Surman Law advises on areas of business law covering a wide variety of both domestic and international corporate and energy law related matters.

Surman Law's transactional clients benefit from the firm's litigation experience and from the firm's alliance with Welsh & Chapoton, LLP. Litigation experience allows the firm to foresee how a given situation would be handled if it were tried in a court of law, how it would look on a witness stand or before a jury. As a result of this perspective, we take a proactive approach to transactional work, protecting clients and minimizing their litigation exposure on the front end of their business deals and transactions.

Common transaction work includes:

This area of our practice includes attention to matters of corporate governance, including maintenance of proper corporate formalities, corporate books, minutes, preparation of resolutions, annual meetings agenda, stock ledgers, shareholder agreements and attendance at board meetings. Our presence in meetings and discussions brings the further benefit of attorney-client privilege to the client, adding an additional layer of protection to the client's business.

Surman Law frequently advises corporations, limited liability companies, partnerships and other business organizations on matters of entity formation, governance, shareholders' and members' agreements as related to the structure of the client's organization. The company routinely forms and dissolves entities and acts as the registered agent, maintaining and renewing relevant filings with the Secretary of State, Comptroller of Public Accounts and other governmental offices.

Many companies believe they are free of legal issues, and therefore cannot benefit from an attorney. As it often turns out, most companies have legal questions that should be reviewed and answered. Surman Law and its 3-step system are invaluable to a business that desires to avoid breach or repudiation of an agreement, an expensive contractual remedy that was signed without being negotiated, an in-house HR dispute, external audit by an export control agency, online slander by an unwitting employee or an outright law suit, to mention a few instances. When engaging an outside corporate counsel, a business owner should consider a candidate that fits its company's culture, expectations and its expense report. Surman Law's outsourced general counsel practice leads its clients to this "litigation mitigation" pro-active approach that minimizes disputes and controls risks, without the expense of a full time attorney.

In this role, Surman Law operates as a member of the client's management team—offering strategic advice, business consulting and management of issues that justify the use of outside legal professionals.

Depending on the needs and preferences of each particular client, we are available for "office hours" at the client's office or we may conduct business by phone and e-mail.

Based on the client's needs, our services may include:

Surman Law defends and prosecutes a variety of commercial and business litigation matters for its clients. Depending on the complexity of the work, the firm has an established alliance with Welsh & Chapoton, LLP, a prestigious boutique litigation firm, offering highly specialized litigation resources to Surman Law's clients.