consulting & legal services
for businesses small and big.
Meet Sharon.
Lawyer and Professor Sharon Yamen has a love for travel and adventure, but her most fulfilling adventures come in the form of making a lasting impact for her clients and society at large.
Sharon specializes in helping small businesses and startups create their own legal document suite, including reviewing and writing contracts, incorporation documents, and employee handbooks.
Her experience as a professor informs her ability to anticipate complex needs, perform in-depth research, and break down complicated issues. She communicates clearly and articulately, making sure clients gain insight and a sense of security at every step.
While she can work within even the most complex sectors, Sharon brings legal services down to earth. With friendly confidence and professional savvy, she makes legal processes as painless as possible so that businesses can focus on what they do best.
Specializing in small startups.
Sharon represents a variety of business types and sectors, specializing in the unique legal needs of small businesses and startups. She excels at contract reviews, helping individuals and business owners understand the meanings and ramifications of each agreement. She also offers a range of services beyond contracts, such as writing non-disclosure agreements, writing employment agreements, filing incorporation papers, and others. Get in touch if you have questions about her experience, services, or rates.
Agency Representation
Service agreements
Talent agreements
Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs)
Negotiation and vendor management
Licensing agreements
Terms of service, use, and privacy
Online business audits and consulting
Small Business representation
Incorporations and filings for small businesses
Contractor and employment agreements
State and federal filings
Business sale and purchase agreements
NDAs
Loan agreements
Commercial lease agreements
Experience
Sharon received her J.D. from Hofstra University School of Law and is now an Associate Professor at the Ancell School of Business.
Admitted to the New York Bar, she is also an accredited attorney for the VA, assisting Veterans in receiving benefits.
Sharon is a highly effective communicator, logical, detailed-orientated and doesn't mind digging in on impossible deadlines. Sharon balances her time between the East Coast and West Coast, working with a wide variety of clients across the country. Ranging from music managers, public relations firms, production companies, stylists, and tech startups.
Sharon's personal interests are vast and varied. She's traveled extensively around the globe and has spent time on six continents. Her international travels expand not only her personal horizons but her professional perspective as well. She's seen the world's need for legal professionals to use their expertise to make a difference for society, and she takes particular care to see that mission through.
EDUCATION
J.D., Hofstra University School of Law
B.A., Anthropology, SUNY Buffalo
Cum Laude
BAR MEMBERSHIP
New York
Accredited VA Attorney
PUBLICATIONS
Am I My Brother's Keeper? How Technology Necessitates Reform of the Lack of Duty to Rescue or Duty to Report Laws in the United States. Accepted for publication - Boston University Public Interest Law Journal (2019).
The American Rule: The genesis and policy of the enduring legacy on attorney fee awards. 30 Utah Bar Journal 5 (2015) (with Aaron Bartholomew).'
The JOBS Act: Crowdfunding as the Latest Spin for Fraudsters in Utah. 28 Utah Bar Journal 5 (2015) (with Aaron Bartholomew).
Equity Crowdfunding- A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing: The Implications of Crowdfunding Legislation under the JOBS Act. BYU International Law and Management Review (2015) (with Yoel Goldfeder).
One if By Land, Two if By Sea, but Not if By Air: Implications of a legal difference in manifest disclosure. Seton Hall Legislative Law Journal. (2013).
