Brent Johnson describes his practice in the videos shown below.
Business Transactions
- What questions do you hear most from your clients? (1:07)
- How important is it to your clients to be able to provide them with “full service”? (1:17)
- How can a client save on costs while still using a lawyer for their business contract needs? (1:21)
- What if some owners of a business want to sell and others do not? (1:21)
- Why is it important for the owners to work with a lawyer when starting up a new business? (1:20)
- From your experience, what are the key legal factors in starting up a business? (1:21)
- What do you recommend to someone entering into a business negotiation, such as on a lease, a service contract, an employment agreement? (1:06)
- Are you willing to associate with Minnesota lawyers who need a Wisconsin lawyer for a specific matter? (1:06)
Corporate Law
- What are the different types of legal entities – and is there a best one to use? (1:19)
- Do I need an operating agreement with my business partners – even if it’s someone I trust and their hand shake is good enough? (1:18)
- What is a buy-sell agreement? (1:13)
Real Estate
- What are the most frequent issues you see from your real estate clients? (1:16)
- Do I really need to hire a lawyer for the purchase or sale of real estate? When do I need to do so? (1:43)
Shareholder Disputes
- What is a shareholder dispute? (1:15)
- What types of issues arise in a shareholder dispute? What if some owners want to sell the business and others do not? (1:29)
- What rights do minority shareholders have in a shareholder dispute? (1:21)
- What are common examples of breaches of shareholder or partnership agreements that you’ve seen cause shareholder disputes? (1:13)
- When should you contact a lawyer in a shareholder dispute? (1:16)
- What are the best alternatives to court in business litigation? What do you recommend to clients and why? (1:14)
- Why would a client choose a medium size firm like Lommen Abdo over one of the BIG law firms for business litigation? (1:25)
About Brent Johnson
- What are the most common types of things you help business clients with? (1:09)
- What is your experience in business law? (1:02)
- How did you decide to go into the legal profession? (1:07)
- What is the most rewarding aspect of your practice? (1:06)
- Do you practice in both Wisconsin and Minnesota? (0:51)
- What is it about your practice that you really love? (0:56)