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If you are on this website, it is because your business means more than just a business to you, and we agree with you.
Focus Law represents corporations, small businesses, entrepreneurs, and individuals like you. We know you have a lot of questions, so on this website you’ll find answers to the ones we hear most often.
We hope the information here helps you. If not, please make sure to contact us at hello@focuslawla.com or at (714) 415-2007.
If you have questions and want to schedule a consultation, click here.
How to choose a lawyer?
1) Be honest about your current situation.
The problems caused by your current legal issues can be many layers deep. These problems rarely affect just your business. The effects can also be seen in you as a person as the problem causes you anxiety and you can’t concentrate on doing what is important to you. These issues may take away time that you could have spent with someone you care about, and it can also cause the people around you to question who you are as a person.
Next, ask yourself what you would like to happen instead. Why do you want that outcome, and what would it mean for you, your family, and your business?
Asking these questions may not be pleasant, but I believe knowing where you are now and where you want to be instead is the first step in finding the right attorney who has the ability to close the gap between where you are now, and where you want to be instead.
2) What experience and expertise do the lawyers have?
Make sure to know what your situation is and what you want to achieve as the criteria of picking the right attorney will flow out of those answers.
We are a business law firm. That’s all we do.
I believe that, in most cases, settling makes the most business sense. However, there are times when we just need our day in court. Thus, my approach has been preparing the case for trial and at the same time, looking for an opportunity to reach a settlement that is acceptable to you.
The bottom line is that we represent you with purpose.
3) What is the lawyer’s view on settlement and trial?
This depends on the situation. You may have been wronged and cheated outright, having done absolutely nothing wrong yourself. There are also times when each party has contributed to a dispute, albeit to different degrees.
In the former situation, the other party will generally offer to settle with you. If they do not, these types of cases are usually more suitable for trial.
Often, however, both parties share responsibility for the dispute, rightly or wrongly. Given the cost of taking a case to trial and the unpredictability of the outcome, these types of cases generally make business sense to settle.
We approach cases with litigation and settlement moving forward simultaneously, as both have the potential to solve your problem in different ways. The benefit of working both tracks at once is that we are always ready for whatever the circumstances call for.
4) Is it important to hire a lawyer with integrity?
You bet. You are already being cheated and taken advantage of by your business partners or associates, and that is enough. You should not leave yourself open to being taken advantage of by your own lawyer as well.
Please check my California State Bar public profile:
https://apps.calbar.ca.gov/attorney/Licensee/Detail/226637
On rare occasions, potential clients ask whether we are okay with underhanded litigation tactics, and we say no. There is a difference between declining to help the other side build their case and dealing with them dishonestly.
The bottom line is that we serve our clients zealously and deal with opposing parties and their counsel professionally. Treating opposing parties and counsel with professionalism matters, because it often opens up more opportunities for an earlier and more amicable resolution of your case.
How to schedule a consultation with Focus Law?
The first kick-off meeting is a stepping stone to solving your business problem. To initiate the first meeting, please follow the steps below:
1) Click here to schedule a kick-off meeting at the time that best suits you.
2) On the meeting day, we will learn everything we can about your current situation and how your legal issues are affecting you.
3) We will also discuss your goals and the outcomes you would like to aim for.
4) We will come up with a personalized strategy for you.
5) We will make a decision together about moving forward with your case.
6) We start working on your case!
About Focus Law
Focus Law business attorneys is a premier trial firm in Southern California focusing on business, real estate, commercial, and shareholder/partnership disputes. Our goal is to help entrepreneurs take care of their legal issues so they can focus their time and energy on growing their businesses. We can do this for you because we take the time to learn about you and your business: your goals, why you’re in business, who you serve, your employees, your customers, the products you sell, and your marketing strategies and channels.
Meet Tony
I grew up with two loving and honest parents. Unfortunately, every time they entered into a partnership for a business venture, hoping to provide their family a better lifestyle, they either did all the work without being appreciated by their business partners or had their investments stolen outright.
From the age of 6 to about 15, I saw how business relationships with the wrong people affected their finances and our family’s lifestyle. I could only watch my classmates and friends enjoy nice things, and I was afraid even to ask my parents to buy them for me.
Most important of all was the impact those bad partnerships had on my parents’ self-esteem and self-worth.
I wished someone could have advised them on what they should and should not do before entering into a business relationship, and how to get out when it did not work out.
I grew up and became that person, as a lawyer.
