Preventing Business Problems from Becoming Court Cases
Bucks County Business Attorney
Most businesses are formed when family, friends or coworkers join together to create a business that they all believe in. They enjoy the benefits of business ownership - selecting staff, providing a service, working with clients and vendors, and working with each other. In the excitement of startup, they often ignore or downplay the potential for problems and the financial risks of doing business.
It's common at this stage for management and financial matters to be handled informally, based on mutual trust and good faith. This culture of informality often extends to dealings with other parties, like customers, vendors, landlords and suppliers. As the company grows, informality can be come a significant problem.
Whether dealing with suppliers, customers, personnel or co-owners, a successful business needs to establish business protocols. These need not be cold, mechanical or inflexible, but they do need to be clear, reasonable and communicated to everyone involved.
Having established business protocol - along with comprehensive and well crafted legal contracts - minimizes the chance of a legal dispute arising in the first place. You may be right or wrong, but fighting it out in court should be your last resort. Business litigation is expensive, unpredictable, stressful and time consuming.
If you're starting a new business, talk with an experienced business lawyer who can give you insight into the critical business areas most likely to lead to problems and disputes. Contact the Law Office of Elliot Mark Olen in Fairless Hills, Pennsylvania.
How We Can Help
- Before problems occur: We can protect you from common, costly, yet avoidable problems with legal advice on business protocol, contracts and practical leverage strategies.
- Once problems surface: We can help you arrive at a negotiated resolution or narrow the dispute in scope. We can assist with negotiations and explain your rights and responsibilities as a business and an employer.
- When problems persist
- We can give you an estimate of the cost, duration and eventual settlement prospects should you choose to litigate your dispute.
- We can help you pick a primary and a fall-back strategy and a budget to gauge when to hold your position and when to settle.
- We can help you chart a strategy to achieve your goal and help you identify other sources of aid (insurance defense, identifying additional parties, identifying additional claims).
- We can prepare your case to win from day one.
Start off on the right foot. Get sound legal advice, practical assistance with business contracts and representation in court from business attorney Elliot Mark Olen. Contact our Fairless Hills law office to schedule a consultation.
The Law Office of Elliot Mark Olen
Oxford Crossing, Suite 302 ● 333 Oxford Valley Road
Fairless Hills, PA 19047
Phone: (215) 943-5343 ● Fax: (215) 943-5118
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Our law firm is located in the Oxford Valley area of Bucks County, Pennsylvania, where our Pennsylvania business law attorney serves the legal needs of businesses and individuals in the northern Philadelphia suburbs, including towns such as Yardley, Washington Crossing, Levittown, Fairless Hills, Newtown, Bensalem, Morrisville, Langhorne, Southampton, Huntingdon Valley and eastern Montgomery County. Our lawyers also represent clients from New Jersey and across the country who need legal services in the state of Pennsylvania.
