Our real estate practice includes a broad variety of matters, representing developers, contractors, borrowers, investors, and lenders in all types of asset classes. Johnson Friedman Law Group attorneys also regularly negotiate commercial leases on behalf of both landlords and tenants. With nearly two decades of combined experience, Johnson Friedman Law Group is poised to ensure your interests - and your investments - are protected.
When you’re buying, selling, or investing in real estate, you need someone to make sure you’re doing it in an educated and efficient manner to maximize your upside. We can advise you when you buy, sell, lease, lease/purchase, improve, or invest in any type of real estate or real estate portfolio including office buildings, shopping centers, industrial properties, and residential properties.
Bringing a high-touch, dealmaking approach to counseling you, we're ready to help address your pain points and get ink on the paper at closing.
Johnson Friedman Law Group has over a decade of experience serving as outside general counsel for small, mid-size, and international businesses. As your fractional general counsel, we act as go-to advisors when legal issues pop up in the course of conducting business. From contract negotiations to employment disputes, to business structure consulting, we have the knowledge and experience to help you navigate novel situations to protect your business. We also understand that you may have other needs as well, and have the relationship network to help your business grow in all areas.
Buying or selling a business is a detailed process, regardless of whether you're trying to close the deal on an expedited basis or you have months to complete due diligence. Gearing up as a potential seller means getting your house in order - from finances, to performance figures, to your corporate books, to inventory and employees. Your broker may or may not be interested in guiding you through this process, but Johnson Friedman Law Group will help you make sure you've dotted your i's and crossed your t's.
Buying or selling also means papering the deal to protect yourself every step of the way. Johnson Friedman Law Group prepares the documents you need to protect your rights...and your investment:
Starting a new company is a very exciting process and one that must be navigated by somebody with knowledge of the administrative and statutory paths that need to be taken. Whether you are starting a new business or need to use the corporate form to protect yourself in the business in which you already operate, Johnson Friedman Law Group can help. After discussing your business goals and potential liabilities, Johnson Friedman Law Group helps you determine the appropriate corporate form to suit your needs and prepare all the corporate formation documents you need to get up and running. We will also help you draft the documents necessary to ensure that your company is run in an orderly fashion and in compliance with applicable statutes and regulations.
Formation of a company is not enough to ensure success. Making a profit is not enough to guarantee longevity of your business. Even if you’re turning a profit and have formed a legal entity through which you operate, Texas law still mandates that you maintain your corporate practices through annual meetings, resolutions, and additional transactions. Johnson Friedman Law Group guides companies to help them keep their books in order so that they are prepared in the event of an audit, or should the need arise to show that your company is a legitimate going concern.
In addition to traditional business transactions, Johnson Friedman Law Group has years of experience advising as general counsel and acquisition/merger counsel in the healthcare industry. Our portfolio includes helping practitioners in the following concentrations:
These transactions and businesses require additional considerations to ensure compliance and adherence to unique laws and regulations. Johnson Friedman Law Group is ready to help.
You've worked hard to build your product and your brand. Every business needs to constantly evaluate how it protects its proprietary information, trade secrets, and image. We help clients in prosecuting trademark applications and ensuring policies and agreements are in place to protect the recipe that makes your business succeed. We also have a network of excellent patent attorneys we know you can trust if your product qualifies for a patent.
*JFLG is a member of the International Trademark Association
Litigation
When a dispute rises to the level of litigation, you need a competent attorney who is capable of being aggressive and using the rules of procedure to gain every possible advantage in your favor. With years of experience in both state and Federal court, we can help you navigate through case investigation, filing of initial pleadings, discovery, motion practice, trial, and post-judgment collection efforts.
In addition to ensuring that the most strategic avenues are taken, our attorneys always keep in mind that you and/or your company have other items on your agenda, and we carry the load for you so that you can focus on the things that matter most to you.
Arbitration
Arbitration is similar to traditional litigation; except rather than trying the case to a judge or jury, a single arbitrator or panel of arbitrators will act as both judge and jury. Although the rules of procedure and evidence used in state or Federal court generally do not apply, arbitration proceedings often have procedural quirks that require a keen eye and an unflinching ability to adapt. Johnson Friedman Law Group's attorneys will use their proven litigation skills and instincts to show the arbitrator(s) why your side of the argument is right, and why they should find in your favor. Whether you voluntarily submitted to arbitration or are contractually required to arbitrate your claims, contact us to help you design the most effective arbitration strategy for your situation.
Contracts come in many shapes and sizes, but they all require the same attention to detail and level of particularity when being negotiated and drafted. Johnson Friedman Law Group has spent countless hours drafting, revising, and reviewing many types of contracts, including:
Even deciding whether to use “and” versus “or” can make a crucial difference in how a contract will ultimately be interpreted. You need a team who will meticulously read through your contract, ensure that all the necessary terms are included, and draft your agreement as favorably as possible to you. Johnson Friedman Law Group has the experience and the accuracy to make your contract as air-tight as you need.
Every business is created, develops and grows, and at some point, may evolve or merge into another. Whether you are starting a new business, growing or expanding, selling your business, or winding down, we have the resources and experience to help. From growth planning to exit planning, our team provides well-rounded legal business advice to protect what you've worked so hard to build.
Few things are more frustrating than providing your goods, services, and resources to a customer or client, only to have them violate their agreement by not compensating you according to your agreement. Regardless of the reasons they may fail to do so, we know your business relies on people keeping their promise to pay you.
Our creditors' rights practice includes a broad variety of matters serving both secured and unsecured lenders and service providers in various types of collection matters including litigation, bankruptcy protection, and asset recovery. Having legal advisors on our team who understand the complexities of bankruptcy and litigation, Johnson Friedman Law Group is poised to help its clients through a variety of distressed business situations.
Bringing a common-sense approach and creative problem solving, JFLG maximizes client recovery without exhausting financial resources in matters including:
Not every lawsuit ends with a win. The judicial system isn't always perfect, and sometimes cases end up with incorrect rulings that lead to incorrect results. Johnson Friedman Law Group handles civil appeals to help clients clean up the outcome of their case regardless of whether we represented you in the trial court or not. The appeal process has very specific, strict timelines and requirements, so don't delay contacting us to discuss your case.
As your business grows, its needs may change. While always intent on maintaining your brand, you may need to consider restructuring your business to maximize use of resources. Growing businesses often face changing capital needs, human capital allocations, risks and liabilities, and asset protection considerations. Drawing on the "counselor" aspect of our roles, Johnson Friedman Law Group will help you map out the future of your business to minimize the growing pains arising out of the success you've worked so very hard to achieve.
Mediation is an important process in resolving matters without the cost or stress of litigating, and especially avoiding the need to take your case to trial. While not every case will settle, mediation gives the parties a unique opportunity to control the outcome of their case through settlement. Most civil cases in Texas are ordered to mediation before they can go to trial. Mediators act as a neutral third-party in a confidential and privileged session aimed solely at settling disputed claims.
Sam Johnson and Brandy Hoge are certified mediators with a combined three decades of litigation and trial experience. Sam and Brandy can each serve as mediator to help parties try to come to a settlement agreement through either a facilitative or directive mediation approach, and they can also co-mediate to bring even better chances for success of resolution.
Please contact us at mediation@jfbusinesslaw.com for more information about scheduling mediation with Sam, Brandy, or both.
