Frequently Asked Questions
Clear answers to common questions about working with Rogers Counsel and the business matters we handle.
We represent businesses, business owners, executives, founders, investors, developers, and other organizations. Our clients range from growing companies seeking ongoing legal guidance to established businesses facing complex disputes, transactions, or strategic decisions.
Our practice focuses on litigation, intellectual property, corporate advisory and transactions, real estate law, and outside general counsel services. We assist with both immediate legal issues and ongoing matters involving business operations, growth, risk, transactions, and valuable assets.
Our attorneys bring experience from nationally recognized law firms, federal judicial clerkships, and high-stakes matters while providing the direct access and responsiveness of a boutique practice. We focus on disciplined strategy, clear communication, and practical legal guidance aligned with each client’s objectives.
We are based at 26 East Athens Avenue in Ardmore, Pennsylvania, on the Main Line near Philadelphia. Our work is not limited to clients located in Ardmore or the surrounding Main Line communities.
Provide a brief description of the matter, the names of the parties involved, and any important dates or deadlines. This information helps us identify potential conflicts and determine whether an attorney at our firm is suited to review the matter.
No. Contacting our firm or submitting information through our website does not create an attorney-client relationship. Representation begins only after we confirm that we can accept the matter and an engagement agreement has been completed.
A business should involve litigation counsel when a dispute could affect its finances, operations, ownership, contracts, intellectual property, or legal rights. Early legal review can clarify the available options, protect important evidence, and help prevent avoidable escalation.
No. Depending on the circumstances, a dispute may be addressed through negotiation, mediation, arbitration, settlement, or litigation. We evaluate the legal claims, evidence, financial exposure, business priorities, and available resolution procedures before recommending a strategy.
We handle disputes involving contracts, corporate and partnership relationships, mergers and acquisitions, intellectual property, trade secrets, employment matters, real estate, construction, healthcare, ERISA, and other commercial relationships. We also handle appellate matters and alternative dispute resolution.
Yes. We represent clients bringing claims as well as those defending against them. Experience on both sides helps us evaluate the opposing party’s likely strategy, identify leverage, and assess the strengths and risks of a case.
Review the response deadline immediately and contact litigation counsel before responding to the opposing party about the claims. Preserve relevant contracts, emails, messages, financial records, and other documents, and avoid deleting or altering potentially relevant information.
Yes. Settlement discussions may occur during any stage of litigation, including discovery, motion practice, trial preparation, or appeal. We continue evaluating resolution opportunities while protecting the client’s position if the case proceeds.
Our attorneys handle litigation in Pennsylvania and New Jersey state and federal courts, as well as matters in courts elsewhere in the country. The appropriate jurisdiction depends on the parties, claims, agreements, and facts involved.
A business should involve counsel before signing a letter of intent, term sheet, exclusivity agreement, purchase agreement, financing document, or other binding commitment. Early review can help identify legal and financial risks before the structure or material terms become difficult to change.
Key provisions may include the scope of work, pricing, payment terms, warranties, confidentiality, intellectual property ownership, indemnification, liability limitations, termination rights, renewal terms, dispute procedures, and governing law. The importance of each provision depends on the transaction and the risks involved.
We assist with transaction structure, letters of intent, due diligence, negotiations, purchase agreements, disclosure schedules, financing documents, closing conditions, indemnification, restrictive covenants, and post-closing obligations. Our role is to connect the legal terms with the client’s business objectives and risk tolerance.
Legal due diligence is the review of contracts, corporate records, ownership interests, liabilities, intellectual property, employment matters, litigation, real estate, regulatory issues, and other material information. It helps buyers, sellers, and investors understand the legal condition and risks of the business before closing.
Clear governing documents can define ownership rights, voting authority, management responsibilities, distributions, transfers, departures, deadlocks, and dispute procedures. Reviewing these terms before disagreements arise can reduce uncertainty and provide an established process for resolving future issues.
We advise businesses on formation, governance, organizational structure, commercial agreements, business sales, mergers and acquisitions, financing, employment-related agreements, intellectual property, real estate components, negotiations, and ongoing business operations.
We advise and represent clients in matters involving patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, trade dress, technology licensing, unfair competition, privacy, and cybersecurity. Our work includes counseling, registration and prosecution matters, transactions, due diligence, enforcement, and litigation.
A patent protects qualifying inventions, while a trademark identifies the source of goods or services. Copyright protects original creative works, and trade secret law protects valuable confidential information that is subject to reasonable measures to keep it secret.
A business should consider involving IP counsel when developing a product, selecting a brand, preparing a patent or trademark application, negotiating a license, engaging employees or contractors, entering a transaction, protecting confidential information, or responding to an infringement claim.
Ownership depends on the type of intellectual property, the creator’s employment status, the circumstances in which the work was created, and the terms of the applicable agreements. Businesses should use carefully drafted employment, contractor, invention-assignment, and work-product provisions rather than assuming they automatically own every result.
Businesses can identify sensitive information, limit access, use confidentiality and restrictive agreements, establish security procedures, and document how information is handled. Trade secret protection often depends on whether the business took reasonable measures to maintain confidentiality.
Preserve the communication and related records, avoid making admissions or contacting the claimant without a clear strategy, and have counsel evaluate the asserted rights, relevant agreements, accused product or conduct, potential defenses, deadlines, and business exposure.
Yes. IP due diligence can examine ownership, registrations, applications, licenses, assignments, contractor agreements, infringement risks, disputes, and the practical value of the assets. This review may affect transaction structure, valuation, representations, indemnification, and closing requirements.
We advise clients on real estate acquisitions, sales, development, leasing, financing, zoning, land use, restructuring, tax appeals, and property-related disputes. Our work considers both the legal terms and the broader business objectives associated with the property.
Legal counsel should generally be involved before a purchase agreement, lease, letter of intent, financing commitment, development agreement, or other material document is signed. Early review can identify title, zoning, use, financing, liability, closing, and operational concerns.
Important terms may include rent and escalation provisions, permitted use, maintenance obligations, operating expenses, taxes, insurance, improvements, assignment rights, defaults, remedies, renewal options, guarantees, and termination rights. The practical impact of these terms should be evaluated before the lease becomes binding.
Outside general counsel is an ongoing relationship in which we serve as a regular legal resource for a company’s owners or leadership team. It provides access to experienced counsel for recurring business needs without requiring the company to maintain a full-time internal legal department.
A business may benefit from outside general counsel when it regularly negotiates contracts, hires employees or contractors, manages vendors, addresses governance issues, considers transactions, protects intellectual property, encounters compliance concerns, or needs consistent guidance on legal risk.
A project-based engagement addresses a defined transaction, dispute, agreement, or filing. Outside general counsel is broader and ongoing, allowing counsel to build institutional knowledge, identify recurring risks, coordinate legal priorities, and respond as new business issues arise.
We can assist with commercial agreements, governance, entity structuring, workforce matters, transactions, intellectual property, real estate issues, policies, risk management, and dispute oversight. Matters requiring specialized representation can also be identified and coordinated when necessary.
We offer a flat-fee outside general counsel model designed to give businesses ongoing access to experienced legal guidance without the cost and overhead of a full-time in-house legal team. The exact scope and terms are established in the client’s engagement agreement.