Arizona Business Law

Legal Help with Business Formation and Transactions

For more than 27 years, the Maricopa County law firm of Carmichael & Powell, P.C., has been helping Arizona business owners accomplish their business goals. We work with a wide variety of small and medium-sized businesses in the Phoenix area, including construction companies and real estate developers, credit unions, service businesses, retailers, and auto repair facilities.

Whether you dream of starting your own business or buying a business, Carmichael & Powell business law attorneys Leo Pruett and Ronald Carmichael can provide prompt and professional business formation services to get your dream off the ground and keep it going.

Contact our Phoenix business law office to schedule an appointment.

Extensive Business Law Experience

Carmichael & Powell has developed deep roots in the community in the Maricopa County business community. Firm founder and business law attorney, Ronald Carmichael, served as general legal counsel to the Homebuilders Association of Central Arizona for 23 years. He has achieved an AV-rating from peer-rating agency Martindale-Hubbell, the highest rating for legal knowledge and ethics.

Attorney Leo Pruett served for over 20 years as a senior attorney for two Fortune 500 corporations. He received a business degree from University of California-Berkeley.

Business Formation

We work with new and prospective business owners to aid the purchase or structuring of a new business. Business formation services we provide in this area include:

• Advising clients on the most appropriate business structure to minimize risk and taxation, while maximizing profitability: sole proprietorship, partnership, limited liability partnerships (LLP), limited liability company (LLC), or incorporation
• Preparing articles of incorporation, partnership agreements, shareholder agreements, and other business formation documents
• Business registration
• Drafting or review of business contracts necessary for launching a new business
• Proactive approaches to avoid liability

Business Transactions

Carmichael & Powell business lawyers provide comprehensive legal services to ensure business success. Whether we act as your general legal counsel for all business matters, or you consult with a business law attorney for a specific one-time legal need, you will find the same commitment to service. Contact our Phoenix business law office for help with the following:

• Acquisition or leasing of a business property
• Drafting or review of contracts
• Consultation and contract assistance with employment law matters
• Business succession planning for family owned businesses or partnerships
• Intellectual property matters relating to copyright and trademark
• Litigation of business disputes
• Protecting your rights as a creditor in bankruptcy court
• Legal counsel regarding debt restructuring, Chapter 11 bankruptcy, sale of a business, or business dissolution