The Law Offices of Michael J. Karlan is a full-service law firm that provides legal, accounting, and general business services. We have extensive experience representing individuals, corporations, limited liability companies, and other forms of organizations.
Practice Areas:
I. Corporate Practice
The Law Offices of Michael J. Karlan's corporate practice includes:
(i) Assistance with all aspects of business formation, operation, financing,
transfer, and dissolution;
(ii) The determination of appropriate business form;
(iii) The drafting of business operation agreements;
(iv) Assistance and ensuring compliance with all corporate filing,
procedural and recordkeeping requirements;
(v) The drafting, reviewing and negotiating of business contracts;
(vi) Obtaining trademark and copyright protections;
(vii) Determining and ensuring compliance with all applicable state and
federal regulatory laws, including licensing, zoning, registration and
taxation requirements;
(viii) Setting up, administering, and reviewing accounting and payroll systems,
including proper methods of recordkeeping, proper withholding, and
appropriate determination of expenses and depreciation;
(ix) The drafting of employment agreements and independent contractor
agreements;
(x) Assistance drafting and reviewing business plans;
(xi) The drafting and reviewing of commercial leases;
(xii) Licensing, assignment and transfer of copyrights, and other transactions
involving intellectual property;
(xiii) General business litigation;
(xiv) The drafting of powers of attorney, releases, and other business documents;
(xv) Assistance obtaining venture capital and other forms of external financing,
and contract negotiations relating to such financing;
(xvi) Federal and state tax return preparation;
(xvii) The drafting of business financing and credit documents;
(xviii) The drafting of promissory notes, affidavits, indemnity agreements,
confidentiality agreements, waivers, and other business documents;
(xix) General business consulting, including capitalization needs, marketing
needs, and insurance needs;
(xx) Drafting executive compensation packages and employee stock option
packages;
(xxi) IRS and state audits and appeals;
(xxii) Determination of foreign taxes owed;
(xxiii) Obtaining tax exempt status for organizations;
(xxiv) Serving as a District of Columbia registered agent; and
(xxv) All other areas of corporate practice.
II. Individual Practice
The Law Offices of Michael J. Karlan's individual practice includes:
(i) The drafting, revising, and reviewing of contracts;
(ii) Federal and state tax return preparation;
(iii) Preparation of wills, living wills, trusts, living trusts and other forms of
estate and personal planning;
(iv) Federal and state tax planning;
(v) Retirement planning;
(vi) Matrimonial law, including divorce documents and pre-marital agreements;
(vii) The drafting of powers of attorney;
(viii) The drafting of releases;
(ix) Reviewing real estate leases
(x) Handling real estate transfers;
(xi) Employment law;
(xii) IRS and state audits and appeals;
(xiii) Personal loan documents;
(xiv) Promissory notes;
(xv) The rental and sale of personal property;
(xvi) General litigation;
(xvii) Probate matters;
(xviii) Bankruptcy;
(xix) Immigration;
(xx) Landlord/tenant law;
(xxi) Law regarding tenants' and homeowners' associations; and
(xxiii) All other areas of individual practice.
III. Tax and Accounting Practice:
The Law Offices of Michael J. Karlan's tax and accounting practice includes:
(i) Federal and state tax planning for individuals and business entitities,
including retirement planning, IRA's, and Roth IRA's;
(ii) Federal and state tax return preparation for individuals and business
entities;
(iii) The drafting and probate of wills, living trusts, and other forms of estate
and personal planning;
(iv) IRS and state audits and appeals;
(v) Creating and implementing accounting systems; and
(vi) All other areas of tax and accounting practice.
To contact Michael J. Karlan, please email him at michael@prosinthecity.com or telephone him at (202) 363-4997.
Practice Areas:
I. Corporate Practice
The Law Offices of Michael J. Karlan's corporate practice includes:
(i) Assistance with all aspects of business formation, operation, financing,
transfer, and dissolution;
(ii) The determination of appropriate business form;
(iii) The drafting of business operation agreements;
(iv) Assistance and ensuring compliance with all corporate filing,
procedural and recordkeeping requirements;
(v) The drafting, reviewing and negotiating of business contracts;
(vi) Obtaining trademark and copyright protections;
(vii) Determining and ensuring compliance with all applicable state and
federal regulatory laws, including licensing, zoning, registration and
taxation requirements;
(viii) Setting up, administering, and reviewing accounting and payroll systems,
including proper methods of recordkeeping, proper withholding, and
appropriate determination of expenses and depreciation;
(ix) The drafting of employment agreements and independent contractor
agreements;
(x) Assistance drafting and reviewing business plans;
(xi) The drafting and reviewing of commercial leases;
(xii) Licensing, assignment and transfer of copyrights, and other transactions
involving intellectual property;
(xiii) General business litigation;
(xiv) The drafting of powers of attorney, releases, and other business documents;
(xv) Assistance obtaining venture capital and other forms of external financing,
and contract negotiations relating to such financing;
(xvi) Federal and state tax return preparation;
(xvii) The drafting of business financing and credit documents;
(xviii) The drafting of promissory notes, affidavits, indemnity agreements,
confidentiality agreements, waivers, and other business documents;
(xix) General business consulting, including capitalization needs, marketing
needs, and insurance needs;
(xx) Drafting executive compensation packages and employee stock option
packages;
(xxi) IRS and state audits and appeals;
(xxii) Determination of foreign taxes owed;
(xxiii) Obtaining tax exempt status for organizations;
(xxiv) Serving as a District of Columbia registered agent; and
(xxv) All other areas of corporate practice.
II. Individual Practice
The Law Offices of Michael J. Karlan's individual practice includes:
(i) The drafting, revising, and reviewing of contracts;
(ii) Federal and state tax return preparation;
(iii) Preparation of wills, living wills, trusts, living trusts and other forms of
estate and personal planning;
(iv) Federal and state tax planning;
(v) Retirement planning;
(vi) Matrimonial law, including divorce documents and pre-marital agreements;
(vii) The drafting of powers of attorney;
(viii) The drafting of releases;
(ix) Reviewing real estate leases
(x) Handling real estate transfers;
(xi) Employment law;
(xii) IRS and state audits and appeals;
(xiii) Personal loan documents;
(xiv) Promissory notes;
(xv) The rental and sale of personal property;
(xvi) General litigation;
(xvii) Probate matters;
(xviii) Bankruptcy;
(xix) Immigration;
(xx) Landlord/tenant law;
(xxi) Law regarding tenants' and homeowners' associations; and
(xxiii) All other areas of individual practice.
III. Tax and Accounting Practice:
The Law Offices of Michael J. Karlan's tax and accounting practice includes:
(i) Federal and state tax planning for individuals and business entitities,
including retirement planning, IRA's, and Roth IRA's;
(ii) Federal and state tax return preparation for individuals and business
entities;
(iii) The drafting and probate of wills, living trusts, and other forms of estate
and personal planning;
(iv) IRS and state audits and appeals;
(v) Creating and implementing accounting systems; and
(vi) All other areas of tax and accounting practice.
To contact Michael J. Karlan, please email him at michael@prosinthecity.com or telephone him at (202) 363-4997.