In this blog post, we discuss recent government contract law cases and give advice relating to government contract work. Read more now.

Small Business Lawyer: Converting Your Partnership to a Limited Liability Company

Prior to the wide-scale acceptance of limited liability companies (“LLC”), many business owners who wished to avoid a “double tax” on the income from their business turned to general partnerships. While that form of entity did generally avoid the double taxation of business income inherent in a corporation, the cost of doing so was to

Incentive Compensation Traps: How to Avoid Them

True Story – Amazing Situation: Got a call from a client with a major compensation problem: their NEW sales rep had just sold the largest services contract and was now, immediately, due a $5 million check. The contract would take years to fulfill and the revenue would come in on a monthly basis. Yet by

Business Law Attorney, Marci Love Thomas: Too many choices for veteran owned small businesses

August 27th Federal News Radio  — Marci Love Thomas, Business Law Attorney: Too many choices for veteran owned small businesses  — Veteran owned small businesses might have too many options to help them earn federal contracting opportunities. And the differences between the Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Concern and Vets First program are confusing. Marci

More is Not Always Better for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses

Written by Marci Love Thomas, a Senior Counsel in the Government Contracts Practice Military service can uniquely prepare veterans for business ownership; veteran entrepreneurs have the benefit of intense training in leadership, discipline, and how to successfully reach an objective—often with limited resources.  Statistically, veteran business owners are responsible for nearly one out of every ten small

Even a Small Business Can Lose a Small Business Size Protest

Government contractors who want to successfully perform government contracts set-aside for small businesses must be prompt and responsive to size protests when they occur.  The size protest process employs tight timelines requiring participants to act swiftly if they choose to protest an awardee’s size.  The process also forces awardees to be quick in responding to

Small Business Prime Contracting Praise for DHS, Commerce, and USAID

Home      |      About the Firm      |      Practice Areas      |      Resources      |     Contact Small Business Prime Contracting Praise for DHS, Commerce, and USAID Written by Marci Love Thomas:  Marci Love Thomas recently joined GCPC’s GovCon Legal Team after spending eight years as an Army JAG Officer, followed by nine years as

Marci Love Thomas on Federal News Radio – Missed opportunities can cost your small business big in the long run

Home      |      About the Firm      |      Practice Areas      |      Resources      |     Contact As discribed by Federal News Radio – Agencies will likely go on a relative spending spree between now and the end of the fiscal year. But some small companies could be missing out on potential contracts. Marci

Missed opportunities can cost your small business big in the long run

Home      |      About the Firm      |      Practice Areas      |      Resources      |     Contact Missed opportunities can cost your small business big in the long run Written by Marci Love Thomas, who just joined GCPC’s GovCon Legal Team after spending eight years as an Army JAG Officer and then nine

Is Your Business Missing Out on Small Business Set Asides?

Home      |      About the Firm      |      Practice Areas      |      Resources      |     Contact Is Your Business Missing Out on Small Business Set Asides? Written by Marci Love Thomas, who just joined GCPC’s GovCon Legal Team after spending eight years as an Army JAG Officer and then nine years as

8(a) Contractors Risk Losing Status if the Annual Review Is Ignored

Home      |      About the Firm      |      Practice Areas      |      Resources      |     Contact 8(a) Contractors Risk Losing Status if the Annual Review is Ignored Written by Marci Love Thomas, who just joined GCPC’s GovCon Legal Team after spending 8 years as an Army JAG Officer and then 9 years