Richard Hannegan

Employment Litigation
We handle employment-related litigation including wrongful termination, discrimination, sexual harassment and wage and hour claims.

Intellectual Property
We handle intellectual property disputes including Lanham Act and copyright plagiarism claims.

Collection Actions
We aggressively pursue our clients’ rights to payment for professional services and the like.

Tax Claims
We represent businesses and individuals and tax disputes with the IRS, the EDD and the State Board of Equalization, ranging from the negotiation of payment plans and compromises to the handling of administrative hearings and civil trials.

California

General Business Counseling
We pride ourselves on providing thoughtful, cost-effective solutions to our clients’ varied business needs, with a focus on tax efficiency and practicality.

Contract & Lease Negotiation
In contract and lease negotiations, we either handle the negotiations directly, or provide counsel as to legal and risk management issues and negotiation strategies, with especially Mike Murtaugh and Michelle Generaux having extensive experience with professional service contracts.

Entity Formation & Maintenance
In creating and maintaining business entities, we provide well-informed guidance as to which particular entities best meet our clients’ business goals and tax issues.

Mergers and Acquisitions & Ownership Transitions
In assisting our clients with the sale of firm equity to either other firm members or to third parties, and in the acquisition of either the equity or the assets of other firms, we provide thoughtful counsel concerning both the business and the tax aspects of such transactions, and develop and implement appropriate negotiation strategies.

Franchising
In the area of franchising, we not only represent existing franchisors and franchisees in a variety of different matters including franchise agreement disputes, but also handle the registering of new franchise concepts with California’s Department of Corporations.

Murtaugh Meyer Nelson & Treglia LLP is a multi-faceted law firm which prides itself on being responsive to its clients, and on achieving cost-effective solutions to their varied needs.

Committed to providing services of high quality, the firm enjoys the highest ratings for both competence and ethical conduct afforded by Martindale-Hubbell, the country's leading attorney rating service. Its members have extensive experience in successfully handling a wide variety of litigation in state and federal courts and various arbitration forums and before administrative agencies, and in providing a wide range of business counseling and transactional services to a broad array of clients.

Founded in 1979 in Orange County, California, with a focus on civil litigation, the Firm now serves clients throughout Southern California through interrelated practice groups: A/E representation; business counseling & transactions; business litigation; common interest developments; employment & labor law; equine law; family law; insurance defense; tax planning & tax payer representation; probate; estate planning & asset protection; and probate litigation.

In litigation we are aggressive in advancing our client’s interests and proud of our successful track record, but nevertheless we favor intelligent alternatives to wasteful lawsuits, counseling dispute avoidance wherever appropriate and consistently creating and capitalizing upon favorable settlement opportunities.

In business counseling and transactions, we pride ourselves on achieving cost-effective solutions to a broad array of entrepreneurial individuals and privately held companies for a wide range of matters from entity selection and formation to ownership transitions and mergers and acquisitions.

As responsible members of the communities of which we are a part, our members are active in various professional and charitable organizations including the Orange County and LA Bar Associations, the California Judicial Council OACI Subcommittee on Civil Jury Instructions, ABOTA, The Association of Southern California Defense Council, The Association of Business Trial Lawyers, The Orange County College of Trial Advocacy, The National Association of Subrogation Professionals, The Community Association Institute, The National Business Institute, The AIA Orange County, The ACEC California and Easter Seals of Southern California.