POOCK LAW

200 Highland Avenue,
Suite 306
Needham, MA 02494
Phone: 781-247-4204
Fax: 781-459-0379
Email: jpoock@poocklaw.com

Practice Areas

Business Law

Poock Law advises and represents businesses and entrepreneurs in the following areas:

Buying and Selling Businesses

Poock Law specializes in assisting clients though the multi-stage process of buying or selling a business including:

• Advise clients about the legal issues involved with the purchase or sale of a business.


• Recommend how to structure the transaction.


• Provide assistance and guidance during the due diligence phase of a business sale.


• Draft, review, and negotiate the extensive documentation involved in a business sale/purchase transaction, including the purchase and sale agreement, commercial lease, financing documents, and employment agreements.


• Offer practical advice to help “get a deal done” if buyers and sellers encounter obstacles during the purchase and sale process.

Preparation and Review of Business Contracts

Poock Law assists clients with drafting, reviewing, and negotiating business contracts related to a variety of business activities, including:

• Shareholder agreements


• Employment contracts


• Buy-sell agreements


• Lease agreements


• Service and vendor contracts


• Releases and waivers

Non-Litigated Business “Divorces”

Sometimes, business partners “break-up.” Poock Law offers non-litigious solutions to businesses and individual clients to:

• Recognize that business owners can depart (divorce) from a business without the sale of the business and without litigation.


• Negotiate for 1 or more business owners to depart a business upon mutually agreeable terms.

Business Formation

When forming an entity, Poock Law advises clients about:

• Entity formation, including entity option choices such as whether to form as a C-corporation, S-corporation, limited liability company (LLC), partnership (including LLPs), or as a sole proprietor.


• Agreements among business owners.


• The benefits of limited liability protection, including the necessity to observe corporate formalities.


• Regulatory requirements to maintain good standing in the jurisdiction where the entity is located.

Additional Practice Areas

Poock Law offers legal services in the following additional practice areas:

• Landlord-Tenant Law


• Collaborative Law


• Dispute Resolution

Poock Law also maintains relationships with a wide range of attorneys specializing in a wide variety of legal practice areas, including estate planning, estate administration, and real estate.