Business Transactions Lawyers
6,692 verified business transactions attorneys across the United States. Find experienced Business Transactions counsel to evaluate your case, explain your options, and represent you through every stage of the legal process.
Gary Green practices at Sidkoff, Pincus & Green, P.C. Read Full Bio
Valerie Barton Barnhart is a lawyer practicing business litigation, business transactions, data privacy and cybersecurity and 5 other areas of law. Va...
James Richard Ketchum is a lawyer practicing conveyancing, easements, land acquisitions and 38 other areas of law. James received a B.B.A. degree from...
Dan is the managing member of his firm where he handles transactional and litigation cases involving real estate, finance, business formations & trans...
Being licensed in Ohio and Michigan, Brad has extensive experience in many areas of law including real estate transactions and litigation, probate and...
Marla DeVicente Bohlander is a lawyer practicing probate & trust, wills and trusts, business transactions and 7 other areas of law. Marla received a B...
Mr. Brigham A Cluff is a lawyer practicing business transactions, injury & wrongful death, litigation and 6 other areas of law.
Jerry D Tamayo is a lawyer practicing probate & trust, business transactions, commercial litigation and 3 other areas of law. Jerry received a B.A. de...
John Frederick Karch is a lawyer practicing asset protection, international asset protection, trusts and estates and 28 other areas of law. John recei...
Stephen F. Later is a lawyer practicing business law, business transactions, nonprofit organizations law and 6 other areas of law.
Matthew Wayne Gibson practices at Pappas Gibson LLC Read Full Bio
Listed as Best Lawyer of the Year 2017 - Tax Law. Listed in Super Lawyers for Louisiana in the field of tax law.
Michael T. McGahan practices at Coogan Smith, LLP Read Full Bio
Steven Pacitti is a lawyer practicing business transactions, tax law, estate planning and 10 other areas of law. Steven received a B.B.A. degree from ...
John Callahan Hale is a lawyer practicing corporate law, wills, trusts and estates and 50 other areas of law. John received a B.A. degree from George ...
David M. Lutrey is a lawyer practicing probate, probate litigation, contested trusts and estates and 7 other areas of law.
James Martin Hoffman is a lawyer practicing bankruptcy litigation, business formation and governance, business law and transactions and 7 other areas ...
Administrative Regulations: Mr. Palmer served as the General Counsel (or lead attorney) on insurance and later Chief of Staff for the California Depar...
Stephanie Padly-Julien, Esq. is a lawyer practicing general practice, business dissolutions, business formation and 30 other areas of law. Stephanie r...
Nancy L. Lanard is a lawyer practicing franchise law, franchise licensing, business start-ups and 16 other areas of law.
Member Riverhead Chamber of Commerce Board from 2011—2013. Director of the Suffolk County Women's Bar Association from 2012-2015.
William Eugene Maddox, Jr. is a lawyer practicing bankruptcy law, business transactions, wills and 8 other areas of law. William received a B.A. degre...
Kevin B. Sawkins practices at Law Office of Kevin B.
Gabrielle June Sellei is a lawyer practicing corporate law, business transactions, business law and 3 other areas of law. Gabrielle received a B.A. de...
Robert Benton Baumgartner is a lawyer practicing commercial leasing, franchise law, bankruptcy collections and 78 other areas of law. Robert received ...
Mr. Bradley Ryan Coppedge is a lawyer practicing business transactions, corporate and partnership, tax and 14 other areas of law.
Jacob D. Thomas is a civil litigation and construction lawyer in McKinney, TX, who has been helping individuals and businesses with their legal needs ...
Mr. Carl Thomas Berry is a lawyer practicing employee benefits and compensation, business law, business transactions and 5 other areas of law.
Stephen Michael Doniger is a lawyer practicing general practice, copyright infringement, employment & labor and 67 other areas of law. Stephen receive...
Eric Michael Leander is a lawyer practicing business law, securities law, business start-ups and 60 other areas of law. Eric received a B.A. degree fr...
As Managing Shareholder and founder of MDK Law, Attorney Mark Kimball has been serving Seattle and Eastside clients for more than thirty five years. H...
Ms. Eva Marie Monroe is a lawyer practicing taxation, estate planning, corporate law and 133 other areas of law.
Mahroze J Baloch is a lawyer practicing business transactions, mergers and acquisitions, regulatory compliance and 4 other areas of law. Mahroze recei...
Small but scrappy. This description could be describing me or the small businesses and startups I represent.
Ms. Margaret Campbell McGee is a lawyer practicing public finance, bond finance, business transactions and 3 other areas of law.
Jeremy Steven Piccini is a lawyer practicing asset protection, agency and distributorships, banks and banking and 63 other areas of law. Jeremy receiv...
David B. Cohn practices at The Cohn Law Firm Read Full Bio
An attorney in good standing licensed in State of Georgia with 20 years of experience, Kellye has practiced with Walker, Hulbert, Gray & Moore, LLP si...
Gary J. Wachtel practices at Gary J.
Mr. Curtis M Chipman is a lawyer practicing trusts and estates, business law, business transactions and 9 other areas of law.
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Kenneth D Roth is a lawyer practicing real estate, land use, corporate and 3 other areas of law. Kenneth received a B.A. degree from Long Island Unive...
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Thomson Reuters’ New York Metro Area Super Lawyers, 2021 - present; New York Magazine’s “New York Area's Top Rated Lawyers”, 2016 - present; Martindal...
Leslie Gartrell Toepfer is a lawyer practicing real estate, finance, foreclosures and 5 other areas of law. Leslie received a B.A. degree from Univers...
Mario Unser Zamora is a lawyer practicing business transactions, litigation, employment & labor and 2 other areas of law. Mario received a B.A. degree...
Isabel Cesanto Safie is a lawyer practicing employee benefits, business transactions, labor & employment and 1 other area of law. Isabel received a B....
Mr. Steven M Oster is a lawyer practicing appeals, social security, tax and 10 other areas of law.
Geoff offers an 'outside in-house counsel' approach to client needs and budgets. Working with clients, he takes a multidisciplinary approach to help c...
Mr. Jackson L.
Andre G. Castaybert is a lawyer practicing business transactions, commercial litigation, employment law and 4 other areas of law.
Mr. Joshua Jonathan Pope is a lawyer practicing real estate, commercial finance, business transactions and 13 other areas of law.
Cynthia graduated from Northwestern School of Law Lewis and Clark College. Lucksinger Law, P.C., is dedicated to representing clients in real estate t...
Richard Francis Shearer is a lawyer practicing business transactions, white collar defense and government investigations, class action and complex lit...
Mr. Feras Mousilli is a lawyer practicing advertising & marketing, business transactions, commercial and 18 other areas of law.
Mr. Leonard Frank Spagnolo is a lawyer practicing bankruptcy, creditors' rights, contracts and 9 other areas of law.
Managing Partner, Howard Rabb concentrates on estate, general business and bankruptcy matters. He regularly advises clients on business, estate and de...
Gary McGoffin is a lawyer practicing business transactions, corporate business organization & counseling, corporate dissolutions and 16 other areas of...
Member, Rotary Club of Weston. Named, Volunteer of the Year by the YMCA of Broward County, 2007.
Mr. Mauricio Arcadier is a lawyer practicing affirmative action, age discrimination, aged and aging and 460 other areas of law.
What is Business Transactions?
Business Transactions is the branch of law that governs the rights, obligations, and disputes that arise within its subject matter. In the United States, business transactions sits at the intersection of statutes enacted by Congress, the regulations issued by federal agencies, the laws passed by all fifty state legislatures, and the body of judge-made decisions known as the common law. Because every state writes its own version of the rules, the way business transactions works in one jurisdiction can look noticeably different from how it works in another, and that is one of the main reasons attorneys in this area focus their practice geographically — to stay fluent in the local statutes, court rules, and judicial preferences that shape outcomes.
At a practical level, Business Transactions attorneys spend their time on three categories of work. The first is advice and prevention: counselling clients on how to structure transactions, draft documents, and conduct business so that legal risk is minimised before a dispute ever begins. The second is transactional execution: producing the contracts, filings, notices, and registrations that the law actually requires to make a decision legally binding. The third is contested representation: defending or pursuing a client's interests when a dispute escalates to negotiation, regulatory enforcement, arbitration, or litigation in court.
The clients who hire Business Transactions lawyers range from individuals navigating a single life event to multinational corporations with complex regulatory exposure. What unifies them is the need for an experienced lawyer who knows the relevant code sections, has appeared in the relevant courts, and can translate the strategic options into language a client can act on. AttorneyQnA currently lists 6,692 verified business transactions attorneys across the United States, each with a public profile showing their bar admissions, years in practice, and the kinds of matters they have handled — with the deepest concentration of practitioners in Alabama.
When do you need a Business Transactions attorney?
Most people contact a business transactions lawyer for one of two reasons: something is about to happen that they want done correctly the first time, or something has gone wrong and they need it fixed before it gets worse. The earlier you involve counsel, the more options you usually have, and the lower the cost of getting to a resolution tends to be. The scenarios below are the ones we see most often on AttorneyQnA from prospective clients searching for business transactions representation.
Once your signature is on a contract, settlement, lease, or release, your bargaining leverage drops sharply. A short pre-signature review by a business transactions lawyer is the cheapest insurance you can buy.
Cease-and-desist letters, regulatory notices, and demand letters all start clocks. Missing the response window can convert a manageable problem into a default judgment or formal enforcement action.
Statutes of limitations, filing windows, and appeal periods are jurisdictional — courts cannot extend them as a favour. If you can identify a date that matters, you need a lawyer before that date arrives.
The moment opposing counsel appears, the conversation moves out of normal English and into procedural language. Continuing unrepresented usually means losing ground you cannot recover later.
Forming an entity, choosing a venue, structuring a deal, or selecting a remedy each has long-term consequences. A consultation at the planning stage is far cheaper than redoing it after the fact.
Multi-state matters bring conflict-of-laws questions that change which statutes apply and which court has authority. An attorney licensed in the right jurisdiction is not optional.
If any of the situations above describes where you are right now, the next step is a focused consultation. Use the Ask a Lawyer tool for short written questions, or browse the 6,692 business transactions attorneys listed above to book a paid consultation directly.
How to choose a Business Transactions attorney
The single biggest factor in choosing a business transactions lawyer is fit with your specific matter. A lawyer with twenty years of business transactions experience but no exposure to your particular sub-issue can easily be a worse choice than a five-year associate who has handled the same problem repeatedly. We recommend running every prospective lawyer through the same five-step checklist before signing an engagement letter.
- Bar admission in the correct jurisdiction. Confirm the lawyer is admitted in the state — and where relevant, the federal district — where your matter sits. The lawyer's profile on AttorneyQnA shows every bar admission on file, and the underlying state bar's "lawyer lookup" tool will confirm active standing in under a minute.
- Direct experience with your fact pattern. Ask plainly: "How many matters like mine have you handled in the last three years, and how did they resolve?" An honest answer reveals more than years-in-practice alone.
- A written fee agreement. Whether hourly, flat fee, contingent, or hybrid, the engagement letter should specify what is included, what triggers additional charges, and how disputes are handled. Avoid lawyers who resist writing the terms down.
- Communication cadence. Decide upfront how often you expect updates, who your day-to-day contact will be, and what response time is reasonable. The number-one complaint filed with state bar grievance committees is not malpractice — it is non-communication.
- Conflict check + reputation pulse. Make sure the lawyer has run a formal conflict check, then spend ten minutes reading independent reviews and any public disciplinary history. The state bar's website is authoritative for the second; the lawyer's AttorneyQnA profile collects the first.
Once you have a shortlist, schedule consultations with two or three. Lawyers vary widely in temperament, and the right strategic match for your case is sometimes the second or third lawyer you meet — not the first.
How much does a Business Transactions lawyer cost?
Legal fees in the United States are not regulated by a uniform schedule, so what you pay a business transactions lawyer depends on the billing model the lawyer offers, the complexity of your matter, and the local market. There are four billing structures used in this practice area; most engagements use one, but hybrid arrangements are increasingly common.
1. Hourly billing
The default model for most non-contingent matters. Rates for business transactions attorneys in the U.S. typically range from $150–$250/hour in smaller markets to $400–$700/hour in major metropolitan areas, with senior partners at large firms commanding $900/hour and above. Hourly billing is fairest when the scope of work is genuinely unpredictable, but it creates an incentive structure that the client has to monitor.
2. Flat fee
Increasingly used for well-defined transactions — incorporations, will drafting, single-issue filings, uncontested matters. A flat fee tells you exactly what the deliverable will cost, and the lawyer absorbs the risk of unexpected complexity. Ask whether the flat fee includes filing fees, third-party costs, and any post-filing follow-up.
3. Contingency
Where it is permitted by the rules of professional conduct — most often in plaintiff-side business transactions work involving monetary recovery — the lawyer is paid a percentage of the proceeds, typically 33% before suit is filed and 40% after. The client pays nothing if there is no recovery. Contingency fees align the lawyer's economics with yours, but the percentage compounds across time, so very strong cases sometimes do better on hourly billing.
4. Retainer / subscription
A monthly fee that buys a defined block of access or hours. This is common for businesses with ongoing business transactions needs — contract review, employee questions, regulatory check-ins. A subscription smooths out spending and gives the lawyer a reason to know your operation in depth.
Whichever model you choose, ask for an itemised written estimate before the engagement begins, and ask explicitly what is not covered. Surprise expenses are the most common source of attorney-client friction.
Frequently asked questions about business transactions
How quickly can a business transactions lawyer review my matter?
Most lawyers can schedule an initial consultation within 1–3 business days. Urgent matters — pending deadlines, time-sensitive notices, court-ordered hearings — should be flagged in your first message; many lawyers reserve emergency consultation slots for that reason. If you need a written answer faster, the Ask a Lawyer tool typically returns answers in under 24 hours.
Do I need a business transactions lawyer in my exact city, or anywhere in my state?
Bar admission is the controlling rule: any attorney licensed in your state can represent you in that state's courts and agencies, regardless of which city they're based in. Practical proximity still matters for in-person meetings, local court familiarity, and access to the local bench and bar. For state-level filings and remote-friendly matters, an attorney elsewhere in the same state often works fine.
Will an initial consultation cost me anything?
Many business transactions attorneys offer a free 15- to 30-minute initial consultation; others charge a flat consultation fee that may be credited against the engagement if you hire them. The lawyer's profile lists the consultation policy. Free does not always mean better — a fee-based consultation is sometimes the sign of a lawyer who treats their time, and yours, seriously.
What documents should I bring to the first meeting?
Bring every contract, notice, letter, filing, or written communication connected to the matter; a written timeline of events with dates; the names and contact details of every other party involved; and any deadlines or hearing dates you are already aware of. Even an incomplete file is more useful than a verbal summary alone.
Can I change lawyers if I am not happy with mine?
Yes. Clients can discharge their lawyer at any time, for any reason, by written notice. Your case file belongs to you and must be transferred to your new counsel. Any unpaid fees through the date of discharge remain owed; any unearned advance must be refunded. If you are mid-litigation, the court typically must approve the substitution, but approval is routine.
How long does a typical business transactions matter take?
It depends almost entirely on whether the matter is transactional or contested. A transactional matter — a contract, a filing, a single-step transaction — can resolve in days to weeks. A contested matter — anything involving disputed facts, court intervention, or regulatory action — typically takes months at minimum, and complex cases can run multiple years. Your lawyer should give you a realistic outside estimate at intake.
Are business transactions lawyer fees tax-deductible?
It depends on the nature of the matter and current tax law. Fees connected to producing or collecting taxable income, managing investment property, or operating a business are often deductible; fees for personal matters generally are not. Because rules change, confirm deductibility with a tax professional for the year in which the fees are paid.
What is the difference between business transactions and the related practice areas?
Business Transactions overlaps with several adjacent areas — see the related-practice-area grid below for direct links. Choosing the right lawyer often means picking the one whose primary focus matches the heart of your problem, even if multiple labels could technically apply. When you are unsure, list your situation in your own words to two lawyers from neighbouring areas and ask which one of them is the better fit; honest lawyers will tell you.
Find business transactions attorneys by state
Each state link below opens the business transactions roster for that jurisdiction, with the local statute of limitations, court-system overview, and verified attorneys.
Business Transactions Law Firms
Main Law Firm
Winter Park
Walton Law Firm
San Marcos
Bruner Law Firm
Fort Walton Beach
J&Y Law Firm
Los Angeles
West Law Firm
Charleston
John T. Floyd Law Firm
Houston
Business Transactions by State
All states →Find business transactions attorneys in every US state. Each state link opens a hub with verified attorneys, the state filing deadline, and a free attorney match.