Business Law & Formation

Our attorneys assist clients with the formation of LLCs, partnerships, and corporations; contracts and transactional work; dissolution; and other business law services. Based in Coeur d’Alene, we represent clients in Idaho and Washington.

Business Services

Ramsden, Marfice, Ealy & De Smet can assist clients with all manners of business entity formation and operational needs. We help clients decide upon the right kind of business structure for their needs. RMED lawyers have set up corporations, limited and general partnerships, limited liability companies, limited liability partnerships, tax-exempt organizations and joint ventures. At business start-up, our attorneys can help clients determine their profit sharing, management, ownership allocations, and employment preferences and help them generate all of the operational documents needed to properly establish their business and meet the regulatory requirements applicable to that business.

Other Business Services

Once our clients are operating entities, we help promote profitability by providing ongoing liability assessment and risk management advice, transactional work such as reviewing, drafting and negotiation of contracts, leases, MOU’s, security instruments. When necessary, we can even help with business debt collection. 

Business litigation and ADR

If our business entity clients get in a dispute with an employee, a business partner, a shareholder, a customer or even another business, we can represent their interests in litigation, ADR (alternative dispute resolution) like mediation or arbitration.

We are experienced, practical, and efficient at handling all manners of business disputes, and our clients can trust that we will always protect their business entities.

Dissolution and winding up

Few businesses go on forever. When circumstances necessitate dissolving a business entity, or winding up its affairs, we can help with that as well. We pride ourselves on being our clients' objective advocate through the succession, sale or dissolution or unwinding of the company.

Is a partner or co-owner leaving your company? Do you believe it’s time to pass the business reigns on to the “next generation”, whether that be the employees, family or new ownership? Did you decide to sell your business? Do you need to shut down your business for financial or other reasons? We can help. We draft and review purchase and sale agreements, prepare succession plans, advise on matters of transferring assets and ownership, and assist with other necessary legal matters.

DEBT COLLECTION SERVICES

RMED understands that in order to operate, small businesses and other creditors depend on receiving payments from their clients, vendees and business affiliates. That is why we fight hard to ensure our clients receive what is owed to them. Our creditor representation lawyers can:

  • Create, obtain and perfect security interests

  • Write collection letters demanding payment

  • Prosecute claims and obtain judgments against debtors

  • Record liens against debtor's property

  • Garnish wages and accounts of judgment debtors and execute against non-exempt assets

  • Assist with actions to foreclose on collateral

EMPLOYMENT LAW

Many business ventures will entail having employees. In today's environment, the potential to become involved in costly disputes over employment matters is always present. The attorneys at RMEH work with employers to develop policies and procedures that help prevent problems before they occur. These services include:

  • Reviewing, drafting, and updating employee handbooks, employment applications, and employment agreements/contracts

  • Reviewing and developing policies addressing workplace issues such as sexual harassment, discrimination, drug testing, and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliance

  • Advising employers on how to develop and enhance employee applicant selection procedures

  • Negotiation of labor and management agreements

  • Advising employers on employee terminations & processes

We have represented employers before the Idaho Human Rights Commission, the U.S Department of Labor, the EEOC, OSHA, MSHA, HUD and have defended employers in litigation before state, federal, and appellate courts as well as in administrative agency actions. Employment matters can cover a wide variety of claims, including:

  • Wrongful discharge/termination

  • Discrimination (age, race, sex, disability, national origin)

  • Sexual harassment

  • Hostile work environment

  • Wage disputes

  • Unsafe work environment

  • “Whistleblower” claims

We strive to help employers avoid litigation, minimize their risk, and maintain a trouble-free work place. However, when litigation does arise, we have the experience necessary to defend these claims in court or before regulators.