Small Business Litigation Representation
At the Law Offices of Jeff A. Mann, we understand the unique challenges small businesses face when dealing with legal disputes. Whether it's a contract disagreement, partnership dispute, employment-related issue, or financial conflict, legal challenges can disrupt your business operations and threaten your livelihood. Our firm provides personalized and strategic litigation services designed to resolve disputes efficiently while minimizing the financial burden on your business.
We work closely with small business owners to develop practical legal solutions, whether through negotiation, mediation, arbitration, or litigation. Our goal is to protect your rights, defend your business, and achieve the most favorable outcome possible, so you can focus on growing and managing your company.
Whether you are pursuing legal action or defending against a claim, we are committed to providing cost-effective, results-driven representation to safeguard your small business’s future.
Areas of Representation
Contractual Dispute Resolution
Offering small businesses legal representation in resolving conflicts over contracts, including service agreements, vendor contracts, and employment terms, to protect operational stability.
Partnership & Ownership Conflicts
Helping small business owners navigate disputes with partners or co-owners, such as disagreements over management decisions, profit-sharing, or dissolving the business.
Legal Defense Against Claims
Providing robust defense for small businesses facing lawsuits, including employee-related claims, customer disputes, or regulatory violations, with an emphasis on protecting their reputation and financial security.
Debt Recovery & Financial Disputes
Assisting small businesses in recovering unpaid invoices or debts, enforcing payment terms, and resolving financial disagreements with clients or vendors.
Employment Law Disputes
Addressing claims related to wrongful termination, wage and hour disputes, workplace discrimination, and employee contract enforcement to protect small business operations.
Intellectual Property Protection
Helping small businesses safeguard their trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets, as well as resolving disputes over intellectual property infringement.
Commercial Lease Disputes
Assisting with conflicts related to commercial leases, such as breaches of lease terms, tenant-landlord disputes, or property maintenance issues, to ensure business continuity.
Regulatory & Compliance Issues
Representing small businesses in disputes or investigations involving local, state, or federal regulatory authorities to ensure compliance and mitigate risks.
Vendor & Supplier Disputes
Resolving conflicts with suppliers or vendors over non-performance, delayed delivery, or pricing disagreements to minimize disruption to business operations.
Franchise Disputes
Representing franchisees in disputes with franchisors over agreements, territory rights, or operational conflicts, ensuring fair treatment and contractual adherence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Small business encounter problems just like any large entity. The law does not distinguish between the size of the workgroup.
Care must be exercised when signing a written agreement in that if the signature line reads as personal guarantee or similar language would mean that the signer would become personally liable for any breach of the agreement.
Buyer beware. Small businesses despite not having in-house department for Human Resources, or Legal compliance with industry Regulations, are easy prey for unsuspecting principals. Always take yearly refresher courses on ADA compliance, and the latest best practices in managing support staff to ensure compliance with labor laws and among other easy to look over regulations.
