Practice Areas

Growing businesses regularly encounter situations for which legal advice is not just helpful, it’s required. Whether resolving a conflict, formalizing a business relationship, or documenting an employment contract, working with experienced counsel will ultimately save you time, money and anxiety.

Rodger and the team at Tousley Breain Stephens provide services including:

Entity Formation

  • Entity selection (S-Corp vs C-Corp vs LLC)
  • Shareholder and partnership agreements

Contracts & Licensing

  • Analysis, negotiation and documentation of contracts
  • Purchase and sale of businesses and business interests
  • Purchase, sale and lease of real estate

Intellectual property

  • Protection of confidential and proprietary information, processes and designs
  • Licensing the use of creative works

Employer-Employee Relations

  • Creation and enforcement of non-disclosure and non-competition agreements
  • Hiring independent contractors
  • Hiring and terminating employees
  • Development of employee handbooks and other policies

Purchase & Sale of Businesses

Problem Solving


Rodger works with clients through both a standard hourly-billing relationship and through a number of fixed-fee Legal Service Packages that deliver high quality legal solutions for “nuts and bolts” business issues. During a free preliminary discussion, the legal team will assess and recommend the most practical approach for your situation.

General Counsel to Growing Businesses