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

Army Reserve Captain with a Referred Officer Evaluation Report

A Captain was mobilized for 179-days to support an Army command as an intelligence officer. However, the Captain and his GS-12 supervisor did not see eye-to-eye. As a result, the civilian GS-12 supervisor accused the Captain: of being an “infiltrator” (due to confusion about a recent name change); removing classified material (textbooks) from a…

Former Army Specialist and Medical Evaluation Board

An Army Specialist had a significant history of mental illness including short-term hospitalizations for schizophrenia. The command initiated a Medical Evaluation Board. After the Soldier was found smoking “spice” in the barracks stairwell, Army Criminal Investigation Division and command investigators determined, despite the mental health hist…

Successful Titling Removal

An officer was accused of committing travel fraud after he provided what he thought was an official weigh station weight ticket. At the weigh station, an unauthorized person provided a blank weigh ticket and told the officer to complete the weigh ticket on their own. The officer reported this irregularity to the travel office processing the travel…

Army (AGR) Lieutenant Colonel Completely Exonerated

In 2014, an Army Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) ran afoul of his immediate commander resulting in multiple allegations that he had been disrespectful to the commander and another military service senior officer and failed to manage his command appropriately. The allegations resulted in a Memorandum of Reprimand, relief from command, removal from a promot…

Former Army Specialist with PTSD and “Limited Use”

In March 2003, an Army Specialist suffered from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) after participating in the first and only post-9/11 combat parachute jump, into Iraq. Shortly after his return he started to self-medicate with marijuana. He self-reported his PTSD and after pre-treatment urinalysis, the command improperly used the limited-use inf…
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