Avoid Pitfalls Early by Seeking Legal Advice

It is very important for you as the buyer or seller of a business to make yourself aware
of the legal and tax ramifications involved in the transaction. While you are ultimately
the one making the business decisions which are best for you or your company, a
trained legal professional can assist by highlighting the potential pitfalls and
opportunities. Each transaction has a set of liabilities that can be defined, addressed
and hopefully minimized if you get a professional involved earlier enough.

Please do not hesitate to contact Chris if he can be of service to you. He is extremely
easy to work with and will point you in the right direction if you have any legal issue.

About Chris B. Staubes III
Chris heads up the business law section of Clawson & Staubes. Within his areas of
practice, Chris assists primarily corporations and other business entities with their
legal and regulatory matters. He has extensive experience assisting clients with
mergers and acquisitions, corporate start-ups, corporate dissolutions, and general
corporate matters.

After graduating from Wofford College, Chris earned his law degree from the School
of Law at the University of South Carolina. He is licensed to practice in South Carolina
and North Carolina.

In addition to his professional duties, Chris served as general counsel to the
Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce from 2000 to 2003. He has served as a
member of the Ethics Advisory Board of the South Carolina Bar, and the Chamber's
Business Expo Task Force. In 2001, he was named to the Charleston Regional
Business Journal's Forty Under 40 for his public and community service.

Chris resides in Mt. Pleasant with his wife Tanya and their three children.