Mac Law PLLC represents clients in business transactions and disputes, commercial and residential landlord-tenant law, and real estate law. We also serve as General Counsel for small businesses, assisting them throughout their life cycle, from formation to sale or dissolution. We take cases on an hourly and contingency fee basis, as well as offer various fixed fee services.
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Business Law
Mac Law PLLC will guide your business through any legal matters you encounter. We will assist you in starting, managing, transferring, and ultimately exiting your business. If your business is the target of a lawsuit, we will seek to resolve the dispute on your behalf, and defend you in court if necessary. If you have a legal claim against a competitor, vendor, or customer, we will vigorously pursue your claim. Our firm can also advise on E-Commerce legal issues and work with online marketing companies to assist you in improving your online presence.
Entity Formation
Selecting the appropriate business entity is crucial to the success of your company and essential to protecting your personal assets. Possible business entities include a corporation, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, limited partnership and general partnership. We draft all documents necessary to form and manage your business entity, advise on tax and liability issues, and help you obtain required licenses and permits.
Contracts and Agreements
Proper and precise contract drafting is crucial to protecting your interests and preventing unnecessary and expensive litigation. Mac Law PLLC will guide you through drafting, negotiating, and reviewing contracts of all types including asset purchase agreements, agreements with suppliers and customers, debt and lending agreements, equipment financing and leasing agreements, and employment agreements.
Litigation and Disputes
We seek to resolve all disputes without the necessity of costly litigation. However, we are prepared to vigorously represent your business in a variety of areas of litigation including breach of contract, business torts, intellectual property, false advertising, unfair business practices, and wage disputes.
Online Marketing and E-Commerce
Mac Law PLLC will advise you on the legal issues that can arise when marketing or selling online and assist you in protecting your business and your customers by drafting E-Commerce contracts, terms and conditions of use, and privacy policies. In addition, we work with online marketing companies that provide services such as web design, search engine optimization, social media marketing, online advertising, and other online services.
Real Property Law
Mac Law PLLC represents individuals, community associations, lenders, and businesses in residential real property transactions and disputes. We handle residential transactions of all sizes and complexities, from the purchase or sale of a single-family home, to large apartment or condominium complexes. We also represent both lenders and borrowers in foreclosures, short-sales, REO transactions, and title disputes. Further, if you have a dispute with a broker, contractor, builder, buyer, seller, or escrow company, we can help to negotiate a resolution, or represent you in court.
Residential Transactions
Mac Law PLLC represents clients in all aspects of residential real estate purchase and sale transactions, including negotiating, drafting and reviewing contracts, examining title and resolving title issues, preparing closing documents, and representing clients at closing. We handle single family and multifamily properties, as well as distressed property or short sale transactions.
Investment Property Transactions
Whether you are individual looking to buy your first investment property, or a real estate holdings company with millions of dollars in assets, Mac Law PLLC will assist you in all aspects of buying, managing, and selling investment properties. This includes handling real estate purchase and sale transactions, negotiating, drafting and reviewing contracts and leases; financing assistance and negotiation, forming LLCs or other business entities, examining title and resolving title issues, handling the purchase of business entities, and representing you at closings.
Foreclosures, Litigation, and Disputes
We will represent you in any dispute involving the purchase, ownership, or sale of real property. This includes foreclosures, loan modifications, broker disputes, purchase contract disputes, contractor and sub-contractor disputes, and title issues. We seek to resolve all disputes through negotiation, but will vigorously represent you in court if necessary.
Condominium and Homeowners' Association Law
Mac Law PLLC works with condominium and homeowners’ associations on a variety of legal issues including the collection of delinquent accounts, preparation and interpretation of governing documents, enforcement and interpretation of covenants and restrictions, pursuit of construction defect and warranty claims, lien issues, and the negotiation of contracts for services.
Landlord and Tenant Law
Mac Law PLLC represents both landlords and tenants in commercial and residential property matters. Property leases in Florida are governed by Chapter 83 of the Florida Statutes which imposes specific responsibilities on both landlords and tenants. Failure to strictly comply with the requirements of Chapter 83 can cost you time and money. We can help you navigate this highly technical area of law to achieve your objectives in a timely and cost efficient manner.
Commercial and Residential Evictions
Many landlord and tenant relationships quickly turn hostile. We can help you evict a commercial or residential tenant in a professional, cost-efficient manner, and recover the unpaid rent you are owed. We will advise on how to proceed with the eviction, draft the notices required by law, and pursue the eviction in court.
If you are a residential or commercial tenant that has been served with an eviction, we will help you fight it. There are legitimate legal defenses to some evictions, particularly commercial evictions, but usually defending an eviction consists of negotiating with the landlord to find a mutually agreed upon move-out date and settling the case before a Judgment for Eviction is entered. If you have a Judgment for Eviction on your record, it can be very difficult to lease property in the future.
Commercial and Residential Leases
Mac Law PLLC will draft, negotiate, or review your commercial or residential lease and advise you of your rights and responsibilities under the lease. Precise drafting of leases is imperative to ensuring you avoid costly litigation if there is a dispute.
Security Deposits, Unpaid Rent, and Damages
Mac Law PLLC represents both landlords and tenants in unpaid rent and security deposit disputes. Very specific procedures must be followed for a landlord to make a claim against a security deposit or the landlord risks forfeiting his right to claim some or all of the deposit.
We also represent both landlords and tenants in disputes over damages to the property. If you are a landlord, we can help you recover compensation for damages a tenant caused to your property. If you are a tenant, and a landlord is unfairly accusing you of damaging his property, we can help you resolve this dispute and defend your rights in court if necessary.
Employment and Labor Law
Mac Law PLLC represents businesses in drafting and negotiating employment agreements, crafting employment policies which reduce potential liability, enforcing noncompete agreements, and defending against unpaid wage and overtime claims.
We also represent employees in advising them of their rights, and when necessary, in bringing suit against former employers who withheld wages, improperly refused to pay overtime, failed to meet minimum wage requirements, or breached an employment or severance agreement.
Unpaid Wage and Overtime Claims
The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) places specific requirements on the employment practices of businesses. The FLSA allows for the recovery of attorney’s fees for an employee prevailing in litigation, as well as liquidated damages of twice the amount of unpaid wages or overtime. The act is a huge source of liability for companies that are not proactive in avoiding FLSA litigation, and can be a source of large cash settlements for employees who were illegally denied wages or overtime. Whether you are an employer defending against a lawsuit, or an employee bringing a claim for unpaid wages, Mac Law PLLC will vigorously represent your interests.
Employment Agreements, Noncompete Agreements, Severance Agreements
Employment agreements, nondisclosure agreements, noncompete agreements, and severance agreements are essential for reducing the liability and protecting the competitive advantage of a business. Mac Law PLLC can draft, negotiate, and review your employee agreements to ensure that you are protected.
If you are an employee being asked to sign one of these agreements, we can advise you of your rights and responsibilities under the agreement, as well as consequences of breaching the agreement.
Employee Policies
Mac Law PLLC will advise you on employment policies which reduce your liability to lawsuits brought by previous employees for claims such as unpaid wages, unpaid overtime, minimum wage violations, discrimination, or retaliation.
Disputes and Litigation
We are prepared to litigate cases involving all aspects of employment law including breaches of employment agreements, nondisclosure agreements, or noncompete agreements, unpaid wages or overtime, minimum wage violations, or wrongful termination.
