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The Kramer Law Firm: Helping Businesses on the Path to Success
The Kramer Law Firm assists with the establishment and operation of businesses of all sizes, particularly limited liability companies (LLCs).If you are starting a new business, you may be wondering if you need legal representation. Often businesses don't retain a lawyer until they run into a legal stumbling block. When you are just starting out, you want to think about growing and prospering, not about setbacks.But, setbacks happen.
The moment that you start your business is the moment that your business starts incurring liability. If you wait until you have legal problems before you contact an attorney, the lawyer can at best minimize, but not prevent, liability and loss. You can only completely protect your business by planning ahead.The Kramer law firm provides proactive legal solutions. From the start, we structure your business in order to protect your company's assets, limit liability and anticipate future legal concerns. This allows you to focus on building stability and growth.
Get our free book. The Kramer Law Firm offers a free book to help your business get the right start. If you are starting a new business, call us at 301-961-1503 to request your copy of An Ounce of Prevention: 9 Legal Tips for Small Business .
- Selecting the proper entity form (LLC, corporation or partnership) for your business depending on both legal and tax considerations;
- Identifying the most favorable jurisdiction (Washington DC, Maryland or Delaware) for formation of your business depending on both legal and tax considerations;
- Drafting comprehensive and personalized business formation documents;
- Addressing employment and regulatory compliance issues;
- Choosing a management structure that works for you;
- Creating and implementing appropriate third-party contracts and business plans; and
- Legal and tax representation of new businesses
When you engage the Kramer Law Firm, you receive customized legal counsel dedicated to your business. Regardless of the size of your company, we treat our clients' interests as our own. We take the time to understand each company's business methods, goals and legal needs. We tailor our representation to meet those goals and save our clients both time and money. Contact the Kramer Law Firm for more information.
The Kramer Law Firm, LLC
3 Bethesda Metro Center
Suite 700
Bethesda, MD 20814
Email: skramer@kramerfirmllc.com
Phone: 301-961-1503
The Kramer Law Firm provides personalized legal services to corporations, small businesses and individuals in the Washington DC metropolitan area, including Montgomery County, Maryland and the cities of Bethesda, Rockville, Potomac, Silver Spring and Gaithersburg.
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Library for Business Formation:
- Why All Businesses Need a Buy-Sell Agreement
Description: A Buy/Sell agreement is a contract that allows you, as a business owner, to specify what happens to your business interest when you leave the business. If there are multiple owners, it allows you each to know where you stand and what will happen should another partner die, retire, or suffer another triggering action. - Pros and Cons of General Partnerships
Description: In general, any two or more individuals or entities who agree to contribute money, labor, property, or skill to a business and who agree to share in its profits, losses, and management are considered to have a partnership. This article lists the major Pros and Cons of operating as a general partnership. For more information regarding choice of entity for a new Maryland business, please contact The Kramer Law Firm. - Pros and Cons of Limited Liability Companies
Description: In most states, including Maryland, LLC's are very attractive entities for many small businesses, in that they offer the same protection as a corporation from creditors for debts of the business, while offering much of the flexibility plus the flow-through tax treatment of a partnership for federal and Maryland tax purposes. For consultation on the appropriate form of entity for a new business, please contact The Kramer Law Firm LLC. - The Pros and Cons of a C Corporation
Description: New small business may operate as a C Corporation. Selecting this form of entity has the benefit of giving owners limited personal liability and certain tax benefits. However, the C Corporations also require significant management burdens and impose double tax. To determine the best form for a new Maryland small business, please contact The Kramer Law Firm LLC. - The Pros and Cons of a Sole Proprietorship
Description: Operating as a sole proprietor in Maryland is much simpler than as any other kind of business legal entity. As a sole proprietor without employees is not required to pay any unemployment taxes, withhold any federal or state income tax from wages, or obtain workers' compensation coverage. Please contact The Kramer Law Firm to discuss the your new and small business concerns. - Model Business Plan for Small Businesses [PDF]
Description: This document provides a form business plan for new small businesses. By completing the step-by-step process contained inside, small business owners will develop a well thought out and researched guide to assist in forming a successful venture. The Kramer Law Firm has extensive experience in counseling small businesses in LLC formation and all aspects of company operations. - Starting a business: The internet says I can do it myself, why do I need a lawyer?
Description: Lawyers of The Kramer Law Firm assist in the formation and operation of businesses in Maryland and Washington, DC. When you hire us to help with business formation, we will make sure that your business is set to help you reach your goals, prevent future problems and protect your company’s assets. If you are starting a business in Maryland or Washington, DC please contact The Kramer Law Firm.
Frequent Questions for Business Formation:
- Does Maryland require LLCs to have a written operating agreement?
- What information is required to be included on a Maryland LLC Articles of Organization?
- How are LLCs taxed by the State of Maryland?
- How are multi-member LLCs treated for federal income tax purposes?
- How are single-member LLCs treated for federal income tax purposes?
- What services should startups look for in hiring an attorney?
- Why should I hire an attorney to form my LLC?
- What steps do I need to take to form my LLC?
- Should my LLC have a written Operating Agreement, and if so, what should it contain?
- In what state should I form my LLC?
- What are the benefits of forming an LLC relative to other business structures?
- What are the various types of business entities?
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