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Experienced Business attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Experienced Business attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Experienced Business attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Experienced Business attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Experienced Business attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Experienced Business attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Experienced Business attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Experienced Business attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Experienced Business attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Experienced Business attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Experienced Business attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Experienced Business attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

What I Believe. I don’t charge for routine phone calls, and I don’t charge to read or answer my e-mail. I speak English and not “legalese.” I try to maintain a casual style, and I strive to provide practical advice and fair value in exchange for the fees that I charge. Business Planning Services. I advise clients on a broad range of transactional matters. I help them select the best form entity for doing business. I also assist clients in structuring, negotiating and documenting the terms of business arrangements necessary for the ongoing operation and expansion of their businesses. I have extensive experience in negotiating and drafting asic corporate documents and LLC operating agreements, distribution agreements, employment agreements and shareholder agreements.. Charitable Organizations. My passion for and commitment to the nonprofit community in the South Puget Sound allows me to bring unique value to tax-exempt organizations. I provide advice on issues arising in all phases of a charity's life cycle, including the preparation and filing of the application for recognition as a tax-exempt organization. I also advise on the full range of matters involving daily operations, from fundraising to sponsorship agreements to employment matters. I also assist with structuring transactions and alliances with other organizations.

I am the son of a United States Army General and  was born in Augsburg, Germany. My wife , Debbie, and I were married in 1990 and have two sons, Nathan and Jacob. I have been a long-time resident of Trussville, Alabama and is a member of Faith Community . A  vast majority of my time is spent representing his many clients and handling my  responsibilities as Senior Partner, but I also enjoy spending time with my family, attending and coaching his sons’ various athletic events, running and presently building an orphanage..

I am a co-founder of Martin & Helms, P.C., in Huntsville, Alabama. Born and raised in Decatur, Alabama, I obtained my undergraduate degree in finance at the University of Alabama in 1992 and graduated from the University of Alabama School of Law in 1995.. Since 1995, I have concentrated my practice on representing individuals and the families of individuals who have been harmed or injured as a result of the wrongful acts of others. While practicing in both state and federal courts throughout the country, I have litigated cases involving issues of products liability, tractor-trailer and automobile collisions, dangerous roadways, mass torts, fires and explosions, business disputes, as well as defective pharmaceutical drugs, medical devices and household products. I am dedicated to achieving the best possible result for my clients and have won millions of dollars for individuals who have been injured.. In the area of mass torts, I was actively involved in the representation of individuals who suffered kidney failure as a result of ingesting oral sodium phosphate bowel prep medications prior to a colonoscopy or surgical procedure. In recognition of my work in this area, I was selected as a member of the Plaintiff's Steering Committee for In Re: Oral Sodium Phosphate Solution - Based Products Liability Litigation, Multi-District Litigation 2066, and served as the Chair of the American Association of Justice's Oral Sodium Phosphate Litigation Group.. Additionally, I participated in the Trial Lawyers Care pro bono project which provided legal representation for victims making claims with the September 11th Victims Compensation Fund of 2001. I serve on the Board of Directors for United Cerebral Palsy of Huntsville and the Tennessee Valley. I have also served as a founder and chair of UCP of Huntsville and the Tennessee Valley's Annual Krispy Kreme Challenge Run Fundraiser. I currently serve on the Board of Bar Commissioners for the Alabama State Bar.. My wife, Kim, and I are the proud parents of two girls. We are members of First United Methodist Church in Huntsville, where we have served as teachers for the children's church program.

Experienced Business attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Experienced Business attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

David TeSelle is a nationally recognized trial lawyer. His passion is trying cases and fighting for justice for his clients, and he believes strongly in every American citizen’s right to a trial by a jury of his or her peers to resolve disputes.  Mr. TeSelle’s primary focus is assisting his clients through complex commercial and business litigation disputes, sometimes against the largest and toughest corporations in the world.  This includes numerous successful trial verdicts and settlements for millions of dollars in “bet your business” disputes, fiduciary duty violations, shareholder, partnership and member disputes, consumer and corporate fraud cases, securities cases, investment advisor/broker-dealer disputes, insurance bad faith cases, property disputes, lender-liability disputes, investor disputes, shareholder derivative disputes, product liability cases and class actions.  Mr. TeSelle also has extensive jury trial experience, including million dollar-plus awards, and substantial settlements in personal injury and construction defect cases.. Mr. TeSelle currently acts as co-leader in charge of managing Burg Simpson’s Commercial Trial Practice Group, which includes over a dozen of the firm’s finest trial lawyers.  He has successfully tried to verdict numerous million dollar-plus jury trials, bench trials and arbitrations.  In addition, he has negotiated numerous other multi-million dollar settlements.  Mr. TeSelle serves a wide range of clients, and prides himself on hard work and an unrelenting focus on striving to meet the client’s goals and objectives within the law.  One size does not fit all in high-stakes commercial litigation disputes. Mr. TeSelle never forgets that the ultimate goal is to fight hard to win justice for his clients, and to do so as efficiently and economically as possible.. Mr. TeSelle has been recognized as a 2012 Colorado Super Lawyer (recognizing him as among the top 5% of his profession).  Mr. TeSelle has also achieved the highest rating from his peers for the quality of legal advocacy, professionalism and ethics by receiving the coveted “AV” rating from Martindale-Hubbell.   He has also met the highest standards of excellence for selection in 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012 as one of the National Trial Lawyers’ Association’sTop 100 Trial Lawyers.. Mr. TeSelle is a 1991 graduate of Columbia College of Columbia University in New York, NY, and a 1994 graduate of the Dickinson School of Law of Pennsylvania State University.  Mr. TeSelle joined Burg Simpson in 1998, after practicing for several years where he grew up, outside Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Mr. TeSelle has spoken at several national conferences, teaching other lawyers about trial practice and various aspects of business/commercial litigation.  He has also taught classes at Denver University Law School on real world trial practice to aspiring trial lawyers.

Stephen is one of the founding partners of Lehnardt & Lehnardt, LLC.  His focus with clients is as a professional legal counselor, although he likes to refer to himself as "an enabler" who first listens to discover what his clients need and want, and then counsels with his clients to help them get what they want... legally.. Whether estate planning, asset protection planning, business counsel, tax avoidance, or government benefits, Stephen acknowledges and quantifies the complexities that challenge even the simplest goals.  He simplifies matters so clients can focus clearly and efficiently on what they want.  Stephen helps families with special needs, farmers and businessmen, investors and entrepreneurs, heirs and beneficiaries, Veterans and seniors.. Stephen received his undergraduate degree in Public Relations from Brigham Young University (1992) and obtained both his Doctorate of Jurisprudence and Master of Laws in Taxation degrees in 1996 from the University of Missouri—Kansas City School of Law.  Following law school, Stephen entered private practice and formed Lehnardt & Lehnardt, LLC with his father.  Stephen’s clients are from all walks of life and business and located locally, nationally and internationally.  Client matters range from the simple to the most complex—probate and guardianship assistance, business exit and succession planning, estate and retirement planning, planning for . citizens, major commercial real estate investment and development, and multi-national planning for investments and corporate finance, and more.. Stephen is an active member of the American Bar Association (Section on Taxation; Section on Real Property, Probate and Trusts); Missouri Bar Association (Probate & Estate Planning and Tax Law Committees); the Kansas Bar Association; the J. Reuben Clark Law Society; and the National College of Probate Judges.  Stephen is one of the founding members of Wealthcounsel—a national organization of top estate and tax planning attorneys, and is the founder the Midwest Estate and Financial Planning Institute, a 501(c)(3) educational organization whose mission is to provide the community of consumers and professionals with timely and meaningful information an education on estate, tax and financial planning matters.  Stephen has served on the Board of Directors for the National Advisors Trust Company, an independent federally-chartered trust company.. Stephen is an Accredited Attorney with the VA, and is admitted to practice before numerous courts, including the United States Tax Court.  Stephen frequently speaks and conducts public seminars and workshops and professional continuing education instruction on a wide range of estate, tax, elder law and government benefit planning topics, as well as business planning topics.

Experienced Business attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.