Waterloo Illinois Attorneys > Our Blog > Family Law > FIVE HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS PLUS ($550,000.00+) BUSINESS DISPUTE SETTLEMENT, BELLEVILLE, ST. CLAIR COUNTY, ILLINOIS, COMMERCIAL LITIGATION LAW FIRM, AVAILABLE TO REPRESENT CLIENTS FROM CARBONDALE, MURPHYSBORO, JACKSON COUNTY, MARION, HERRIN, WILLIAMSON COUNTY AND HARRISBURG, ELDORADO, SALINE COUNTY, ILLINOIS, METRO EAST BUSINESS AND COMMERCIAL LAWSUIT ATTORNEYS. WE REPRESENTED A MINORITY SHAREHOLDER IN A FAMILY BUSINESS WHO WAS NOT A FAMILY MEMBER. THERE WAS NO BUY-SELL AGREEMENT. WE CAME UP WITH A STRATEGY THAT CREATED A MARKET FOR SHARES THAT OTHERWISE HAD VIRTUALLY NO VALUE. AFTER A LAWSUIT WAS FILED, AND THERE WAS SOME DISCOVERY, BUT BEFORE DEPOSITIONS OR ANY TRIAL, WE WERE ABLE TO SECURE A SETTLEMENT FOR OUR CLIENT IN EXCESS OF $550,000.00+. OUR CLIENT WAS ELATED. OUR CLIENT THOUGHT HE HAD NO RECOURSE AND THOUGHT THAT HIS FEW SHARES OF A FAMILY-OWNED BUSINESS, IN REGARD TO WHICH HE WAS NOT PART OF THE IMMEDIATE FAMILY, HAD LITTLE VALUE.
FIVE HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS PLUS ($550,000.00+) BUSINESS DISPUTE SETTLEMENT, BELLEVILLE, ST. CLAIR COUNTY, ILLINOIS, COMMERCIAL LITIGATION LAW FIRM, AVAILABLE TO REPRESENT CLIENTS FROM CARBONDALE, MURPHYSBORO, JACKSON COUNTY, MARION, HERRIN, WILLIAMSON COUNTY AND HARRISBURG, ELDORADO, SALINE COUNTY, ILLINOIS, METRO EAST BUSINESS AND COMMERCIAL LAWSUIT ATTORNEYS. WE REPRESENTED A MINORITY SHAREHOLDER IN A FAMILY BUSINESS WHO WAS NOT A FAMILY MEMBER. THERE WAS NO BUY-SELL AGREEMENT. WE CAME UP WITH A STRATEGY THAT CREATED A MARKET FOR SHARES THAT OTHERWISE HAD VIRTUALLY NO VALUE. AFTER A LAWSUIT WAS FILED, AND THERE WAS SOME DISCOVERY, BUT BEFORE DEPOSITIONS OR ANY TRIAL, WE WERE ABLE TO SECURE A SETTLEMENT FOR OUR CLIENT IN EXCESS OF $550,000.00+. OUR CLIENT WAS ELATED. OUR CLIENT THOUGHT HE HAD NO RECOURSE AND THOUGHT THAT HIS FEW SHARES OF A FAMILY-OWNED BUSINESS, IN REGARD TO WHICH HE WAS NOT PART OF THE IMMEDIATE FAMILY, HAD LITTLE VALUE.
Blake Law Group
March 25, 2020
FIVE HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS PLUS ($550,000.00+) BUSINESS DISPUTE SETTLEMENT, BELLEVILLE, ST. CLAIR COUNTY, ILLINOIS, COMMERCIAL LITIGATION LAW FIRM, AVAILABLE TO REPRESENT CLIENTS FROM CARBONDALE, MURPHYSBORO, JACKSON COUNTY, MARION, HERRIN, WILLIAMSON COUNTY AND HARRISBURG, ELDORADO, SALINE COUNTY, ILLINOIS, METRO EAST BUSINESS AND COMMERCIAL LAWSUIT ATTORNEYS. WE REPRESENTED A MINORITY SHAREHOLDER IN A FAMILY BUSINESS WHO WAS NOT A FAMILY MEMBER. THERE WAS NO BUY-SELL AGREEMENT. WE CAME UP WITH A STRATEGY THAT CREATED A MARKET FOR SHARES THAT OTHERWISE HAD VIRTUALLY NO VALUE. AFTER A LAWSUIT WAS FILED, AND THERE WAS SOME DISCOVERY, BUT BEFORE DEPOSITIONS OR ANY TRIAL, WE WERE ABLE TO SECURE A SETTLEMENT FOR OUR CLIENT IN EXCESS OF $550,000.00+. OUR CLIENT WAS ELATED. OUR CLIENT THOUGHT HE HAD NO RECOURSE AND THOUGHT THAT HIS FEW SHARES OF A FAMILY-OWNED BUSINESS, IN REGARD TO WHICH HE WAS NOT PART OF THE IMMEDIATE FAMILY, HAD LITTLE VALUE.
WE ARE OFTEN CONTACTED BY CLIENTS WHO HAVE DISPUTES CONCERNING BUSINESS INTERESTS. SOMETIMES WE REPRESENT THE PLAINTIFFS. SOMETIMES WE REPRESENT THE DEFENDANTS. WE HAVE VAST EXPERIENCE HANDLING BUSINESS DISPUTES, COMMERCIAL LITIGATION AND LAWSUITS INVOLVING PARTNERS, CORPORATIONS AND LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES.
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