PRACTICE AREAS

Business law: including purchase and sale of businesses, formation of corporations, partnerships and limited liability companies, contract drafting and most other types of legal issues coming before a business owner.

Tax Law: including representation of clients before the collection division of internal revenue service and state taxation divisions, offers in compromise, tax advice regarding transactions (such as choice and formation of entities, limited liability companies, purchase and sale of businesses, other business transactions, like kind exchanges), and general tax advice on issues facing taxpayers.

Estate Planning: preparation of Wills, living trusts, irrevocable insurance trusts, children’s trusts, gifts, family limited partnerships, and some areas of assets protection.

Probate: informal and formal probate proceedings, representing personal representatives or devisees and heirs, include representation in “lack of capacity” and “undue influence” litigation

Real estate: purchase and sale of real estate, both residential and commercial, and other issues involving development of real estate projects including investment feasibility.

Litigation: commercial litigation, including litigation regarding contracts, commercial paper, real estate matters, probate and undue influence matters, and other business disputes.

Mediation and Arbitration: experienced in handling mediation of both simple and complex commercial disputes.