Reviews

Scott has helped me with a variety of legal matters over the last several years. Most recently, he helped me set up my LLC so that I can rent my property for long term tenants. Scott is thorough and detailed and explains complicated legal information in layman’s terms. On top of that, he’s a good guy who is always willing to help.

My spouse and I have started, purchased, operated, and sold several small businesses over the past 25 years. This time around we were creating a start-up as a group consisting of 10 different people making up 6 different parties, so it was much more complex than our past endeavors. Before finding Scott, we had consulted with several other attorneys who fumbled and mumbled their way through attempting to answer our initial questions regarding the unusual structure we were asking for, and we were beginning to become seriously concerned that we wouldn't be able to find someone who could translate our unique needs into a legal document. But after one conversation with Scott, we knew we had finally found the right person for the job. Scott was not only incredibly knowledgeable - which afforded him the ability to work quickly and efficiently - but he was also respectful, patient, professional, and ethical throughout the entire process. His counsel was creative, nuanced, thorough, and comprehensive. His exceptional competence has given us all a phenomenal sense of confidence and peace of mind as we move forward. We've hired many different attorneys for business purposes in the past and Scott has been the best, by far. Hiring Scott probably saved us more money (in potential future conflicts) then we'll ever realize. We would hire him again without a second thought.

I have used Scott for two mergers and acquisitions and he is thorough, honest, transparent, straight-forward, a true advocate. He is a wonderful resource who works tirelessly and has your back every step of the way. He always asks the questions that you need to have asked in every situation. I trust him implicitly and would always recommend him for business merger and acquisition law. Hands down the best resource for this work.

Scott is extremely knowledgeable and assertive advocate for his clients.We have been long time colleagues and, when I needed help with a business matter, I immediately sought his counsel. He is detail oriented and strategic in his legal evaluations and decision making. He cares about his clients and works tirelessly to produce favorable results. I highly recommend Scott for any business or transactional law matters.

Scott has been my lawyer since the day we opened our office. He's meticulous, thorough and timely and reasonable. I recommend him for all your business needs

I have worked with Scott Haapala in both personal and business endeavors. He provides great questions to reach sound outcomes. In one particular instance he helped us secure a trademark that was a questionable goal. Scott led discussions that ultimately got us through this difficult process and allowed our business to receive approval from the USPTO after some difficult negotiation. The value he brought in this situation was long term thinking and in depth understanding of his clients unique needs.

I was referred to Scott through a friend when purchasing my small business. As someone who knows nothing about buying a business, Scott calmed all of my nerves with this professionalism and his extensive knowledge. My timeline to close on the purchase was very short (less than 2 months), but Scott met the challenge with poise and grace! He was utterly patient with all of my questions. Exceptionally thorough when explaining the details of the purchase and sale agreement. Throughout the entire process I felt confident I was receiving sound legal advice and had a true advocate for my best interests. His honesty & transparency cannot be matched. As a new business owner transitioning from one industry to another, having Scott on my side has relieved a lot of stress and allowed me to focus on my business. Anytime I hear of someone looking for a trustworthy attorney, Scott is the only person I refer.

My Mother and I retained Mr. Scott Haapala to help us with removing renters from our home. It was the smartest decision we have made in a long time. He is efficient, kind, prompt, reasonably priced and most of all fair minded. We never once questioned his direction, ideas, or thought processes and when we had questions he was respectful and informative. He helped us turn a potentially contentious situation into one that moved smoothly from start to finish. He was our calm in the storm. I highly recommend him for any legal issues you might encounter. If he can’t help you he will point you in the right direction.

I have known and used Scott as my attorney for over 5 years now. He is honest, reliable and trustworthy. Scott is smart and able to think outside the box on complex matters. He has helped me with several complicated business contract issues. I have also used Scott to set up my corporation. I would highly recommend Scott to anyone that needs legal help.

I hired Scott when my company's debt spiraled out of control after defaulting on a commercial loan. Scott spent a lot of time with me to understand the quirks and nuances of the company's operations. He helped us get our debt to a manageable level and restructured our company from an LLC to a corporation to lower our tax burden. He told us about new state regulations that we didn't even know to ask about. No doubt in my mind that Scott cares about his clients. He's as invested in his clients as I am in my customers. I strongly recommend Scott Haapala for any business that needs a lawyer.

I run a 9-year-old publishing company and have a weird mix of small business legal needs from minor sales contracts, to higher level intellectual property strategic issues. Scott has proven to be versatile in his approaches to all the weird issues I can toss at him -- including working with me for a "softer touch" on IP communications when I didn't want to jump straight to issuing scary cease and desist. He's earned by trust by being super transparent about his fees, including asking me before billing to file paperwork that I could do myself. (My response? FILE IT FOR ME, but thanks for asking.) He's got experience working with a pretty wide range of businesses, and I'm happy to say that he's been great representing my nontraditional publishing company.

I worked on several elections campaigns with Mr. Haapala. I endorse this lawyer. He is a hard working, professional with great integrity. Respected and revered by everyone he worked with.