A falling out among shareholders, partners or owners can lead to devastating financial outcomes for minority or majority shareholders, who may lose employment and have their net worth decimated. Peters Law Firm is a boutique law firm focusing on shareholder oppression cases, and is dedicated to protect shareholder rights & interests. Peters Law Firm’s experience and success in business law, and its in depth handling of complex cases belies its small size. Please call us if you are facing a fall out with your business partners and feel powerless in the legal system
Business disputes are an inevitable cost of running a business, and happen from time to time. The most common conflict is a disagreement over the terms of a contract involving business owners, partners and shareholders. While conflict over contracts is most common, other forms of business disputes can arise as well between contractors, purchasers, suppliers, customers, employees. Peters Law firm specializes in business law and we arbitrate, mediate, or litigate business disputes to resolve your case favorably.
Business Contracts are often drawn without an experienced attorney and is usually the most common conflict driver. Peters Law Firm has expertise in business law, and we work with our clients to guide them in their business decisions with terms and conditions which leave no room for ambiguity in the event of a conflict. Whatever your legal needs may be, we can offer you advice and create specific solutions to address security and ongoing concerns of your company.
Real estate law covers a broad range of issues in relation to property law, from easement disputes, foreclosures, injuries, property taxes,neighbors, property deeds in addition to mortgages, insurance,and landlord/tenant matters. Peters Law focuses on business and real estate law, and we will help you navigate some uncharted territory with our in depth experience and expertise in real estate transactions.
Peters Law Firm has built its reputation in providing sound legal advice | business judgement backed by aggressive and tenacious advocacy to address minority or majority shareholder rights. The firm's common-sense legal advice and accurate prognosis of reasonable expectations of a particular case stems from both its vast experience & legal expertise and helps its clients make the best choice to advance their case forward.
Peters Law Firm has a wide range of experience that makes it ideally suited to handle your corporate general business needs. Peters Law Firm can help form your business, guide you through management or transactions, and fight for you, if necessary, in court or arbitration.
What is Articles of Organization for an LLC? Forming a business entity has become incredibly easy nowadays. At the Minnesota Secretary of State's Office, all it takes is 5 minutes filling out a one-page form and a filing fee. The form is called Articles of Organization for an LLC or Articles of Incorporation for a corporation. What is the difference between an organizer and owner of an LLC? The[...]
Can a company fire a shareholder? Nothing starts a shareholder dispute as often as terminating a shareholder from their own company. The terminated shareholder is often disgruntled and confused. “Can they do this?” and “What are my rights?” are questions that often arise. For the company, often there is confusion about what duties remain to the terminated shareholder. On the question [...]
Can I as a Shareholder appeal in courts of appeal to get a reasonable expectation? No, if you were to look at a newly released decision by the Minnesota Court of Appeals, a reminder that litigants cannot even count on the appeals process or reasonable expectation to get things right. See Gates, et al. v. Macken, et al., Court of Appeals Case No. A15-1289 (May 9, 2016) (“Gates v. Macken”). [...]
What is tortious interference? One claim that sometimes comes up in the business context is called tortious interference with economic advantage.[1] This is a claim against someone for wrongfully taking a business opportunity away from the victim. It comes up often against former employees or co-owners who sidetrack business opportunities that have come to their attention while they worked for [...]
What is corporate veil in regards to corporate definition? Lawyers are all typically familiar with the concept of the “corporate veil.” The corporate veil refers to the separation between a person who owns stock in a corporation and the corporation itself. With a corporate entity, ordinarily the person who owns stock in the company is not personally liable for the debts of the company. Like [...]
What type of conflict of interest a director of a corporation can have to breach his fiduciary duty? Directors and/or officers who take responsibility for dissolving a company can be tempted to use company funds to repay debts to themselves as opposed to other creditors. This can expose those responsible to serious potential personal liability if the company is insolvent or on the verge of [...]
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We help fight justice for shareholders. Today's businesses face an uncertain climate and more than ever need effective, knowledgeable counsel to help guide them to success. Peters Law Firm takes pride in its creativity, comprehensive and reliable legal counsel and will take up cudgels for minority shareholders or majority to provide for and protect our clients. We address business disputes, broad range of contract law to help you not only personalize specialty contract laws specific to your purpose to address enforceability and/or in litigating any unjust enrichment | contract breach.
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