Business and Corporate Law

• Corporate Law
  • Negotiate and draft contracts for corporate transactions, including debt financing and equity and asset acquisitions. Provide contracting and regulatory compliance advice for provider networks, health insurance agencies, and other health care businesses. Advise firm clients on general corporate governance and management matters, including shareholder and board affairs, employee relations, vendor contracting, and dispute resolution.
• Business Formation
• Business Disputes
• Business Transactions
  1919: Spear & Viney form a Florida general partnership to practice law in St. Petersburg. The partnership commences a general civil practice before all state and federal courts, and specializes in commercial transactions, real estate, land title and probate matters.  The firm is soon approved as counsel for New York Title & Mortgage Co., and thereafter for other prominent title insurers and financial institutions.
• Intellectual Property

Employment Law

• Employment Contract
  • Represented hospitals, laboratories, managed health care organizations, biotechnology companies, and professional medical associations in commercial matters.  Drafted and negotiated commercial agreements, including health care provider services contracts, intellectual property license agreements, credit agreements, asset transfer agreements, employment agreements, and supply contracts.  Assisted in public offerings of securities and prepared Securities and Exchange Commission filings.
• Employment Litigation
  • Advised Board of Directors and senior management on legal matters, including labor and employment issues, corporate governance, dispute resolution, management of legal department budget and staff, and oversight of outside counsel.

Trusts and Estates

• Estate Planning
  Lori is paralegal to Robert H. Willis, Jr., and is responsible for handling various corporate, real estate, estate planning, civil, and probate matters.
• Wills
• Probate

Finance Law

• Tax Law