Criminal Law

• Criminal Defense
  Civil lawsuits are filed at all levels of government including local court systems, state court systems, and federal court systems. Within each court system, there are different courts assigned the authority or jurisdiction to process various types of civil matters. Most commonly these courts are called small claims courts, limited jurisdiction courts, and general jurisdiction courts. These courts process all types of case matters from evictions to complex litigation, with the exception of bankruptcy or criminal matters.
• Misdemeanors
  Criminal lawsuits are filed at all levels of government including local court systems, state court systems, and federal court systems. Within each court system, there are different courts assigned the authority or jurisdiction to process various types of criminal matters. The names of these courts vary from state to state, however these courts process all types of criminal matters from infractions, to misdemeanors and felonies.
• Money Laundering
  The Corporate Transparency Act (the "CTA") was enacted by Congress in January 2021 and its primary purpose is to prevent money laundering and other illicit activities by requiring companies formed or registered in the United States to disclose the names of the individuals who own or control the entity. The CTA requires entities to file a beneficial ownership information report with The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network ("FinCEN"), a division of the Treasury Department.

Business and Corporate Law

• Corporate Law
  In any state, whether it's the company's domestic state or a foreign state, if the company chooses to terminate its business or withdrawal from a state or states, it must follow the formal procedures as it did initially to commence doing business in that state(s). If a company does not voluntarily take the official steps to cease doing business legally, then it remains responsible for all the filing, tax, and registered agent requirements it would have been responsible for otherwise. Additionally, states will often involuntarily dissolve a company, or administratively revoke a company's authority to transact business when the company does not maintain good legal standing, fails to comply with corporate governance and compliance matters, files bankruptcy, or fails to properly terminate the company upon the cease of business operations, leaving consequence to future business endeavors.
• Limited Liability Companies
  Nearly all states require that a company, specifically corporations, limited liability companies (LLC), limited partnerships (LP) and other corporate entity types, appoint and maintain a registered agent with the Secretary of State (or equivalent agency). The registered agent is a matter of public record and is listed with the relevant state agency.

Property Law

• Real Estate Transactions
  Lenders may require independent personnel to serve on boards of single purpose entities (SPE's). SPE's are created to protect assets in large real estate transactions. Typically the duties of an Independent Director are defined and limited by the organizational documents of an entity as well as a separate agreement with the Independent Director.

Finance Law

• Bankruptcy