Civil Trial Law Civil Trial Law including representing clients in the prosecution or defense of all areas of civil litigation. Civil law (common law) is the area of law in common law governing relations between private individuals; it includes the non-criminal statutes regulating actions of individuals and corporations in a society. In this usage the term divides the relevant area of law from criminal law and other areas of public law.

Consumer Law, and Deceptive Trade Practices Act Violations Consumer Law, and Deceptive Trade Practices Act Violations including representing clients who have been damaged by individuals or companies who have sold clients inferior goods or services. Consumer protection law or consumer law is considered an area of public law that regulates private law relationships between individual consumers and the businesses that sell them goods and services. Consumer protection covers a wide range of topics including but not necessarily limited to product liability, privacy rights, unfair business practices, fraud, misrepresentation, and other consumer/business interactions. Such laws deal with bankruptcy, credit repair, debt repair, product safety, service contracts, bill collector regulation, pricing, utility turnoffs, consolidation and much more.

Corporation and Business Law Corporation and Business Law including forming corporations, Limited Liability Companies - LLC, and maintaining corporate records, preparing partnership agreements, representing business and banking clients in all areas of corporate law. Corporation law or business law is the body of law which governs business and commerce and is often considered to be a branch of civil law and deals both with issues of private law and public law. Commercial law regulates corporate contracts, hiring practices, and the manufacture and sales of consumer goods.

Estate Planning Estate Planning including the preparation of wills, trusts, powers of attorney, medical powers of attorney and directives to physicians. Estate planning is the process of accumulating and disposing of an estate to maximize the goals of the estate owner. The various goals of estate planning include making sure the greatest amount of the estate passes to the estate owner's intended beneficiaries, often including paying the least amount of taxes and avoiding or minimizing probate court involvement. Additional goals typically include providing for and designating guardians for minor children and planning for incapacity.

Family Law Family Law including representing clients in divorces, child custody disputes, adoptions, modification of child support or visitation orders, and enforcement of child support or visitation orders. Family law is an area of the law that deals with family-related issues and domestic relations including, but not limited to: * the nature of marriage, civil unions, and domestic partnerships; * issues arising during marriage, including spousal abuse, legitimacy, adoption, surrogacy, child abuse, and child abduction * the termination of the relationship and ancillary matters including divorce, annulment, property settlements, alimony, and parental responsibility orders (child custody and visitation, child support awards).

Oil & Gas Law Oil & Gas Law including negotiations of oil and gas leases and litigation of law suits in connection with oil and gas. We can counsel businesses and individuals involved in the oil and gas industry, including mineral and royalty owners, and other clients involved in natural resource matters involving petroleum industry and energy related transactions and litigation. We can assist you with oil and gas leases, seismic option agreements, loan documents relating to oil and gas transactions, conveyances of all types, surface use disputes, boundary disputes, receivership suits, royalty lawsuits and mineral reservations.

Personal Injury Personal Injury, including representing people who have received injuries in automobile accidents, work related injuries, wrongful death claims, and persons who have been injured by defective products. A personal injury occurs when a person has suffered some form of injury, either physical or psychological, as the result of an accident. The most common type of personal injury claims are road traffic accidents, accidents at work, highway tripping accidents, assault claims, accidents in the home, and holiday accidents. Indeed, there are a multitude of types of accident and the term personal injury also incorporates medical and dental accidents (which lead to numerous medical and dental negligence claims every year) and conditions which are often classified as industrial disease cases. Industrial disease type cases include asbestosis and mesothelioma, chest diseases (e.g. emphysema, pneumoconiosis, silicosis, chronic bronchitis, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and chronic obstructive airways disease), vibration white finger, occupational deafness, occupational stress, contact dermititus, and repetitive strain injury cases.

Probate Litigation Probate Litigation including the probating of wills and the prosecuting or defending of will contests. Probate Court is primarily concerned with the proper distribution of the assets of a decedent. Probate Court exists to determine the validity of wills, enforce the provisions of valid wills, to prevent malfeasance by executors and administrators of estates, and to provide for an equitable distribution of the assets of persons who die intestate (without a valid will). Probate Courts may also deal with conservatorships, guardianships, name changes, marriages, and adoptions. The probate court can be petitioned by interested parties in an estate, such as when a beneficiary feels that an estate is being mishandled. The court has the authority to compel the executor to give an account of his actions.

Real Estate Law Real Estate including the preparation of deeds, notes, deeds of trust, title investigation, contracts, and all other documents associated with buying or selling real estate. Real estate transactions are governed by federal statutes, as well as state statutory and common law. Real Estate Law encompasses these state a statutes and laws, as well as property law matters. Real estate law includes a wide variety of legal issues relating to acquiring, financing, developing, managing, constructing, leasing and selling commercial and residential real property of all kinds, including: * Real estate transactions relating to representation, litigation, consultation and negotiation of mortgages, mortgage re-financing, reverse mortgages, 1031 tax-deferred exchanges, residential purchase and sale agreements, commercial purchase and sale agreements, residential leases, and commercial leases (e.g., office, medical building, restaurant, industrial property, or shopping center). * Real estate disputes, including disputes over adverse possession, prescriptive easements, eminent domain, condemnation, property taxes, title and boundaries, views, trees, branches, party walls, fences, as well as nuisance, trespass and encroachment, as well as sale disputes (e.g., breach of contract, specific performance, non-disclosure, fraud or misrepresentation). * Real estate broker issues, including claims against and defense of real estate brokers and agents including negligence, fraud/misrepresentation, breach of fiduciary duty, disclosure obligations. * Construction defects and mechanic's liens, including disputes that owners, builders and contractors may have in regard to construction disputes, construction defects and claims, as well as construction accident claims. * Land use and zoning matters, including representation of property owners before governmental entities (cities, counties, zoning boards, design review boards) relating to land use applications, permits variances, zoning exceptions, design review approvals, and special use permits, as well as common interest communities, including interpretation and enforcement of Covenants and Conditions & Restrictions (CC&R's).