Running a business requires owners to make fast, accurate decisions that can dictate the success or failure of their company. You’ll take on many roles and face legal obstacles that require Holly Springs, NC business and corporate attorneys to guide you through.
Our team understands North Carolina’s business laws and can help guide you through:
- Business formation
- Contract drafting
- Acquisitions and sales
- Compliance
- Taxation
- So much more
We want our clients to run their businesses with peace of mind that they’re taking all of the proper legal steps along the way.
Our team focuses on the legal aspects, while you focus on what you do best.
Schedule a consultation with a business attorney in Holly Springs, NC.
Holly Springs Business Law Case Illustration
Melanie is an optometrist who runs her own business that her attorney helped her form years ago. Throughout the years, she’s needed help with:
- Contract creation
- Agreements
- Acquisitions
She even considered merging her business in the past, but she acquired three others over the years and is considering stepping away. While she still plans to remain the owner for the next five years, she wants to begin planning for the day that she steps away.
What does stepping away look like? She meets with her Holly Springs, NC business and corporate attorneys to understand her options for selling to:
- An outside party
- Employees
- Co-owners
She’s also considering the option of handing the business over to a niece who followed in her footsteps with a ten-year repayment period.
Working with an attorney from the start allows Melanie the confidence she needed to start, grow and run her business, and the same professionals can offer guidance on succession planning.
Types of Business Serviced
We help all types of businesses and practices, including but not limited to:
- Dental practices
- Elective medical practice owners
- Healthcare practice partners
- Law firm owners or partners
- Orthodontist practice owners
- Veterinarian practices
Our legal services can help manufacturing companies, retailers, real estate companies – you name it, we can help,
If you’re an entrepreneur looking for the best entity type for you or a corporation with 100+ employees, our team is ready to help you succeed with sound legal guidance.
Working with Professional Practices
Professional practices are all around us. If you go to the dentist or your dog needs to go to an emergency vet, both of these services fall within the category of a “professional” practice. The State of North Carolina’s Professional Corporation Act dictates laws for the following professional service providers:
- Architects
- Attorneys
- Audiologists
- Certified and clinical social workers
- Chiropractors
- Dentists
- Engineers and land surveyors
- Foresters and soil scientists
- Marriage and family therapists
- Medical doctors
- Occupational therapists
- Optometrists
- Osteopaths
- Podiatrists
- Professional counselors
- Psychologists
- Public accountants
- Speech and language pathologists
- Registered nurses
- Veterinarians
As your trusted Holly Springs, NC business and corporate attorneys, we’ll help you ensure that one person in the business holds the required state licenses, that certifications from licensing boards meet all requirements, and that you have all necessary documents filed with the Secretary of State.
We’ll help you understand your liabilities, formation options, advantages and disadvantages of entity types and other nuances of running a professional company.
Our Business Law Services
Our Holly Springs, NC business and corporate attorneys can assist with the following:
- Business Entity Formation: Choosing the right entity for your business is crucial. We can advise you of your options and help you determine which entity is appropriate for your business model and future goals.
- General Counsel: With NC Planning’s Complete Corporate Counsel platform, our team can continue to serve as your outside general counsel. We offer an open line of communication and prescheduled meetings to assist with your legal needs on a fractional basis – and at a fraction of the cost of a full-time legal team.
- Acquisition and Sale of an Existing Business or Practice: NC Planning is here to guide you through every step of your merger and acquisition matter, from negotiating terms to due diligence and closing.
- Representation of Dental, Medical, and Other Professional Practices: Running a medical practice, dental practice or other professional practice has its own set of challenges. We’re here to help. We regularly represent doctors, clients and other professionals to assist with entity formation, operation, and buying or selling a practice.
- Contract Drafting, Negotiation and Disputes: When it comes to contracts, the devil is in the details. Taking a DIY approach can lead to unfavorable outcomes and disputes later on down the road. At NC Planning, our reliable legal team has extensive experience in this area and can help you draft contracts that protect your interests. Should you be faced with a contract dispute, we’ll be there to help you find a resolution.
- Corporate Compliance: To maintain your limited liability shield and stay in operation, your business must comply with federal, state and local laws. We know that compliance can be complex. We can provide counsel and advise you on the best steps to take to ensure your business complies with corporate filing rules and other regulations.
- Taxation: Businesses have many options when it comes to tax minimization, but which ones are right for your individual business? Our experienced team will help you find the best strategies for your business, allowing you to plan ahead and manage your taxes in a way that makes sense for you.
- Employment Issues: As you grow your business, you may face a number of employment-related issues. Having the help of an experienced business lawyer can be invaluable, whether you’re onboarding new team members or need to resolve disputes with past or present employees.
- Shareholder Disputes: Disputes happen in business. The legal team at NC Planning can help you find a path toward resolution and guide you through each step to solve the problem before it escalates to litigation.
- Succession Planning, Business Sales and Exit Strategy: If you own and run a business, you must have a succession plan, and it’s never too early to create one. We can help you identify the critical positions in your business and develop a plan for certain individuals to take over these roles when or if necessary. Having experienced legal counsel on your side will give you peace of mind that your business will transition as per your wishes and vision. We can assist with equity restructuring, leaving the business to an internal successor or selling the business to a third party.
- Dissolution of Business Entities: Sometimes, the dissolution of a business is the most practical option. But wrapping up a business entity can be a lengthy and complicated process. NC Planning eliminates the stress by tackling this challenging process for you, leaving you free to chart your own path forward.
How to Choose the Best Business Attorney for Your Practice
It takes a village to grow a business, and having trustworthy legal counsel is invaluable. Your attorney will serve as an advisor and, in a way, an extension of your team. It is crucial to ensure you have a legal team on your side with:
- Experience in business law and working with entities in similar industries
- The resources and skills to handle the matters you need assistance with
- The bandwidth to provide the personalized, high-touch service your business deserves
- An approach that aligns with your company’s culture
Whether you need help with entity formation, drafting contracts, dispute resolution or other business law-related matters, our Holly Springs, NC business and corporate attorneys are here to help.
How NC Planning Will Help You Plan for the Road Ahead
At NC Planning, we’re passionate about helping businesses in Holly Springs, Cary, Raleigh and Wilmington with their legal needs. Because when you succeed, we succeed.
Our experienced legal team can help you understand your options, chart a path forward and provide reliable legal counsel, so you can navigate the road ahead to confidence.
Get in touch with us today to see how we can help with your business law needs.
