Whiting Maratea provides a wide range of litigation and business services to small businesses and entrepreneurs. Its service portfolio is focused on contract negotiation, banking, building construction, commercial lease, capital raising, banking, bankruptcy, real estate, building construction, shareholder, and commercial lease. Whiting Maratea supports entrepreneurs with choice of entity, formation, ownership agreement drafting and negotiation, regulatory compliance, and other necessary contract review and negotiation processes. It also helps small businesses to pitch their ideas to investors to secure financing. The company’s advocates appear in both state and federal court representing out-of-state landlords, developers, lenders, contractors, and a full range of other clients in real estate, probate, and other commercial matters. Whiting Maratea LLP was founded in February 2012 and is based in Chicago, Illinois with start-up facilitators and incubators such as 1871, Technori Pitch, Catapult Chicago, Code Academy, Excelerate Labs, and various higher education entrepreneurship support systems.