Halvorsen Bell

Practice Groups

Six practice groups with one intake team. Browse each area below, then call or write and we will route your question to the right partner.

Six Areas,
One Team

Use the arrows to move through each practice. Every card opens a page describing the typical work, questions and first steps.

Corporate Governance

Board minutes, bylaws, filings and policies kept current, so audits and annual reviews stop being a scramble.

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Employment & Workplace

Handbooks, hiring paperwork, separations and wage questions handled with care for both the company and the team.

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Patents & Trademarks

Clearance searches, filings and licensing terms that protect the names, products and ideas your business depends on.

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Deals & Acquisitions

Buying, selling or merging a company, from the letter of intent and diligence lists through the closing table.

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Business Tax Counsel

Entity choice, state tax notices and succession planning, coordinated with your accountant rather than around them.

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Litigation & Mediation

When a contract dispute cannot be settled over coffee, we negotiate, mediate and, where needed, go to court.

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One Point of Call

Questions rarely fit one category. A single partner coordinates across groups so you are never passed between offices or billed twice for a briefing.

Ingrid Halvorsen
Founding Partner

Across Practices

A sample of what clients from different practice groups have said about working with us. Quotes are illustrative only.

Portrait of Daniel Reyes

“We came in worried about a partner leaving the company. We left with a buyout plan everyone could live with, a clear timeline and a calendar we actually kept to.”

Daniel Reyes
Owner, Reyes Millwork
Portrait of Kevin Tran

“They read our franchise agreement line by line and explained every risk in plain English. The two questions they raised in that first meeting saved us months later.”

Kevin Tran
Founder, Northloop Coffee
Portrait of Mark Feldman

“Our acquisition had a lot of moving parts. They kept one checklist, sent short weekly updates, and not a single deadline caught our finance team off guard.”

Mark Feldman
CFO, Lakeline Freight
Portrait of Carol Lindqvist

“When a state notice arrived, we had a clear answer within a week, along with a practical plan to stop the same issue from coming back again next year.”

Carol Lindqvist
President, Birch Street Clinics
Portrait of Amara Okafor

“Registering our trademark felt overwhelming until they walked us through each step. Friendly, careful, and always quick to answer an email, even the small ones.”

Amara Okafor
Director, Stone Arch Studio

Where to Start?

Describe the situation in a sentence or two. We will tell you which practice group handles it, what a sensible first step might cost, and how soon we can begin.

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