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I assist clients with business and commercial transactions, civil litigation and complex dispute resolution, commercial and venture finance, business formations, business purchases and sales, real estate, and tax matters. My typical clients are small-to-medium size privately held businesses, venture investors, and entrepreneurs. Prior to entering private legal practice, I worked for several years in private equity and venture capital. As a lawyer, I combine my legal training with my deep business experience to deliver cost effective legal solutions that are practical and address my clients’ specific business needs.

Larry Donahue is a seasoned high-tech business executive and attorney, with a focus in contracts, negotiations, business transactions, intellectual property and Internet law. He boasts over 20 years of business development and IT consulting experience. His former clients (as a consultant) ranged from small startups to the Fortune 50, including GE Capital, Bank One, IBM and Amadeus.. He held leadership positions in numerous successful enterprises, including SpaBoom, FatCow Web Hosting, Baker Robbins & Company, and Leapnet. At SpaBoom, Larry helped found this SaaS-based business from scratch, and subsequently captured 12% of the spa/salon market within 3 years. At FatCow, Larry helped turn around this web hosting company, growing its accounts from 3,000 to 30,000 within 3 years, and overseeing the acquisition of the business with a surprisingly successful valuation.. Larry holds a Bachelors of Science in Electrical Engineering, is licensed to practice law in the States of New Mexico and Illinois, and is a registered patent attorney with the US Patent and Trademark Office. Larry appeared on the New Mexico Business Journal’s “40 Under 40” in 2003 and 2004.. In 2011, Larry founded Law 4 Small Business (L4SB), after almost 15 years as a Chief Operating Officer and Corporate Counsel for a number of high-tech companies and startups.. As a corporate counsel, Larry dealt with three certainties in his career.. First, your typical small business owner or executive doesn’t have the time, training or patience to consider the legal impacts of his or her daily decisions, and how they could transform into costly mistakes for the future. Or, how the right decisions around legal issues could create wonderful returns, profits and/or cost-savings down the road.. Second, your typical law firm loves to provide legal services to businesses, yet oftentimes demands retainer fees, won’t be available after hours, and almost never accepts credit cards. As a corporate counsel, Larry found it difficult to find attorneys who really understood the needs of business, and would be willing to lose a few battles for the sake of winning the war (for some attorneys, the need to “zealously represent their client” makes them inflexible and difficult to work with, at best).. Third, legal representation early in the game (like good medicine) helps avoid costly problems in the future. For example, many business owners don’t stop to consider that every contract placed in front of them is negotiable (i.e. even a lease). By negotiating more favorable terms now, a business can potentially save thousands when the relationship ends.. Therefore, L4SB was born to address what Larry sees as shortcomings to legal representation for small business.

Gabriel S. Perez is the owner of the Law Office of Gabriel S. Perez, PLLC. I have assisted clients with federal criminal defense, business entity issues and civil litigation. I provide my clients aggressive representation and compassionate guidance. I am licensed to practice in Texas and New Mexico and has handled several felony jury trials in both state and federal court. I have appeared before the United States Supreme Court successfully and has handled Bivens defense issues from the trial court all the way on appeal to the United States Supreme Court.  In addition to my career as a litigator, I also have served as an adjunct faculty member at El Paso Community College.

Legal Solutions of New Mexico, LLC. Carlos N. Martinez is the Managing Partner and co-owner of Legal Solutions of New Mexico, LLC. He practices in cannabis law and family law

Patrick Griebel has represented hundreds of clients in a wide variety of practice areas. Outside of the practice of law, Patrick started and successfully managed businesses of his own, focusing on New Mexico’s abundant renewable energy resources. Patrick has also advised and managed start-ups, as well as established businesses in business planning, business organization, marketing, sales, hiring, and training.. Patrick is now a senior parner at Albuquerque Business Law, P.C., a prgressive, forward thinking business law firm located in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Jody Stuart Foyles graduated Cum Laude from North Carolina State University in 1995 with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science. He received his Juris Doctorate from the University Of Louisville School Of Law in 1998.. In September of 1998, Jody Stuart Foyles began working with the Public Defenders Office in Hoke and Scotland County, where he spent the majority of his time in Court representing indigent criminal defendants. Through this job, Jody Stuart Foyles gained a unique familiarity with the court system and also gained a great deal of experience in the courtroom.. Upon leaving the Public Defenders Office, Jody Stuart Foyles became a partner in the law firm of Holshouser, Garner, Foyles & Hayes, where he began focusing his practice on domestic and civil litigation.. Since July of 2001, Jody Stuart Foyles had his own law firm, where he continued to concentrate on domestic litigation, civil litigation and personal injury cases. Jody Foyles has filed numerous lawsuits in Superior Court to recover for personal injuries ranging from claims of action for wrongful death to sexual harassment. The Defendants he has sued range from major corporations to local school boards. In addition, he has represented people in land disputes over easements, boundary disputes, timber cases and quiet title actions. He has also tried numerous child custody, child support, alimony, post separation support and equitable distribution cases in his domestic practice.. Jody Foyles devotes his career to providing his clients with effective, personalized service and representation. He is personable, compassionate, and sensitive to each client's emotional and financial situation.. Bar Admissions. Education. Past Employment Positions

I am passionate about helping small businesses find creative solutions to real world problems.  The majority of my practice is focused on small business and employment law with some other fun topics in between.  I enjoy helping small businesses develop HR programs for employees that are compliant with state and federal laws, as well as helping counsel small business owners on how to build their businesses within the confines of the law.. When not practicing law, I am an avid runner and skydive enthusiast.  I also enjoy hanging out with my husband and three rescue pets at my home in Raleigh, NC.

About Havenspire Law. Havenspire Law is your legal safe haven; a place where ideas are protected, growth is guided, and small businesses are empowered to build boldly. Founded by Caleb Tarver, Esq., a third-generation small business owner and experienced business attorney, our firm is rooted in entrepreneurship and focused on helping North Carolina businesses and nonprofits thrive.. We provide personalized, concierge-level legal services across every stage of the business journey; from formation to growth, contracts to compliance, and exit planning to estate protection. Our flat-fee model makes legal services accessible, predictable, and aligned with your goals. We proudly serve startups, family-owned businesses, consultants, creatives, and nonprofit leaders throughout the Research Triangle and across North Carolina.. Whether you’re launching your dream, growing a legacy, or planning your next move, Havenspire Law is here to clear the legal path forward.

Martin Moore is an experienced trial lawyer and counselor. He began his career in public service, defending hundreds of clients in criminal, juvenile, and civil trials. In private practice, Martin joined one of Asheville's largest law firms, serving business and individual clients in business, employment, and land use matters. Martin has defended clients in both state and federal courts, and aided clients in matters before the North Carolina Court of Appeals and North Carolina Supreme Court. His experience counseling clients from business formation, through administrative investigations, and through trials allows him to offer quality, sound counsel to help you navigate your unique legal cocnerns.. Martin is a mediator certified by the North Carolina Dispute Resolution Commission and has been recognized by "The Best Lawyers in America ® Ones to Watch" recognition three years running.

Edward L. Bleynat, Jr. began his legal career by clerking for James G. Exum, Jr., then the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of North Carolina. He later went to work with a major Greensboro law firm in a general litigation practice, focusing on business litigation and tort law.. In 1995, Ed, his wife and children relocated to Asheville, North Carolina to continue his law practice and to raise their family in Western North Carolina, where Ed grew up. After Ed started his own firm in 1997, he and Joe Ferikes merged their practices into Ferikes & Bleynat, PLLC.. Ed engages in the general practice of law, focusing on business litigation, civil litigation, major personal injury, real estate litigation, and construction and contract law.. Ed is actively involved in a variety of church, civic and community activities as a director, a trustee or a volunteer.. Ferikes & Bleynat, PLLC, is a North Carolina law firm regulated by the Rules of Professional Conduct as promulgated by the North Carolina State Bar.  As such, our lawyers do not and cannot ethically participate in many of Avvo's programs, including its Legal Topics, Legal Forms, or its fixed-price legal services. We advise extreme caution when relying on Q&A's or use of legal forms without the guidance of a qualified lawyer.

Kight on Cannabis: The Definitive Word on Weed.. Rod Kight is an award winning lawyer, advocate, and author focusing his efforts on supporting providers, farmers, manufacturers, scientist, laboratories, and the retail industry surrounding the commerce of industrial hemp and legal recreational and medical cannabis. Visit the website: . [Note: Website goes live end of January 2018. Stay tuned!] I have a personal interest in cannabis. I experimented with it recreationally in college and, frankly, continued my “experimentation” off and on into adulthood.. In my mid-thirties I was diagnosed with testicular cancer and had to undergo chemotherapy treatments. I did not try cannabis as a medical aid at first. This was due to a misplaced belief that trying it as a medical aid would really be nothing more than using my illness as an excuse to get high. However, on a particularly difficult day when I was feeling miserable, I broke down and smoked marijuana with my brother. The experience was stunning and remarkable. Within fifteen minutes I felt significantly better and had an appetite for the first time in days. My flu- like aches subsided and my nausea disappeared. Certainly, I was not 100 percent better. However, I felt well enough to spend a pleasant evening talking with my brother. I ate two helpings of spicy Indian food and slept well enough to regain some lost energy. Had I not smoked marijuana that evening I would have remained in bed, not eaten, and spent most of the night tossing and turning, nauseated and in agony. My energy levels would have continued their steep decline and I would have been worse off for the next treatment.. Cannabis helped me through chemotherapy and I resolved at that time to become an advocate for its legalization. In addition to aiding with side effects of chemotherapy, new research suggests that it may also be important in treatment and even prevention of certain diseases.. I also have a long-time interest in business law. Law students do not typically have “majors” (or “minors”) in legal subjects in the same way that undergraduates do. However, a law student can choose to focus on a specific legal area by taking multiple courses in that area. In my case, I took every business law class that was offered in law school. As a philosophy major in college I was intrigued by the strange implications of being able to create a separate legal individual under the law and the tensions that such an arrangement could create between natural entities (i.e., people) and artificial entities (i.e., corporations). (That issue has been playing out in the Supreme Court recently, but in another context.) The metaphysics of the corporate veil and limited liability fascinated me.. Later, after starting my own law practice, the practical aspects of running a business— bookkeeping, marketing, taxes, employee management, financing, etc.— captivated me. Over the years, my law practice quickly migrated toward bankruptcy law. I eventually became a bankruptcy specialist and have represented numerous businesses through difficult reorganizations. I have also maintained a general business and commercial litigation of this is to say that being a cannabis business lawyer feels natural to me and was probably inevitable. Thank you for reading.

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I am a native of Hiddenite North Carolina where I still live on a farm that has been in my family since the 18th century. I grew up doing farm chores and still enjoy working and hunting in the outdoors. I graduated from West Iredell High School in 2003. I earned my private pilot license in 2002 when I was 18 years old and have been an aviation enthusiast since that time. After graduation I attended Mendenhall School of Auctioneering and earned my Auctioneers License in 2003. I eventually settled in to work with a local heating, air conditioning, and plumbing company. I started out as a helper and worked my way up to a retail sales professional and job coordinator. I have been a member of Rocky Hill Church since 2005. I married my wife Jessica in 2007 and decided to further my education in 2009. I graduated summa cum laude from Liberty University in Lynchburg Virginia in 2012 with a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy and Religion. I continued my education at Liberty University School of Law and graduated Juris Doctor, May 2015. My focus in law school was on business transaction law and business planning. I am proud to serve my neighbors here in Iredell and surrounding counties with Benbow and Phillips, P.C.