Areas of Practice

BUSINESS, CORPORATE AND COMMERCIAL LAW

•	Advertising
•	Antitrust and Trade Regulation
•	Banking
•	Bankruptcy and Protection of Creditors' Rights
•	Business Ethics
•	Business Litigation
	Trials Appeals Arbitration Mediation Alternative Dispute Resolution
•	Collections and Enforcement of Secured Claims
•	Commercial Law
	Commercial Real Estate Transactions   Computers and Computer Software   Equipment Leasing   Purchase and Sale of Goods and Services   Secured and Unsecured Lending   Warranty Documentation and Claims
•	Contracts
	Drafting   Negotiation
•	Corporations, Partnerships, and Limited Liability Companies
	Choice of Entity   Formation of Business Entities   Corporate Governance   Buy-Sell Agreements   Management/Ownership Succession   Mergers, Acquisitions, and Sales of Business Enterprises   Nonprofit and Other Exempt Organizations   Officer and Director Liability   Securities Compliance
•	Distribution Agreements
•	Federal Income Taxation
•	Food Product Labeling
•	Franchises
•	State and Local Taxation

CIVIL LITIGATION AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION

•	Advertising
•	Antitrust and Trade Regulation
•	Banking
•	Bankruptcy and Protection of Creditor's Rights
•	Business Ethics
•	Business Litigation
	Trials   Appeals   Arbitration   Mediation
•	Collections and Enforcement of Secured Claims
•	Construction Disputes
•	Labor and Employment Disputes
•	Real Estate Litigation
•	Personal Injury Litigation
•	Trust and Estate Litigation

CONSTRUCTION LAW

ENVIRONMENTAL LAW

•	Environmental Litigation
	Superfund and MTCA Remediation and Contribution Actions   Consent Decree Negotiations   Insurance Claims for Environmental Losses   Toxic Torts and Environmental Damage Claims   Permit Negotiation and Appeals
•	Real Estate and Corporate Transactions
	Environmental Counseling and Risk Allocation   Environmental Due Diligence   Insurance Counseling   "Brownfields" Development
•	Regulatory Compliance
	Permit Applications   Interpreting Permit Terms and Conditions and Negotiating Permit Compliance

ESTATE PLANNING AND PROBATE LAW

•	Estate Planning
	Wills   Trusts   Business Succession Planning   Personal Wealth Succession Planning   Living Trusts   Health Care Directives   Powers of Attorney   Insurance Trusts   Estate and Gift Tax
•	Planned Giving
	Charitable Trusts   Private Foundations   Tax Considerations in Making Contributions
•	Guardianships
•	Probate
•	Representation in Court
	Estate Administration   Trust Administration   Guardianships   Trust and Estate Dispute Resolution   Will Contests

GOVERNMENTAL AND SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION LAW

HEALTH CARE LAW

•	Assistance in Compliance with State and Federal Regulation
	Medicare Fraud and Abuse   Stark Reguatiolns   Antitrust Restrictions on Joint Ventures   HIPAA Compliance   Security and Privacy Requirements
•	Medical Practice Organizational Planning and Formation
•	Professional Employee Agreements
•	Tax Planning
•	Health Care Facilities Financing
•	Tax Exempt Status
	Intermediate Sanctions   Professional Service Corporations   Corporate Practice of Medicine Limitation   Certificate of Need   Facilities Licensing   Professional Licensing and Discipline
•	Elder Care Issues
	Medicare and Medicaid   Long-Term Care   Guardianships

INDUSTRIAL INSURANCE/ WORKERS' COMPENSATION/ WORKPLACE SAFETY

Employer advice and representation in the following areas:

•	Workers' Compensation Claims
	State Fund-Insured Employers   Self-Insured Employers
•	State Fund Industrial Insurance Premium Audits and Assessments
•	Self-Insured Employer Program Compliance Audits
•	Workplace Safety

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW

LABOR, EMPLOYMENT AND PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT LAW

REAL ESTATE AND LAND USE LAW

•	Commercial and Residential Real Estate Purchases and Sales
•	Real Estate Financing
•	Taxation Issues Related to Real Estate
•	Land Title Issues
	Title Insurance   Escrow Matters   Title Disputes
•	Ground Leases
•	Commercial Leases
•	Shopping Center Leases
•	Real Estate Development
•	Land Use Issues
•	Environmental Issues
•	Construction Contracts and Disputes
•	Mortgage and Deed of Trust Foreclosures
•	Condemnation
•	Adverse Possession
•	Easements
•	Restrictive Covenants
•	Shoreline Issues
•	Lien Claims
•	Boundary Disputes
•	Timber
•	Water Rights

TAX LAW

•	Federal Income Taxation
	Corporate and Business Taxation   Partnership Taxation   Corporate Reorganizations, Liquidations and Redemptions   Corporate Formation   Executive Compensation   Basis and Valuation of Property   Tax Disputes   Purchase and Sale of Real Property   Pensions and Profit-Sharing Plans
•	Federal Estate Taxation
•	State and Local Taxation
	Sales and Use Tax   Business and Occupations Tax   Real Estate Excise Tax