Nonprofit Legal Services include:

• Governance and board structure, composition, roles, and responsibilities
• Best practices and risk management audits
• Policy manual review
• Board/staff relationships, responsibilities and delegation of authority
• Conflicts of interest
• Insurance review
• Regulatory compliance and annual reporting
• Mergers and affiliations
• Corporate practices and recordkeeping
• Corporate dissolutions

Nonprofit Services Regarding Federal and State Tax Exempt Status Include:

• Advocacy, lobbying and political activities
• Disqualified person and self-dealing rules
• Executive compensation
• Formation and incorporation
• Form 990/990ez annual reporting
• Multi-State Charitable Solicitation Registrations, initial and renewals, offered at a flat rate fee of $150 for each state registration.
• Obtaining and maintaining tax-exempt status
• Operating foundation and supporting organization qualification and operating standards
• IRS applications/determination of tax-exempt status
• Public charity support tests and qualification
• Unrelated business income

Nonprofit Services Regarding Personal Liability of Directors Includes:

• Compensation
• Conflict of Interest Policies and Procedures
• Corporate sponsorships
• Directors’ and officers’ (“D & O”) liability insurance
• Fraud and abuse matters
• Indemnification agreements
• Private Inurement and Sanctions

From the representation of large business clients in complex contract disputes, to the defense of small, privately-held companies against claims of wrongful discharge, to serving individuals involved in estate litigation, Antheil Maslow & MacMinn attorneys are aggressive advocates for our clients.  Our litigators practice both in the federal and state courts.  Where appropriate to our client's goals, we pursue alternative means of dispute resolution, including arbitration and mediation.

In order to improve our clients' prospects for success and to hold down the costs of litigation, we believe in forming an active partnership. Our clients have direct, frequent contact with the attorney in charge of their case, who listens to exactly what they hope to accomplish and involves them in all aspects of the litigation. Our Litigation Practice Group offers the following areas of experience:

• Bucks County Local Counsel
• Business Litigation
  • Business Divorce
  • Business Valuation Disputes
  • Buy-Sell Agreement Conflicts
  • Shareholder/Member/Partner Disputes
  • Partnership Disputes
• Collections
  • Collection of Overdue Accounts
  • Confessed Judgment
  • Mortgage Foreclosures
• Commercial
  • Commercial and Contract Disputes
  • Commercial Torts including: Trade Disparagement; Interference with Current or Potential
    Contractual Relationships; and Commercial Defamation
  • Non-Compete Agreements
  • Non-Solicitation Agreements
  • Trade Name Conflicts
  • Trade Secrets
  • Unlawful Use of Confidential Information
• Condemnation/Eminent Domain
  • Construction Contracts
  • Defective Construction
  • Mechanics’ Liens
  • Payment and Performance Bond Issues
• Employee Benefits Disputes
• Employment Litigation
  • Employment Contract Claims
  • Harassment and Discrimination Claims
  • Wrongful Discharge Claims
• Estate Litigation
  • Claims by and against Executors, Administrators, Trustees and Beneficiaries
  • Guardianships
• Insurance
  • Coverage Litigation
• Lender Liability Litigation
• Professional Liability
  • Legal, Accounting and other Professional Malpractice
• Real Estate
  • Adverse Possession, Easements and Title Issues
• Landlord-Tenant Disputes
• Seller Non-Disclosure Liability
• Broker Liability
• Tax Litigation

Legal Services Related to Business Litigation:

• Business divorce
• Business valuation disputes
• Compensation/profit distribution issues
• Shareholder/Member/Partner disputes
• Partnership disputes
• Purchase/sale litigation

Legal Services Related to Commercial Litigation:

Our Commercial Litigation Group negotiates, litigates, arbitrates, and mediates a wide range of corporate, commercial and other disputes, including:

• Business Control Disputes

• Breach of Warranty or Representation

• Buy – Sell Agreement Conflicts
  
  

• Commercial and contract disputes

• Collection
  
  
• Commercial torts including trade disparagement, interference with current or
  potential contractual relationships and commercial defamation
  
  
• Construction Contracts
  
  
• Environmental claims
  
  
• Insurance bad faith
  
  
• Lender liability
  
  
• Patent litigation
  
  

• Protection of Proprietary Information

• Trade Secrets

• Trade Name Conflicts

• Unlawful use of confidential information