Description
This package goes beyond the basics to protect your business from a much larger swath of legal risks and personal liability. Business Protection includes everything included in Business Basics, with additional protections for you and your company.
What Our Business Protection Legal Services Package Includes:
- Registered Agent Services. We receive and review important information from the state and either respond or advise you on what next steps are required, so you never miss a mission-critical communication. We also accept lawsuits on your behalf so you don’t accidentally lose a lawsuit you never knew about. Read more about the importance of a registered agent here. (Note: This service is included in WA and ID; for other states, an extra fee may apply.)
- Annual report preparation and filing. We want to make sure you never miss your state deadline and your company is not accidentally dissolved (shut down).
- Annual governing documents review and update. Whether it’s your operating agreement for your LLC or your Bylaws for a corporation, we’ll make sure your documents are updated regularly to reflect how you actually do business, making compliance much simpler.
- Internal compliance. We’ll make sure your company is complying with its own internal procedures as required by your governing documents. This includes preparing critical legal paperwork your business may be missing, like draw and distribution approvals, annual meetings of shareholders, elections of directors and officers, annual meetings of directors and officers, and more.
- Quarterly yearly legal risk strategy sessions. This is the biggest value! You’ll meet with your attorney quarterly at no extra cost to get legal updates and advice. You can ask all your legal questions, handle issues that have come up, and continually improve your business’s legal strategy moving forward.
- Unlimited emails with your attorney. If legal issues come up between quarterly sessions that just can’t wait, you can email us anytime and expect a response within the week (or shorter on our higher plans). You’ll also receive a priority scheduling link not available to those who aren’t on a plan with us to make sure you can schedule calls when needed.
- Up to 6 additional as-needed calls with your attorney per year. You’ll receive a priority scheduling link not available to those who aren’t on a plan with us to make sure you can schedule calls when needed. Keep your business lawyer on speed dial and ask legal questions without worrying about extra fees.
- FinCEN Filings.
- Review and comment. Have a document you’d like your attorney to review? Send it to us, and we’ll get comments back to you, typically within the week (although it may be longer for larger documents). (Hint: We’re hoping you’re sending us EVERY document to maximize your legal protection!) If large revisions or edits beyond our comments are required, we’ll let you know and provide an estimate of how much extra it will be so you can make informed decisions about both your legal protection and your budget.
- Lawsuit consultation. Did your business get sued? Or, are you thinking about filing lawsuit against someone else? Consult with us at no extra cost to develop and plan and a budget for litigation.
- Serial Entrepreneurs. Are you starting another business, a child company, or maybe a holding company for real estate or equipment? Get a huge discount ($500) on forming that new company with us, and add that new company to your Business Protection plan for only $100/month more.
- Contract Drafting. We all need new contracts drafted every now and then. With this plan, 2 new contracts per year are included at no extra cost (a minimum $2400 value). You’ll also receive a $500 discount on drafting additional contracts if you go over your 2-per-year limit.
- Annual Contract Updates. A contract can be just as dangerous to your company as not having any contract at all if you’re not regularly reviewing and updating your agreements. With our Business Protection plan, we’ll make annual updates to every contract we’ve drafted so you can make sure your contracts are not only solid, but also regularly up-to-date.
- Contract Reviews. Sometimes you’ll receive a contract from a vendor or business partner, and you don’t need it rewritten – you just need your attorney to review it, and help you understand where your risks are, and what to negotiate and how. On our Business Protection plan, we’ll review and comment on up to 4 contracts per year, with an additional $100 discount on additional reviews if needed. (Note: Our contract reviews do not include any revisions or redlines; that falls within our drafting scope of work.)
- But that’s not all…
- 10% discount on lawyer letters (aka demand letters and responses)
- 10% discount on contractor lien filings
- 5% discount on litigation
- Add related entities for only $100/mo (see below for more details on related entities)
- Clear and transparent pricing
- No hidden costs
- Easy access to an attorney who understands your business
- 12 months of strategic legal protection
Total value: $21,000/yr
Save over $6K in your first year, and nearly $10K after that.
Why Choose Business Protection?
- Upfront costs–Effectively budget for legal services rather than waiting for expensive problems to arise.
- Solid investment–Avoid unexpected legal problems by partnering with us to watch your back.
- Strategic legal partner–Make your business the asset it should be rather than the liability it can become.
What’s This About Related Entities?
You can add “related entities” to your package for just $100/mo each. A related entity is any entity that shares at least 51% common ownership (directly or ultimately) with the primary subscriber entity. Note that the add-on entities “cannibalize” the services of the parent entity, eg, you don’t get double the number of contract reviews, and instead your entities share your limits on contract reviews with the new entity. Even so, the value of the entity protection along with the discounts when additional services are needed is huge!
What else do I need to know? (The Fine Print)
- At Skepsis, we provide legal services for companies operating in ID, WA, OR, CA, and IA.
- For businesses based out of CA: Flat fees for the work described herein are earned as work on the matter is completed, in the amounts that would have been earned had the work been performed hourly, or in proportion to the percentage of the entire project completed, whichever is more. Flat fees will be deposited in the firm’s trust account held in Washington until such time as they are earned.
- For all other businesses: Flat fees for the work described herein are due prior to beginning work, and are earned immediately on receipt and will not be placed into a trust account. This does not alter your right to terminate the attorney-client relationship, and if the relationship is terminated, you may be entitled to a refund in whole or in part if the agreed-upon legal services have not been completed. To calculate whether a refund is owed, we will calculate fees earned on the basis of hourly rates in effect at the time the work was performed.
- Posted pricing is the starting price and based on several assumptions about the scope and complexity of the project. Prior to beginning work, we will evaluate your project and confirm pricing. If your pricing is higher and you do not agree, then any fees paid will be refunded to you.
- All services offered here are subject to the terms and conditions you will be asked to review prior to checkout. If you do not agree with our terms and conditions, please do not complete the checkout process.
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