Formation • Transactions • Litigation • Employment Law • Commercial and Individual Collections and Judgment Enforcement
The Law Offices of Chesser & Barr, P.A. provides full service counsel and representation to businesses and not-for-profit corporations in northwest Florida, including business formation, contracts, transactions, collections and litigation. Our clients range from sole proprietorships to large corporations.
Business Organization
We sit down with clients to explore entity selection and other foundational matters in organizing or reorganizing including:
- Limited Liability Company (LLC)
- Limited Liability Partnership (LLP)
- Corporations (S corp, C corp)
- Not-for-profit Corporations and obtaining tax exempt status
- Shareholder, partnership and operating agreements
- By-laws and assisting with creating the board of directors
Transactions and Consulting
Our firm provides situational or general counsel to businesses in all facets of ongoing operations:
- Buying or selling a business (buy-sell agreements)
- Purchase or sale of business assets
- Commercial real estate (property purchase, commercial lease)
- Contracts with suppliers or customers
- Employee and executive contracts
Business Succession Planning and Taxation
J. Michael Hamby has his LLM degree in Taxation and practices in the areas of business succession and taxation with a special emphasis representing doctors and other medical professionals. Proper business planning during the initial stages of business development can protect a business owner from legal pitfalls in the future.
Dispute Resolution and Business Litigation
We work to position clients for efficient and cost-effective resolution of disputes through mediation, arbitration or direct negotiation, but we will vigorously advocate our clients' interests in state or federal courts when other remedies are exhausted. Our team provides plaintiff or defense representation for the following areas:
- Breach of contract
- Partnership and shareholder disputes
- Fraud, unfair business practices and other torts
- Collections and creditor representation in bankruptcy proceedings
Ashley Rogers practices extensively in business law and commercial litigation, including adversary representation in bankruptcy matters.
Commercial and Individual Collections
We have represented both commercial and individual clients in the collections area for more than 30 years. Our commercial clients include credit unions, banks, and small businesses. Caryn Campbell practices in this area and our Collections Department staff has extensive experience in the representation of large commercial clients. We provide a wide range of services including:
- Pre-suit payment negotiations
- Collection litigation including foreclosures, replevin, levy and garnishment
- Judgment enforcement and domestication of foreign judgments
Employment Law
Providing well-rounded business and commercial law services to our clients also means assisting our clients with employment law issues such as employee benefit matters, wrongful termination and employment discrimination matters. With a degree in business management and multi-national business operations, Caryn Campbell practices in this area.
