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        Legal Services for Entrepreneurs

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        Legal Services

        Get the legal services you need for your new or established business from the experienced legal practitioners at Leakakos Law, APC.


        Business Transactions

        Outside of the courtroom when there is no current dispute, people and entities are frequently best served to have an attorney represent their interest when entering into a deal or contract of any kind or opening a new business. The backbone of business law is the contract. An agreement between two or more people or entities is the foundation of all business and real estate dealings. When entering into agreements, having an attorney advise you and draft the agreement for you (typically for a flat fee) can save time, money, and likely prevent future disputes. After entering into agreements, modification or performance of the terms can lead to disputes. In such situations having an attorney to review, draft, and advice you can be invaluable.


        The attorneys at Leakakos Law, APC have years of experience negotiating, drafting, editing, and modifying a variety of real estate and business agreements to prevent future disputes as much as possible and allow you to move forward with your business or real estate transaction with confidence. Leakakos Law, APC utilizes their litigation experience to draft and negotiate documents to protect your interests and hopefully avoid future potential court battles.


        Some of the services Leakakos Law, APC provides are as follows:

        • Business Formations in California of Partnerships, Limited Liability Companies, Limited Partnerships, and Corporations. Formation Includes Articles of Incorporation, Bylaws, Corporate Resolutions and Minutes, Founder’s Agreements, and Operating Agreements
        • Partnership and Shareholder Agreements
        • Buy-Sell Agreements/Succession Planning
        • Financing Agreements
        • Employment/Independent Contractor Contracts
        • Stock and Asset Sales
        • Commercial Real Estate Transactions
        • Business Sales and Acquisitions
        • Corporate and Partnership Dissolutions
        • Confidentiality and Non-Disclosure Agreements
        • License Agreements
        • Non-Compete, Non-Solicit Agreements
        • Security Agreements and Promissory Notes

        Business Law/Litigation

        Business law or litigation is an umbrella term for a variety of claims that can be brought or defended against in a court of law, mediation, and/or in an arbitration. Business litigation generally includes people and companies disputing money, rights, contracts, and other property interests. In a dispute with your business partner? Believe an employee or independent contractor has harmed your business in any manner? Owed money for services rendered or dispute a debt owed? Has a judgment against someone but don’t know how to be paid on it? Being sued for allegations of wrongdoing, fraud, or breach of contract? These are just some of the business and contractual legal disputes that fall under the scope of business, commercial, and contract litigation.

        Leakakos Law, APC provides both legal defense and legal pursuit of business and contract claims including, but not limited to:

        • Breach of Contract
        • Fraud, Concealment, or Misrepresentation
        • Intentional Interference With Contract
        • Injunctive Relief and Writs of Attachment
        • Defamation and/or Business Disparagement

        • Trade Secret Violations
        • Unfair Competition and Deceptive Trade Practices
        • Negligence and Negligence per Se
        • Breach of Fiduciary Duty

        • Breach of Corporate, Company and Other Business Entity Duties and Obligations
        • Breach of Non-Competition Agreements
        • Breach of Operating Agreements and Bylaws
        • Collection of Debts, Judgments, and Monies Owed

        Small Business Packages

        At Leakakos Law, APC we recognize the growing need for companies to plan and budget for legal services. We are sensitive to those needs and offer a variety of Small Business Packages (“SBP”) designed to meet the budget of any company or entrepreneur from start-up, to early stage business, to emerging growth company. SBP provides you with the legal advice and services you need to help your company grow and to protect your business at a price you can afford!

        Leakakos Law, APC firmly believes that new and small businesses need legal support just as much as “Big Businesses.” SBP is designed to be the equalizer for the small business to compete in a global market with the legal team it needs and can afford. Your SBP can give you all the benefits of having an attorney on “speed dial” to help you establish a strong legal foundation for your business to maximize growth and minimize legal risk.

        Our Packages are designed to grow as your company grows. We offer three (3) Packages to meet the needs of your business at every stage:
        • Our Business “Check Up” Package is a great place to start if you either have an existing business or just have a business model in mind and want to get a road map of what your legal needs are and what your priorities should be. Leakakos Law, APC will provide YOU with a blueprint for success!
        • Our Lean Start-Up Package is perfect for businesses that are just launching and need the basics to get off the ground. Leakakos Law, APC will assist with the legal protections you need and will support you as a member of YOUR team!
        • Our Investment Risk Management Package provides flexibility for an existing business that is ready to grow and put in place additional legal due diligence documents to protect the business. This customized Package allows for businesses to get the written contracts they need to get their business running smoothly in an affordable manner.
        Leakakos Law, APC will be YOUR outside/inside legal counsel and give you freedom and peace of mind so that you can grow your business…you know your business, we know the law!

        Website Protection Plans

        Publishing a website for the use by the public in your business is a very exciting moment for any business because it creates a worldwide presence. With the creation of that presence there are several issues to be considered regarding the use of the website by prospective customers and customers, who collectively the Users of your Website. State, Federal, and even the European Union are taking a growing interest in protecting Users and User information and have enacted legislation that impacts business owners. To comply with this legislation and avoid potential fees, penalties and fines, every Website needs to consider having a Terms of Service, a Privacy Policy, Web Use Policy, and Cookie Policy by which Users are bound. In addition, if User data is collected there needs to be a policy on how the information is used and stored by your business.


        Further, if the Users are minor children, depending upon their age, there are a number of strict restrictions regarding their data and communication with minors. Failure to have these policies could result in a business being fined and penalized by the government or subject your business to lawsuits for data and privacy breaches when all you are trying to do is reach your customers and provide your service and products. using the internet.


        Leakakos Law, APC has the solution. Leakakos Law, APC has created affordable legal packages to assist businesses in protecting themselves and their Users online. These packages provide a business with the policies and language they need to post on their website to bring them into compliance with governmental protections that have gone into effect or will be going into effect in 2020. They are tailor made for each business' needs based on their web presence to avoid potential legal consequences, penalties and fines. The packages are as follows:


        • INTRODUCTORY COMPLIANCE PLAN--If your Website does not collect User data for later use but does "collect" IP addresses and uses Cookies for improved Website performance and, if your Website is hosted and conducts business in the U.S.A., this is the plan for you. This Introductory Compliance Plan will meet the needs of such Websites and provide the necessary policy language for your business to post online and follow internally to protect you and your Users.
        • USER DATA COMPLIANCE PLAN--If your Website collects and stores and uses User data (including, but not limited to, names, emails, contact information, billing information, financial data, User preferences etc.), the User Data Compliance Plan is what you need. This package again focuses on Websites that are hosted and conduct business in the U.S.A. only and allows a business to maximize the use of its Website and User data in a protected manner.
        • OTHER SUPPLEMENTAL WEBSITE PLANS AND SERVICES--If the potential Website Users are minor children, then depending on the age of the children, there may be the requirement of parental permissions. Leakakos Law, APC can draft necessary online permission language and disclosures beyond those of the User Data Compliance Plan and Introductory Compliance Plan. If your business plans to sell or license the User data it collects to others and generates income from the sale of such data to third parties, then an additional User Sale Agreement will be needed to protect your business and disclose to the User that is occurring.


        INTERNATIONAL COMPLIANCE. In all cases so far, we are talking about primarily conducting business in the United States by businesses located within the United States of America. If your business will conduct business globally, then the protection your business and your Website may need is evaluated on a case by case basis by Leakakos Law, APC's legal team. A unique plan will be drawn up and priced to meet your specific global business needs based on the requirements of such foreign jurisdiction, including (but not limited to) the European Union, Japan, South Korea and the People's Republic of China, as well, as if such User data will be stored or used outside of the United States of America.


        TIMING AND COMPLIANCE WITH FUTURE REGULATIONS. The time to consider putting into place your Website protection is in 2019. A significant change in this area of the law area is about to take place which will impact all small business owners. Specifically, the State of California has recently enacted a new privacy law regarding Internet and Digital Information of its citizens that goes into effect on January 1, 2020. The regulations for this law are still being drafted and as a result all businesses that wish to do business with Users in California will have to update their Websites and business practices to avoid penalties and fines. As regulations have yet to be finalized and this area of law is likely to be an evolving one, the plans and packages offered by Leakakos Law, APC will also change to meet those legal requirements.


        Leakakos Law, APC has a team of qualified attorneys ready to assist. Contact us today to request your Website Protection Plan!

        Real Estate Law

        This practice area involves all types of dispute involving real property: residential, vacant, and/or commercial. Dispute involving real estate may involve those arising from property ownership, title, liens, foreclosure, leases, purchase and sale, real estate agent and broker duties, homeowner association law, easements and encroachments.

        The team at Leakakos Law, APC provides both legal defense and legal pursuit of both residential and commercial real estate claims including, but not limited to:

        • Breach of Contract or Contract Disputes
        • Fraud Concealment or Misrepresentation Related to Lease and Sale Contracts
        • Intentional Interference With Contract
        • Real Estate Agent and Broker Negligence and Breach of Fiduciary Duty
        • Lender Disputes
        • Filing and/or Expunging Lis Pendens
        • Boundary Disputes; Easements, Encroachments
        • Real Property Development Disputes
        • Real Property Sales and Acquisition Disputes
        • Landlord/Tenant Issues
        • Quiet Title


        Questions and Answers About Our Legal Practice

        General Inquiries


        What are your office hours?

        Office hours are 9:00 am to 6:00 pm, Monday through Friday, excluding all Court holidays. However, accommodation can be arranged to meet with the attorney telephonically through video conference or Skype, through conference calls, before or after hours and/or at a business or home location as may be necessary or preferred. Please make sure that if you have a preference as to the meeting location and format, discuss that with the attorney or the attorney’s staff when you schedule any meeting or appointment.

        Does your office provide legal services in languages other than English?

        Currently no, the law office does not provide legal services in languages other than English. If you require translation or interpretation, you must make your own independent arrangements to provide your own translator or interpreter for any communications you may wish to have with the law office and attorney.

        How do I know if I want to hire Leakakos Law, APC to handle my legal issue?

        Potential clients are invited to review this website and its information to see if our Team’s legal experience and skills meet the need of the potential client. For a more detailed determination, a potential client can contact the office directly to set up an initial consultation at which time one of our Team members will personally review the issues in question with a potential client to determine if the potential client wishes to retain this firm.

        Who is the client?

        The client is the person or legal entity (such as a corporation or limited liability company, for example) who has the legal issue or case who is seeking or in need of legal services or advice. The client will be specified by name in the written agreement between the attorney and the client. The client is not necessarily the person who pays the attorney. The attorney owes certain legal duties to the client or potential client only.

        What type of cases does the law office handle?

        Please review the Legal Services section of this website for a detailed list of the cases and matters that the attorney handles. Within the practice areas that we do handle, if a matter requires more specialized knowledge or experience that this law office cannot or will not provide, the attorney will inform you of this when the issue arises so you can seek additional, associate, or replacement counsel.

        What type of cases generally does the law office not handle?

        The law office generally does not provide legal services in the areas of family law, bankruptcy or criminal law. The law office does not generally provide legal services outside of the State of California, however, its team members can handle limited matters in the State of Nevada.

        What is the attorney client relationship?

        This is the relationship that is formed when a client retains or hires an attorney to provide the client with legal services. The scope of the relationship is set forth in detail in the written agreement that will be signed by the client and the attorney also known as the retainer agreement. Once that relationship is created, the attorney owes the client certain duties at law including but not limited to the duty of confidentiality and the duty of loyalty. The attorney client relationship can be terminated pursuant to the terms of the written agreement between the attorney and client and as permitted by law.

        What is a conflict of interest and how can it affect me?

        A conflict of interest is defined by law for each state. Generally speaking, a conflict of interest arises when the attorney’s ability to represent the client and fulfill the attorney’s duties of loyalty and confidentiality (among others) is hamperedIn the event of an actual conflict, this law office will notify the affected client and/or potential client, not take on representation, and/or will cease existing representation as may be required under the ethical rules. In the event of a potential conflict of interest, the Attorney will abide by the notice and other disclosure requirements set by law before determining if the Attorney can continue or begin representation. It is entirely within the Attorney’s discretion how to handle a conflict or a potential conflict of interest. Once a potential or actual conflict exists the Attorney is bound to abide by the ethical and legal requirements resolving the same.

        Consultations

        How do I contact the law office to set up an initial consultation?

        Consultations may be set up by contacting the law firm telephonically during business hours or leaving a message after hours for a call back the following business day. Consultations may also be set up by email. A reply email or follow up phone call will be made during which time an initial consultation date and time will be set.

        Are consultations in person or telephonic?

        Generally, unless special arrangements are made, the first portion of any initial consultation is telephonic with a member of the legal staff calling the potential client at a phone number at a set date and time. Additional necessary communications or follow up will occur in person or via email as may be arranged between the attorney and the potential client.

        Does the law office provide free initial consultations?

        The law office does not provide free initial consultations for four key reasons.

         

        First, in business and real estate matters some initial document review is frequently necessary for the potential client and the law office to mutually determine if the case can or should be taken in the first place. Document review is also frequently critical in determining what options a potential client must resolve their legal issue.

         

        Second, it is possible that some preliminary research may be necessary to evaluate whether the potential client wants to pursue a case or transactional matter further, how the potential client may want to pursue the case or matter further, and/or whether the law firm is the right “fit” for the potential client’s needs.

         

        Third, as no free consultations are provided, a potential client is not limited to X amount of attorney minutes but has the freedom to talk and discuss the matter with Renie Leakakos at length before making the critical decision of whether to retain the attorney or not.

         

        Fourth, the attorney must take the time to ensure no conflicts of interest exist that would prevent Renie Leakakos (or her Of Counsel) from representing the potential client and for the potential client and the attorney to come to mutually agreeable terms of payment and retainer.

         

        It is for these reasons that consultations are not offered for free but for the flat fee price to be set based on the nature of the legal issue. This initial consultation fee must be paid at or before the consultation between the attorney and potential client. The cost of the initial consultation will be set on a case by case basis depending on the nature of the issue at the time the initial consultation is calendared.

        What sort of information should I provide, or will I be expected to provide when scheduling my initial consultation?

        You will be expected to provide your name, address, phone number, facsimile number, and email address, if you have them. If you are a representative of an entity or a family member or friend of the actual person with the legal problem, case or issue, we will need to know that at the time of scheduling to preliminarily check for conflicts of interest. If you are representing someone who is the actual potential client or speak for an entity we will also require the name, address, phone number, facsimile number, and email address of the actual potential client or entity. You will be asked to provide some brief information regarding your legal issue to verify that it is in fact a case that the law office will consider taking. Please note that staff of the law office are not attorneys and cannot and will not give legal advice.

         

        You may be faxed or emailed a copy of a credit card authorization if you wish to pay the consultation fee via credit card and your meeting with the attorney is not in person. This form must be sent back to the law office on or before the date and time of your initial consultation. If you are not provided with the form at the time of scheduling, arrangements will be made to obtain your credit card information telephonically at the time the attorney makes the initial consultation phone call.

         

        If there are relevant documents involved in the matter, you may be asked to fax or email them over to the attorney so that she has them before her to review during your first conversation. Please note that the attorney will not review documents before the consultation unless you plan to pay the consultation fee at the time of scheduling the consultation.


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