Business Counsel

At MNB Meridian Law, our attorneys are small business experts not only as attorneys but as business owners themselves. Our experience has a breadth and depth that comes from making mistakes and creating successes as business owners and from holding positions as inhouse counsel, C-Suite executives, government contractors, senior executive-level and GS government employees, and serving on military active duty and in the reserves.

We know that having the right business structure, understanding the business and tax implications of that decision, and putting good business practices in place in the beginning makes operating your business everyday less stressful. MNB Meridian Law is here to be your partner, not just the lawyer you call when you encounter difficulties. Partnering with us ensures that you begin, continue, build, transfer, or end your business journey with sound guidance and advice.

We help you start with the right business structure. Then we assist with drafting your employee handbooks, employment contracts, client service agreements, and business policies and procedures and reviewing your contracts with your vendors, landlord, and creditors. We help you navigate commercial transactions, insurance, and tax issues. If necessary, we can prosecute a claim or defend against litigation that sometimes comes from doing business.

For small businesses owned by Veterans, we help you get through the service-disabled veteran-owned small business certification process, as well as help you take advantage of the numerous programs, set-aside programs, and Multiple Award Schedules, such as the GSA Schedule, OASIS, VETS, and VECTOR, among others.

Contact Us for Business Counsel

For assistance with starting or running your business, please contact us by calling 215-268-3003 or using the online contact form. With offices in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Alexandria, Virginia, MNB Meridian Law serves clients throughout the United States and around the globe.

What We've Done

Former Air Force Airman Punished because of Relationship

An Air Force Security Forces Airman received a General (under honorable conditions) discharge after being implicated through the “rumor mill” as having been a “friend with benefits” to the Airman arrested for leading a drug trafficking ring from within the base’s Security Forces office. MNB Attorneys successfully argued to the Air Force D…

Federal Employment Discrimination and Retaliation

A Department of Defense agency proposed the removal of a senior civilian employee for meeting with Congressional committee staff, “pushing back” on hiring practices, for “failure to follow instructions,” and for allegedly asking a fellow employe to lie. The proposed removal was in retaliation for being outspoken and attempting to hold the e…

Grade Determination

A senior Department of Defense officer received a reprimand for an administrative error. After the reprimand was filed in their official military personnel file, the officer submitted for retirement. The Secretary concerned placed the officer’s file before a grade determination review board. The retired grade of any rear admiral or major general…

Navy Sailor General Discharge Upgraded to HONORABLE

A former Navy corpsman was discharged in 2014 after an “attention getting” incident related to the significant mental health issues the Sailor was facing. Despite three years of 4.0 evaluations, and no counseling, reprimands or non-judicial punishment, the Navy discharged the Sailor with a general discharge with an honorable characterization pu…

Navy Petty Officer Third Class Discharge Upgraded

A former Navy Petty Officer was propositioned by a young woman who, as was later discovered, was mentally incompetent. However, the subsequent investigation revealed that the young woman’s treating medical providers and parents were unable to determine the extent of her mental incapacity. The Navy prosecutors declined to prosecute and local Adult…
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