Practice Areas

Helping new businesses get started is a particular love of T.R. Hoefle. When starting your new business it can be equal parts excitement and terror.  We have been there and have helped dozens of small businesses get started on the right track.  Success begins with the proper foundation.  You can use some online sites to fill in forms and possibly save a few bucks, but you may not understand what your choices mean or what effects they may have on your business.  When we help you through the process of startng your company we bring practical, legal, managment, and marketing skills along with a willingness to pick up the phone and answer your follow up questions for the life of yoru business.  We want to see you succeed and will do what we can to help you along the way. 

Does your business use contracts?  Should you be using them?  Does your small business have risks and what are they?  Do you need to prevent employees from working for your competitor, can you?  There are many questions involving your business and we can help you try to avoid mistakes.  If you do end up in Court we can help you there as well.  

Those big businesses have in-house counsel to ask legal questions and seek guideance from but for those 89.8% of small businesses with less than 20 employees it may not be feasible or practcal to have a lawyer on staff.  Instead count on Hoefle Law to be there for you to answer those questions, draft or review contracts, or help your business along the way.  You can rely on Hoefle Law to help protect and grow your business and to be your partner in your corner when you need it. 

Speeding tickets, stop sign tickets, and other minor criminal matters might seem like just an annoyance but not taking care of them properly can result in extra costs, warrants, increased insurance, points on your license, license suspension or revokation, even loss of job and worse.  When you hire the right lawyer, most of the time you never have to go to court and these can be handled quickly to avoid the negative possibilities.  Count on Hoefle Law to be by yoru side. 

Even a single conviction for driving while intoxicated can carry some serious consequences.  Points on your license, driving privilege suspensions, ignition interlock devices, loss of job, fines, and even jail time can happen.  You need someone dedicated to knowing DWI law to help you.  Attroney T.R. Hoefle has taken and passed, and even helped teach, the same class that police officers take in learning to stop, investigate and arrest drunk drivers.  These test are scientific, complicated and have the ability to make or brealk your case.  Many police officers simply do not adminsiter these tests properly.  How can you be expected to pass a test that was administered improperly?  How can teh Court rely on those results?  The process begins with a meeting to discuss what hapened, a thorough review of all police reports and available videos and moves on from there.  Allow an experienced DWI lawyer to help you through this time.     

Are you a landlord that wants to be sure your lease is adaquately protecting your interests?  Too many landlords are using leases they got online or from a friend and they may not protect them or even be enforceable.  Allow me to help you ensure your lease works for you.   Do you have a tenant that is not paying rent, is destroying the place or causing other issues?  It can be intimidating to evict a tenant and not doing it correctly can result in real liability to the owner.  Allow me to help you understand your options and walk you through the process.

If you are a tenant facing eviction I can explain your options and help you minimize your potential liability.  Did you know that by not showing up you are guaranteed to lose and have a permanent record on casenet showing your eviction?  Did you know that frequently something can be worked out to get your case dismissed?  Let me help you get through the process in a manner that will minimize the future impact on your ability to rent.   

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