Experienced Legal Advisors for Dental Practices

Every dental practice has a business side. Whether you are just starting out, buying into a practice, considering expansion, or thinking about selling, there are complex issues to manage – made easier with solid legal advice. Navigate your practice’s lifecycle with the help of experienced attorneys focused on dental practices: Klewans & Skerritt. We support deliberate decision-making to drive the long-term financial success of your practice.

Guiding Financial Success

From employment agreements to office leases, and partnerships to sales and acquisitions, your dental practice needs legal advice you can trust. Set your practice on a course for success right from the beginning, or plan for the next step with confidence.

Legal Services for Medical Arts

Entity Selection, Formation, and Structuring

Selecting the right entity for your dental practice is an important decision that can affect your business now and in the future. We can advise you about the various types of entities and the tax and business implications of each and help you create the appropriate governing documents for each structure, buy-sell agreements, and the like. Using your goals and circumstances, we help you evaluate your options and make sound decisions.

Dental Practice Sales and Acquisitions

Whether you are buying or selling a dental practice, knowing the proper strategy is essential to a successful transition. Legal due diligence, leases, financing, letters of intent, contract negotiations, drafting and reviewing numerous complex business agreements, and documentation are some of the areas where a legal advisor who focuses specifically on dental practice transitions can make all the difference.

Dental Service Organizations

(DSO) and These agreements impact your ability to operate professionally and meet patient needs. Establish contracts that benefit your practice, address common issues, and build a strong, stable foundation for growth.

Navigating Practice Transactions

Klewans & Skerritt concentrates on helping dental practices throughout their lifecycle, from buying and selling practices, to how and why to take in an associate or partner, to practice succession planning, and resolving practice disputes. We can also help with commercial lease agreements, restrictive covenants, and other issues that require legal counsel.

Don't Make a Legal Mistake

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Michael W. Skerritt, Esq - Klewans & Skerritt, PC

We have direct and extensive working knowledge and experience in dealing with the business of running a dental practice, being part of a single or multi-member practice, and establishing or transitioning a practice. With decades of experience, we get to the heart of many issues quickly, with ease and efficiency. Our focus allows us to know your practice and goals and to tailor strategies that protect your life’s work.

What Our clients say

Mark G.

I want to thank you for all the work and advice you have given me throughout this practice purchase chase. Your experience and insights were invaluable and you were always a pleasure to talk to.

Diane P.

Thank you for all your help during the process. You have been wonderfully responsive and made the transition go very smoothly for me.