Litigation
Civil matters that are litigated in state and federal courts:

• Tax, bank and other commercial matters
• Contract / tort / warranty claims, bankruptcy and creditors' actions
• Intellectual property disputes
• First Amendment, libel and other news media law
• Environmental law
• Construction
• Mold litigation
• Construction defect litigation

Real Estate    <TOP>
All facets of real estate law including purchasing, selling, developing, constructing, operating, leasing and financing:

• Developers, contractors and owners of property
• Financial institutions lending to real estate projects
• Purchase and sale transactions
• Condominium development and governance
• Financing
• Zoning and planning
• Construction
• Leases
• Mortgage Law
• Land Use

Corporate Finance    <TOP>
Covering most bank, corporate, partnership and personal financial transactions:

• Commercial paper
• Federal regulation
• Lending transactions: commercial, consumer, corporate, secured
• Commercial agreements
• Bankruptcy Code and Rules
• Creditors' rights
• State regulation
• Partnerships
• Private debt issues
• Participations
• Collateral foreclosures
• Loan workouts
• Buy-outs and take-overs
• Mergers and acquisitions
  

Estates and Trusts    <TOP>
Covering all aspects of estate planning, probate and trust administration:

• Estate planning, including Will and Trust preparation
• Estate and trust administration
• Tax planning
• Marital property
• Charitable gift strategies
• Tax determination
• Will contests
• Surcharge and fiduciary obligation matters
• Litigation
• Guardianships

Employment
All aspects of employment:

• Hiring
• Termination
• Employment contracts
• Personnel policies
• Equal employment opportunity

Environmental    <TOP>
A new practice area necessitated by growing legislation:

• Legislation and regulation
• Air and water permits
• Wetland permits
• Private civil claims
• DRI's