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I represent management in employment litigation and provide advice in employment matters. I have worked with government entities, businesses of all sizes, and non-profit organizations. I draft and update workplace policies and employee handbooks, provide workplace training, and advise clients on employment issues when they arise. I also represent clients before state and federal administrative agencies and in state and federal court proceedings. I am Chair of the American Bar Association (ABA) Young Lawyers Division, the Oregon State Bar's Young Lawyer Delegate to the ABA House of Delegates, and a Life Fellow of the American Bar Foundation. Locally, I sit on the Multnomah Bar Association Board of Directors, act as its Liaison to the Judicial Screening Committee, and am a past President of its Young Lawyer Section. I also serve as Chair of the Board of Directors of the Hollywood Theatre and NWEEO/Affirmative Action Association. I am certified as a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) by the Human Resources Certification Institute and am admitted to practice law in Oregon and Washington state and federal courts.

Experienced Corporate Law attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Experienced Corporate Law attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Experienced Corporate Law attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Experienced Corporate Law attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

I am an entertainment lawyer with substantial experience for over 40 years in representing recording artists, filmmakers, songwriters, screenwriters, record labels, publishers, artist managers, producers, authors including representation in the film, television, radio and literary industries. Among others, my most well-known clients have included George Clinton, Sippie Wallace, The Romantics, The Bass Brothers, Eminem, Marilyn Manson, Pantera, Marcus Belgrave, The GO, Mike Posner, Rodriguez, Elmore Leonard, Westbound Records, Warner Tamerlane and Atlantic Records. I draft and negotiate contracts, protect clients' intellectual property, mediate and litigate entertainment related disputes and network on behalf of my clients. I serve as an expert witness in music litigation and I am involved in many entertainment organizations (e.g. MusiCares and Detroit Music Awards). I also act as an artist manager in the music industry. Finally, I am an adjunct professor at the University of Michigan Law School teaching entertainment law.

Experienced Corporate Law attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Experienced Corporate Law attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

I am an estate planning and business lawyer. As an estate planner, I help people and their families plan for incapacity, the distribution of their assets to those they want to get them, and the minimization of death taxes. As a business lawyer, I counsel business owners on matters like setting up the business and choosing the right form of entity, contracts, financing, regulatory compliance, taxes and dissolution. I also have expertise in commercial real estate and in federal securities laws.. Estate Planning. As a Montgomery County estate planning attorney, I prepare wills and trusts, and lifetime planning documents for clients. Lifetime planning documents include financial powers of attorney and health care powers of attorney or advance directives. If appropriate for a client’s needs and wishes, I prepare living trusts and provide advice on what a living trust can accomplish, as well as their advantages and disadvantages, the administration of the trust during the life of the grantor, and the Pennsylvania inheritance taxation of trusts. Also as an estate planning lawyer, I counsel clients on non-tax planning issues relating to spouses, such as post-nuptial and pre-nuptial agreements, and a surviving spouse’s elective share.. Business Law. As a business attorney, I provide general corporate and strategic business counseling to executives and owners of private companies. I am experienced with a range of issues, including business formation, mergers and acquisitions, debt and equity financing and succession planning. As a corporate law attorney, I work extensively with both early-stage and mature businesses in several industries, including technology, publishing, retail, commercial real estate, and manufacturing. I counsel clients on contract matters with customers and suppliers, landlords and tenants, employee liability matters and the rights and obligations of company owners. I am also experienced in securities and corporate financing laws and transactions.. In my business law practice, I represent real estate investors, developers and owners in the purchase and sale of real estate and in a wide range of commercial and residential real estate matters. I have experience in negotiating and documenting commercial mortgage loans for both lenders and borrowers, including traditional term loans, lines of credit and construction loans.

Jon concentrates his practice in the representation of companies in employment disputes and complex commercial matters, including litigation with terminated employees, disputes over noncompetition agreements, and fiduciary and shareholder litigation. Jon also extensively advises individuals and companies on a wide range of employment issues. Jon also authors the award-winning Ohio Employer Law Blog, located at .

Experienced Corporate Law attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Sean W. Higgins, Esq. has more than thirty years of experience solving employment and business disputes. He represents both employers and employees in the full range of employment law matters. He has successfully represented businesses, ranging from Fortune 100 companies to sole proprietorships, and individuals in federal and state courts throughout the United States, before federal, New York State, and New York City administrative agencies, as well as in arbitration and mediation. Mr. Higgins is also experienced in transactional and counseling matters, including negotiating, drafting, and reviewing contracts and corporate documents.. Mr. Higgins received his law degree from Brooklyn Law School, and he received his undergraduate degree from Georgetown University.. Mr. Higgins is licensed to practice law in the State of New York and the State of New Jersey, and he has represented clients in numerous other states throughout the nation. Mr. Higgins is also admitted to practice before the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, and the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.

Samuel Randall is an employment, immigration and litigation attorney. He counsels and represents small businesses and public and private sector employees in a broad range of employment and labor law related issues, including discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wrongful termination, wage and hour violations, equal pay, employment contracts, employee discipline, restrictive covenants, severance agreements, retirement and disability issues and other employment related matters. Mr. Randall regularly represents clients in state and federal courts, administrative hearings, mediation and arbitration.. Mr. Randall assists a wide range of immigration clients with their business and family based immigration needs including work authorizations, becoming a permanent resident (green card), petition to sponsor family members, becoming a U.S. citizen, asylum applications, provide relief from removal, deportation and detention.. Mr. Randall also has experience in civil litigation, business law, bankruptcy, criminal law, family law, probate, wills and trusts and landlord tenant disputes.

Hollie Lynn Wieland has experience in a wide range of employment matters, including federal and state employment law compliance, hiring practices, termination procedures, and all forms of employee-related litigation.  Hollie has litigated Title VII, ADA, ADEA, FMLA, FLSA and workplace retaliation claims, as well as employee contract claims related to covenants not to compete and other restraints upon employee behavior.. In addition to her employment law practice, Hollie represents clients in litigation matters involving business disputes.  She is currently General Counsel for the American Numismatic Association (ANA).. Hollie is admitted to practice before the State and Federal Courts of Colorado as well as the Tenth Circuit Courts of Appeal.. Hollie received her undergraduate degree from the University of Colorado in 1989 and her Juris Doctor from the University of Denver in 1992.. Hollie served on the Board of Directors of the Colorado Trial Lawyers Association since from 2004 to 2010.  She is a member of the National Employment Lawyers Association, the Plaintiffs’ Employment Lawyers Association, the Faculty of Federal Advocates, theColorado Bar Association, and the El Paso County Bar Association.

I graduated first in my class from law school and thereafter clerked for a federal judge, joined the Washington office of a prestigious New York law firm and then became a federal prosecutor in the District of Columbia where I tried numerous criminal cases.  Thereafter I became general counsel to a New York Stock Exchange REIT, where I worked for 14 years.  I returned to law school at night, studying to become an estate planner and opened my own practice in 1998. I am a solo practitioner and enjoy helping my clients with their estate planning needs, which include trust preparation and administration and some estate tax planning.

Experienced Corporate Law attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Experienced Corporate Law attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Experienced Corporate Law attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Experienced Corporate Law attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

I provide both litigation and legal counseling services to individuals and businesses.. My litigation practice focuses primarily in the areas of commercial litigation, employment litigation, insurance litigation, and professional liability law. I have represented both plaintiffs and defendants in cases involving breach of contract, fraud, negligent misrepresentation, copyright infringement, theft of trade secrets, enforcement of non-competition agreements, mechanics’ liens, violations of the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act, securities and failed investment expectations, business disparagement and civil conspiracy, professional malpractice, and insurance coverage disputes.. I have tried numerous cases, ranging from one day bench trials to multi-week jury trials. I have also participated in many hearings at which live testimony has been taken (for example, hearings on applications for temporary injunction, motions for contempt, and motions challenging expert qualifications). My trial experience also includes private arbitration.. In the areas of legal counseling and business transactions I regularly assist clients in the following areas: