Areas of Practice
Business Transactions and Advisory
Business transactional law deals with the planning, negotiating and drafting legal documents that pertain to the buying, selling and/or running a business. The lawyers at Ahmad & Guerard have the experience to advise you with any business transaction. The lawyers at Ahmad & Guerard have advised several international multi-million dollar companies with a variety of transactions.
If you are starting a new business lawyers at Ahmad & Guerard are here to assist you navigating the complex legal environment you will encounter when starting your new business. Most importantly when starting a business is your entity choice. Whether forming an LLC, C-Corporation, S-Corporation, Limited Liability Partnership or General partnership, Ahmad & Guerard will help you choose the right entity for you individual needs.
Some documents included in transactional business law are:
- Shareholder Agreements
- Partnership Agreements
- Buy-Sell Agreements
Business and Commercial Litigation
Unfortunately, a part of owning a business includes encountering disputes with a variety of people and/or other businesses. Sometimes, these disputes cannot be resolved through negotiation or other dispute resolution methods. At these times, it is vitally important for a business to have trusted advisors to assist them through the dispute. The trial lawyers at Ahmad & Guerard will vigorously pursue your claim and provide you with the counsel you and your business require.
Some common business litigation claims include:
- Breach of contract and other contractual disputes
- Breach of fiduciary duty
- Employee contract disputes including enforcing non-compete agreements
- Partnership and Shareholder disputes
- Limited Liability Company litigation including membership disputes
- Construction Litigation
- Misrepresentation
Immigration
Ahmad & Guerard prides itself on providing superior immigration representation to our clients. That representation includes an honest, reliable, economical and effective assessment and handling of your immigration needs from beginning to end. Ahmad & Guerard is experienced in various areas of immigration law and practice including the following:
Family-Based Immigrant and Non-immigrant Visa Petitions
- Consular Processing (Visa processing for those people outside the United States)
- Permanent Residence Applications for family members both
- Alien Relative Petitions (Husband/Wife, Parents/Children, Brother/Sister and others)
- Fiancé Petitions
- Applications for Removal of Conditions
- Advance Parole/Permission to Travel
- Employment Authorization
- Document Replacement: Alien Registration Card, Naturalization Certificate, etc.
Employment-Based Visa Petitions
- Labor Certification Applications
- Aliens of Extraordinary Ability
- Advanced Degree Professionals
- H-1B Professionals
- National Interest Waivers
- Exchange Visitors
- International Business Executives and Managers and Transferees
- O-1 Artists and Others of Extraordinary Ability
- L-1 Transferees
- P-1 Entertainment
- E-Treaty Investors
- J-1 Exchange Visitors, including Medical Professionals
- NAFTA/TN North American Free Trade Agreement cases
Deportation and Removal Defense, and Immigration Appeals
- Denial of Applications
- Deportation or Removal Proceedings Defense
- Hearings before the Immigration Judge
- Bond Hearings
- Motions to Reconsider and Reopen
- Criminal Convictions
- 245(i)
- Stays of Deportation and Cancellation of Removal
- Appeals of Decisions
- Petitions for Review and Declaratory Relief to U.S. Federal Circuit Courts
- Consequences of being out-of-status
Special Immigration Petitions and Projects
- Asylum Applications
- Withholding Applications
- Self-Petitions for Abused Spouses
- F-1 Students
- Naturalization/Citizenship Applications
- Religious Workers
- Immigrant Visa Lottery
- U Visas (for victims of crimes in the United States)
Apellate Litigation
The lawyers at Ahmad & Guerard practice all types of appellate litigation. We believe the key to successful appellate litigation is providing the appellate court with a coherent and persuasive legal argument that best explains your case. The lawyers at Ahmad & Guerard do not practice a specific area of appellate litigation, instead Ahmad & Guerard can provide you with a general appellate litigation practice that will suit your needs.
Personal Injury
Ahmad & Guerard represent people who have been injured because of an act of another person or entity. The trial lawyers at Ahmad & Guerard have the experience to advise you in this difficult time. The lawyers at Ahmad & Guerard will work with you and your insurance company to ensure that you are properly compensated for your injury.
Some common personal injury cases include:
- Car Accidents
- Boat Accidents
- Slip and Fall
- Dog Bites
- Wrongful Death
- Products Liability
Criminal Law
Being charged with a crime is one of the most difficult times in a person’s life. The lawyers at Ahmad & Guerard will vigorously defend you if you have been charged with any crime in Wisconsin State Court or Federal Court.
The lawyers at Ahmad & Guerard take a systematic approach to your criminal case, including an independent investigation of the facts, that will provide you with the best possible defense. Moreover, the Ahmad & Guerard lawyers will use all the constitutional and procedure tools available to you to ensure that every avenue is explored for you defense. The lawyers at Ahmad & Guerard will make sure that all of your rights are protected.
The lawyers at Ahmad & Guerard are experienced trial lawyers that have a proven record of successfully defending criminal defendants. Whether you have been charged or have only been accused time is of essence so please contact us as soon as possible to discuss your criminal case.
Real Estate
The lawyers at Ahmad & Guerard are experienced and capable attorneys in representing clients on all facets of real estate matters, whether residential or commercial. Our Attorneys routinely draft purchase agreements, lease agreements and all necessary closing documents. Ahmad & Guerard represents buyers, sellers, developers and investors in a comprehensive range of real estate transactions. The Attorneys will ensure that you have the best representation in matters of selling, purchasing or leasing a residential or commercial property. In addition, the lawyers of Ahmad & Guerard are experienced in Wisconsin’s landlord/tenant laws and have represented an array of landlords throughout the state.