REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS & LITIGATION:
General. The firm's extensive residential real estate practice
provides a complete range of services from contracts to closing and
title abstracts to title insurance. Our real estate clients include
realtors, brokers, developers, contractors, private investors, and
numerous homeowners.
Title Insurance Services. As a vital component of our real
estate transactional practice, we routinely assist clients by examining
title searches, preparing title opinions, and reviewing the status of
title reports. We also serve as approved attorneys to issue title
insurance commitments and policies on behalf of major national title
insurance underwriters.
Real Estate
Transactions. The firm has a strong practice involving the closing of both
residential and commercial real estate transactions.
Commercial and Residential Leasing. We handle many commercial
and residential leasing transactions for landlords, developers, and
tenants of residential investment property, office buildings, shopping
centers, and various other properties. Our experience includes
prosecuting and defending eviction actions for both residential and
commercial real estate.
Lease Litigation. Our lawyers have significant experience in
litigating matters arising out of both simple and complex lease
relationships, representing both landlords and tenants. The majority of
lease litigation conducted by the firm is related to residential real
estate for the firm's numerous real estate transactional clients,
including realtors, developers, and private investors.
Mortgage Foreclosure. We handle numerous loan foreclosures for
both residential and commercial properties. Our clients include private
investors, public banks, and private financial institutions. Along with
prosecuting mortgage foreclosures for our clients, we track the
foreclosure process all the way to the public auction to ensure that our
clients' financial interests are protected.
Condominium Law. We represent developers, owners, and
associations of both residential and commercial condominiums. We provide
a full range of services including formation, government approval (if
applicable), and sale and transfer upon completion.
BANKING & FINANCE:
Mortgages & Foreclosures. The firm offers a variety of
services for mortgage holders, including collecting delinquent mortgage
payments, conducting nonjudicial foreclosure sales, bidding at
foreclosure sales, and obtaining certificates of title.
BANKRUPTCY:
The firm represents numerous clients seeking to protect their
security interest in real property when a mortgagor files bankruptcy,
including the maintenance of foreclosure actions contemporaneous with
bankruptcy proceedings.
BUSINESS & COMMERCIAL:
General. The firm provides a wide variety of services for
corporations and other business entities, including the formation of
limited liability companies, partnerships, and corporations, along with
a full range of business oriented services such as drafting contracts,
leases, and other documents, and facilitating transactions such as the
purchase or sale of real property.
Collections. Our practice includes prosecuting and defending
all types of mechanics' lien claims and collection claims. When the firm
assists a client in obtaining a judgment, we often assist that client in
obtaining final payment or satisfaction of the judgment. We also advise
our business clients on avoiding collection disputes, including the
development and implementation of programs to enhance the effectiveness
of their accounts and credit process. This includes preparation and
advice regarding contracts, change orders, releases, lien waivers,
notice to owners, claims of lien and other documents.
Commercial Leasing and Property Management. We handle many
commercial leasing transactions for developers, landlords, and tenants
of office buildings and other commercial properties. We also represent
and advise real estate brokers concerning their general corporate and
professional business operations. The firm has extensive experience in
representing parties involved in leasing commercial real estate
including representing both landlords and tenants in eviction claims and
proceedings. We can also assist landlords in drafting leases for use in
a wide variety of leasehold situations.