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Business counsel for what comes next.

Running a business means making decisions about people, ownership, money, and risk. Our New Jersey business lawyers help you put those decisions into workable agreements and a corporate structure that supports your plans.

We advise on formation and governance, draft and negotiate commercial contracts, and assist with buying or selling a business. Whether you need help with a specific transaction or a continuing legal relationship, we start with what your business is trying to accomplish.

Based in Freehold, Brown & Blaier works with startups, entrepreneurs, and established companies throughout New Jersey, with additional work for businesses in New York and abroad.

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For recurring legal needs

Fractional
General Counsel

Ongoing legal support for your business.

$1,000 / month

Base monthly plan

Legal consulting and guidance
Unlimited emails
One contract review, up to 10 pages
One-hour phone call
Flat-fee pricing for templates

Month-to-month. Fees and third-party costs are additional. Work beyond the listed scope is priced separately.

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For your new company

Startup legal
packages

$1,500 LLC package

C-Corp: $3,500 / S-Corp: $3,000

Formation and organizational documents
Package-specific agreements and resolutions
Compare the documents included in each option

The base LLC package includes a single-member operating agreement. Government filing and registered-agent fees are additional.

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For a new trademark application

Flat-fee trademark
package

$850 per mark, per class

Attorney fee

30-minute brand strategy consultation
Knock-out clearance search
Application preparation and filing
Application tracking and responses to non-substantive Office Actions

USPTO and third-party search fees are additional. Registration is not guaranteed. Other trademark work is scoped separately.

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Have a different project in mind? Explore all flat-fee services or use the startup package calculator to prepare for a conversation. Confirm the final scope and fees with our firm.

Ongoing legal support for your growing business.

When legal questions are part of running your business, it helps to have counsel who understands the company behind them.

Our attorneys bring in-house legal experience to outside counsel work. We help connect the immediate legal question to your company's commercial priorities, obligations, and next steps.

Build your business.
Protect its identity.

Your name and brand deserve attention alongside your contracts and company structure. Our trademark attorneys work with new applicants and businesses managing established brands.

Discuss clearance and filing, existing registrations, licensing, maintenance, or a potential trademark conflict. The flat-fee application package is one option; ongoing brand protection may call for a different scope.

In-house experience.
Personal legal relationships.

Our attorneys have worked inside companies and in private practice. That perspective shapes how we approach contracts, corporate decisions, and the legal needs of a growing business.

Elliott J. Brown

Corporate and in-house General Counsel experience, including work with consumer products, fashion and lifestyle businesses, and trademark portfolios.

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Adam Blaier

Business, corporate, technology, and intellectual property counsel, with experience in IT consulting and telecommunications companies.

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Business people discussing the legal requirements for starting a small business as a limited liability company

Legal Checklist for Starting a Small Business

October 21, 2026

Starting a small business involves more than choosing a name and finding customers. The decisions you make about ownership, contracts, taxes, and intellectual property can affect how your company operates and how much personal risk you take on. The right starting point depends on your business model, location, industry, and growth plans. Some steps are legal requirements; others are practical protections that help prevent expensive disputes. Use this legal checklist for starting a small business to identify the issues worth addressing before you launch.

business acquisition being done in tri-state area

Asset Purchase or Equity Purchase: Pros and Cons of Each

September 28, 2026

When buying or selling a business, one of the most important decisions is how the transaction will be structured. In most mergers and acquisitions (M&A), a deal is structured as either an asset purchase or an equity purchase (referred to as a stock purchase for Corporations or membership interest purchase for LLCs). Although both approaches ultimately transfer control of a business, the legal, tax, and liability implications can be dramatically different. The choice between these two structures affects issues such as: (i) liability exposure

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Should Your Startup Be an LLC or Corporation?

September 28, 2026

Search Google for the best legal entity for your new startup, and you will get different opinions. Startup advisors and CPAs will probably recommend a limited liability company (LLC). That’s because an LLC isn’t subject to double taxation and is easier to set up. On the other hand, many startup lawyers will recommend the C-Corporation structure (typically a Delaware C-Corp) because corporate law is typically more “stable,” equity (stock) ownership is passive, and the entity is more structured. How you choose to incorporate your startup business

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The Benefits of S-Corps

September 28, 2026

Anyone starting a new business is faced with a lot of decisions. Arguably the most important is choosing the business entity type and tax status. Business lawyers and CPAs will present entrepreneurs with several options to choose from depending on the legal entity, including “S” election. Each type of legal entity has its benefits and limitations. Technically, there’s no legal entity called an “S-Corp.” A company that makes an “S” election for tax purposes is typically referred to as an S-Corp. However, various types of

Tax Status Flexibility for LLCs: What You Need to Know

September 28, 2026

For entrepreneurs and business owners, choosing the right business structure is a pivotal decision. Among the options, Limited Liability Companies (LLCs) stand out for their flexibility, especially regarding tax status. This flexibility allows LLC owners to align their business structure with their financial and operational goals. This blog post from our business lawyers discusses the different tax statuses that an LLC may elect.

Understanding Letters of Intent

September 16, 2026

Buying or selling a business is rarely a single-step transaction. It moves through stages, and one of the earliest formal milestones is the letter of intent. Understanding what this document does before you sign it can shape how smoothly the rest of the deal proceeds. Once a buyer and seller agree on the basic outline of a deal, the next step is usually a letter of intent, sometimes called a term sheet. For many first time buyers and sellers, the LOI is the first

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