Practice Areas:

Environmental and Land Use Issues

Both the State and municipalities regulate the use of land and natural resources. This can be through the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), the Land Use Regulation Commission (LURC), or through municipalities. Each of these agencies and each town have different laws, regulations, and ordinances that govern the use of land within its jurisdiction and the processes to change use.

Depending on circumstances, speaking with code enforcement or agency staff, submitting a site plan for review, obtaining a variance, appealing a zoning board decision, or changing a use or structure can be a quirky and complex legal matter. Perhaps you need to get permits for your upcoming project and need to ensure you do not miss the short building season. Moving through these processes can be difficult and timing can become crucial. An attorney can be instrumental in guiding you through the process.

If you are an individual or business that may need an opinion or representation please do not hesitate to contact me.

General Counsel Services for Small Businesses

Typically if you own a small business, you do not have the need or resources for in house counsel. However for the small business owner a multitude of issues fly across your desk daily that you would not typically spend the time finding and retaining counsel. Seeing this gap in accessibility I offer outsourced “in house” general counsel for small businesses. This allows you the accessibility of a legal opinion without the overhead of keeping an attorney on staff and I offer affordable fixed pricing and flexible agreements.

As a small business owner you probably have questions about employment issues, general human resources structure and/or implementation, contract provisions, collections or other questions. As your “in house” general counsel I will be familiar with your business and give you comprehensive long term legal support.

Being able to pick up the phone without worrying about the cost of the call adds value by dealing with legal issues proactively and not waiting for crisis to set in before contacting an attorney. It also adds value through streamlining you business process allowing you to spend more time doing what you want to, running your business.

Emily F Walsh

P.O. Box 367
Portland, Maine 04112
(207) 232-6744
efwalsh@efwalshlaw.com

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