Orlando Small Business Attorney, John R. Samaan
Serving Florida and the greater Orlando area including Avalon Park, Stoneybrook & Eastwood
Attorney John Samaan
John R. Samaan, P.A. is an Orlando, FL, small business lawyer with more than 20 years of experience. We provide legal representation for small business law, small business litigation, estate planning, professional licensing and professional license defense (with the DBPR, FREC, CILB), throughout the state of Florida and across the greater Orlando area including Avalon Park, Stoneybrook and Eastwood areas.
When you hire our law firm to handle your personal or business affairs, you can expect to receive personal attention on every case.
Our firm has been serving our community since 1998. We strive to make it easy for our clients to get the legal help they need.
Orlando Small Business Legal Services
If you have a small business in Orlando, FL it is important to protect your legal interests. We offer small business solutions to assist with everything from proper business formation, creating and reviewing business contracts, to drafting employment agreements and navigating business transactions including buying, selling or dissolving a business, contract negotiations and disputes.
Forming a New Business
When starting a new business in Orlando, FL, it is important to choose the correct structure under which the business will operate and be recognized as a legal entity. Each structure has its own advantages and disadvantages, based on a number of factors.
Buying a Business
If you are considering or in the process of buying a business in Florida or the Orlando area, assembling the right team to navigate this kind of business transaction is important. Business a business can be complex and hiring an experienced business attorney to guide you through the process can make a difference.
Selling a Business
If you are considering or in the process of buying a business in Florida or the Orlando area, make sure to consult an attorney experienced with business sale transactions.
Dissolving a Business
When starting a new business in Orlando, FL, it is important to choose the correct structure under which the business will operate and be recognized as a legal entity. Each structure has its own advantages and disadvantages, based on a number of factors.
Small Business Litigation
If you own a small business in Orlando, FL and are involved in a legal dispute, taking a lawsuit to court may be best way to resolve the issue. In those cases, it is critical to work with an attorney that has Orlando business litigation skills.
Preparing Business Contracts
In any business relationship, having properly constructed agreements with contract terms that are well-defined, written down, and strongly anchored in existing law will help eliminate misunderstandings and other issues at a later date.
Florida Professional Licensing Attorney
Before anyone can legally open a shop, conduct a trade, operate a business, or provide certain services to the state’s citizens, he or she must apply for, and be granted, a license. The Florida Department’s Division of Professions (DBPR) is responsible for approving the licensure of over 360,000 Florida professionals. The DBPR includes the Florida Real Estate Commission (FREC) and the Construction Industry Licensing Board (CILB). If you are applying for a new Florida business or professional license, have issues with a current license application, or are looking to qualify a new business with an existing Qualifying agent, you may want to consider consulting an experienced Florida licensing attorney to guide you through the process.
Florida Professional License Defense Lawyer
Professional Licenses in Florida
In the Sunshine State, dozens of different occupations and businesses actually require a license, issued by a professional board or commission, and subsequently approved by the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation
Investigations & Administrative Hearings
In Florida, after a complaint is made against a licensee to the DBPR, or to one of the regulatory boards it oversees, to the appropriate board which will determine if there is probable cause to pursue the matter further.
Doctor License Defense
If a complaint has been made against you by a patient, colleague, former employee, competitor, hospital, managed care company, or any other person of interest either with the state’s medical licensing agency (the Florida Board of Medicine), the Florida Department of Health (FDOH), or the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation, it is imperative that you immediately seek out the services of an attorney with experience in the field of medical license defense.
Construction Licenses
In Florida, the Department of Business and Professional Regulations (DBPR) regulates and licenses businesses and professionals, including builders, contractors, architects, engineers, and building code administrators and inspectors. Complaints can result in fines, a restriction of services offered, or in extreme cases, the suspension or even revocation of a person’s license.
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