We have established professional corporations and professional limited liability companies for health care professionals, have drafted physician contracts both with those organizations and with hospitals, and have engaged in contractual negotiations between hospitals and physician groups.
Are you purchasing or selling real estate? Then, have our firm represent you. Every real estate transaction should have a lawyer either draft or approve the documentation. Real estate brokers earn commissions when they find a buyer or seller and close a transaction. Real estate lawyers, on the other hand, are paid for representing the interests of a buyer or seller in the transaction; and should first be retained when the party is negotiating the transaction, and before a purchase or sale agreement is signed. If the agreement is signed, then the lawyer can make certain the necessary conditions for closing occur, and assist in effectuating a smooth transaction.
As your estate planning attorney, we can assist you with the preparation of trusts, wills, and other legal documentation to protect your property. Estate planning is critical to individuals and families concerned about the management of assets after disability or death.
Wills
Clients who do not desire to go to the expense of a trust, or who have simple estates, may choose only to have a last will and testament prepared. Generally, such a will leaves property outright to the surviving spouse, or if there is no surviving spouse, then it can be left to the children. The will appoints a personal representative who would administer the property owned by the deceased person. A will does not avoid probate, contrary to popular belief. Rather, it governs property subject to probate (meaning property which is in the deceased person’s own name at the time of death).
Trusts
A probate attorney specializes in dealing with the many legal issues involving wills and trusts, and the transfer of assets of the deceased. Following a death, a probate attorney will evaluate the will and trust documents signed by the deceased, and determine if the deceased person left property that mus go through probate.
Power of Attorney
A power of attorney is a document where a husband appoints his wife, and a wife appoints her husband, or a parent may appoint one or more of their children, as their attorney-in-fact, who can handle their assets and undertake legal matters on their behalf. This grant of power over one’s assets and legal affairs can either be effective upon execution, or can spring into effect when the appointor is determined to be disabled. The existence of a general durable power of attorney enables the agent to perform all actions on behalf of the appointor.
Probate
It is essential that a family of a deceased person hire a probate attorney (such as our firm) to assist in dealing with the creditors of the deceased, the transfer of property to the rightful heirs, and the other intricacies of the probate law.
Are you starting a business or do you currently own one? If so, then you have found the right law firm to advise you concerning legal and tax matters affecting your business. It may be maintaining or updating the legal structure of your business; entering into contracts with employees, owners, customers, tenants, landlords, or purchasers; or updating your corporate minutes and documents.