Brownsville Business Lawyer

Comprehensive Legal Support for Businesses in the Rio Grande Valley

In today’s business world, interests sometimes conflict and create situations that can lead to a lawsuit. Our Brownsville business lawyer seeks to handle these disputes aggressively and efficiently. Attorney Trey Mendez serves as counsel on a range of commercial and business legal issues, from entity formation to transaction disputes to issues regarding breach of contract. 

Our goal is to help business owners minimize risk and foster an environment where they can focus on what they do best—providing the public with their product or service and growing their enterprise.

Contact Mendez Law Firm for trusted business legal advice at (956) 983-9673. Serving English and Spanish-speaking clients in Brownsville and beyond.

Key Considerations for Business Entity Formation in Brownsville

Some of the most important decisions an entrepreneur makes will come before they ever open their doors for business. One of those decisions involves settling on the appropriate corporate structure. The options include becoming an LLC, a general partnership, an S Corp or a C Corp, a sole proprietorship, and more. 

Which is best? The answer is different for every situation.

Our Brownsville business attorney will work with startup business clients on considering issues like these: 

Understanding Liability in Business Structures

The level of personal liability that business owners are willing to assume can vary significantly. In sole proprietorships and general partnerships, owners have unlimited personal liability, meaning their personal assets are at risk if the business incurs debts or faces legal action. On the other hand, forming a corporation or limited liability company (LLC) can offer limited protection, shielding owners' personal assets from business liabilities. 

Choosing the Right Management Structure for Your Business

Different corporate structures provide varying levels of managerial control and decision-making authority. Sole proprietorships and partnerships allow for a straightforward and flexible management structure, where owners have direct control over all aspects of the business. In contrast, corporations have a more formalized structure with a board of directors and officers responsible for making strategic decisions. Decisions on structure may come down to where a business is at in seeking to attract investors, and how they want to streamline the strategic decision-making process of the business.

Navigating Tax Implications for Your Business

Each structure has unique tax implications that can impact the business's bottom line. For example, sole proprietorships and partnerships are considered pass-through entities, where profits and losses flow directly to the owners' personal tax returns. This avoids double taxation at the corporate level. Corporations, however, are subject to double taxation, as profits are taxed at both the corporate level and when distributed to shareholders as dividends. LLCs offer flexibility.

The clients who come to Mendez Law Firm can feel confident they are getting experienced counsel that will raise the issues that need to be addressed, and ask the questions that need to be answered. This allows entrepreneurs to make the right decision for their unique situation. 

Resolution of Contractual Disputes in Brownsville

Businesses can run into contractual disputes for any number of reasons. It could be a dispute with a vendor or subcontractor. The language of a franchising agreement may be the sticking point. Or perhaps the legal issues involve transaction disputes with customers. The reasons for the legal difficulties can be very different, but they have one thing in common—they hurt your bottom line, and they may hurt your reputation. Our Brownsville business lawyer wants to help. 

There are some legal conflicts that can be alleviated by proactively reviewing contracts and terms of service before they are signed or issued. Ambiguity is the source of more than a few legal disputes. Mendez Law Firm takes great pride in our attention to detail and being able to anticipate potential negative consequences that may arise in how a contract is structured. By dealing with this upfront, it’s our hope to eliminate the more costly disputes that may arise later on. 

When contractual or transactional disputes do arise, Attorney Mendez has considerable skill in helping bring people together. He’s successfully mediated thousands of disputes. A one-time mayor of Brownsville, he’s quite familiar with the tact and negotiating approach needed to bring conflicting parties together. As someone who serves on several boards in the community, he’s anxious to help businesses preserve their viability and reputation, thereby strengthening the local economy. 

Ready to Protect Your Business Interests? Contact Attorney Trey Mendez at (956) 983-9673 for expert legal guidance.