ELDER SOLUTIONS CENTER™

• Transfer Property Tax-Free        
  Prepare wills, trusts, business entities, deeds, exercises of powers of appointment, retirement plan beneficiary designations, and prenuptial agreements to minimize estate, gift, generation-skipping, and income taxes, provide for loved ones, and make charitable gifts; Use disclaimers and estate and fiduciary income tax deductions to lower the family’s estate tax burden; Represent individuals, executors, and trustees in probate court to clear title to transferred property and to carry out the estate plan. 

• Qualify for Medicaid while preserving family assets 
  Create plan to save the family home and other assets while qualifying for Medicaid assistance; Avoid impoverishment of the spouse living in the community; Prepare durable powers of attorney to allow gifts from a person who may enter a nursing home.

• Manage finances   
  Serve as Trustee under a revocable trust, as Agent under a durable power of attorney, or as court-supervised Conservator to manage checking accounts and investments of people who need assistance with finances.

 

REAL ESTATE

• Ensure smooth closings             
  Represent buyers and sellers of residential and commercial real estate in transactions. 

• Protect investments with limited liability entities      
  Create limited liability companies and limited partnerships to limit liability from real estate ventures.

• Negotiate favorable leases         
  Negotiate commercial leases to provide suitable space and reasonable rent. 

• Representation in Court              
  Foreclose on unpaid mortgages to recoup money owed;  Defend mortgagees from unfair collection practices; Enforce real estate sales and construction contracts;  Defend boundary claims.

 

LAND USE LAW

• Zoning, Wetlands and Building Matters          
  Representation before all municipal boards and commissions involving zoning matters, wetlands, and building issues. 

• Development Project Representation   
  Representation of landowners / builders / developers on State and municipal land use applications, legal coordination with traffic, engineering, surveying and wetland consultants and professionals.

 

BUSINESS

• Protection from creditors Create corporations, limited liability companies, and limited liability partnerships to shield personal assets from creditor claims; Dissolve the corporation and resolve creditor claims outside of bankruptcy.
   
• Maximize return on investment             
  Represent buyers and sellers of businesses to optimize return on investment and assure a smooth closing.  

• Plan for Succession         
  Prepare buy-sell agreements and stockholder agreements to ensure that the business stays in the family and family members receive fair treatment. 

• Retain key employees     
  Negotiate employment agreements, employee stock transfer plans, and non-competition agreements to retain key employees and fairly compensate employees for their contribution to the business; Create fair employee policies.

• Representation in Court              
  Enforce agreements in court and redress any fraud perpetrated on the business; Defend against employee and creditor claims in court.

 

CONSUMER BANKRUPTCY:  CHAPTER 7

• Path to relief 
  Assist consumers with evaluating pros and cons of filing for Bankruptcy Protection; Prepare and electronically file petitions, produce documents to the Bankruptcy Trustee, represent clients at the meeting of creditors.  

IMMIGRATION

• Representation in Court
  Assist clients with all aspects of US immigration law and assure clients find the US immigration visa suitable to their situation.