Tax Lawyers for Delaware

Coats Business Consulting provides a la carte commercial and legal advisory services for private clients, specializing in Start-Ups and small to medium-sized businesses. Services offered include: Start-Up Consulting (Strategic Planning, Investor Pitch Decks, Commercial Filings, Business Organization) Corporate Document Production (Operating Agreements, Shareholder Agreements, Human Resources, including Employment and Independent Contractor Agreements) Contract Interpretation (Drafting, Review, and Negotiation) Corporate Compliance (Federal and State Regulations) Management Consulting (Goal Setting, Revenue Generation, Operations and Process Consulting, Personnel Hiring, and Evaluation) Commercial Real Estate Transactions (Purchase and Sales Agreements, Leases)

With over 30 years of legal experience, I can assist your legal needs -promptly and professionally. I am a business, contract and real estate lawyer with extensive experience in company formation, sale of businesses, business purchase and sale transactions, commercial and residential leases, employment and the sale of real property. I also have 30 years of experience in family law matters.

Experienced patent attorney supporting a variety of technologies.

I am a Connecticut-licensed business attorney with over a decade of combined legal and business-operations experience, including roles as in-house counsel, Director of Operations & Compliance, and Director of Growth. I provide practical, business-focused legal solutions to entrepreneurs, small and mid-sized businesses, and investors who need a trusted advisor that understands both the legal and operational realities of running a company.

Jeff has 25 years of commercial transactional experience within numerous industries, including finance/banking, telecommunications/utilities, insurance, and software. He is a recognized authority on contracts, software licensing and negotiation. Jeff earned his Juris Doctorate from Valparaiso University School of Law and his Masters in Business Administration from North Carolina State University and is licensed to practice law in North Carolina and Indiana.

I am Dan C. Pelletier, founder of Ocean Avenue Land & Legacy, a New Jersey law practice based in Asbury Park. Admitted in 1997, I bring nearly three decades of experience spanning real estate law, asset management, business transactions, commercial litigation, and estate planning. My background combines private legal practice with the business responsibilities of managing real estate investments—a perspective that informs how I evaluate risk, negotiate agreements, protect ownership interests, and plan for what comes next. I founded Ocean Avenue to bring that experience together. Property decisions rarely stand alone. They affect businesses, families, financial security, and the transfer of wealth and responsibility between generations. Ocean Avenue’s two foundations—Land and Legacy—reflect those connections: strategic counsel for real estate professionals and property owners, paired with planning that helps people preserve what they have built. My career has included building a residential real estate practice, advising businesses and individuals through consequential transactions and disputes, and serving in real estate asset management with Delaware Community Investment Corporation (DCIC). That work included exposure to Low-Income Housing Tax Credit and New Markets Tax Credit investments, bringing an institutional investment perspective to a career grounded in individual client representation. Earlier in private practice, I received the Star Award at Pre-Paid Legal Services, Inc. in 2000. --Real Estate and Asset Management-- Real estate has been the central thread of my professional life. My experience includes residential and commercial transactions, commercial leasing, investment properties, multifamily acquisitions, purchase and sale agreements, attorney review, inspection negotiations, property transfers, and closing coordination. I have also worked on short sales and acquisitions involving Section 1031 exchanges, coordinating the legal transaction with qualified intermediaries and other professionals. My asset-management background adds a practical dimension to that work. A property is simultaneously a legal interest, an operating asset, a financial commitment, and often someone’s most significant investment. I consider how a transaction’s documents and ownership structure will function after signing—when financing obligations, tenants, maintenance, business operations, and changing circumstances become the everyday reality. Through Ocean Avenue, I also advise real estate professionals on transaction risk and business decisions, helping them recognize legal issues early and obtain informed guidance while a matter can still be managed constructively. --Business Transactions and Commercial Counsel-- My business experience includes entity formation, LLC ownership arrangements, membership agreements, commercial contracts, confidentiality agreements, and the negotiation of business relationships. My work also includes small-business merger and acquisition matters and proposed business combinations, where ownership, contractual obligations, premises, and the relationships behind the business all require attention. I approach these matters with an understanding that an agreement must do more than capture terms. It must establish workable expectations, allocate responsibility, and address what happens when circumstances change. Particularly for closely held businesses, the quality of those arrangements can influence both the value of the enterprise and the relationships on which it depends. --Litigation and Dispute Resolution-- My background includes civil and commercial litigation, landlord-tenant matters, contract disputes, and insurance-claim advocacy. Experience with contested matters informs my transactional judgment: ambiguity, incomplete documentation, and unresolved expectations can become expensive long after an agreement is signed. That perspective shapes how I negotiate and draft. I look for the issues that could later become points of conflict and help clients assess their options with a clear understanding of both practical consequences and legal exposure. --Estate Planning and Legacy-- My estate-planning work includes wills, powers of attorney, advance directives, and planning for the succession and transfer of real property. I help clients consider how ownership arrangements and legal documents fit their family circumstances, intentions, and longer-term goals. Legacy planning brings together many of the questions that arise throughout a lifetime of property ownership and business activity: who will have authority, who will assume responsibility, what should be preserved, and how a transition should occur. My experience across real estate, business, and asset management helps me approach those questions as connected parts of a client’s life. --Education and Professional Foundation-- I earned my law degree at Widener University School of Law, now Delaware Law School. My legal education included international study in Geneva involving GATT and the United Nations and participation in the Delaware Civil Law Clinic. Those experiences introduced me to legal work across very different settings—from international institutions to direct representation and high-stakes advocacy. Before law school, I attended Drexel University and played varsity soccer, including on its 1989 East Coast Conference championship team. Today, Ocean Avenue Land & Legacy reflects the experience and judgment I have developed across those settings. I am building a technology-driven practice around direct attorney access, careful preparation, and clear advice. At its center is a straightforward commitment: to earn the trust clients place in me by understanding what matters to them and helping them make sound decisions about their property, businesses, and future.

Benjamin I. Dach, Ph.D., Esq. is an accomplished patent attorney with extensive experience across multiple fields, including intellectual property (IP) litigation, counseling, and prosecution, spanning copyrights, trademarks, and patents. Prior to Weiss & Arons LLP, Benjamin worked at several prestigious law firms, including Quinn Emanuel LLP, WilmerHale LLP, Loeb & Loeb LLP, and Haug Partners LLP. During his decade-plus of legal work experience, Benjamin has litigated several pharmaceutical patent cases involving drugs such as Lialda, Vyvanse, Intuniv, Oxtellar XR, Pomalyst, Revlimid, and Cabometyx. Benjamin has also drafted and prosecuted dozens of patent applications, and counseled clients on IP relating to biological drugs, messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) vaccines, and clustered randomly interspaced palindromic repeats (CRISPR). Benjamin earned his Ph.D. in chemistry from Columbia University, where his research focused on solid-phase polymer synthesis on silicon wafers and silica nanoparticles, with applications in drug delivery, solar energy, and semiconductors. His thesis, titled "Designer Polymer Superstructures from Solid Phase 'Click' Chemistry," highlights his expertise in the field. In addition to his scientific background, Benjamin also holds a J.D. from Fordham Law School, with a concentration in intellectual property and information law. Benjamin leverages his technical and legal backgrounds to maximize the value of his clients' IP portfolios. His strong commitment to science and law has made him a highly sought-after attorney in the areas of copyright, trademark, and patent law. Rated by Super Lawyers, Benjamin was selected to Rising Stars in Law. He is admitted to practice law in Florida, New York, New Jersey, and before the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

Corporate attorney with extensive experience managing the legal affairs for start-up, small, mid-size, and private equity backed companies. Highly skilled at drafting, negotiating, interpreting and closing contracts and transactions of all types. Have earned a reputation as being practical, down-to-earth, and possessing a keen ability to synthesize complicated legal issues and communicate to clients in a relatable and easily understandable fashion. My background includes working for the Chief Judge of the Virginia Court of Appeals, at private law firms, and, since 2019, serving as the General Counsel for multiple start-up, closely-held, and private equity backed companies within the energy, construction, and franchising industries.

I have been practicing law for over twenty years. My practice includes employment/labor law, alternative dispute resolution, estate planning, business and general civil matters.

Patrick is a seasoned attorney with over 11 years of experience in corporate law, commercial contracts, and regulatory compliance, with a specialization in emerging technologies such as AI and Web 3.0. Patrick works with commercial contract negotiations for technology startups, managing multi-million-dollar agreements, and offering comprehensive corporate governance services, including stock plan administration, cap table management, and day to day advising. One of Patrick’s career highlights includes his tenure at SharesPost Inc., a pioneering fintech startup, where he served as Senior Legal Counsel and later Interim General Counsel. In this role, Patrick led product legal risk management, negotiated SaaS and data processing agreements, and ensured compliance with SEC, FINRA, and DBO regulations. He played a pivotal role in the company's growth working closely with operations and sales, until such time teh company was acquired. In addition to his work at SharesPost, Patrick’s experience includes serving as Policy Counsel at Bird Global and General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer for Planned Parenthood Northern California, where he oversaw a $60M revenue organization, directed legal strategy for EHR migration, and ensured compliance with state and federal privacy laws.

J. D. Bridges has worked both in-house and in firms and has seen countless commercial agreements and technology deals from every angle. J. D.’s worked as in-house counsel for high-growth, VC-backed startups, IT solutions providers and cybersecurity companies and also at an AmLaw Top 50 global firm, representing clients in a variety of industries and purchasers and creators of technology across the globe. He’s negotiated commercial contracts with some of the world’s largest financial services and pharmaceutical companies, as well as assisting startups from incorporation to exit. He’s also helped Fortune 100 companies protect themselves and their data when procuring technology from startups and legacy technology providers alike. ‍ J. D. brings a practical and growth-focused mindset to legal advice and excels in working with front-line sales organizations and sales leadership as well as internal counsel, business owners and procurement professionals. Whether a pre-seed AI startup, established manufacturer or a global IT procurement effort, J. D. can support you while concurrently growing and protecting your business.

Illinois-licensed attorney with 9 years of experience in public interest work utilizing advanced skills in contract & project management, compliance, investigation, risk management, & training. Proven record developing and managing partnerships to deliver exceptional results in government agencies, non-profits, law firms, and broad community networks leading to multi-million dollar recoveries, risk management, and execution of large-scale program initiatives. Skills include: 1. Project & Contract Management: 9 years in project & contract management tracking project and contract goals, stages, budgets, and deliverables to lead and support program and department initiatives. 2. Compliance, Investigation, & Risk Management: 9 years in law, policy, & programs conducting investigation, research, writing, analysis, and education in administrative agency and court matters relating to: compliance, financial regulation, contracts, employment, workforce development, healthcare, retirement assets, mental health, disability, taxes, immigration, civil rights, grants, benefits, social services, & criminal defense. 3. Training/Teaching: 4 years training co-workers & community partners; 3 years teaching in U.S. & Ecuador (7 total). 4. Technology: Microsoft Office (including Excel), Contract Express, DocuSign, SharePoint, Westlaw, Lexis Nexis, Concordance, GoldFynch, Clio, Smokeball, Qualtrics, Google Forms, Slack, Zoom, Teams, Webex, & Adobe. 5. Spanish: Advanced Spanish skills from 1 year of teaching, studying, & travel in Ecuador, Peru, & Mexico.