Business/Corporate Law

Full-Service Business Legal Counsel

From start-ups to established companies, WFJ Law’s Business and Corporate Law Group provides full-service legal support tailored to your organization’s goals. We proudly serve clients throughout Schuylkill County, including Pottsville, Orwigsburg, Tamaqua, and surrounding eastern and central Pennsylvania counties.

With more than 80 years of combined experience, our business attorneys assist clients across industries — manufacturers, contractors, developers, professionals, banks, municipalities, and retail and wholesale firms — helping them form, grow, and protect their enterprises. Our attorneys combine legal experience with a deep understanding of local business dynamics to deliver strategic, cost-effective solutions that protect your interests and support long-term success.

Comprehensive Business Law Services

Our Business and Corporate Law Group provides practical, results-driven advice and representation in all aspects of business and corporate law, including:

  • Business Formation & Dissolution – Entity selection (LLC, corporation, partnership), operating and shareholder agreements, and business succession planning.
  • Asset Sales & Acquisitions – Negotiating and documenting purchases, sales, and mergers of Pennsylvania businesses.
  • Contracts & Agreements – Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating commercial contracts, leases, and vendor agreements.
  • Real Estate & Leasing – Handling commercial real estate purchases, leases, and financing transactions.
  • Commercial Financing & Lending – Structuring business loans and securing favorable terms with financial institutions.
  • Employment & Regulatory Compliance – Advising on employment policies, independent contractor agreements, and compliance with state and federal regulations.
  • Zoning & Land Use Matters – Representing business clients before zoning hearing boards and municipal agencies.
  • Business Succession & Estate Planning – Coordinating ownership transitions and integrating estate planning tools such as buy-sell and life insurance agreements.
Services Covered

  • Business Formation & Dissolution
  • Asset Sales & Acquisitions
  • Contracts & Agreements
  • Real Estate & Leasing
  • Commercial Financing & Borrowing
  • Employment & Regulatory Compliance

Areas of Practice

Collections, Creditors’ Rights & Secured Lending

Business and Corporate Law

Criminal Defense

Elder Law

Family Law

Landlord Tenant Law

Litigation

Personal Injury

Real Estate

Wills, Estates, & Trusts

Workers’ Compensation

Iles Cooper

Iles Cooper

James E. Crossen III

James E. Crossen III

Benjamin M. Forbes
Benjamin M. Forbes
James R. Deiter

James R. Deiter