Legal Services Provided.

The Wiemerslage Law Offices provides legal services in the following areas, among others: information technology (including software licensing), commercial law, business formation, securities, commercial debt collection, intellectual property (including copyrights and trademarks), international commercial transactions, and records management.

 

Colorado Information Technology and Licensing.

Businesses that want to license or develop software, or contract for third party development of software, will find Mr. Wiemerslage's skills and expertise as an information technology attorney very useful, especially in drafting and negotiating many types of I.T. contracts and statements of work. Your business may have intellectual property that could be licensed to receive royalties. For more information on this area of practice, click here.

 

Commercial Law.

Companies often need contracts drafted and negotiated with their customers and suppliers. It is important to have good legal assistance so legal issues and risks are discussed with you and addressed as needed in the contracts. Contract negotiations should be used to make sure both parties have the same understanding of their own and the other party's rights and obligations, to reduce disputes later. Sometimes the party fails to comply with the contract, perhaps refusing to pay. The Wiemerslage Law Office can review your contract, advise you of your strenghts and weaknesses, and help negotiate an appropriate settlement. If an appropriate settlement cannot be reached, the this law firm can litigate on your behalf.

 

Business Formation.

Individuals and businesses often find it advantageous to form new corporations or limited liability company in Delware or Colorado. These reasons include avoidance of certain personal liability, management tools, taxes, and increased attractiveness to investors. For more information on this area of practice, click here.

 

Securities.

Businesses need to raise capital from time to time. These funds may be from business profits, from loans, or from investors. Individuals and companies raising funds from investors must be very careful to consider loss of control as well as to comply with federal and state laws governing public solicitiation of investors and disclosure requirements, among other things. The Wiemerslage Law Office is available to help businesses plan the best way to raise funds in a capital compliant manner while minimizing control issues. For more information on this area of practice, click here.

 

Commercial Debt Collection.

Companies extend credit to their commercial customers and vendors in the normal course of business, such as Net 30, as do banks. However, in today's economy, some debtors may choose to delay or refuse to pay the amounts due, harming your own business credit. The Wiemerslage Law Office can help businesses in several ways: 1) review and revise your contracts to increase your legal rights in case of a default, 2) negotiate with your debtors, and 3) sue to collect on the outstanding debts. For more information on this area of practice, click here.

 

Copyrights, Trademarks and Trade Secrets.

Many creative professionals who work as independent contractors to their customers, such as website designers and software developers, as well as their customers, often fail to realize who owns the content of the website or the software that is provided by the professional.  This may substantially affect the customer and the professional later. This law firm can advise you of your rights to your creative content and how to protect yourself financially and legally in Colorado. For more information on this area of practice, click here.

Businesses may spend money and time creating trademarks and service marks for themselves, such as names and logos, but if they don't protect those trademarks correctly, other businesses under some circumstances may use those trademarks, diluting their value for the first business.  It is often important to protect those trademarks before they become valuable and attractive to other businesses. 

 

Your trade secrets, such as customer lists and proprietary information, are very important assets of your company. They need to be protected as trade secrets. Part of doing so involves adding confidentiality clauses to your contracts as well as taking reasonable steps to restrict access to your trade secrets.  

 

International Commercial Transactions.

Opportunities arise in buying and selling goods and commodities internationally. However, if you are the seller, you need to be assured of receiving payment when your customer receives your goods. This is where bank standby letters of credit and commercial letters of credit are vital for the success of the deal and for you to get paid. Mr. Wiemerslage can help structure the deal to make sure the seller gets paid. If you are the buyer, you need to make sure the letters of credit have the right conditions so you don't wind up with your bank having paid the seller and you not getting the goods. For more information on this area of practice, click here.

 

Asset Protection.

Individuals in business face financial risks to their business and to themselves. There are various ways to reduce or prevent risks to your personal wealth. These ways include choice of business entity, insurance and off-shore asset depositories, among other ways. The Wiemerslage Law Office can help you protect your assets from claims.

 

Records Management.

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure now provides that electronically stored records are subject to discovery demands in litigation. It is important to note that even if a company has not yet been sued, it the company reasonably anticipates being sued, then the company must take steps to preserve its records, including electronically stored records.  This is normally done by your attorney or records management officer issuing a litigation hold order stopping the normal deletion of records, such as e-mails, backup tapes, etc.  It is vital to have a good records management system to know what records your company has, how long to retain them if there is no hold order, and to be able to stop destruction when litigation is anticipated in which those records may be relevant. If your company deletes relevant records after litigation is anticipated, a court may sanction your company very harshly.  Mr. Wiemerslage was the records management attorney for a Fortune 100 company for five years and can assist your company in setting up and maintaining your records management program so your company will be better prepared in case there is litigation.

 

 

Summary.

For assistance in information technology (including software licensing), commercial law, business formation, securities, commercial debt collection, intellectual property (including copyrights and trademarks), international commercial transactions, and records management, contact the Wiemerslage Law Offices.