Business Law

I prefer to work with privately-held businesses and high net worth individuals.

Business Law

• Mediation/Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)

Agribusiness

• Crops
• Farms & Ranches

Antitrust & Trade Regulation

• Deceptive Trade Practices
• False Advertising
• Mergers, Acquisitions, & Divestitures
• Unfair Competition

Banking & Finance

• Commercial Banks & Loans
• Commercial Leasing
• Venture Capital

Bars & Restaurants

• Liquor Licenses

Business Formation & Dissolution

• Business Successions
• Buying & Selling
• Closely Held Businesses
• Corporations
• Directors' & Officers' Liability
• Franchising
• Joint Ventures
• Limited Liability Companies (LLCs)
• Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures
• Nonprofits & Tax-Exempt Corporations
• Partnerships
• Professional Corporations
• Shareholders' Rights
• Trade Associations

Commercial Law

• Breach of Contract
• Contract Disputes
• Contract Drafting & Review
• Employment Contracts
• Franchises
• International Transactions
• Non-Compete Contracts
• Secured Transactions
• Uniform Commercial Code
• Warranties

Construction

• Commercial Construction Contracts
• Mechanics' Liens

Entertainment Law

• Art
• Communication & Media
• Internet
• Music
• Film
• Publishing

Internet (Cyberspace)

• Computer Crimes
• Computer Law
• Digital Signatures
• Domain Names
• Electronic Commerce
• Identity Theft
• Spam

Collections

• Creditor's Rights
• Garnishees
• Judgments
• Locating Funds

Intellectual Property

I prefer to work with privately-held businesses and high net worth individuals.

Intellectual Property

• Copyrights
• International Intellectual Property
• Technology Licensing
• Trade Dress
• Trademarks
• Trade Secrets

Arts and Entertainment

• Film
• Literary Arts
• Publishing
• Television
• Internet
• Media Arts

CA, Jun 1997
Bar Number: 188321

California State Courts, and the Southern and Central U.S. District Courts.

Southwest County Bar Association.

I attend continuing education seminars on all facets of the practice of law, including business, intellectual property, real estate and asset protection.

I have published numerous articles on in the areas of technology and the practice of law for Law Office Computing Magazine.

• I successfully represented eight independent distributors to negotiate a complex master distribution agreement with a nutritional supplement manufacturer creating new value and introducing objective performance criteria into longstanding relationships. I facilitated consensus among multiple clients, proposed creative solutions to meet common goals of clients and crafted a master agreement to meet the objectives of all the stakeholders.

• I advised a national online retailer on all aspects of business processes, including preparing purchasing, distribution, partnering, and employment agreements and policies and providing creative solutions to marketing programs to reduce risk of intellectual property and unfair competition claims.

(see website [http://www.newcomb-law.com] for more)

1

California

I'm a business lawyer with over a decade of experience representing privately held small to medium sized businesses, in the areas of business/corporate law, asset protection, real estate law, and intellectual property.

To provide my clients the depth of knowledge they need and deserve, I concentrate on four primary areas of law, which are business law, asset protection, real estate law and intellectual property.

Business Law:
• Formation of your corporation/LLC/limited partnership or partnership
• Security issuance and investors;
• Contracts
• Employee Issues and Disputes
• Shareholder/Member Disputes
• Dissolution

Asset Protection:
• Contracts (promissory notes, security agreements, etc.)
• Insurance Evaluation
• Entity Formations (LLC, corporations, limited partnerships, etc.)
• Estate Planning and Trusts
• Asset Protection Trusts

Intellectual Property:
• Trademarks
• Evaluation and Opinion Letters
• Registration of Federal and State Marks
• Response to Office Actions
• Infringements
• Assignment / Transfer
• Trade secrets
• Non-Disclosure Agreements
• Protection Policies and Procedures
• Copyrights
• Registration
• Assignment / Transfer
• Infringement Disputes
• Licensing / Royalties
• Cyber / Internet Law
• WIPO and Domain Name Disputes
• E-commerce
• Domain Names

Real Estate Law:
• Commercial / Residential Purchase
• Leases / Rental Agreements
• Residential
• Gross
• Net and Triple Net
• Shopping Center (retail with percentage rents)
• Land and Ground Lease
• Disputes between property owners
• Investment Properties and Asset Protection

After spending over eleven years working in boutique business law firms, I came to the conclusion that the typical law firm approach to the practice of law was often incompatible with meeting the goals and expectations of small business, entrepreneurs, and individuals in need of my services. I established my practice with the singular goal of practicing law differently (in a good way) than what many businesses have experienced from traditional law firms.

I am a member of various local bar associations and professional groups.

(951) 541-9360

Monday through Friday
8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Yes

Yes. Fixed fee services are dependent upon the assignment. For example, corporation formations are $895 plus costs, and trademarks between $395 and $895.

$225 per hour.

Yes, for up to ½ hour.

Yes, there is an advanced fee agreement for new clients.