Helping you start, manage, and protect your business within your budget

We Are Problem Solvers

  • Need help protecting your business idea?
  • Want to know what legal structure is best for your business?
  • Have issues with your trademark application?
  • Need help responding to a letter from another attorney?
  • Have problems with your business partner?
  • Want help selling, buying, or investing in a business?
  • Have contracts that need to be changed or don’t understand?
  • Need help enforcing a contract?
  • Have questions about how to start your business?
  • Need help understanding what licenses you need for your business?
 
 

Legal Services for Small and Medium Size Businesses

Start Your Business

LLC Formation

Corporation Formation

Partnership Formation

Operating Agreement

Bylaws

Licenses and permits

Manage Your Business

Commercial Contracts

Business transactions

Terms of Use

Data Compliance

Regulatory advice

IP License Agreements

Protect your Business

Trademarks Registration

Copyright Registration

Non-Disclosure Agreements

Non-Compete Agreements

Preliminary patents assessments

Cease and desist letters

At Ferguson Legal, PLLC, we help innovative businesses address their legal needs effectively.  At Ferguson Legal, PLLC, we focus on business transactions including contract drafting, negotiations, and reviews.

In addition to general business matters, we also advise businesses on how to protect their intellectual property and limit their exposure to Data Privacy violations. On the intellectual property side, we provide innovative businesses with legal assistance related to trademarks, copyrights, and trade Secrets. Our assistance includes IP registration,  IP disputes, trademark office actions, licensing agreements, IP assignments, and more. On the data privacy side, we help technology-based businesses develop data privacy compliance software, programs, platforms, applications, and websites. 

We also offer monthly subscription services that start as low as $79.99 /month. 

A successful entrepreneur has an innovative lawyer on their team – never take the journey alone.

What do our clients have to say?

What do our clients have to say?

ABOUT VANESSA FERGUSON

Ferguson Legal, PLLC is a law firm that focuses on general business law, data privacy, and intellectual property law. Vanessa Ferguson is the Manager and an attorney at Ferguson Legal, PLLC. Vanessa is a Florida native and was born & raised in Central Florida.

Vanessa obtained an Associate's degree and a Bachelor's Degree in Criminology, with a concentration in Legal Studies, from the University of South Florida St Petersburg. Vanessa attended the University of Dayton School of Law and graduated in two and a half years with a certification in intellectual property.

While attending law school, Vanessa pursued extensive studies in intellectual property, the Internet of Things, and privacy issues related to both subjects. During law school, Vanessa also interned at the University of Dayton’s Office of Legal Affairs where she learned first-hand how to protectively address various liability issues of a corporation.

Before starting Ferguson Legal, PLLC, Vanessa worked at a national Employment law firm. Vanessa is a Certified Information Privacy Technologist (CIPT) and a Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/US). Both certifications demonstrate her understanding of data protection practices, frameworks, and United States privacy laws as they relate to the development, engineering, deployment, and auditing of technology products and services.

Vanessa is an active member of the Tampa community. She is a board member of the Foundation for Community Driven Innovation, Inc., and Diversity Access Pipeline, Inc. dba Journey to Esquire and general counsel of Ambition, LLC dba Women in Tech & Entrepreneurship

Vanessa is a passionate and hard-working attorney, dedicated to helping people create innovative businesses that they are passionate about. 

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