Corporate and Business Law
The Virtus Law, PLLC “Flat Fee General Counsel” program offers businesses the option to receive a broad range of legal services at a fixed monthly cost. Experienced professionals will deliver affordable, practical legal services customized to your business needs at predictable costs. Virtus Law professionals will work closely with you to develop a bundle of services that meet your legal needs and budgetary parameters.
The program normally includes the following:
- Business Contracts
- Corporate
- Real Estate
- Income Tax Planning
- Asset Protection and Estate Planning
Debtor/Creditor Relations and Bankruptcy
Working with Banks, commercial creditors and debtors to restructure debt, recover from assets pledge to secure debt (including real estate foreclosure) all to facilitate the desired result of the client. Notably, litigation is on of the tools at the client’s disposal, but utilized as a process of last resort. Clients are rarely served by the immediate initiation of litigation. This process leads to a higher probability of a less costly result. The Virtus Law objective is for the client to experience a return on their legal investment.
Income Tax Planning
With a well executed income tax plan, clients investment in attorney fees will yield benefits that far exceed the cost. Planning ahead for income taxes should be a priority in all business endeavors – buying and selling property, M & A, estate planning, starting a new business, etc. Virtus Law offers this service as a complement to your business plan, for an individual seeking to minimize tax burden, and everything in between.
Landlord/Tenant
We work in the area of commercial and residential landlord-tenant law. Whether our clients need help with lease drafting, unlawful detainers, lease work-outs or the exercise of their remedies such as collection of past due rent against the tenant, guarantors or recoupment of damage to the leased space, our attorneys have experience.
Commercial Litigation
At Virtus Law, we understand that litigation is often a means of last resort. Whether we are defending or prosecuting a claim for your business or you individually, we understand that economics play a significant role in how and why you litigate. We will work with you to develop a strategy that is cost-efficient, yet effective to obtain your goals.
Litigation is one tool of many used to settle business disputes. We attempt to make the process predictable. Virtus Law will also work with you to develop policies and procedures to help you avoid litigation.
Mergers and Acquisitions
Mergers and acquisitions are complicated and require the assistance of an experienced tax and business-minded attorney. Our attorneys guide business owners through mergers & acquisitions strategies, prepare documents, help create proactive tax strategies dealing with selling, buying, dividing and combining of different companies.
Real Estate Law
We work with real estate acquisition, finance and development, together with associated litigation. We represent borrowers, lenders, guarantors, developers, operators, brokers, mechanic’s lien claimants, landlords and commercial tenants. Work-outs are a common theme since 2006.
We are actively involved in many real estate related associations for operators, lenders, investors and brokers. Virtus Law Attorneys frequently present to these groups, contribute articles and support the membership. Many of Virtus Law’s clients are members of these associations.
We walk the walk – as our Senior Principal is also a real estate investor with a portfolio of commercial income producing properties and a dedicated staff a employees that manage this portfolio. Our corporate headquarters is also owned by a Principal.