Legal Areas

Real Estate & Property

• Purchase and sale agreements of residential and commercial real estate
• Real Estate Litigation
• Partition actions and title disputes
• Disputes between neighbors - nuisance activities, easements, encroachments, and trespass
• Eminent Domain - Local government agencies that assert claims against the owner or occupier of the property
• Ownership of property, including claims arising out of the death or incapacity of the owner, fraudulent conveyances, and adverse possession
• Creation and negotiation of purchase and sale and option agreements
• Formation of real estate joint ventures
• Title issues including searches, easement enforcement, liens, title insurance policies, etc.
• Negotiation of building, ground, and site leases
• Creation and facilitation of landlord/tenant transactions
• Real estate document creation/recording
• Parking Agreements
• Development Agreements
• and MUCH more

Construction

• Licensing
• Commercial Contracts
• Home Improvement Contracts
• CSLB Disputes
• Construction Disputes (Contractor vs. Owner/ Owner vs. Contractor)
• CSLB Requirements for Maintenance of License
• And Much More

Commercial

• Business and Commercial Law
• Business Organization
• Business Opportunity Law
• Licensing Requirements and Compliance Nonprofit Organizations
• Review of building leases, renewals, amendments, and terminations.
• Equipment leases.
• Sales contracts, purchase orders, warranty issues, and similar items associated with the wholesale or retail sale of goods
• Issues and terms relating to collateral for loans, including secured transactions
• Commercial property issues affecting our clients
• Manufacturing, supply, dealer, distributor, OEM, VAR, rep, maintenance and repair, and similar agreements.Disputes of all kinds, including breaches of contract and commercial fraud.
• and MUCH more

Contracts

• Non-Disclosure Agreements
• Shareholder Agreements
• Buy-Sell Agreements
• Real Property Leases
• Equipment Leases
• Sales Agreements
• Service Agreements
• Terms of Service
• Purchase Agreements
• Sale Agreements
• Stock Acquisition Agreements
• Merger Agreements
• Contractor/Subcontractor Agreements
• Employment Agreements

• Shareholder Purchase Agreements
• Marketing Agreements
• Consultant Agreements
• Reseller Agreements
• Vendor & Supplier Agreements
• Non-competition Agreements
• Commercial Contracts
• Business Contracts
• Letters of Intent
• and MANY others

Corporations & Business

• Forming & Maintaining Business Entities
  
• Sole Proprietorship "C" Corporation & LLC Partnership
• Authority to Bind Partnership
• Fiduciary Duties
• Dissociation Litigation
• Conversion to Another Entity
• Professional Organizations
• Everyday Operations of the Business
• Responding to Claims and Making Claims on Behalf of a Business (Business Litigation)
• Buying and or Selling a Business
• Confidentiality Agreements
• Type of Sale Taxation Issues - Asset versus Stock
• Covenant Not to Compete
• Successor Liability
• Assignment of Leases and Contracts
• Commercial transactions
• Loans and Secured Transactions
• and MANY others

Estate Planning

• Living Trusts
  
• Wills
• Durable Power of Attorney for Finances
• Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care ("Living Will")
• Advanced Estate Planning
• Marital Property Agreements
• Probate Administration
• and MUCH more

Civil Litigation

• Breach of contract
• Business fraud
• Breach of fiduciary duty
• Corporate disputes
• Partnership and LLC disputes
• Unfair competition
• Licensing disputes
• Vendor disputes
• Executive disputes
• Contractor disputes
• Collections
• Commercial disputes
• Professional Liability
• Business Litigation
• Employment Law
• and MANY others

Business Planning & Development

• Business & Commercial Law
• Contracts
• Joint Ventures
• Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures
• Secured Transactions
• General Transactions
• Business Organizations
• Closely Held Businesses
• Limited Liability Companies
• Non-profit Organizations
• Partnerships
• Reorganizations
• Governance
• Business Successions

Employment & Labor Law

• Employee manuals
• Issues of hiring
• Defense of alleged constructive discharge
• Defense of alleged Whistleblower claims
• Defense of alleged Wage and Hour claims
• Defense of alleged Wrongful termination
• Defense of alleged Sexual harassment claims
• Independent contractor arrangements

Investment Related Litigation

General Practice