The Gauthier Law Group, LLC provides legal services to dentists at every stage of their careers, from starting a new practice to selling an established one, including legal services required in connection with all of the following:
Dental Business Creation & Dental Transitions
- Creating a legal entity for a new dental practice;
- Articles of Incorporation;
- Articles of Organization;
- Bylaws, Operating Agreements and Partnership Agreements;
- Buying a dental practice;
- Selling or transferring your rights in a dental practice; and
- Dissolving a dental practice.
Dental Laws and Regulations
- The Wisconsin Dental Practice Act;
- The Illinois Dental Practice Act;
- The Wisconsin Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP);
- Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA);
- Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH);
- Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (FACTA);
- Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA); and
- Municipal Zoning Codes.
Dental Business Contracts
- Buy-Sell Agreements;
- Contracts with Insurance Plans;
- Dental Associate Agreements;
- Dental Laboratory Agreements;
- Sales Contracts with Merchandise Manufacturers and Suppliers;
- Third-Party Dental Service Agreements;
- Web Site Development Agreements; and
- General business contracts.
Dental Financing
- Financing for dental practice purchases;
- Real estate acquisition financing;
- Leasehold improvements financing;
- Equipment financing;
- Land contract financing;
- SBA loans;
- Letters of credit, and
- Lines of credit.
Dental Real Estate
- Leasing office space, either as a landlord or as a tenant;
- Buying or selling land and/or a building;
- Obtaining an option to purchase land or a building;
- Constructing a new building;
- Contracting for architectural, construction and/or design services;
- Obtaining zoning and land use approvals;
- Reviewing reports on the environmental condition of a property;
- Reviewing survey and title for a property;
- Granting and obtaining easements; and
- Completing like-kind exchanges.