My practice includes a significant amount of complex commercial litigation, including franchise disputes and fair dealership claims, shareholder/business break-ups, minority shareholder oppression claims, and copyright/trademark disputes among others.
A significant portion of my practice includes general business law including business start ups, different types of contracts such as partnership/shareholder/operating agreements, licensing agreements and franchise circulars, among others. I'm also active in working with clients who are buying and selling businesses.
My practice involves quite a bit of estate planning, including business succession planning for family business, tax planning trusts and other types of planning devices.
8 years
I focus my practice on complex business litigation and transactional work including partnership disputes, franchise and fair dealership issues, theft of trade secret issues, copyright disputes and breach of fiduciary duty cases, among others. My practice also includes a substantial amount of contract drafting, business start-up work, and business succession and estate planning.
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Business Attorney | Apr 20
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"Cathleen Dettmann is a highly competent business law attorney. She handles these matters with extreme care and professionalism. I would recommend her services without hesitation."