SALMON LEGAL

David H. Salmon, Esq.
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Hoyt Hill, Esq.
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Tommy Criado
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Sarah Evans
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SERVICES FOR INVESTORS

Investing in early stage ventures is not like investing in an established company or the stock market. The deals are different, the equity purchased is often flexible, and the risk factors change depending on when you get your money in. We help investors evaluate opportunities, group together, and structure and deploy capital.

SERVICES FOR ENTREPRENEURS

Getting an early stage venture off the ground, prepared, and through financing rounds is tricky. We understand the obstacles facing entrepreneurs and know how to help overcome those challenges. We have helped our clients raise many millions of dollars.

GENERAL COUNSEL FOR STARTUPS

For our best ventures, funds, and clients who need ongoing legal support. We offer flat-rate general counsel services to support everything from internal administration and operations to strategic guidance and deal making.

MEDIATIONS

Mediation is an effective and flexible process used to help parties resolve disputes and avoid and settle lawsuits. As a Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit Civil Mediator, David H. Salmon has mediated hundreds of cases on all sorts of topics. Before filing a lawsuit or blowing up a deal, consider a mediation with a professional third party neutral.

TRANSACTIONS & DEALS

Negotiating, documenting, and closing deals effectively is how businesses succeed. Whether you need help with a specific transaction, structuring your internal team and operations, or contracts with suppliers or customers, we can help. Our clients include everything from one-person shops to multimillion-dollar enterprises.

INVESTOR VISAS & IMMIGRATION

If you seek entry into the United States – whether as a pathway to citizenship or as an investor, visitor, or employee – you probably want help through the processes. From obtaining basic visitor visas to securing pathways to unconditional residency, we encourage and are enthusiastic about immigration. We have assisted a range of clients, from individual employee based immigrants to high net worth foreign executives. If you’re considering traveling, living, and/or working in the US, we can help you file visa applications, gather all documentation that may be requested, and prepare for necessary interviews.

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David H. Salmon, Esq. - Founding Partner

Since 2013, David’s private legal practice has focused on early stage and high growth ventures and all the people that make those projects happen. He regularly represents entrepreneurs, professional investors, angel investors, high-net worth investors, investment funds, and rapidly scaling companies in a wide range of industries. David is frequently brought in to “help get the deal done” and it is this mentality and solution oriented communication style that he brings to mediations. Collectively he has helped his clients deploy or secure tens of millions of dollars and close hundreds of deals.

Some of David’s prior work experience includes construction litigation in Miami, founding and operating several service oriented businesses, and teaching. He is a cum laude graduate from the University of Miami School of Law, and holds a Bachelor in Science in finance and entrepreneurship from the Warrington College of Business at the University of Florida.

CERTIFICATIONS
Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit Civil Mediator, 2013
National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals
Florida Bar Member

EDUCATION
University of Miami School of Law, Juris Doctor, cum laude, 2012
University of Florida, B.S., Finance and Entrepreneurship, cum laude, 2006
Florida Real Estate License (active)
Series 7 Registered Representative (inactive)

MEMBERSHIPS & RECOGNITIONS
Member, The Florida Bar
Member, U.S. District Court Bar, Southern District of Florida
Member, American Bar Association
Member, Alternative Dispute Resolution Section, Florida Bar Association
Member, Young Lawyers Division, Florida Bar Association
Member, Business Law Section, Florida Bar Association
Member National Association of Distinguished Neutrals (2020)
Founder, Salmon Legal Group, a law firm
Founder, Salmon Investment Group, a consulting and investment company
Founder, Snapleads, a professional service marketing company
Founder, ADR Support, a support service for professional neutrals
Founder, Ask A Startup Lawyer, a a South Florida community group
Rising Star, Florida Super Lawyers (2020)
Sponsor, Miami Venture Capital Association
Venture Coach, The Launchpad University of Miami
Guest Lecturer, Berger Entrepreneur Law Clinic, Shepard Broad College of Law, Nova Southeastern University

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Hoyt Hill, Esq. - Partner

Since joining Salmon Legal Group in 2018, Hoyt has represented clients of all kinds in the start-up world. From advising early-stage ventures through forming, funding and growing their businesses to assisting professional investors and high-worth individuals in reviewing and completing investments, he focuses his practice on negotiating and closing deals on behalf of his clients. In 2022, Hoyt was named the firm’s second Partner.Some of Hoyt’s prior legal work experience includes family law and class action litigation, and he has worked with start-ups in operational roles. He is a cum laude graduate of the University of Miami School of Law and holds a Bachelor’s of Arts Degree from the University of Miami.EDUCATION
University of Miami School of Law, Juris Doctor, cum laude, 2012
University of Miami, B.A., English, 2009MEMBERSHIPS
Member, The Florida Bar
Member, The Tennessee Bar

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Tommy Criado - Immigration Specialist

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