Business Dispute Lawyer Tacoma
Business Litigation and Conflict Resolution
All relationships begin with good intentions. However, sometimes a business dispute lawyer becomes necessary. In order for the business to succeed and grow, a business relationship may need to change or dissolve.
If you face this challenging decision, we can assist with the dissolution of the business, dissociation of a partner, who either wishes to exit or needs to be removed for malfeasance, and/or litigation of other business disputes. Throughout this process, we provide you with guidance on your rights and how best to assert those rights.
One common mistake business clients make is to fail to account for that third party in the room when a business is primarily just two partners. The third party, the business itself, sometimes needs its own representation when the formation documents are insufficiently clear about decision-making authority and if the partners cannot reach a resolution on their own.
This is not always necessary, but we have seen clients misled by other counsel, who presume the authority to represent the business as well as one of the partners without sufficient authority in the governing documents. This creates clear conflict of interest and can worsen the dispute unnecessarily.
Experienced Business Dispute Lawyer
Whatever the nature of the dispute, we have the problem-solving skills to help the parties determine a solution. Funke Law Firm will discover if the partnership needs to be dissolved, replete with division of assets and changing of names, or whether a path to reconciliation exists. If there is an alternative, we will find what terms would be needed to reach that result.
Our aim is always a fair and prompt distribution, so the partners can pay themselves instead of their attorneys.