Practice Areas

We offer services in the following practice areas:

Small Business Formation
Massachusetts is an entrepreneurial haven. Shah Phillips focuses on “correct” corporate or business entity formation, including the filing of proper organizational papers, so that a true entity with real rights and protections arises. We advise on all the legal requirements of starting a business in Massachusetts, as well as small business tax requirements. Is this the right time to incorporate? Is an S corporation, a C corporation or an LLC the right entity for you? Should you incorporate in Massachusetts, Delaware or elsewhere? These are all questions that Shah Phillips can assist you with.

Once your are incorporated, Shah Phillips also advises small businesses in negotiating, drafting, and executing all types of agreements. We also advise on employment law issues including human resources, definitions of employees and independent contractors, insurance needs and coverages pursuant to federal and state guidelines including HIPPA, COBRA, Worker’s Compensation, ERISA, and the Massachusetts Health Care Reform Act.

Shah Phillips also has a great referral base for all your small business needs, including small business bankers, CPAs and payroll companies who will treat you with the utmost respect and importance that you and your business deserve.

Bankruptcy
Shah Phillips handles Chapter 7, 13, and 11 bankruptcy filings. Consumer bankruptcies are on a rise due to the unfortunate financial health of our current economy. As a nation, we are generally living paycheck to paycheck. In this lifestyle, it often only takes a minor unfortunate circumstance to find oneself in a financially dire situation.

Shah Phillips provides consumer services under Chapter 7 and Chapter 13. We try to provide that light and the end of the tunnel not only to solve your financial problem today but to help you start over for tomorrow.

Shah Phillips files Chapter 11 on behalf of corporations. With the struggles of the consumer market, corporations are put in a position to also struggle and need assistance in reorganizing in order to sustaining their business today and in the future.

* Shah Philips is a law firm that practices under the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 2005.

Contract Law
Contracts range greatly in type, size and detail. All parties to contracts have certain basic rights, even if the rights are not spelled out explicitly in the body of the contract. Shah Phillips drafts, reviews, edits, and negotiates a wide variety of contacts. We also pursue and defend material breaches of contract and related claims. Even if you are interested in simply having Shah Phillips review an existing contract, we are available to do so if it helps clarify terms and provisions you are about to agree to or have already agreed to.

Personal Injury
Personal injury lawsuits are designed to protect the injured and help alleviate the cost burdens for past and future medical bills, lost wages, pain and suffering. The most common personal injury lawsuits involve car/truck accidents, which can often result is long-lasting debilitating injuries. Shah Phillips can help resolve your personal injury claim quickly and efficiently by negotiating with all parties involved so that you may get back to enjoying your life.

Landlord Tenant
Whether you are a landlord or a tenant, Shah Phillips is here to assist you with any and all legal inquiries concerning this complicated area of law in Massachusetts. Whether you are a tenant asserting your rights against a landlord who wont listen or a landlord seeking eviction from a tenant for nonpayment, we can assist you in complying with the applicable laws in Massachusetts to ensure an efficient and speedy recovery.

Consumer Protection
Massachusetts Consumer Protection Act [Chapter 93A] prohibits unfair and deceptive acts and practices. If you are a consumer or a business and believe you have been treated unfairly by a business, Chapter 93A is a powerful and important tool for you. Let Shah Phillips assist you in asserting your rights and help you obtain the damages you deserve.