Looking for an LA based lawyer and accountant

December 13, 2005 9:24 AM

Can anybody provide a referral to a lawyer and/or an accountant with experience advising small businesses (internet based) in the start-up phase? I'm located in Los Angeles in the South Bay area.

I'm starting a service company with a major web-based component. I'd like to talk to an accountant to figure out how to get all my accounting ducks in a row, and I'd like to talk to an attorney to figure out what type of company structure would be best for me, and to develop a waiver, explore the possibility of an eventual trademark application, and whatever other legal requirements I need to address, but don't know that I need to address.

Can anybody provide any referrals? Also, more generally, what types of questions should I ask when selecting either of those types of people?

I asked this question once before, but the timing was bad, and it scrolled off the page before very many people in my time zone had a chance to see it/answer it. To address the one answer I got in there, I have spoken with a SCORE counselor who was helpful, but who directed me to seek out additional legal and accounting advice.

Thanks.

posted by willnot to work & money (2 comments total)

If you're still coming up blank, you can give me a call. I'm a CA lawyer, but do patents and not general business stuff. spacewrench (at) gmail.
posted by spacewrench at 3:32 PM on December 13, 2005

Try searching on lawyers.com - Martindale Hubbell listing. Find someone with an AV or BV rating. Good luck. If you have any more questions, my email's in my profile (I'm an IP lawyer in IL).
posted by MeetMegan at 5:21 PM on December 13, 2005