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Legal Services
The Law Offices of Stefanie Dearie provide guidance regarding a wide range of legal issues facing your business, association, or nonprofit. Whenever appropriate, project-based fee arrangements and monthly retainer agreements allow us to offer the most effective legal representation to your organization while controlling the cost of legal fees.
Among the services we offer are:
- Business Start-up and Not-for-Profit Creation
Legal advice regarding a start-up business or creation of a not-for-profit entity, including the choice of entity (C or S corporations, LLC, or partnerships), drafting of organizational documents (bylaws, articles of incorporation, operating agreements), and filing of all necessary forms, including IRS application for tax exempt status.
- Lobbying and Nonprofit Organizations
Advice on lobbying rules and maintaining tax exempt status for nonprofits.
- Antitrust Compliance
Preparation and review of antitrust compliance manuals and accompanying training seminars for directors, executives and staff. Attendance at trade association meetings to ensure compliance with antitrust law.
- Ethics Review for Nonprofit Entities, including compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley requirements and best practices. Training for nonprofit board of directors.
- Drafting and Negotiating Contracts, including consulting agreements, independent contractor agreements, ad licensing agreements, and logo usage agreements.
- Outsourced General Counsel services.
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