Adam Michael Cook

Adam Michael Cook

5.0
Rating: 7.6

Licensed for 23 years

Business Lawyer at Alexandria, VA
Practice Areas: Business, Intellectual Property, Government Contracts ... +7 more

211 N Union St, Suite 100, Alexandria, VA

About Adam

Practice Areas

10

Practice Areas

Business 25%

Full range of legal services for startups and small businesses including company formation, trademarks, corporate compliance, employment issues and full library of business documents.

24 years

25%
Contracts and Agreements 10%

Drafting, review and enforcement of full range of contractual documents including government prime and sub-contracts, non-disclosure agreements (NDAs), master service agreements (MSAs), commercial leases, etc.

24 years

10%
Corporate and Incorporation 10%

Form a corporation in VA or Delaware or amend your corporate documents to accommodate new investors or changed circumstances. Include by-laws, stock certificates and registers, etc.

24 years

10%
Government Contracts 10%

Drafting, review and negotiation of contracts, sub-contracts, teaming agreements, NDAs and other government contract documents. Guidance and assistance on compliance with FAR, DFARS, ITAR, etc.

24 years

10%
Intellectual Property 10%

Cost-effective, flat fee trademark searches and filing with the USPTO and your local state agency.

24 years

10%
Limited Liability Company (LLC) 10%

We can prepare all the paperwork to organize an LLC in Virginia or Delaware, including Articles of Organization, Operating Agreement, EIN application, registered agent, etc.

24 years

10%
Trademark Application 10%

We can walk you through the process, answer your questions, conduct a search and file your application at the cost of most online automated systems.

24 years

10%
Employment and Labor 5%

Whether you're hiring (or firing) your first employee or your hundredth, make sure you are complying with the law and avoid legal exposure due to contract or discrimination claims. We can help draft employment applications, employment agreements, manuals and other documents to make sure you are compliant with federal, state and local law .

24 years

5%
Military Law 5%

As a 10 year Air Force JAG, I've counseled thousands of military members and their families on consumer, family and estate planning issues as well as enforcement of your rights under the Service Members Civil Relief Act, USERRA, and other laws designed to protect you.

24 years

5%
Wills and Living Wills 5%

Prepared over 1,000 wills for military families and civilian clients. Easy, cost-effective consultation on and preparation of key legal documents including wills, advanced health care directives (living wills), powers of attorney, trusts, etc.

24 years

5%

Fees and Rates

Cost

Free Consultation

$0 first 30 minutes


Payment Methods

  • Check
  • Credit Card

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Licenses

Licensed in Virginia for 12 years

State: Virginia

Acquired: 2013

Active

No misconduct found

Licensed in California for 23 years

State: California

Acquired: 2002

Inactive

No misconduct found

Location

Law Offices of Adam M Cook PLLC

211 N Union St, Suite 100, Alexandria, VA, 22314

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Adam Michael Cook's Reviews

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5.0 /5.0

5 Client Reviews

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Posted by Kelly | January 30, 2015

We hired Adam to help start our small business.

We hired Adam to assist us with starting our new business. Adam met with us to help us understand the types of corporations and what worked best for us. He worked with us on our operating agreement and walked us through the entire trademark process including warning us about scams that may show up af...terward (and they did!). Adam also reviewed and recommended changes to the terms and conditions and privacy policies for our website. Our business is food and agriculture-based, and he assisted us to find other resources we needed to ensure we comply with VA law. He's responsive, knowledgeable and professional. We even hired him to help us write a contract for our nanny. If we need a lawyer we call Adam. Don't tell him I said this, but I'd probably pay him more for the service he provides.

Posted by Andy | January 22, 2015

Highly Recommended!

Adam Cook prepared my family's wills when we'd had our first child and things started to get complicated (i.e. We had to be concerned with more than who would feed our cats if the unexpected should happen.). He provided tremendous insight and council throughout the process and was very responsive to ...our needs. I could not recommend him more highly.

Posted by Bill Blevins | January 22, 2015

Professional, personable and efficient

Adam Cook has helped us with several contracts that required multiple revisions. He thoughtfully provided great notes allowing us to focus on making business decisions while leaving the legal aspects to his expertise.

Posted by Vitaliy | January 22, 2015

Operating agreement and Trademark

Adam helped my wife and me set up our first business by creating operating agreement for LLC and applying for a trademark. He made himself generously available to explain the process to us and answer all of our questions. His rates are very fair, especially considering the extra time he put in to mak...e sure that we understood everything. We would definitely recommend Adam.

Posted by Kate | January 22, 2015

Very helpful

He walked me through estate planning & guardianship for my child. I had no idea where to start but knew I needed to solidify a plan for our family. It was an easy & straightforward process with Adam.

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Experience

Rating:  7.6 (Very Good)

Work Experience

2013 - Present

Attorney, Law Offices of Adam M Cook PLLC

2009 - Present

Deputy Staff Judge Advocate, US Air Force Reserves

2012 - 2014

General Counsel, C2E Commercial LLC

2009 - 2012

Attorney, Social Security Administration

2003 - 2009

Judge Advocate, United States Air Force

2002 - 2003

General Counsel, Space Launch Corporation

Associations

2013 - Present

American Bar Association

Member

2013 - Present

Virginia State Bar

Member

2013 - Present

American Bar Association, Business Law Section

Member

2003 - Present

Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces

Member

2002 - Present

State Bar of California

Member

Education

2002

UCLA School of Law

JD

1999

University of Pennsylvania

BA

Speaking Engagements

2014

Startup Weekend

Early Stage Business Issues

2014

FredXChange Open Coffee

Business Formation

Languages

English

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