Business Law

BUSINESS REPRESENTATION FROM CRADLE TO GRAVE

The core of Underhill Law’s practice is representing Colorado businesses on all issues they could reasonably encounter. Whether your business is just starting or is getting ready to grow, Underhill Law is here to put your business on a firm legal foundation.

WISE AND FORWARD-LOOKING BUSINESS FORMATION

When your business starts, you have important decisions to make that will affect the company for years to come. Underhill Law can help make sure that the governing documents treat the owners fairly, clearly explain everyone’s role, and even set up dispute resolution provisions to make sure that future disputes are less likely to destroy the entire business.

GOVERNANCE AND RECORD KEEPING

As your business grows, you may find yourself overwhelmed by the need to maintain proper formalities like meetings, registered agents, periodic reports, minutes, and the like. Underhill Law can help with these tasks and advise your board on legal issues as they come up.

EXPERIENCED GUIDANCE ON WORKERS

The people who help your business do its job are either going to be employees or independent contractors. In both cases, legal advice is critical to protecting your business. Colorado has unique laws related to employee time off, discrimination, wages, non-competition agreements, and other matters. Knowing them in advance is important to avoiding legal trouble. Where independent contractors are used, it is important to make sure they are not just mis-classified employees. Part of this is artful drafting of agreements that make it clear what the contractor may or may not do without making them into your employee.

CAREFUL REVIEW AND DRAFTING OF CONTRACTS

Every business enters into contracts. Some of them, like leases, loans, and service agreements may be obvious. Others, like the contracts involved in retail sales or purchase orders, may be less so. In each case, using an off-the-shelf contract from some other company or some other state is asking for trouble. Colorado law is unique in many respects and a lawyer is critical to making sure your contracts comply with that law. Our Denver Business Lawyer (s) with the Firm have decades of experience drafting contracts, and litigating the issues arising out of contract disputes. The Firm knows what is likely to go wrong and how you protect yourself when your contracts are drafted.

FIRMLY ENFORCING THE DEAL

Not everyone your business deals with will act honorably and fairly. Where they do not, we stand ready to enforce the deal and make sure the other side does what they agreed to do. At all stages of disputes, the Firm strives to find economical solutions based on the expected value of the dispute based on the costs involved.

PROTECTING YOUR INVESTMENT

Not every business succeeds. Whether due to an economic downturn, shareholder dispute, or other problem, sometimes the best way to protect your investment is to dissolve the company or seek other relief. The Firm is experienced in protecting your business, working cooperatively to find deals and mutually agreeable resolutions to bad situations when possible, and protecting your business from unreasonable creditors when it is not. The Firm has specialty strategies to help maximize the chance that your entire financial life is not ruined by a single unreasonably aggressive creditor, often without filing a bankruptcy.

BUDGET-FRIENDLY LEGALPLAN SUBSCRIPTIONS AVAILABLE

While the Firm is happy to represent Colorado businesses on a traditional hourly rate model, the firm also offers a unique, subscription called the LegalPlan. By signing up for this plan, your company can pay a fixed monthly fee for help with specific legal matters when they arise. Control your budget and predict your expenses in advance with LegalPlan!