Cozza Law Group PLLC

Cozza Law Group PLLC C***a Law Group provides quality, high caliber legal services for our clients. C***a Law Group PLLC
510 Washington Avenue
Carnegie, PA 15106

Our mission is to provide quality, high caliber legal services for our clients with an emphasis on building long-standing relationships to help them grow their businesses and be their trusted advisor. Our practice areas include corporate, entertainment, employment, health care, cannabis, contract, and trademark and copyright law. My areas of focus include, but are not limited to:

-Entity formatio

ns (C Corp, S Corp, LLC)
-Contract drafting and review
-Lease drafting and review
-Trademarks
-copyrights
-Non-compete agreements
-General business advising
-Employee issues
-Outside general counsel services (usually on a flat-fee basis)

If you would like to discuss your issues and determine if I may be of assistance, please email me to schedule a time to speak or call direct at 412-294-8444.

Getting the LLC formed can feel like the finish line.In reality, it is closer to the starting point.An operating agreeme...
09/02/2026

Getting the LLC formed can feel like the finish line.

In reality, it is closer to the starting point.

An operating agreement can help clarify how ownership, decision-making, responsibilities, and changes within the company are supposed to work. Those questions may seem easy when the business is new and everyone is aligned.

They tend to become much harder once the business, money, or relationships become more complicated.

Form the company.

Then make sure the people behind it understand how it is meant to run.

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Blended families often come with more relationships, more history, and more people you care deeply about.That can make e...
09/01/2026

Blended families often come with more relationships, more history, and more people you care deeply about.

That can make estate planning especially important.

The goal is not to make family relationships feel transactional. It is to make your intentions clear enough that the people you love are not left trying to interpret them later.

A thoughtful plan can help account for the family you built, the responsibilities you carry, and the people you want to protect.

Complex family does not have to mean unclear plan.

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Some business decisions look simple right up until you have to make them.A new partnership feels exciting. A contract se...
09/01/2026

Some business decisions look simple right up until you have to make them.

A new partnership feels exciting. A contract seems straightforward. A hire looks like the obvious next step. Then one question changes the way you see the whole thing.

That is one reason outside perspective can be so valuable. It is not always about finding a problem. Sometimes it is about seeing an angle you had not considered yet.

What is one business decision you wish you had asked more questions about before making it?

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Someone in your house has very strong opinions about breakfast time.And probably no idea what an estate plan is.Planning...
08/28/2026

Someone in your house has very strong opinions about breakfast time.

And probably no idea what an estate plan is.

Planning for a pet can mean thinking about who would care for them, what that care may cost, and what information someone would need to keep their routine as familiar as possible.

It is a small part of estate planning that can carry a lot of emotional weight.

Because “take care of the dog” sounds simple until someone actually has to.

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“It’s just a quick project” has launched many not-so-quick projects.A short engagement can still raise questions about s...
08/27/2026

“It’s just a quick project” has launched many not-so-quick projects.

A short engagement can still raise questions about scope, payment, ownership, revisions, confidentiality, deadlines, and what happens if the project takes a different direction.

The length of the relationship does not determine whether clarity matters.

Sometimes the shortest projects are exactly where everyone assumes there is no need to formalize much.

And assumptions have a remarkable ability to outlive the project.

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Naming an executor can feel simple.Pick someone you trust. Add the name. Done.Except the person you choose may eventuall...
08/26/2026

Naming an executor can feel simple.

Pick someone you trust. Add the name. Done.

Except the person you choose may eventually be responsible for navigating paperwork, communicating with beneficiaries, handling assets, working with professionals, and keeping an estate moving through a process that can take time.

Trust is essential.

So are organization, judgment, patience, and willingness to take the role on.

The best choice is not always the oldest child, the closest relative, or the person everyone assumes will do it.

It is the person who can actually do the job.

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Some contract language looks intimidating because it is intimidatingly long.“Indemnify” is one of those words worth slow...
08/25/2026

Some contract language looks intimidating because it is intimidatingly long.

“Indemnify” is one of those words worth slowing down for.

An indemnification provision can determine when one party may be responsible for certain losses, claims, costs, or liabilities connected to the relationship.

The important question is not simply whether the clause exists. It is what situations it covers, how broad the obligation is, and whether the risk makes sense for the deal.

One word can carry quite a bit of weight.

Read accordingly.

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Your family may know your preferences.They may know who you trust, what matters to you, and even what you have always sa...
08/24/2026

Your family may know your preferences.

They may know who you trust, what matters to you, and even what you have always said you would want.

But memories get fuzzy. Circumstances change. And “I’m pretty sure they told me…” is not much of a plan when decisions actually need to be made.

Estate planning gives the important conversations somewhere more reliable to live.

Keep the family group chat for dinner plans.

Make the bigger decisions official.

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Quick Friday assignment:Check your beneficiary designations.Not who you remember naming.Not who you assume is listed.Who...
08/21/2026

Quick Friday assignment:
Check your beneficiary designations.

Not who you remember naming.

Not who you assume is listed.

Who is actually listed today?

Life insurance policies, retirement accounts, and certain financial accounts may pass according to beneficiary designations rather than instructions elsewhere in your estate plan.

That makes outdated designations especially worth catching.

Marriage, divorce, births, deaths, and changing relationships can all be reasons to review them.

It takes considerably less time to check now than to explain later why something no longer reflects what you intended.

Save this and add “beneficiary check” to your weekend admin list.

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“We’re all on the same page.”Excellent.Now make sure there is actually a page.Business relationships often feel clearest...
08/20/2026

“We’re all on the same page.”

Excellent.

Now make sure there is actually a page.

Business relationships often feel clearest at the beginning, when everyone remembers the conversations and circumstances are still straightforward.

Then:
Responsibilities evolve.
Timelines move.
Money changes.
People remember conversations differently.

Writing down expectations is not a sign that you expect the relationship to fail.

It gives everyone something reliable to return to when memory stops being reliable.

Clarity is much easier to create than reconstruct.

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