1.) To select the right business structure for liability protection

    2.) To minimize taxes

    3.) To prevent problems before they become lawsuits

    4.) To collect debts

    5.) To review contracts which provide maximum advantages should you    get in a dispute

    6.) To mediate conflict

    7.) To have a professional advisor for your important decisions

    8.) To make sure your heirs get their rightful inheritance instead of the IRS

    9.) To keep you up-to-date on labor laws that affect you and your employees

    10.) To extricate you from problems you've already gotten into