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Practice Areas

Real Estate Matters

  • negotiation and documentation for the purchase, sale, financing, and leasing of residential and commercial real property
  • the formation of partnerships, joint ventures, LLCs and corporations
  • preparation of co-owner agreements and premarital agreements
  • real estate tax matters, including tax deferred exchanges and property taxes
  • easements and other boundary issues
  • appearances before governmental agencies and boards
  • commercial and residential landlord-tenant and lease matters
  • foreclosures and real estate bankruptcies

Estate Planning

  • preparation of probate avoidance and tax reducing Living Trusts
  • planning to reduce or eliminate estate taxes
  • preparation of Wills
  • probate administration
  • living trust trust administration after death

Business and Commercial

  • negotiation, preparation and review of contracts
  • negotiation and documentation for sale and purchase of businesses (e.g. sole proprietorships, partnerships, professional practices and corporations)
  • corporation, LLC, and partnership matters

Litigation

  • all real estate related matters (see above)
  • probate and trust litigation and will contests
  • business and commercial litigation


Our Services

 

real estate
business
commercial
estate planning
probate
wills
trusts
litigation