Recognizing that our clients have small to routine legal issues arise frequently, we want our clients to feel they are able to call us without fear of a “big bill” or uncertainty as to whether the issue really requires legal advice. We created an offering known as “outside general counsel”, which we charge for a flat monthly rate, that provides unlimited day to day corporate advice on common business legal issues that arise (i.e., contracts; employee issues ranging from hiring and termination to wage and hour issues to fringe benefits; creditor issues; and tax concerns). This package allows for our clients to proactively address these issues, while utilizing a legal team that fully understands their business. These packages are available for as little as $1,000 per month. Click here to learn more about our capabilities and our flat fee rate structures.
We are national leaders in defending clients against lawsuits brought in bankruptcy cases. Usually these are “preference” (Section 547(b) claims) and fraudulent transfers claims. We defend hundreds of clients a year against such demands and lawsuits in Federal Bankruptcy Courts across the country, including substantial work in Delaware, New York, and Texas. We have defended clients in thousands of bankruptcy litigation cases over the past 20 years. Click here to learn more about our experience, our approach and if you are involved in a current case, to schedule a time for a free phone consultation.
Successful businesses, at some point during a life cycle, will face periods of financial dysfunction. The ability to recognize and react to the struggles before the struggles substantially impact the future is vital to long term success. We are highly experienced in financially reorganizing private and family business struggling with cash flow, capital shortfall, creditor pressure or legal action. Restructuring does not mean bankruptcy. It means taking steps to deal with the financial impediments that are preventing the business from operating at a successful level – before the impediments lead to dire consequences. Click here to learn more about issues we commonly see and how we practically approach issues to achieve informal and out of court solutions.
Starting a business is one of the most exciting ventures and times in an entrepreneurs’ life. In addition to capital, sweat equity and committed customers, starting a business requires good and proactive counsel. We routinely advise clients in regard to entity selection, formation issues and strategies. We also provide substantial legal and practical guidance in formulating agreements between the partners or shareholders of the company. You must plan for the future before Day 1. Click here to learn more about the business setup process and to review some basics to consider when forming an alliance of partners and shareholders.
Carothers & Hauswirth LLP is led by its founding partners, Patrick Carothers and Gregory Hauswirth.
The founders of the firm, their partners and associates offer decades of experience in achieving a common goal: to support clients (most often being private businesses and entrepreneurial individuals) in achieving their business strategies while navigating legal challenges in a practical manner. Our attorneys strive to utilize our extensive background to offer predictability to our clients both in terms of results and in the cost of the legal services.