If you live, work, or own a business in Stoughton, Massachusetts, the business and contract lawyers at the Katz Law Group can provide you with the quality legal representation that you can expect from attorneys with 40 years of experience in the field.
Our Legal Practice Areas
Business law is very broad, covering the following types of law:
- Contract law
- Employment
- Business law
- Construction
- Real estate
- Franchise law
- Internet defamation
When it comes to contract law, the Katz Law Group can help individuals and businesses in Stoughton with:
- Drafting contracts and reviewing them
- Oral or verbal contracts
- Complying with the statute of frauds
- Enforcing potential breaches of a contract
- Defending against allegations that you are breaching an agreement
- Void contracts
- Non-compete agreements
- Release and settlement agreements
Employment law includes issues and disputes like:
- Disputes over the employment contract
- Severance and separation agreements
- Executive contracts, including executive compensation and severance agreements
- Issues involving independent contractors
- Non-solicitation and non-disclosure agreements
- Creating employee handbooks and social media policies
Business law is particularly broad, and covers issues like:
- Allegations of unfair trade practices, whether you are filing a Chapter 93A complaint or responding to one
- Allegations of a breach of fiduciary duty
- Disputes involving a closing business
- Vendor disputes
- International business issues, including foreign nationals opening a U.S. business
- Hiring employees
- The numerous legal issues that small businesses can face
Construction law is also a complex and multifaceted practice area, and covers issues like:
- Construction defects
- Construction contracts
- Contractor default
- A builder's breach of contract
- The Massachusetts Home Improvement Contractor Statute
The Katz Law Group also represents commercial landlords and tenants in Stoughton in real estate disputes such as:
- Commercial lease disputes
- Drafting and reviewing commercial leases and enforcing them
- Breaking commercial leases, including assigning or subletting them
- Evicting commercial tenants, often for failure to pay rent
Franchise law covers issues like:
- Starting a franchise, including reviewing the franchise disclosure documents and negotiating the franchise agreement
- Operating the franchise, including issues like the commercial lease, encroachment, and the right to renew
Finally, we help businesses handle online defamation, whether in the form of reviews, negative news articles, or social media posts.
Representative Clients
We represent both individuals and corporate clients at the Katz Law Group.
Examples of the types of people that we have represented in the past have been:
- Owners of small businesses
- Construction contractors, including subcontractors and general contractors
- Corporate executives
- Consultants
- Entrepreneurs
- Employees
- Franchise owners, including master franchises
Some of the companies that we have helped in the past have been:
- Retail stores
- Distributors
- Manufacturers
- Suppliers
- Hardware stores
- Banks
- Breweries
- Restaurants and bars
- Gyms
- Pharmacies
- Tech companies and startups
- Grocery stores
Representing such a wide variety of prior clients have given the attorneys at the Katz Law Group
The Court System in Stoughton, Massachusetts
While we aim to resolve business disputes outside of the courtroom – often through mediation or arbitration – the Katz Law Group always prepares for litigation.
In Stoughton, lawsuits involving less than $50,000 are typically heard by the Stoughton District Court, with claims involving less than $7,000 getting handled by a magistrate in the small claims court. If your claim involves more than $50,000, it would go before the Norfolk Superior Court.
The Business and Contract Lawyers at the Katz Law Group Serve Stoughton, Massachusetts
If you or your Stoughton business need legal representation, call the Katz Law Group at (508) 480-8202 or contact them online.
