Most partnerships start with trust and a handshake — and most partnership disasters start exactly the same way.
Our partnership attorneys put the hard questions on paper while everyone still agrees: who owns what, who decides what, and what happens when someone wants out. And when a partnership is already in trouble, we help you resolve it without destroying the business.
General partnerships, LPs, and LLPs — structured and registered the right way.
Ownership, roles, profits, decisions, and exits — agreed in writing, not assumed.
Fair structures when partners contribute different money, time, or skills.
Bring in new partners or part with existing ones — cleanly and enforceably.
Deadlocks, unequal effort, misused funds, and breaches of fiduciary duty.
Valuation, terms, and payment structures when a partner leaves.
When it's over, end it properly — assets, debts, and obligations settled.
Custom agreements covering ownership, management, profits, and every exit scenario.
Pre-agreed valuation and terms for death, disability, divorce, or departure.
Resolve partner conflicts while preserving the business — court as a last resort.
Valuations, payment plans, and releases that let both sides move on.
When a partner self-deals or diverts funds — pursue or defend the claim.
Amend terms as the business, ownership, or contributions change.
Formal dissolution that settles debts, divides assets, and ends liability.
Without a written agreement, your state's default partnership law decides everything — and its answers will surprise you.
Profits split equally by default — regardless of who does the work or funded it
Any partner can bind the business to debts you never approved
No exit plan — one partner leaving can dissolve the whole business
Disputes decided by expensive litigation over what was "agreed"
Profits, roles, and authority match what you actually agreed
Spending and borrowing limits that protect every partner
Exit, buyout, and death/disability scenarios pre-decided with valuations
Deadlock-breaking mechanisms so 50/50 doesn't mean stuck
Partnership attorneys across all 50 states.
Resolve partner issues without killing the company.
One agreement or full dispute representation — flat fees available.
Decades of combined experience in partnership law and disputes.
Discuss partner problems privately — before they go public.
50/50 is exactly when you need one most — because 50/50 with no deadlock mechanism means either partner can freeze the business indefinitely. The agreement isn't about distrust; it's about deciding the hard questions while you still agree. Every partnership that ended in court once trusted each other too.
Your state's default partnership law takes over — and in many states, one partner leaving can trigger dissolution of the entire business, with assets sold and proceeds split. Valuation, payout terms, and even whether the business survives all become negotiations with no rules. An attorney can often negotiate an exit agreement even at that late stage, but it's far cheaper to have the rules in place first.
It's the pre-agreed plan for what happens to a partner's share on death, disability, divorce, or departure — who can buy it, at what valuation, and on what payment terms. Without one, you can end up in business with a partner's spouse or heirs, or facing a demand for an immediate cash buyout the business can't afford.
More than you might think: renegotiating roles and equity, converting them to a passive stake, a structured buyout, or — if they're breaching duties — legal claims. The right path depends on your agreement (or lack of one) and state law. What rarely works is letting resentment build for another year; these situations get more expensive with time.
In most states, the default is equal shares — even if one partner invested ten times more or works twice the hours. If that's not what you intended, it needs to be in writing. Courts enforce the default, not what everyone "understood."
Most partnership agreements and buy-sell agreements are flat-fee, quoted upfront after a free consultation. Compare that to a partnership dispute, which routinely runs into five or six figures in legal fees — the agreement is the cheapest insurance a partnership can buy. Payment plans are available.
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My partner and I hit a wall on a major decision — classic 50/50 standoff. The partnership agreement our attorney had drafted two years earlier included a deadlock mechanism, and we resolved in a week what could have frozen the business for a year. That one clause justified the whole document.
When I wanted to leave the business, my partner and I were both dreading the money conversation. Our attorney structured the buyout — valuation, payment schedule, releases — and kept it businesslike. We closed in six weeks and still have dinner together. I've seen partner exits go the other way.
Eight years into a handshake partnership, we finally had an attorney draft a real agreement. The process surfaced things we'd never discussed — what happens if one of us dies, how new equity gets decided. Awkward for a week, protected for life. Should have done it in year one.
My business partner passed away unexpectedly. Because our attorney had put a buy-sell agreement with life insurance funding in place, his family received a fair, pre-agreed payout and the company kept running. Without it, I'd have been negotiating a valuation with his estate while grieving.
