• BUSINESS & TRANSACTIONAL COUNSELING

Corporations

Partnerships

LLCs

Formation

Mergers

Acquisitions

Dissolution

Employment Relations

Litigation

Employment Agreements

Corporate Governance

Business Planning 

Family and Small Businesses

Entrepreneurs


  • INSURANCE DEFENSE

Representing insureds with regard to professional liability, commercial general liability, products liability, property damage/personal injury, construction defect, automobile dealer, aviation, home, and other specialty lines.


  • PROFESSIONAL NEGLIGENCE

Real Estate Brokers

Mortgage Brokers


  • REAL PROPERTY:

Brokers:

Defense

Broker/agent rights and duties

Licensing

Disclosure Obligations

Commission Disputes

Commercial Leases:

Office, Commercial, Retail, and Industrial

Landlord/tenant disputes

Assignments

Guaranty

Purchase Options

Ground leases

Rights of first refusal

Subleases


Construction:

Construction contracts

Subcontractor disputes

Mechanic's liens

Surety Bonds

Stop Notice

Bid Proposals


Conveyance:

Purchase and sale contracts

Escrow instructions

Option agreements

Title insurance


Escrow:

Licensing

Operations

Escrow disputesForeclosures:

Non-judicial

Judicial

Receiverships

Homeowners’ Association (HOA):

Construction defects

Relations with developers and others

Internal organization and operation


Land Development:

Easements

Construction contracts

CC&Rs

Architectural and Engineering Contracts

Equitable Servitude

Licenses


Premises Liability:

Surface waters

Landowner obligations

Landlord obligations

Americans with Disabilities Act Compliance

Tenant obligations


Title insurance:

Claims

Analysis

Disputes


Finance:

Conventional lending and borrowing

Foreclosures

Sale / leaseback

Guarantees

Specialty lending, such as subordination and partial reconveyance