Our Practice Areas
Ser & Associates is a boutique law firm serving businesses and individuals throughout Florida, including established businesses, start-ups, entrepreneurs, employers, developers, not-for-profits and private individuals.
Acquisition/Sale of Businesses
Our firm can assist you in a step-by-step basis in the sale or purchase of a business. From negotiating the deal, preparing the purchase/sale agreement, to assisting you through the due diligence period and closing.
Creation of New Business Entities
Thinking of starting a new business? At Ser & Associates, we will assist you in doing it the right way through proper corporate structuring and preparation of formation documents (shareholder/operating agreements) with the proper formation, preparation of formation documents, shareholder/operating agreements with the proper foundation and foresight for growth and expansion.
Contracts
We draft and negotiate a comprehensive range of business contracts, such as vendor/supplier agreements, service contracts, employment agreements, non-compete/non-solicitation agreement, and much more. Proper contract preparation, the negotiation of its terms and conditions, and the correct implementation of those terms and conditions by the business is paramount for reducing risk and breach of contract claims.
Employment Law
Our attorneys provide numerous employment law services such as employee and independent contractor agreements, proper documentation and compensation methods, settlement and severance negotiation, and preparation of policies and handbooks.
Government Contracting
Our business clients seek out government vendor agreements, concession leases in airports or other government locations, and construction contracts. We have experience in the preparation of responses to RFPs, RFQs, ITBs and Bid Protests. We regularly represent clients before selection committees and other governmental boards, plus obtain minority certification designations at the local, state and federal levels.
Intellectual Property
Your company’s unique innovations and brand is your lifeblood, and whether you need protection in the form of copyright, trademark, patents or software and licensing agreements, our attorneys are prepared to leverage your intellectual property rights to the fullest extent of the law.
Land Use & Zoning
We regularly represent clients in land use and zoning entitlement processes, including the preparation and approval of planning and zoning applications, platting and attending administrative, quasi-judicial and code enforcement hearings.
Mediation/Litigation
Litigation is time-consuming, expensive, and a possible threat to your business. Whether you are faced with a dispute in which you need assistance in coming to a settlement, need representation at mediation, defending against a claim, or you are the one that must pursue litigation in order to protect your rights, we will aggressively defend your company’s best interests.
Real Estate
We provide counsel for the acquisition, development, disposition and leasing of commercial and residential property. Our services include negotiation and drafting of purchase/sale agreements, including leases, lien and title searches, review and resolution of title issues.
Trusts & Estates
We provide a wide range of estate planning and asset protection services to individuals, families and businesses in order to leverage the most appropriate vehicles for preserving wealth and protecting your unique business legacy, from estate planning and asset protection to trust and probate administration.