Personalized, professional legal counsel to move your business from foundation to flourishing.

Amen Business Law, L.L.C. is committed to understanding your vision as a business owner and helping grow and protect it with personalized, efficient legal counsel.

Attorney Vicky Amen’s experience in business law ranges from working with companies at the very beginning of their journey, to those who have come a long way and are rapidly growing. Vicky has not only worked with clients at different stages— she has also served a variety of different roles for those different clients, from in-house legal counsel to short or long term contract work.

Understanding your vision, goals, and challenges is an important part of quality legal work. You can expect regular updates and visits with Vicky so you know you are on the right path to the best result.

Your legal issue is a serious priority to Vicky. She balances the responsibilities of your legal needs with personal, professional relationships with you and your business team – and the ability to laugh with you and at herself once in a while, too.

Contracts, Agreements & Documents

Reviewing, drafting and negotiating contacts is a favorite practice area for business law attorney Vicky L. Amen. Vicky adds value with a strong foundation of legal research, writing and analysis experience, combined with current contract law experience and continuing legal education. She can effectively assist with diverse contracts and agreements:

• Purchase Agreements / Buy-Sell Agreements / Mergers and Acquisitions
• Uniform Commercial Code Security Interests
• Employment Agreements
• Non-Compete Agreements
• Equity Interest Agreements
• Severance Agreements
• Assignments
• Leases
• Licensing Agreements
• Supply and Distribution Agreements
• Service Contracts

Intellectual Property

Your intellectual property – your trade secrets, your business operation, your customer lists and goodwill – is the heart of your business value – and one of business law attorney Vicky Amen’s focused favorites. From customer lists to trade secrets, Amen Business Law, L.L.C. can advise you, provide services, and work in conjunction with your marketing and business standards team. Amen Business Law, L.L.C. can help protect your business with:

• Trademarks
• Copyrights
• Website and E-Commerce Considerations
• Confidentiality Agreements
• Non-Disclosure Agreements
• Non-Compete Agreements
• Domain Name Registrations*

*Business law attorney Vicky L. Amen filed one of the first Trademark Clearinghouse domain name registrations to help protect business intellectual property, has successfully addressed infringing material, filed and maintained United States Patent and Trademark registrations.

Contact Amen Business Law, L.L.C. for a review of your intellectual property. Vicky can help you

• Identify your Intellectual Property
• Develop and implement practices and procedures to protect, maintain, and manage your intellectual property.

Real Estate

Your personal and business real estate issues can be optimized with legal services for review, drafting, and negotiation of:

• Purchase Agreements, Buy-Sell Agreements
• Leases
• Eminent Domain Documents
• Easements
• Commercial or Residential Property Tax Assessment Appeals*

*If you believe you are paying excessive commercial or residential property taxes, call Amen Business Law, L.L.C. Business law attorney Vicky L. Amen has achieved commercial property tax valuation reductions in excess of $575,000 and has had 100% success with residential property tax appeals.

Employment Law

Protect your growing business with proactive business planning and training to address employment issues:

• Non-Compete Agreements
• Confidentiality Agreements
• Non-Disclosure Agreements
• Employee Handbooks
• Employee Classification / Independent Contractor
• Employment Agreements
• Equity Interest Agreements
• Employee Hiring, Firing, Promotions
• Severance Agreements
• OSHA Compliance

Business Compliance

Give yourself and your business team the peace of mind and freedom to focus on productivity with diverse business compliance legal services, including rules, laws, regulations, policies, and required registrations and filings.

Government and Regulatory Affairs

Amen Business Law, L.L.C. has the business, legal and legislative experience you need for effective representation on governmental issues at the local, state and federal level with laws, regulations, policies and proposed legislation:

• Drafting and Presenting Public Hearing Testimony and Position Statements:
• Advocating for your position preference and explaining the impact
• General Counsel for Proposed Legislation and Regulations:
• How the Law, Regulations, Policy or Proposal will Impact You and Your Business
• Monitoring and Regular Updates on Laws, Regulations and Compliance Requirements

Attorney Vicky Amen is a personable professional with legislative experience who can work with you to identify and formulate political, legislative and regulatory issues to minimize risk and strengthen your business position.

Non-Profit Organizations

Attorney Vicky L. Amen understands that management and leadership of nonprofit corporations, whether volunteers or employees, assume a host of legal issues and responsibilities. Amen Business Law, L.L.C. is pleased to assist your nonprofit corporation, community foundation or neighborhood homeowner association with nonprofit legal issues including:

• Contract and Agreement drafting, review and negotiation
• Liens for Nonpayment of Dues
• Covenant Violations
• Planning for the Expiration of Neighborhood Homeowner Association Covenants
• Corporate Formalities – required filings and reporting
• Applications for 501(c)3 and 501(c)4 tax-exempt status

Appellate Representation

Amen Business Law, L.L.C. understands the appeals process and the importance of the appellate brief. Attorney Vicky L. Amen has a foundation of legal experience central to successful appellate work: judicial clerkships with the Nebraska Court of Appeals and the Nebraska Supreme Court and private practice appellate work. Amen Business Law, L.L.C. can enhance your appeal through affiliation with your current counsel or independent appellate representation.