small business

We help small businesses with everything from choice of business entity to business contracts, business practice reviews, and litigation.

Under Montana law small businesses can be organized in a variety of ways, including but not limited to partnerships, LLCs, and corporations. No matter how small your business, if it is important to you, you should think about the best business entity for your needs.

Many small businesses enter into contracts orally that they never put into writing. Everything may go well until there is an unexpected problem. Clear written contracts can help protect a business owner’s rights and assets and can also help avoid costly litigation. An ounce of prevention can truly be worth a pound of cure.

Business practice reviews are evaluations, conducted for a flat or hourly fee, in which we talk with small business owners, evaluate some or all of their day to day business practices, and offer concrete suggestions to help them minimize their liability exposure. Written policies for employees, clear written contracts with vendors and clients that spell out what should happen if and when things go badly, alternative dispute resolution, and insurance are examples of matters regarding which a business practice review may be valuable.

When all else fails, we are prepared to prosecute and defend civil suits on behalf of small business owners.