Small Business Law

New Jersey

Small Business Lawyer

Do you own or manage a business in Central New Jersey? If so, then you may already be familiar with many of the legal issues and decisions that even small businesses face. The Law Office of Nicholas Z. Hegedus can advise and assist you with all of the following matters, and more. Your calls will be returned promptly – guaranteed!

Organizational Issues

• Should the business be organized as a sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, or limited liability company (LLC)?
• Do I need a shareholder agreement or operating agreement to spell out my and my partners’ rights and responsibilities?
• If the business is a corporation, do you need help maintaining its corporate minute book (shareholder resolutions, board resolutions, stock ledger)?

Operational Issues

• Does the business need employment agreements (for employees) or consulting agreements (for independent contractors)?
• Does the business need or enter into non-disclosure agreements, confidentiality agreements, non-solicitation agreements?
• What are the labor and employment laws that the business needs to comply with (e.g., wages and hours, equal employment opportunity, OSHA, family and medical leave, etc., workers compensation)?
• Does the business need an employee policies and procedures manual (covering vacation, personal days, sick days, disability, benefits, attire, harassment, grievances, severance, etc.)?
• Does the business need an employee severance agreement or a termination agreement?
• Do the business’s purchase orders, invoices, leases, credit lines, revolving credit agreements, and contracts for goods and services adequately protect the business?
• Does the business’s website have terms and conditions of use and disclaimers that protect it adequately?
• Does the business have valuable trademarks and other intellectual property that need to be protected?
• Does the business have an efficient and effective collection mechanism in place to recover receivables and past due debts?
• Does the business need an attorney to represent it in a contract dispute, or in litigation in New Jersey or New York?

Buying or Selling a Business or its Assets

• Are you better off selling the business or merely its assets?
• Do you need a buy-sell agreement, merger agreement, stock sale or purchase agreement, asset sale or purchase agreement?

Closing a Business

• Is the business having trouble paying its debts and creditors?
• Is liquidation or receivership an option?
• Is bankruptcy an option?
• What are the other alternatives?

Contact the Law Office of Nicholas Z. Hegedus
If you need an experienced attorney for legal counsel for a small business formation, transaction or litigation in Central New Jersey (including Mercer, Hunterdon, Somerset, Middlesex, Burlington, and Monmouth Counties) or New York, we encourage you to contact our Pennington, New Jersey law office now.

The Law Office of Nicholas Z. Hegedus

Although The Law Office of Nicholas Z. Hegedus represents business and individuals nationwide, its real estate practice focuses on Central New Jersey, including Mercer County (Princeton, Trenton, West Windsor, Plainsboro, Hopewell, Ewing, Hamilton, Pennington), Somerset County (Montgomery, Hillsboro, Somerville), Hunterdon County (Flemington, Lambertville), Middlesex County (South Brunswick, New Brunswick, East Brunswick), Burlington County (Mount Holly, Bordentown, Burlington), and Monmouth County (Freehold).