Estate Planning

Estate planning is best thought of as life and afterlife planning. It provides a legal voice in situations where you are no longer able to direct your own affairs, either because of disability or death. Each individual comes with a different situation and the plans are adjusted accordingly. Nonetheless, estate planning typically involves developing a foundation with financial and healthcare powers of attorney, wills, and/or trusts. We will help you decide the best approach given your situation and work through each scenario so that you are informed and able to make the best possible decision – we seek to be life counselors more than just attorneys.

Trust Administration

After a trust has been developed, or if one already exists, we can assist in its administration. This may include overseeing the distribution of trust assets, and resolving conflicts that may arise in the process.

Small Business Law

We offer counsel for all stages of your business or soon-to-be business.

New Businesses

For those wanting to start a business, we offer guidance on starting the business from a legal point of view, which includes determining the best legal entity given the business type and your skillset and goals. This is the beginning step of your business which we can guide to success through sound, legal business counsel and creative, yet practical, thinking. We pride ourselves on being available as real people with advice, not just “lawyers”, in an ongoing relationship throughout the life of the business. 

Existing Businesses

For businesses already in existence and those we have helped start, we offer legal counsel and business advice in addition to business succession planning. We help design contracts, achieve regulation compliance, attain accreditation, and negotiate complex business arrangements. But, business law is not just a consideration of what needs to be done now, but also a consideration of what needs to be done for the future. Planning for the future of your business is a matter not often considered. It is important to plan inheritance, managerial succession, financial direction, and an exit strategy in case you are unable to perpetuate your business. This can be due to accident, illness, or death or just desire to leave the business at a later date. 

Real Estate Law

We can help you achieve utmost success in your real estate transactions by offering legal counsel and practical consideration to allow smooth transactions to occur. Offering objective and impartial advice, we can ensure solid transactions in which both the buyer and the seller reach a fully understood agreement on an equal footing. We aid buyers in real estate purchases by checking document legitimacy and accuracy, thereby providing leverage for negotiation. For sellers, we can build legal, binding contracts for leases (land-contract or otherwise) and sales.