What we do
Practice Areas
Every legal situation is unique, but the firm generally represents clients and handles matters in the following practice areas:
Real Estate
- Foreclosures
- Representing defrauded parties
- Easements
- Landlord-Tenant Relations
- Land Use
- Leases
- Real Estate Litigation
- Real Estate Settlements
- Commercial Real Estate Transactions
- Residential Real Estate Transactions
- Title Matters
- Transfers
Commercial Law and Contracts
- Breach of Contract
- Business Disputes
- Business Law
- Business/Asset Sales and Purchases
- Commercial Arbitration and Litigation
- Commercial Transactions
- Contract Law
- Employee relations
- Insurance Coverage
- Insurance Disputes
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Leases
- Secured Transactions
- Trade Association Law
- Trade Regulation
Corporate Law
- Buy-Sell Agreements
- Closely Held Corporations
- Corporate Commercial Law
- Corporate Contracts
- Corporate Dissolutions
- Corporate Fiduciary Law
- Corporate Formation and Formalities
- Limited Liability Companies
- Partnership Law
- S Corporations
- Shareholder Agreements
- Shareholder Relations
Billing Methods
The firm uses a number of different billing methods, with the method depending upon the type of legal matter. They are as follows: Hourly Rates, Fixed-Fee, Contingency-Fee
Hourly Rates: Generally the firm prefers to bill matters based upon standard rates for Attorneys and Legal Assistants; and our rates are competitive in the industry. Time charges are billed in .1/hour increments. Fees and expenses are usually billed on a monthly basis, net thirty (30) days. New clients should be prepared to provide the firm with a suitable retainer which will be deposited in the firm's trust account and drawn from as time charges accrue, with the balance returned upon conclusion of our representation.
Fixed-Fee
Various legal matters lend themselves to flat fee billing. For example, in many instances the firm will establish in advance with the client a cost for: the drafting of leases, deeds, wills, trusts, business agreements and other contracts; real estate settlements; and certain criminal representations (including traffic violations). Depending upon the matter and the amount of work required, some or all of the fee may be due prior to the commencement of work.
Contingency-fee
While the firm would prefer to bill matters based upon standard hourly rates or upon a fixed-fee basis, there are certain situations which may require alternative fee arrangements. For example, the firm handles many personal injury cases on a contingency fee basis. In this type of relationship, the firm and the client agree in advance on a fixed percentage to be paid to the firm in the event a recovery is made. Please note that there is no guarantee that a recovery will be made in any given case as past performance does not guarantee future success. In most cases, expenses are to be borne by the client as they are incurred and regardless of the outcome of the case. These and other issues are addressed in a fee contract entered into between the client and the firm.
An important note with regard to expenses
The client is generally responsible for all costs associated with the services rendered. These include but are not limited to investigation-related fees and costs; records costs; filing fees and court costs; service of process charges; local and long-distance courier and delivery costs; expert witness fees; document reproduction costs; court reporter fees; trial-related expenses, including exhibit preparation; and travel expenses. The firm will advance many of these costs on a client's behalf, but certain individual expenses may require pre-payment by the client.