The Law Offices of Donald W. Hudspeth, P.C.

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The Law Offices of Donald W. Hudspeth, P.C., has maintained a position as one of the leading Small Business Law Firms in Arizona.

Establishing the legal structure of your business is the first vital step in launching a successful business venture. Allow our attorneys to help you choose a business structure that is appropriate for your type of business, level of risk, and management style.

We offer over 25 years experience in business -and- business law, commercial litigation, corporate representation and business formation, including contracts, international business and intellectual property.

Attorney Donald Hudspeth understands business from the “inside-out,” not the “outside-in.”

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A Checklist of Reasons to Start Your Own Business

By Donald W. Hudspeth©

 Here is a list of reasons why I started my own business and why you may want to start your own small business:

1.  Employment:  It’s a job.[1]  Owning your own business is a means of employment. And, if you don’t like your boss, then you have problems outside of the business. Starting a business as a means of employment might be a good move for veterans, retirees, new grads, and the unemployed or under-employed workers who need to create their own job.[2]  

Getting off the couch and “into the world” can be a powerful motivator to succeed, particularly for those with an entrepreneurial bent.  Of course, owning your own business may be a job that does not pay any money, but if you have no job right now, at least it provides the possibility of money, all-important experience, and may create hope. (Often, hope is what keeps us going.)

2. Experience and resume builder:….. <READ>

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International Business Law: Starting or Buying an Arizona Business

The Law Offices of Donald W. Hudspeth, PC With a few exceptions, Arizona does not impose a citizenship or even a residency requirement on non-citizens seeking to start or buy an existing business in Arizona. At The Law Offices of Donald W. Hudspeth, we offer complete business services to non-citizens who are purchasing or starting a business in Arizona. We will draft your initial purchase contract or operating agreement, ensure that your business complies with all Arizona and federal laws on an ongoing basis, and passionately advocate for your interests in court should business litigation arise.

Investing in Arizona…..<READ>

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10 Common Mistakes that Business Owners Make....

The following is an outline of a lecture I have given to the Edson Institute at Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona as well as the Arizona Small Business Development Center and The students of my business law class at ASU in Glendale, Arizona.

I am hoping this summary report will be sufficient to trigger action on the issues discussed and to cause the reader to obtain some professional advice regarding same. I hasten to add that the problem of intelligent, self-reliant business owners working beyond their skill set is a common problem and one that can cause life-altering harm to the do-it-yourselfer.

(Take-home motto: “Don’t operate on yourself and don’t do your own legal work.”)…………………

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A New Standard of Constructive Eviction in Arizona

In 1969 the Arizona Court of Appeals decided

the famous (or infamous) welding shop case,

Thompson v Harris.1 Thompson

dramatically illustrates the traditional rule that a landlord has no duty to one

tenant to correct the nuisance activities of another. Put

more legalistically the case holds that a “landlord’s

obligation under a covenant of quiet enjoyment … does

not extend to acts of other tenants or third parties

unless such acts are performed on behalf of the

landlord or by one claiming paramount title.”2……………..

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Asset & Liability Protection for your Business or Rental/Investment Property

If you purchased real estate as part of a business purchase, if you inherited real estate, if you are retired and own properties you want to turn into rental properties, the organizational engineering you do is not just to save on taxes.  The cheapest form of insurance you can buy may be the limited liability you gain when you keep your property in a limited liability company (“ LLC”) or limited partnership  designed to protect you from the liability associated with property. <READ>

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The Legal “Brickhouse” is like the “3 Little Pigs” story….If you don’t have a “legal brickhouse,” the first wolf that comes around may blow your house down.  Often that wolf is inside your door.  For example, if you don’t have….

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Starting or Buying an Arizona Business: International Business Law - Arizona Business Law

With a few exceptions, Arizona does not impose a citizenship or even a residency requirement on non-citizens seeking to start or buy an existing business in Arizona. At The Law Offices of Donald W. Hudspeth, we offer complete business services to non-citizens who are purchasing or starting a business in Arizona. We will draft your initial purchase contract or operating agreement, ensure that your business complies with all Arizona and federal laws on an ongoing basis, and passionately advocate for your interests in court should business litigation arise. <READ>

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Arizona Business Partnerships - Arizona Business Lawyers

The Law Offices of Donald W. Hudspeth are prepared to help with all business-related matters, no matter what form your business takes. We will help you decide whether a partnership is the right legal structure for your business and, if so, which type of partnership. And we can assist you with any other partnership issues, from disputes between partners to tax matters to partnership dissolution. <READ>

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