Business Lawyer
Helping entrepreneurs & founders from inception through the exit of their business idea.
Hello! I am attorney Josh and I am a business lawyer here to help you throughout your entrepreneurial journey. I help founders and small business owners run their business from inception to sale. As your attorney, I will help you start up your new business idea, protect your assets through contract creation, trademarking your ideas, and negotiating the purchase or sale of your business.
Are you ready to get started? Schedule a no obligation business review with me today using the link below!
Who am I?
I am a tax controversy, business, and estate planning attorney with experience in large law and public accounting firms. After earning my law degree, I launched my legal career at a regional public accounting firm focusing on middle-market mergers & acquisitions and tax controversy. I also worked for a Big 4 public accounting firm before practicing in estate planning and probate litigation group of an international law firm headquartered in Metro Detroit.
Growing up as the oldest of four siblings and the son of a single-parent, I understand just how busy life can get. For this reason, I created a web-based law firm to allow clients to easily communicate with me on their schedule, regardless of the hour. Also, because I don’t have costly office space to maintain, I am able to keep my overhead low and provide my clients high-quality services at reasonable rates.
As for my qualifications, I earned my Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Psychology from The University of Michigan, in Ann Arbor, Michigan.Knowing I wanted to practice law, I immediately started law school, graduating with a law degree and an LLM in Taxation from Washington University in St. Louis - School of Law.
Business Law Services
Start Your Business
If you're thinking about starting a business, there are a few things you should know. First, Michigan and Alabama are great states for businesses. They both offer a variety of tax incentives and programs to help businesses get started and grow. Additionally, they have a well-educated workforce and a variety of resources available to businesses.
Run your Business
So you’ve started your business great! Now what? Registering your business with the state is just the first step on your entrepreneurial journey. As you start up your business, you will want to hire contractors and work with vendors, you will want to start a website, run a blog, and sell goods to your customers. There is no shortage of legal regulations, laws, and hurdles that you will need to jump through as you run your business.
Buy or Sell a Business
You’ve spun up a successful business and have been profitable, or you are nearing the end of your career and are looking for an exit. Selling your business can be a big undertaking. Between structuring the deal to protect your interest, negotiating non-competes and non-solicitations, and allocating purchase price, there is no shortage of hurdles you need to navigate whether you are buying or selling.
Do you have questions about your business? Thinking about buying or selling a business? Schedule your no obligation consult using the link below to get started!
Frequently Asked Questions
Why should I hire a business lawyer?
Hiring an attorney can be a big decision. This is a professional who will help Shepard you through the nuances of starting, running, or exiting your business.
While there are plenty of free or reduced cost services available to you, a lawyer has the understanding and knowledge of handling tens, if not hundreds of similar situations. The value in hiring an experienced business attorney is not in filing forms, this much you can do on your own. Rather, a business lawyer has the experience to provide you advice in minutes that may take you days or weeks to arrive at. Our value comes from spending thousands of hours working through complex situations so that we can provide you solutions quickly and efficiently.
What makes me different from other attorneys?
Unlike many business attorneys, I bring a unique blend of tax and business background to every matter that I handle. With a background counseling mid-cap and global fortune 500 companies, my breadth of knowledge and experience in both business and US federal tax will help your business thrive.
Moreover, as a solo attorney, I take my job very seriously. I understand the challenges of being a small business owner because I am one. For me, you are not just another client, rather I take the time to invest in each of my clients. I want to know who you are and why you love what you do. When you work with me, you won’t just talk to my staff, but you will work with me directly.