Business Details
Your Portland Law Firm for Business Legal Needs
AltusLaw provides practical, real-world legal representation for small and mid-sized businesses. Our attorneys combine engineering backgrounds with legal expertise to deliver grounded solutions aligned with business objectives. We prioritize transparency through real-time case tracking and fixed budgets, ensuring cost-effective representation. With experience in litigation, transactions, and regulatory compliance, we serve as strategic partners for construction law, corporate governance, and surety matters. Our Umbrella In-House Counsel model offers comprehensive monthly legal services, handling contract reviews, employment issues, and trademark protection.We specialize in resolving payment disputes, delay claims, and lien enforcement while maintaining compliance with state and federal regulations. Our team's technical understanding of construction projects enables swift resolution of complex industry challenges. We represent engineers and design professionals in contract disputes and regulatory matters, and provide real estate transaction support including boundary disputes and easement negotiations. Our commitment to legal excellence is demonstrated through tailored strategies that protect client interests across diverse business sectors.
Services
Corporate Law
Construction Law
Surety Representation
Umbrella Counsel
Real Estate Law
Lien Services
Contract Review
Employment Issues
Trademark Protection
Highlights and features
- We offer practical legal advice with real-world business experience
- Our attorneys combine engineering backgrounds with legal expertise
- We provide transparent representation with real-time case tracking
- Our Umbrella In-House Counsel model offers comprehensive monthly services
- We specialize in resolving construction industry payment disputes
Services
Construction Law
Our construction law services leverage on-the-ground experience and engineering backgrounds to support contractors and project owners. We handle payment disputes, delay claims, contract drafting, and regulatory compliance from project inception to completion. Our technical understanding enables swift resolution of complex industry-specific legal challenges.
Umbrella In-House Counsel
This comprehensive monthly service provides ongoing legal support including contract reviews, employment issue management, and regulatory compliance. We act as integrated legal partners, handling corporate governance, trademark protection, and lease agreements to allow business focus on operations.
Corporate Law
We support business formation, entity conversion, and dissolution processes while ensuring regulatory compliance. Our services include entity selection guidance, document filing, and ongoing compliance support for corporations, LLCs, and partnerships through all business lifecycle stages.
Real Estate Law
Our real estate services address title disputes, boundary conflicts, easement negotiations, and contract breaches. We represent clients in commercial property transactions and HOA governance matters, focusing on dispute prevention and relationship preservation during property-related legal challenges.
Lien Services
We specialize in securing and enforcing mechanics liens for construction contractors on private projects. Our services include lien drafting, perfection processes, and payment dispute resolution to ensure proper compensation for completed work and materials supplied.
People
Scott Schnuck
Attorney
Scott Schnuck provides practical legal advice for closely held businesses and construction matters, combining legal expertise with real-world experience and engineering background.
Questions
What business legal services do you offer?
We offer corporate law, construction law, surety representation, contract reviews, employment issue management, and real estate transaction support services.
Do you provide ongoing legal counsel?
Yes, our Umbrella In-House Counsel model offers comprehensive monthly legal services including contract reviews and regulatory compliance support.
How do you handle construction payment disputes?
We resolve payment issues through lien enforcement, bond claims, and negotiation while maintaining project progress.
What areas do you serve?
We primarily serve businesses in Portland, Oregon with legal matters requiring specialized industry knowledge.
How do you ensure legal transparency?
We provide real-time case tracking and fixed budgets for all matters to ensure complete cost transparency.
