Individuals and business owners, including small business owners, in and around Newton, Massachusetts, often have legal issues that they cannot resolve on their own. The business and contract attorneys at the Katz Law Group have 40 years of experience guiding people and companies through a wide variety of legal problems in Massachusetts, including those based in Newton.
Representative Clients in Newton
The Katz Law Group represents both individual people as well as corporate clients in Newton.
Examples of the businesses and corporations that we have represented in the past have included:
- Banks
- Gyms
- Grocery stores
- Bars and taverns
- Breweries
- Restaurants
- Bookstores
- Pharmacies and other pharmaceutical companies
- Tech companies and startups
- Retail stores
- Manufacturers
- Distributors
- Suppliers
- Hardware stores
- Construction contractors, including both subcontractors and general contractors
- Franchisees, franchisors, and master franchises
Past individual clients that we have helped have included people like:
- Employees
- Small business owners
- Corporate executives
- Consultants
- Entrepreneurs
Areas We Practice in Business and Contract Law
Business law is a complex field that straddles a huge variety of legal issues and concerns. Just a few of the legal issues that the Katz Law Group has handled in the past have been:
- Drafting and reviewing contracts
- Helping clients enforce or challenge numerous different types of contractual provisions, including non-compete agreements, indemnity agreements, and consulting agreements
- Enforcing or defending against an alleged breach of contract
- Helping clients assign or modify contracts
- Disputes involving an employment contract
- Defending businesses in employment litigation
- Crafting, enforcing, or representing executives in issues related to an executive contract
- Helping businesses and their owners create social media policies for employees, employee handbooks, and non-disclosure and non-solicitation agreements
- Helping people or businesses file Chapter 93A complaints for a business' unfair trade practices, or guiding recipient businesses through the process of responding to one
- Guiding franchisors through the process of starting a franchise, operating one, and all of the problems that can arise during it, including encroachment and renewal issues
- Representing commercial landlords or tenants in commercial lease disputes
- Drafting or reviewing commercial leases
- Evicting commercial tenants, often for failing to pay rent
- Helping commercial tenants assign or sublet a commercial lease, or break it in ways that minimize the fallout
- Guiding construction contractors through the Home Improvement Contractor Statute
- Representing the parties involved in a builder's breach of contract or a contractor's default
- Internet defamation of a business
We have 40 years of experience handling these and similar legal issues.
The Legal System in Newton, Massachusetts
In business law, it is generally in the interests of all parties involved to resolve the dispute outside of a courtroom. Where negotiation fails, mediation or arbitration are options.
However, there are times when litigation is a strong possibility. Additionally, preparing for litigation throughout the case is often the best way to proceed, as it signals to the other parties that you intend to protect your interests.
Cases originating in Newton, Massachusetts, and that involve less than $50,000 would be heard by the Newton District Court. If less than $7,000 is at issue, a magistrate in the small claims court could preside over it. If more than $50,000 is at issue, it would go before a judge at the Middlesex Superior Court.
Reach Out to the Business Lawyers at the Katz Law Group for Help in Newton
If you need legal representation or guidance for yourself or your business in or around Newton, Massachusetts, call the Katz Law Group at (508) 480-8202 or contact us online.
