Carlson Partners, Ltd. provide a wide range of services to individuals and businesses in a variety of industries. We strive to meet each client's specific needs in planning for the future and achieving their goals in an ever-changing financial and regulatory environment. Our professional services include:
Employment law is a broad area encompassing many areas of the employer/employee relationship. Employment law consists of thousands of Federal and state statues and regulations. The federal government and most states have laws that prohibit private persons, organizations and governments from discriminating against people by:
- Sexual Harassment - where the employer subjects an employee in the work environment to unwelcome verbal and/or physical sexual behavior or other abusive behavior including sexual demands.
- Racial Harassment - Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 bars employers from discriminating in employment decisions on the basis of an individual's race. Types of racial discrimination include racial harassment, failure to hire or promote, creating a racially hostile work environment and termination because of race.
- Disability Discrimination - The Americans with Disabilities Act and local laws prohibit discrimination against and harassment of qualified individuals with a disability who can perform the functions of their job with reasonable accommodation.
- Age Discrimination - In employment, individuals are protected from age discrimination by employers on the basis of age under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act.
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Estate planning is the attorney-assisted process that examines your needs and assets and helps you realize your goals. There are two major goals in most estate planning: to keep costs down and to make it as efficient as possible. By utilizing wills and trusts our firm prevents unfortunate probate situations and assists in creating a peaceful enviornment upon the passing of a loved one.
Probate is the judge-supervised process of paying a decedent's legitimate bills, inventorying and appraising a decedent's assets, and distributing the assets to the decedent's heirs or beneficiaries. Carlson Partners, Ltd. takes pride in allowing our clients to address more personal issues by speedily resolving any lingering questions.
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If you are struggling with consumer debt, credit card debt, high medical bills, tax debt, business debt, or any other form of debt, Carlson Partners, Ltd. can help. Bankruptcy proceedings are administered by the United States Bankruptcy Courts in order to provide both the debtor and the creditor with an equitable resolution. This means that, in both Chapter 7 liquidation or Ch. 11, 12, or 13 rehabilitation cases, the debtor is afforded protections to his estate or business.
Though trying, filing bankruptcy is not an act of euthanasia. By taking the time to fully understand your situation and answer all of your questions, Carlson Partners, Ltd. can handle every step of the process for you, efficiently and effectively resolving your debt. Carlson Partners, Ltd. understands the stress you are under and the worries you face, and we offer compassionate and reassuring counsel tailored to meet your needs now and into the future.
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Taxation is a broad and complex area involving inter-related law at the international, federal, and state and local levels. Taxes may be 'the price one pays to live in a civilized society,' but given their intertwining and multi-tiered nature, taxes are a burden to many citizens. Our expertise will aid in alleviating that burden.
Carlson Partners, Ltd.'s tax services can help you restructure and expand your business, or move into markets in other states or countries. For individuals, we offer tax advice on cross-border issues as well as domestic tax issues. Carlson Partners, Ltd. can represent you or your business before the IRS and other tax agencies. When litigation is necessary, we are aggressive, creative and thorough.
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Appellate procedure consists of the rules and practices by which appellate courts review trial court judgments. Appellate review performs several functions, including: the correction of errors committed by the trial court, development of the law, achieving a uniform approach across courts, and the pursuit of justice, more generally. Argument in appellate court centers around written briefs prepared by the parties. These state the questions on appeal and enumerate the legal authorities and arguments in support of each party's position.
Carlson Partners, Ltd. provides the highest quality written and oral advocacy at every level of the federal and state appellate courts. Whether a client seeks to overturn an unfavorable verdict or preserve a favorable result, we bring to bear our extensive appellate expertise to counsel on the prospects of a successful appeal. That expertise includes a comprehensive understanding of the procedural and jurisdictional nuances of appellate practice, as well as the nuts and bolts of meeting the diverse requirements of the various courts in which we practice.
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While our commercial litigation courtroom skills are second to none, the ability to try and win a lawsuit is only part of an effective legal representation of a business. We understand that often the greater challenge, and more important service, is to ascertain and achieve the out-of-court result that best advances the client's interests. When engaged to represent a business client, our first task is to determine what goals and interests are truly vital to the client. We then explore all avenues (creative settlements, mediation, arbitration and trial) to meet them.
Our commercial litigators also understand that, in business, it's the bottom line that counts. The best legal advice and representation in the world is useless if the resulting legal fees bankrupt the company. We are committed to cost-effective service and to performing only the work necessary to accomplish the client's goals. We will work with business clients to define value from their (and not our) point of view, and then structure a fee arrangement based on that value.
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Today's business environment is one of constant change, of rethinking how business is conducted and how businesses can meet the challenges of a global economy. Traditional ways of conducting a business practice provide guidance, but they are only a starting point for creative development of business transactions. Similarly, whether the real estate market is in a 'boom' or 'bust' phase, there is substantial money to be made or lost. The objective of our business and real estate, focus is to help our clients minimize risk and maximize opportunity, regardless of the cycle. Our lawyers have many years of experience in structuring purchases and sales of businesses, buy-sell agreements, and other corporate arrangements and real estate transactions.
What makes Carlson Partners, Ltd.’s business and real estate practice particularly well-suited to our clients' needs is our experience. We are able to act as business counselors in suggesting alternate ways of accomplishing goals, and in assisting our clients to achieve their goals in the optimum way. We can also provide assistance in all forms of business and real estate transactions, including loans and other financial arrangements, joint ventures, and strategic alliances. That is because we are large enough to have attorneys with practical expertise not only in business and real estate acquisitions and finance, but also in the critical allied fields of taxation, estate planning, bankruptcy, and commercial litigation. However, our firm is also small enough that we can communicate effectively with each other to solve our clients' problems. The result? Business and real estate problems are resolved efficiently and in their totality, resulting in significant savings for our clients. An important part of our business group involves planning to minimize state and local taxes such as sales and use tax, corporate net income tax, capital stock/foreign franchise tax, personal income tax, business privilege tax, use and occupancy tax, liabilities and real estate assessment and real estate exemption determinations. We assist business with restructuring activities in order to take advantage of existing tax law provisions. And if a state or local governments asserts that a business owes taxes, we are able to review the taxing authority's determination and, if appropriate, challenge the determination through an administrative appeal or, if necessary, in court. Simply put, we will provide the practical advice you need to make your next business or real estate venture as profitable as possible.
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Carlson Partners, Ltd. represents clients in the areas of intellectual property and unfair competition law, including patent, trademark, and copyright.
These are essential to the success of technology-driven enterprises. Our goal is to help clients avoid conflicts, but, when conflicts do arise, we provide expert representation in state and federal courts. In the ever-evolving arena of technology-based business we provide vigilant protection to ensure our client's ideas are protected as well as any material asset.
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Often, litigation does not present the most efficient means of resolving a dispute. In this instance, we are prepared to pursue arbitration or alternate means of settlement in order to swiftly and amicably find a solution. Awards are made in writing and are enforceable in court under state and federal statutes. We view arbitration not as a concession, but as a creative and economical medium to achieve awards commiserate to those won in litigation.
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Bad faith litigation normally involves an insurance holder that alleges the insurer has acted in 'bad faith'. The term 'bad faith' indicates the insurer has delayed payment of a claim for no apparent reason or has not honored the agreement of the contract. Not every claim denial will automatically mean bad faith litigation, so it is in the best interests of those wishing to pursue bad faith litigation to contact a qualified bad faith litigation attorney.
Carlson Partners, Ltd. will review the details surrounding the disagreement. In the event that we feel that there is a strong case the matter can often be amended by having us write a letter to insurer. Some disputes and claim denials will require a more aggressive litigation approach and we can more actively pursue the case.
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The Firm has an active and growing health care practice. We represent a broad range of health care clients in both transactional and litigation matters. Our attorneys have represented individual physicians, physician practice groups, hospitals, health systems, and senior living facilities. We have represented health care clients in various transactions including the sale of medical practices and lease negotiations. Our health care litigation experience includes litigating matters involving the suspension or revocation of physician staff privileges, disputes arising from physician peer review proceedings, challenges to the tax-exempt status of non-profit entities, as well as antitrust claims between competing health plans, between hospitals and physicians, and between hospital systems.
