Nazareth Bonifacino Law Benefit LLC is a Maryland-based law firm specializing in business, intellectual property, and education law, distinguished as the state’s first Certified Benefit Corporation legal practice. The firm is committed to delivering joyful, purposeful legal work that drives positive community transformation and social change.
Operating as collaborative allies and benevolent changemakers, the firm provides a high-touch, empathetic client experience marked by creative problem-solving, intentional listening, and honest communication. Their approach integrates strategic, operational, and risk management advice with a focus on equitable and affordable legal counsel for business owners, nonprofits, educational institutions, and creators.
Services Offered
- Business formation
- Solopreneur start-up services
- Shareholder and operating agreements
- Commercial leasing
- Business funding
- Executive compensation
- Employee onboarding
- Trademark registration
- Creator’s and artist’s rights
- 501(c) applications
- General counsel services
- Governance
- Everyday contract drafting, review, and negotiation
- Employment advice, handbooks, and agreements
- Workplace investigations, discipline, and conflict resolution
- Diversity, inclusion and equity
- LGBTQ+ at work
- Owner dispute resolution
- Copyrights
- Trademarks and brand protection
- Confidentiality and non-compete agreements
- Data privacy
- Growth by investment, debt, and acquisition
- Maintaining tax-exempt status
- Risk mitigation
- Crisis management
- Services for school administrators
- Succession planning
- Business purchase and sale
- Owner buy-outs
- Death or disability of owners and key persons
- Business dissolution
As a Certified Benefit Corporation, the firm serves clients throughout Maryland with a focus on integrating legal expertise with a mission to advance social and environmental outcomes, offering services in business lifecycle stages from start-up to exit.
