Thomas E Ladegaard Business Attorney

While you always want to avoid litigation, it is an inherent risk of being in business. You might be owed money or someone might claim you owe them, but lawsuits are a cost of doing business, especially as your business grows.

Thomas is an aggressive, efficient, and effective litigator with 20 years' experience in the following areas:

Limit your liability and protect your personal assets by forming a Corporation or Limited Liability Company. Not only does a business entity have a separate legal existence from you personally, it signals to the world that you're serious and committed to your business venture. Forming the business entity should be one of your first tasks as a startup, before any contracts are signed.

Tom will file the necessary paperwork on your behalf to get the entity started, he'll create the internal documents you'll need to govern the entity and ensure compliance with corporate formalities, and he'll advise you on how to maintain the entity and mitigate risk.

If you are a licensed professional, your California licensing agency may require you to form a professional corporation, which is different than a general stock corporation. Professions that are required to form a professional corporation include (but not limited to):

As an insured in a liability policy, your insurance carrier must defend you in any third-party claim that creates the potential for coverage under the policy. Carriers often ignore their obligations and reflexively deny claims that should be covered. Having insurance coverage means you get defense (legal fees) and indemnity (settlement or judgment) paid on your behalf. This is the bargain you struck when you paid the insurance premium, and sometimes you have to fight your own carrier to enforce your rights.

Tom worked in insurance coverage for eight years, working for policyholders and insurance companies. He has sued carriers for bad faith and won, he has defended carriers accused of bad faith, and has written reservation of rights letters on behalf of carriers. Tom understands insurance coverage and he can pressure insurance carriers to do the right thing.

Tom is presently only accepting coverage representation on behalf of insureds, and he no longer represents insurance carriers.

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Unforeseen problems may arise if you are negotiating or drafting a contract without attorney oversight. Litigation is less likely to occur, and you will be in a stronger position, when all contracts are reviewed or drafted by experienced legal counsel. It is wise to have all contracts reviewed by counsel in advance, and to review and update contracts every few years.

Tom's litigation experience makes him uniquely situated to identify contract problems that may arise in the future, as he has seen firsthand when contracts are poorly drafted. Tom can assist you in the drafting, review, and negotiation of your:

Registering a Trademark for your business or product name, tagline, or logo is the only way to prevent competitors from copying your branding, causing confusion in the marketplace, and siphoning away from your business.

Tom will advise you about the viability and strategy for your proposed mark, file the application on your behalf, and enforce your mark against those who would infringe upon your hard work.

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5927 Balfour Court, Ste. 202
Carlsbad, CA 92008

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(858) 699-2461

Email

Tel@LadegaardLaw.com

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