Services
How I can help
Planning, documents, and agreements that help you get things right before problems start.
For businesses
Business Formation
Start your business on the right legal footing.
- Advice on choosing an entity: LLC, corporation, or partnership
- Forming LLCs and corporations with the Arizona Corporation Commission
- Operating agreements, bylaws, and shareholder or member agreements
- Business name clearance and trademark protection for your brand
- Partnership and co-founder agreements
Contracts & Compliance
Keep your business protected and in good standing as it grows.
Contracts
- Client, vendor, and service agreements
- Independent contractor and consulting agreements
- Nondisclosure and confidentiality agreements
- Promissory notes and loan agreements
- Website terms of use
- Contract review before you sign
Compliance
- Annual reports and state filings
- Company records, resolutions, and written consents
- Amendments, ownership changes, and dissolutions
- Reviewing business practices against applicable rules
Intellectual Property
From the first filing through licensing and international protection.
Patents
- Utility and design patent applications
- Patentability and prior-art analysis
- Office Action responses and prosecution through allowance
- Particular experience in the biological sciences, life sciences, and pharmaceuticals
Trademarks
- Preliminary clearance searches
- Federal applications for names and logos
- Office Action responses, Statements of Use, renewals, and maintenance
Copyrights and trade secrets
- Copyright registration for creative works, software, and content
- Confidentiality agreements and practical safeguards for valuable information
Licensing
- Drafting and negotiating IP license agreements
International protection
- PCT patent applications and Madrid Protocol trademark filings
- Coordination with foreign counsel when needed
For families and individuals
Estate Planning
Clear, practical plans for Arizona individuals and families.
- Wills
- Revocable living trusts
- Financial and health care powers of attorney
- Health care directives
- Beneficiary deeds
- Plan reviews and updates after life changes
- Guidance for trustees on their duties and on administering a trust
Real Estate Transactions
Documents for buying, selling, transferring, and financing Arizona property.
- Warranty, special warranty, quitclaim, and other deeds
- Purchase and sale agreements and review before closing
- Residential and commercial leases
- Easements and access agreements
- Seller-financing and loan documents, including promissory notes and deeds of trust
- Transfers of property into a trust or business entity
For everyone
Documents & Demand Letters
Attorney-drafted documents and letters that put your position in writing.
Document preparation and review
- Agreements, releases, and settlement agreements
- Promissory notes and other loan documents
- Letters, notices, and affidavits
- Review of documents someone has asked you to sign
Demand letters
- Unpaid debts and loans
- Breach of contract
- Cease-and-desist letters for trademark or copyright misuse
Notary services
Remote Online Notarization (RON)
I am an Arizona notary authorized to perform remote online notarizations. Sessions are held on BlueNotary, a secure online notarization platform, so you can sign from home.
How it works
- Contact me to schedule your session.
- You receive a BlueNotary link and upload your document.
- Verify your identity online with a government-issued photo ID.
- Meet with me by video and sign electronically. The session is recorded as Arizona law requires.
- Receive your electronically notarized document.
What to have ready
- A computer or phone with a camera, microphone, and internet connection
- A current, unexpired government-issued photo ID
- The complete, unsigned document
Notarization confirms identity and signature. It does not include legal advice about the document unless you separately hire me as your attorney. Some recipients and county recorders have their own requirements, so please check that they accept electronically notarized documents.