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Business & Commercial Law
From the first decision about how to organize a company to the questions that come up years later, Smith & Smith advises Vermont businesses at every size.
We provide a full range of legal services to corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies, and sole proprietorships, and we have real experience setting up and managing Vermont business entities.
Getting the structure right
The entity you choose shapes your taxes, your liability, and how you bring in partners or pass the business on later. We help Vermont owners weigh a corporation against an LLC or a partnership, then handle the formation properly so the foundation is sound from day one.
Counsel as the business runs
A company generates legal questions long after it is formed. Contracts, ownership changes, governance, and the ordinary friction of doing business all benefit from a lawyer who already knows your situation. We aim to be that steady point of contact, not a stranger you reach for only in a crisis.
Built for Vermont owners
Most of our business clients are independent and locally owned, the kind of operation that is the backbone of the central Vermont economy. We understand how those businesses actually work, and we keep our advice practical and grounded in what you are trying to build.
Starting or growing a business?
Let’s set it up the right way.
Whether you are forming a new Vermont company or sorting out a question in an established one, a conversation is the place to start.
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