Running a business comes with legal questions that affect your operations, finances, and long term plans. Attorney Kenneth M. Wasche provides clear, practical guidance for small businesses in Blaine, Anoka County, and the Twin Cities. Whether you are starting a company, reviewing contracts, resolving a dispute, or preparing to buy or sell a business, we help you understand your options and protect your interests.
Attorney Wasche brings a unique perspective to business law. In addition to decades of legal experience, he has worked as a construction estimator, project manager, and chief financial officer for his family’s company, once the 12th largest painting and industrial coatings contractor in the United States. He also served as a financial management specialist with the United States Air Force. This hands on background gives business owners practical insight that goes beyond standard legal analysis.
We assist businesses across many industries, including manufacturing, construction, food services, service providers, and non profits. From entity formation and contracts to litigation and dispute resolution, we provide support that helps your business move forward with confidence. Related concerns like succession planning and ownership transitions can also overlap with estate planning, trusts and wills, and powers of attorney, which we help owners evaluate.
Small business issues we handle
We work with new and established Minnesota businesses on a wide range of legal issues, including:
- Starting a business: Choosing the right structure, liability protection, Minnesota business filings, obtaining an EIN, and insurance considerations. Owners planning long term continuity often pair this with estate planning so personal and business plans work together.
- Corporations: Forming a Minnesota corporation, drafting bylaws, creating shareholder and subscription agreements, issuing stock, maintaining corporate records, and properly closing a corporation when operations wind down.
- Partnerships: Partnership agreements, general and limited partnerships, LLP structures, business licensing, tax ID applications, and partnership dissolution. Disputes can sometimes intersect with divorce or marital property questions.
- Limited Liability Companies (LLCs): Filing Articles of Organization, drafting operating agreements, managing an LLC, defining membership interests, and correctly winding down an LLC.
- Trade regulation and compliance: Guidance on Minnesota trade regulation laws, unfair trade practices, and compliance issues that affect daily operations and long term planning.
- Business purchases and sales: Letters of intent, stock and asset purchases, mergers, buy sell agreements, confidentiality agreements, non compete clauses, employment agreements, and commercial lease review. Lease matters often overlap with our real estate work.
- Contracts: Drafting and reviewing employment contracts, manufacturing agreements, service agreements, warranties, intellectual property agreements, non compete terms, and termination provisions so expectations are clear and enforceable.
- Construction related matters: Mechanic’s liens, foreclosure proceedings, warranty claims, subcontract agreements, bond claims, breach of construction contracts, and public bidding disputes for contractors, subcontractors, and owners.
Talk with a local small business attorney
If you need help with small business formation, contracts, transactions, or disputes, we are ready to help. We work with owners in Blaine, Anoka County, and throughout the Twin Cities. Contact us to schedule a consultation and discuss your goals.
Small Business Law FAQs
Business questions come up quickly. Review common Minnesota questions below. If you do not see yours, send us a message and we will help.