Meet Suzanne
Hands-on for over 15 years
SUZANNE MEEHLE has over 15 years of experience in business law, technology law, and intellectual property law. She works with clients from a wide range of industries and has a deep understanding of the legal issues that businesses face. She is barred in the State of Florida and serves clients in Orlando, Winter Park, Maitland, and throughout Central Florida as a virtual law firm.
For over 15 years, her practice has focused on the needs of small business owners. She has a special affinity for technology clients thanks to a 12-year career in the software industry before entering law school. Her clients include software and app developers, web developers, engineering firms, biometrics companies, and IT service providers. In addition, she serves a number of clients in the arts, trades, and professional services such as business consultants, health care providers, and even other law firms.
Suzanne devotes significant pro bono time to the Legal Aid Society of the Orange County Bar Association as a Guardian ad Litem for children in foster care. In addition, she serves as a director on the board of Central Florida non-profits the Better Business Bureau and Hope & Help.
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Business Law, Technology Law, And Intellectual Property
Business Law
We provide a variety of business transactional services for small business owners, including:
- Business entity selection and formation
- Buy/sell agreements and exit strategies
- Reviewing and drafting commercial leases
- Employer’s policies and contracts
- Services agreements
- Website terms of use and privacy policies.
- Non-competition, non-circumvention, and non-disclosure agreements
Outside General Counsel
All of the support of in-house legal services for a fraction of the cost. We provide outside general counsel services tailored for your business’s needs for a predictable monthly fee. Schedule your consultation with Suzanne to find out if this service is right for your business.
Technology Law
Suzanne has a special affinity f9r technology clients thanks t9o her experience as a database and systems engineer. We speak geek, and we’re here to help with:
- Technology services agreements
- Software and SaaS licenses
- Terms of use and privacy policies
- Data privacy policies and data breach mitigation
- Intellectual property protection and non-infringement policies
- Litigation holds and electronic evidence preservation
- Non-competition, non-circumvention, and non-disclosure agreements
Intellectual Property
Your business’s biggest asset is its intellectual property. Trademarks, trade names, and websites make up a substantial portion of a business’s “goodwill” value, and its copyrights and trade secrets give it a competitive advantage. So we help you protect what’s yours with:
- Trademark selection and registration
- Copyright registration
- Intellectual property licenses and assignment agreements
- Non-compete, non-circumvention, and non-disclosure agreements
Non-Profits
Starting and running a non-profit can be tricky. Whether you are starting or operating a charitable organization, a business league, or a private club, your Florida not-for-profit corporation cannot function without a solid foundation. We help non-profits with:
- Deciding whether to be a non-profit or a benefit corporation
- Entity formation and bylaws
- Registering with the IRS under Revenue Code s. 501(c)
- Board governance and corporate formalities
- Registering with the State of Florida to solicit charitable donations
- Intellectual property protection
Health Care Industry
Suzanne comes from a medical family. Her mom was a RN, and her siblings are a pediatrician, a paramedic, and a nurse. She understands that the health care industry deals with a unique regulatory scheme and constant pressure to do more with less. We are here to help with:
- HIPAA and HI-TECH compliance
- AHCA and Joint Commission compliance
- Insurance non-payment and credentialing issues
- Stark Law and Anti-Kickback compliance
- Provider employment agreements
- Vendor and services agreements