Corporate/Commercial Law
Business owners need to protect their business interests. Corporate and commercial law can be a complex field to navigate on your own. That is why at Johnson & Freeman, LLC, we have the resources to assist you through the complex minefield of establishing and running your business.
If you are starting a new business, expanding your business, or contemplating buying an existing business, you will need to make sure that your interests are protected and that everything is properly attended to. Johnson & Freeman, LLC, is minority owned firm specializing in all areas of corporate & commercial law.
As a small firm, we are able to give you the individual attention that you need. Because there are times when access to more resources could be necessary, we have joint ventured with some of the largest law firms in the state to ensure the client’s needs are met.
The state’s Corporate Division strongly recommends that you consult with an attorney and an accountant before starting a new business to ensure that you are forming the correct legal entity for your business.
Client-Focused Representation
Our firm’s client-centered culture is unusual in the legal world. As opposed to looking out for our own bottom line first-and-foremost, we provide your company with personalized care and attention, and we tailor our talents and resources to meet your business’s needs.
Why have we taken this approach? We know that our success depends on your success. So we have thrown out the traditional culture of one-size-fits-all, smoke-and-mirrors legal representation. Instead, we focus on results and above-the-board legal representation. We tell you what we are doing and why we are doing it. In addition, we know that your business is concerned with the bottom line, so we make practical choices and keep overhead costs down for everything from document fees to the creation of multimedia presentations.
Also part of this client-focused representation, our attorneys work collaboratively. This means that the entire firm is committed to your case, as opposed to just a one attorney or one group of the firm. The result is that your business benefits from the best ideas of all of our attorneys.
Ultimately, this client-centered legal approach helps you not only achieve your immediate legal goals, but it also protects you from future litigation.
Civically Minded
Active engagement in our community is also an essential aspect of our firm’s culture. In fact, our firm has a separate educational foundation that uses the firm’s profits to award five college scholarships annually.
Our impressive range of involvement also includes the following:
• two of our attorneys sit on the Fulton County Magistrate Court bench
• one of our attorneys is the Chief Judge of the Riverdale Municipal Court
• our attorneys serve as mock trial coaches for high school students
• our firm’s pro-bono services give those who would not generally have access to lawyers a fair chance at justice
• our firm is active in the political arena
While our attorneys are involved in these activities simply because they believe that it is their duty to society, our clients do benefit from our involvement. With such a thorough on-the-ground knowledge of what’s going on in community, we already know about legal issues that directly affect you and your business—and we may even have a strategy of how to approach your case. The final result is that we deliver an exceptionally well-rounded approach to the law.
Representation by Georgia’s Top Lawyers
To ensure that you only get the best in innovation and knowledge, our attorneys—who are graduates of the country’s top universities— continue to consistently educate themselves and stay abreast of the ever-changing laws. In addition, our attorneys track and discuss current issues and trends in the practice law, as well as updates in the community, on a daily basis.
By staying on top of the law and delivering exceptional service to clients, our attorneys have caught the attention of other lawyers in the sate. In fact, year after year our lawyers are named “Super Lawyers” and “Rising Stars” in Georgia, as chosen by their peers and through the independent research of Law & Politics—the results of which are published in Atlanta Magazine annually. Johnson & Freeman’s attorneys also have litigation experience in both the Federal and State systems; from trial through appellate, all the way up to the Supreme Court.