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Local attorney presents business seminar in Mexico

THE WOODLANDS, Texas – Joe Griffin, an attorney with The Strong Firm P.C., a business law firm in The Woodlands, recently presented at the "Seminario de Información para Nuevos y Futuros Residentes e Inversionistas" in Chihuahua, Mexico.

The Strong Firm was invited to present to a select group of foreign nationals interested in investing in and/or establishing businesses in Texas. During Griffin’s presentation entitled "Escogiendo la Estructura de la Entidad de su Negocio" (Choosing the Entity Structure for your Business), presenting in his fluent Spanish, he addressed the basic considerations of entity selection for foreign nationals and the advantages and disadvantages associated with these various entity choices in Texas. "This was a great opportunity to reach out to these individuals and businesses and help them better understand the legal issues involved as they consider investing in or creating a Texas entity so that they can make a more informed decision about the future direction of their businesses and more importantly, their families. It was a pleasure meeting these remarkable individuals and Chihuahua is a special place,” said Griffin.

Bret L. Strong, founder of The Strong Firm, added, “Within the realm of our general business and real estate law expertise, we are proud of our in-depth understanding of the process for international business investment in Texas, and specifically in Montgomery County.” The Strong Firm is a locally-owned and operated law firm based in The Woodlands specializing in all aspects of business and real estate law, including international business investment, commercial real estate transactions, corporate and partnership structuring and creation, borrowing and financial structuring, sophisticated commercial and energy related transactions, mergers and acquisitions, contract drafting and negotiations, drafting of wills, trusts and estates, and the handling of certain commercial disputes and collection matters.

Griffin’s areas of practice include: business law and contracts; corporations, LLC’s and partnerships; business and investor immigration; real estate; trademarks; and estate planning and probate. He graduated with a Juris Doctorate in May 2010 from the University of Houston Law Center, where served as the Publications Editor for the Houston Journal of International Law and President of the student chapter of the J. Reuben Clark Law Society. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree International and Latin American Studies from Brigham Young University. Griffin has also been an active participant in student chapters of the Federalist Society as their Director of External Affairs, and the Hispanic Law Students Association. Having lived in Córdoba, La Rioja, and Villa Dolores, Argentina, as well as in Mexico City D.F. while serving as a law clerk for the Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores (SRE), he is fluent in Spanish and conversational in Portuguese.

Griffin is a board member of the Montgomery County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and is a member of The Woodlands Young Lawyers Association and The Woodlands Bar Association.

The firm was founded in 2004 by Bret L. Strong and is located in The Woodlands Waterway Plaza One building at 10003 Woodloch Forest Dr. in Suite 210, overlooking The Woodlands Waterway.

The Strong Firm P.C. is an active member of The South Montgomery County Woodlands Chamber of Commerce, of which Bret Strong is a past Chairman. Strong also serves on the board of the South Montgomery County YMCA and is active in the Montgomery County United Way.

Community-minded, the firm provides counsel for The Woodlands Convention and Visitors Bureau and The Woodlands Township, and legal services to various non-profit organizations including Interfaith of The Woodlands and The Montgomery County Women’s Center.

The Strong Firm was voted the “Best Attorney, Lawyer & Legal Services in The Woodlands” in 2010 and 2011 by registered users of Woodlands Online. For more information about The Strong Firm Attorneys, please call (281) 367-1222 or visit the firm’s Web site at the link below.