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Firm (612) 206-3701 info@lucerelegal.com HomeSpeaking News Blog Directions Contact Us Select Page We empower small business owners We work with small business owners and their families to bring clarity, education, and guidance to their legal needs. As a result of our work, people are empowered to follow their dreams, have satisfying lives, and operate with grace and peace. As Seen In Legal help for Minneapolis small business owners Lucere Legal is a Minnesota law firm offering comprehensive services in the areas of small business law , litigation , real estate , estate planning , and probate administration . We work with small business owners because we know business, love business, and are ourselves business owners. The Lucere Legal attorneys have a different approach to lawyering than most of their colleagues – everything from how they approach client relationships to how they advise people. They believe that the business-as-usual model for law firms doesn’t work for people, so they took on a whole new way of serving clients. Come and see what makes our firm different – we have a fresh approach to traditional legal dilemmas. Make An Appointment  Start & Grow We help small businesses start up and grow.  Protect We help small business owners protect what matters most to them.  Legal We help small businesses bring and defend law suits, and we help them stay in regulatory compliance.  Value We help small business owners with high value, cost effective solutions. We are a different kind of Small Business and Estate Planning law firm It is not enough for a law firm to say they are different. They actually have to be different, to come from a totally different mindset, to have a totally different business model, and to have a totally different way of working with clients. We don’t just say we are different – we actually are. The traditional experience, whether you are looking for small business law or estate planning , is to go to an attorney when you need something specific handled, like incorporation documents or a contract drafted, or a will or a trust . That attorney listens attentively, drafts whatever it is that you need, charges you for the document (and you may or may not have known the cost in advance), and then you go your merry way. Maybe you will get a holiday card from your attorney (if you are lucky), but otherwise you don’t hear from them and they don’t hear from you. Of course, why would you call them? If you called them, that would start the billing meter running again. Then, life happens, your circumstances change, the law changes , and your whatever-it-was legal document is no longer doing its job. If it’s a business matter , things happen even more rapidly and operating without the right legal advice can get you into a lot of trouble. The wipe-you-off-the-map kind of trouble. If it’s an estate plan , your estate is going to have to go through probate , despite your intentions otherwise, or your estate is now taxable , or your disabled beneficiary is now going to lose their ability to get the help they need. All sorts of things can happen that affect your estate plan . You think you are protected because you went to see that lawyer whenever-it-was in the past, but really it’s a false sense of security. Wouldn’t it be better to have an ongoing relationship with your lawyer , so when life happened and things changed, you could call and find out if those changes impact you? And wouldn’t it be better if your lawyer knew you well enough to know when changes in the law might impact you, and let you know about it? Wouldn’t it be better if you had someone to call when a legal situation came up, and they could send you to the attorney they know and trust who handles that area of law if they couldn’t help you themselves? It would be like having a lawyer in the family . Wouldn’t that be nice? Well, that is what we do and that is how we are different. Yes, we draft documents – but those documents are a by-product of our relationship with our clients. Really, we are trusted advisors and we are in it for the long-haul. We aren’t interested in drafting your documents and then hanging you out to dry. We want to be your lawyers for life. If you think that sounds better than just having a document drafted and then being left to fend for yourself, give us a call. Contact Us 100% Satisfaction Guarantee At Lucere Legal, we are so confident in our ability to serve you well that we guarantee you will be happy with your service, or you can adjust your bill and pay us what you think our service was worth to you, all the way down to zero. We cannot guarantee any particular outcome in a case, but we can guarantee how you will be treated and the quality of work that we produce for you. The value exceeds the price We believe that the value of the work we do should exceed the price, from your point of view. That’s why we do most of our work on a no-surprise, fixed-fee basis. We even do some business litigation on a fixed-fee subscription model. We know that you have to make wise choices with your resources, and we’re here to provide cost effective, top quality legal work. Who We Work With Positive, Friendly, Growth-Oriented, Up to Something Small Business Owners We work with all sorts of small business clients – service industries, professionals, retail, manufacturing, software, healthcare, real estate . . . and more. Some are one-man shops, some have dozens of employees. Some are new ventures, some are third-generation companies. And everything in between. But there are a handful of things that all our clients have in common – they are positive, friendly, growth-oriented, and up to something. Our clients really are the loveliest people. If you fit this description, we’d love to work with you, no matter your business, industy, size, or history.Kim reviewed the very extensive terms and conditions of a complicated contract I was presented by a national entity, written, no doubt, by a phalanx of lawyers. She was completely unintimidated. She carefully pointed out the possible dangers” and risks, and possible advantages. She helped me weigh out the pluses and minuses. I was then able to make my decision with complete peace of mind. What Kim provides for clients is priceless! ” Joanne Meehl Owner| Joanne Meehl Career Services Business set-up We help people set up LLC’s, corporations, partnerships, and multi-level organizational structures. Contract Drafting & Review We help draft tailor made contracts that fit your business, and we help review and revise contracts that others hand you. Lawsuits We help small business owners bring lawsuits when needed, and defend lawsuits when needed – and we even have a no-surprise, fixed fee litigation pricing model. Estate Planning We help people at all levels of estate planning, from the most basic last will plan to the most complex tax and asset protection plan, as well as business sucession estate plans and cabin estate plans. Trademarks & Copyrights We help register, defend, and enforce trademarks and copyrights. Real Estate We help people with all sorts of real estate issues – purchase agreements, leases, title issues, breach of warranty, easements . . . we could go on and on. Collections We help you collect when your customers don’t pay you. Guardianships We help families with guardianship (care of the person) and conservatorship (management of financial affairs) cases, both uncontested and contested. Hiring & Firing We help business owners with the legal issues related to staffing employees and independent contractors. Franchises We help people understand their rights and obligations as franchisees, purchase a franchise, sell and transfer their franchise, and on the other side . . . decide if franchising is right for their company and set up the franchising structure. Buying & Selling Businesses We help people prepare and sell their business, and we help people buy businesses. Probate & Trust Administration We help...