Sasser Sefton Tipton & Davis

Sasser, Sefton, Tipton & Davis, P.C., is a full service law firm structured to meet virtually all the legal needs of our many business clients.  The attorneys of our General Business Practice Group represent and advise not only businesses of all sizes but also individual business owners, entrepreneurs, and professionals.  The work of our General Business Practice Group encompasses several related practice areas.  Our services include the following:

• Business Formation
• Business Reorganization
• Business Dissolution
• Commercial Transactions
• Contracts
• Family Business Succession Planning
• Labor and Employment Law
• Mergers and Acquisitions
• Real Estate
• Taxation

The additional services offered by our Financial Institutions and Credit Transactions, Legislative, Litigation, Nonprofit Organizations, and Estate Planning and Probate Practice Groups, complement the work of our General Business Practice Group.

Business Organizations

Our business law services start with the formation of the business entity.  Our attorneys first advise clients about the possible ways to organize the business and then form the most appropriate business entity to accomplish that client’s goals.  Depending on the client's needs, that entity may take the form of a sole proprietorship, general partnership, limited partnership, limited liability partnership (LLP), corporation, or limited liability company (LLC).  Once the new business has been formed, our attorneys continue to provide legal advice and representation as the business grows.

Contracts

Our attorneys draft, review, and negotiate contracts on behalf of our clients every day.  The nature of these contracts include construction, computer software, leases, licenses, equipment purchases, services agreements, and financing.  Our attorneys are also experienced in litigating contract-related disputes.

Labor and Employment Law

Sasser, Sefton, Tipton & Davis, P.C., frequently advises businesses of all sizes on labor and employment law issues.  By counseling clients on human resources issues, our attorneys seek to identify and to address potential problem areas before claims arise.  Our firm's services include review and preparation of human resources policies and employee handbooks, negotiation of employment contracts, compliance training for managers and employees, and representation of employers in connection with union organizing campaigns.  The firm's attorneys also have significant experience representing businesses in employment-related litigation (including workers' compensation claims) before state and Federal courts.

Real Estate

Our firm has an active real estate practice representing businesses as well as nonprofits and public entities, developers and property owners, financial institutions, and individual homeowners.  Sasser, Sefton, Tipton & Davis, P.C., frequently represent sellers, purchasers, and lenders, in both commercial and residential real estate transactions.  Our attorneys also assist public entities and nonprofit organizations in the acquisition of real estate and the development of infrastructure and facilities projects.  In addition, the members of our firm's Litigation Practice Group are experienced in real estate, land use (zoning), and eminent domain (condemnation) litigation.

Taxation

Sasser, Sefton, Tipton & Davis, P.C., provide a full range of tax services for businesses, business owners, and professionals.  Our services include creating structures for new business ventures, reorganizing existing business structures, and counseling individual entrepreneurs and professionals (in addition to their businesses) about personal and business taxation issues.  The firm's attorneys also regularly represent clients in tax matters before the Internal Revenue Service and state and local tax authorities and in tax-related litigation before state and Federal courts.

Related Practice Areas

Financial Institutions and Credit Transactions
Legislative
Litigation
Nonprofit Organizations
Estate Planning and Probate

Attorney Contacts

For additional information about our legal services for businesses, please contact Robert E. Sasser, R. Brian Tipton, or James E. Davis, Jr.