
Are there any firms that will take a startup company on some kind of a contingency or revenue/company % shares?
There is no way we can afford hiring a law firm at this time, but we feel that we have to!
Kristina Forbes
September 9, 2013 at 2:44 pm
Hi David,
Send me an email and I will send you 1 or 2 names that you can try.