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For entrepreneurs struggling with the start-up phase, our managing partner, Jamie Hamelburg, demystifies the legal requirements for starting a business in Maryland, the District of Columbia, and Virginia. A recognized leader in the business and legal community, Jamie has helped launch hundreds of local start-ups. Licensed in all three jurisdictions, she provides customized legal advice so entrepreneurs can correctly satisfy government requirements for starting a business in the DMV.
With over 20 years of legal experience, Jamie advises clients on a wide variety of start-up issues, including choice of entity, operating agreements and bylaws, and client contracts. She also guides companies as they expand, drafting employment and contractor agreements, helping them to acquire and lease commercial property, collecting debts and resolving disputes, and planning for the eventual sale of their business through estate and succession planning.
Recognizing the funding challenges faced by start-ups, Press, Dozier & Hamelburg, LLC offers fixed fee packages for personalized legal services that help entrepreneurs achieve their dreams of starting a business at a reasonable cost. In her Start-Up Package, Jamie gives entrepreneurs an action plan for working with state and county agencies and for creating the legal documents needed for their business. From selecting the right legal structure to finding the right location and space, she lays out everything entrepreneurs need to know in 10 easy-to-follow steps that are tailored to their particular business.
As part of Jamie’s leadership in the business and legal community, she is a past president of Women Business Owners of Montgomery County and received a Volunteer of the Year award from the Maryland Women’s Business Center for her workshops on starting a business. She is an instructor for the M&T Bank/Montgomery County, Maryland Business Accelerator Program and is regularly asked to speak by professional groups on the legal issues faced by emerging and growing businesses. Jamie is AV Preeminent rated by Martindale Hubbell, the highest ranking from her peers for legal ability and ethical standards, is recognized as a “Super Lawyer®” for her work in business law, and has a 100% client satisfaction rating on www.avvo.com, the national review site for lawyers.
