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Brad Nakase, Attorney

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California business attorney, Brad Nakase, assists businesses to startup, grow, and thrive. California business attorney, Brad Nakase, focuses on providing personalized legal services. Since 2005, Brad Nakase has helped California businesses incorporate the business, business contracts, and business litigation. Brad Nakase can help you form a corporation, employment law, breach of contract, or civil litigation. Please call for a free consultation with a business lawyer: (888) 600-8654

What Does A Business Lawyer Do?

A business lawyer represents business clients in a business dispute, labor law, regulatory compliance, draft contracts, and litigation. Our business lawyer provides the following legal services (links to third parties’ website):

Business formation
Employment law
Employer defense
Start a corporation
California employer class action defense
Small business legal services
Start a business
Partnership dispute resolution
Form LLC
Business startup
Corporate compliance with with state, federal, local regulations
Negotiate and draft business contracts
Business Litigation
Work with business clients to establish corporate structure and employment policies.
Assist in business and economic development by identification, site selection, regulatory or permitting compliance assistance, foreign direct investment and export assistance.

Do Business Lawyers Go to Court?

A business attorney that goes to court is called a “litigation attorney” or “business trial lawyer.” The labels are synonymous. Business lawyers fall into two primary categories: transaction lawyers or business litigation. There are business lawyers to help their clients with business transactions and business litigation. Business lawyers that go to court represent their clients for a myriad of reasons, including breach of contract, sued by an employee, and defending a class action lawsuit. Since 2005, attorney Brad Nakase has litigated over 500 cases at the courts in Los Angeles, San Diego, Orange County, Riverside, and San Bernardino.

Do I Need A Business Lawyer?

A person may need a business lawyer for startup, growth, labor law issues, regulatory, and litigation. A new business may require a business lawyer to incorporate a business or create an LLC for the company. As the business grows, a person may need a business attorney to negotiate leases and ensure proper corporate structure from directors to officers. Some businesses, such as investment brokerage, hospitals, pharmaceuticals, are highly regulated and may need a business attorney to comply with state, local, and federal regulatory agencies. A business may also need a business lawyer to sue or defend a lawsuit. A person may need a business lawyer to defend an employment lawsuit by a former employee.

How Much Does A Business Lawyer Cost?

A business lawyer’s cost ranges from $250 to $550 per hour, depending on the years of experience and city. A business lawyer’s cost depends on many factors, which may include the following:

Business Attorney’s Experience.
Transactions or litigation. A litigation attorney charges more than a transactional lawyer.
Region. A business lawyer in a big city will charge more than a business lawyer in a small town. For example, a business lawyer in San Francisco, Irvine, Los Angeles, and San Diego will cost more than a business lawyer in El Cajon, Riverside, or San Bernardino.
Topic. The topic involved will determine the cost of a business lawyer. A business lawyer assists a client in a simple breach of contract will cost less than a lawyer defending a business against the SEC. A business lawyer defending a class action lawyer will cost more than a lawyer drafting a business contract.

Cities We Serve

Business Law

Los Angeles | San Diego |

Business Litigation

Los Angeles | San Diego | Orange County

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