The Firm advises many forms of business entities, including business corporations, general and limited partnerships, professional corporations, limited liability companies, business trusts and sole proprietorships. We provide a comprehensive range of services from the formation of a new business entity to facilitating mergers, acquisitions and reorganizations. Some issues addressed in this comprehensive area of service include issues pertaining to taxes, benefits, business planning and operations, employment agreements, ownership, retirement plans and family transfers.

The Firm provides comprehensive estate planning for our clients. Combining the skill and experience of business law with the important skills of estate planning. Typical documents include wills, trusts, powers of attorney and heath care declarations (living wills). We also provide advice in related areas including making charitable and non-charitable gifts, planning for long-term care, planning disposition of business interests and distributions from employee benefit plans. We seek to maximize savings in taxes and administration costs within the framework of our clients' special needs and desires. We also are experienced in estate settlement, trust administration and, where necessary, probate proceedings.

Frequently, the laws that regulate one business also apply to another. However, many industries are subject to additional laws specifically created to regulate a particular business activity. The Firm guides our clients in the formation, representation and ongoing operations of not-for-profit corporations and Section 501(c) tax-exempt organizations. Typical issues include formation, governance, membership questions, certification, contract preparation and Unrelated Business Income Tax concerns.

The Firm represents secured and unsecured creditors seeking to collect money due them. This area of our practice includes bankruptcy, foreclosure actions, mechanics' liens and collection actions.

The Firm provides legal counsel on zoning, subdivision and other land use questions. Our attorneys also assist in transactions involving the selling, purchasing, financing and leasing of commercial real estate, all aspects of commercial and residential development projects, and all matters relating to residential transactions, including sale and purchase agreements and closing on personal residences.

The Firm provides counsel to financial institutions regarding many of their legal needs, including commercial loan documentation, rights in bankruptcy and collection proceedings and other matters.

Our attorneys provide counsel for matrimonial issues involving pre-marital and post-marital agreements.