SM&L believes the right policies in any organization or business optimize the road to success and stabilization of the organization or business. Policies should aid the organization or business to meet its objectives while protecting the entity from internal distress or external attack. SM&L offers services in developing policies that maximize efficiency while remaining consistent with laws and regulations that govern the operations of the business. SM&L provides advice and guidance in developing policies and drafts policies and procedures all of which are consistent with applicable laws concerning:
- Personnel – SM&L reviews all or specified existing policies, rules and guidelines on the treatment of personnel including, but not limited to hiring, promoting, disciplining and terminating personnel for compliance with applicable laws and compatibility with organizational objectives. SM&L will also make recommendations for creation of new policies, rules and guidelines where needed.
- Regulatory Compliance – SM&L works with businesses and organizations to navigate complex federal, state and local statutes and regulations which govern standards of operation for their respective businesses to develop procedures which meet or exceed those requirements.
- Succession Planning – The main functions of a business and the supportive functions of a business are essential to the continuation of the business due to major events such as change of ownership or lesser events such as employee turnover. SM&L will identify essential and supporting tasks required for operation of the organization or business and develop operational guidelines to ensure continuation of the business with the least amount of interruption of the business.

