O'Neil, Cannon, Hollman, DeJong & Laing SC

At O’Neil, Cannon, Hollman, DeJong & Laing S.C., our attorneys advise businesses and business owners through every stage of the business life cycle. From business formation and growth to ownership transitions and succession planning, we provide practical legal guidance tailored to each client’s goals. We also assist individuals and families with personal legal matters, including tax and estate planning and family law issues.

Our practice areas include:

• Litigation including business disputes, class actions, appellate matters, arbitration and mediation, plaintiff personal injury claims, and family law matters.
• Business Law including business formation and entity selection; shareholder, operating, and buy-sell agreements; corporate governance; commercial contracts involving technology, software, manufacturing, distribution, leasing, licensing, and e-commerce; and franchise and dealership agreements.
• Mergers & Acquisitions including representation of buyers, sellers, private equity firms, and management teams in asset and stock transactions, mergers, restructurings, recapitalizations, divestitures, and management buyouts, as well as guidance on state and federal securities compliance matters.
• Banking, Receivership & Creditors’ Rights including receiverships, corporate bankruptcy matters, commercial foreclosures, insolvency-related litigation, commercial collections, business restructurings, and commercial lending transactions.
• Tax Advice, Planning & Controversy including transactional tax planning, succession and estate planning, executive compensation and employee benefits matters, real estate tax issues, tax disputes, charitable planning, and state and local taxation.
• Estate & Business Succession Planning including trust and estate administration, probate matters, fiduciary representation, charitable planning, and strategies for business succession and wealth transfer.
• Labor & Employment including representation of management in employment disputes, labor and union matters, wage and hour litigation, restrictive covenant and trade secret disputes, employee benefits and executive compensation matters, proceedings before agencies such as the EEOC, NLRB, and DOL, and day-to-day human resources counseling.
• Inheritance Litigation & Will Contests including disputes involving wills, trusts, beneficiary designations, fiduciary conduct, and contested gifts.
• Family Law including divorce, legal separation, custody matters, and related family law issues.
• Real Estate & Construction including commercial and residential real estate matters, land use and development, leasing, and construction-related legal issues.

We understand that legal matters often arise during important and sometimes challenging moments for businesses, families, and individuals. Our firm is committed to providing responsive service, practical guidance, and personalized attention while offering the depth of resources clients expect from an established law firm.