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Welcome to the Law Office of Melissa C. Marsh
Los Angeles, California Business, Employment and Real Estate Attorney with 15+ Years Experience
Melissa C. Marsh, a Los Angeles California business attorney with 15+ years experience, has been employed by major law firms and advised the board of directors of a public company for over five years. She spends an equal amount of her time providing the same high quality services at low rates to small businesses throughout southern California. Her practice focuses on: providing business advice; drafting, reviewing and negotiating contracts; organizing and maintaining California corporations and LLCs; advising both employers and employees on employment law matters; handling a myriad of real estate transactions; and some estate planning (wills and trusts) matters.
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 Main Practice Areas and Related Articles
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Business Transactions: Whether you are thinking about starting a business, or have been operating a successful business for many years, Melissa Marsh has been helping businesses succeed throughout southern California by providing personalized business advice and transaction services that focus on the client’s objectives.
Buying/Selling a Business?
California Usury Law
How To Write A Business Plan
Primer on Trade Secrets
Promissory Notes and Loans
Starting a New Business in CA
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California LLC: Whether you are planning to form an LLC, or have an established LLC, we assist our clients in forming, organizing, maintaining, restructuring and dissolving LLCs. While the LLC is often the best entity to hold real estate investment properties, it is not necessarily the best vehicle for businesses.
California LLC Compliance Plan
How to Form a California LLC
Limited Liability Company FAQs
My LLC is Suspended!
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California Partnerships: If you are planning to enter into a business relationship with another person, we can prepare your partnership agreement and/or buy-sell agreement. If you have an established partnership, but are seeking limited liability protection we can assist you with the conversion of your partnership into a corporation.
Dissolve a California Partnership
General Partnership FAQs
How to Form a General Partnership
Partnership Agreement
Think Twice Before Forming A California Partnership
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Corporations: Whether you are planning to incorporate, or have an established corporation, we assist our clients in forming, organizing, maintaining, restructuring and dissolving the corporate entity.
Asset Protection
Buy Sell Agreement For Shareholders
Corporation Meeting and Minute Service
How to Dissolve a California Corporation
My California Corporation is Suspended
S Corp or C Corp?
Should I Incorporate?
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Employment Law: We assist both employees and employers. For employees, we review severance packages and assist them with bringing wage and overtime claims. For employers, we conduct employment audits to ensure compliance with California's wage and hour laws; aid in the development of proper hiring and termination procedures; and prepare employment agreements, independent contractor agreements, effective employee policies and practices, and severance agreements to mitigate and reduce the possibility of discrimination and retaliation claims.
Confidentiality, Nonsolicitation & Noncompete Agreements
Employee or Independent Contractor?
Employee Policies and Manuals (Handbooks)
Exempt From Overtime?
Primer of California Wages & Overtime Laws
Severance Pay Agreements
Unfair Competition
Wrongful Termination
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Internet & Computer Law: Doing business on the Internet presents both an opportunity and a risk. Melissa Marsh assists her clients in addressing such issues as: domain name hijacking; copyright and trademark protection and infringement; advertising and listing agreements; defamation; privacy; and compliance with California’s consumer protection laws through properly drafted terms of use and refund policies. Ms. Marsh also represents a myriad of hi tech companies and in addition to general corporate work, is often called upon to prepare and negotiate hardware and software development, maintenance, licensing, and distribution contracts.
Identity Theft
Insurance Coverage For Internet Risks
Legal Risks Associated With Doing Business On The Internet
Your Customers, Trademark, and Website, and Their Metatags
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Landlord - Tenant: In this area, I prepare residential leases, notices and letters, and I provide advice to both landlords and tenants regarding: the validity of the rental agreement or lease, Security Deposits and Prepaid Rent; the tenant's duty to pay rent; the landlord's duty to maintain; the right of access; and Eviction.
California Eviction Guide For Tenants and Landlords
California Guide on Landlord-Tenant Law
Tenant Rights in Foreclosure
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Real Estate Law: This area of my practice focuses on residential and commercial real estate matters, including: (1) the purchase and sale of both residential and commercial properties; (2) the drafting, review and negotiation of both residential and commercial leases; (3) advising condominium homeowner associations and residents; and (4) landlord-tenant matters.
Answers to FAQs about Condos, CC&Rs, and HOAs
Do You Really Need an Attorney When Buying or Selling a Home?
Loan Modifications - Do You Qualify?
Rental Properties - Use an LLC
Understanding Commercial Lease Agreements
Your Neighbor's Fences and Trees?
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Trademark & Copyright: I offer comprehensive services for creating, maintaining, licensing, protecting, and enforcing intellectual property rights (copyrights, trademarks, and trade secrets); preventing unfair competition and false advertising claims; protecting their software code; and in licensing protected works.
Advantages Of Copyright Registration
Basic Facts About Trademarks
Naming Your Company and/or Product
Record Your Trademark with Customs
Why Generic Non-Disclosure Agreements Don't Work
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Wills & Trusts Law:
Coming Soon!
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Disclaimer: The information presented on this web site was prepared by Melissa C. Marsh for general
informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. The information provided in my articles and alerts should not be relied upon, or used as
a substitute for professional legal advice from an attorney you retain to advise or represent you. Your use of this Internet site does not create an attorney-
client relationship. Transmission of this article is not intended to create, and receipt of it does not constitute, an attorney-client relationship. All uses of the
contents of this site, other than personal uses, are prohibited. You may print or email a copy of any information posted on this web site for your own personal,
non-commercial, use, but you may not publish any of the articles or posts on this web site without the
Express Written Permission of Melissa C. Marsh.
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Located in Los Angeles, California, the Law
Office of Melissa C. Marsh handles business law and corporation law matters as a lawyer for clients
throughout Los Angeles including Burbank, Sherman Oaks, Studio City, Valley Village, North Hollywood, Woodland Hills, Hollywood, West LA as
well as Riverside County, San Fernando, Ventura County, and Santa Clarita. Attorney Melissa C. Marsh has considerable experience handling
business matters both nationally and internationally. We routinely assist our clients with incorporation, forming a California corporation, forming a
California llc, partnership, annual minutes, shareholder meetings, director meetings, getting a taxpayer ID number (EIN), buying a business, selling a
business, commercial lease review, employee disputes, independent contractors, construction, and personal matters such as preparing a will, living
trust, power of attorney, health care directive, and more.
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