Trusted legal counsel for businesses, non-profits, and workers.
The Law Office of R.T. Bryson, P.C. helps founders, executives, and boards navigate corporate formation, contracts, litigation, and tax strategy, with direct attorney access and three decades of San Diego experience.
Practice areas
Where we work, start to finish.
From entity formation through governance disputes and tax strategy, our work spans the full lifecycle of a business or non-profit. Each practice area is led personally, not delegated.
Choose and stand up the right entity from day one — LLCs, corporations, partnerships.
Bylaws, governance, M&A support, and day-to-day counsel for ongoing operations.
Defense and prosecution of commercial disputes in California state and federal courts.
Drafting, review, and enforcement of the agreements that run your business.
501(c)(3) formation, governance, compliance, and member relations.
Hiring, termination, classifications, and California-specific employment counsel.
Entity-level planning, IRS disputes, and California tax authority engagement.
Family transitions, ESOPs, MBOs, and third-party sales with tax-optimized structuring.
Clearing meritless disclosures from CRD and BrokerCheck records under FINRA Rule 2080.
Client resources
Tools and training for owners and boards.
Practical packages built from the same playbook our clients see in engagements, packaged for boards and owners who want to get a step ahead.
Board-level governance and compliance training for emerging and established non-profits.
A bundled set of formation documents and counsel for new business owners.
The attorney
Robert T. Bryson.
Robert Bryson practices business and corporate law, employment, mergers and acquisition, enterprise tax and controversies, and non-profit matters, advising founders, boards, owners, executives across formation, plaintiff- and defense- litigation, equity planning, risk, compliance, and tax strategy.
He works directly with clients and communicates clearly when he recommends an associate or staff member handle a project for the clients’ benefit.
He is admitted to practice in California, New York, and New Jersey, he has practiced before every California superior and federal court, and has defended clients in the tax court. He holds a J.D. and L.L.M in tax from the University of San Diego, School of Law.
What clients say
Coming soon.
Notes & analysis
From the blog.
Plain-language essays and primers on the legal questions our clients actually ask.
Answers to the legal questions every new business owner asks in their first year.
The governance trade-off between member-based and non-member structures.
What the “purpose” clause in your articles really does — and when it bites.
What bylaws cover, what they shouldn’t, and how to keep them current.
The state-level founding document — what it is, what it commits you to.
Get in touch
Schedule a consultation.
Call, write, or send a message. We respond within one business day.
Office
1901 1st Avenue
First Floor
San Diego, CA 92101