Civil Trial
(in all State and
Federal Courts)
In law, a
lawsuit
is a
civil action brought before
a court in which a party
(plaintiff) has claimed to
have suffered damages from a
defendant's actions, the
plaintiff, seeks a legal or
equitable remedy. The
defendants are required to
respond to the complaint of
the plaintiff. If the
plaintiff is successful,
judgment will be given in
the plaintiff's favor, and a
range of court orders may be
issued to enforce a right,
award damages, or impose an
injunction to prevent an act
or compel an act. A
declaratory judgment may be
issued to prevent future
legal disputes.
Natural Resources law
includes the body of
statutes, common law,
treaties, conventions,
regulations and policies
which operate to
regulate the interaction
of humanity and the rest
of the biophysical or
natural environment,
toward the purpose of
reducing or minimizing
the impacts of human
activity, both on the
natural environment for
its own sake, and on
humanity itself. Natural
Resources include land,
wildlife, air, water and
other resources.
Corporate and Business Law
Business can be conducted in various forms. In many instances, ways of doing business are governed by law. In others, they are determined by the preferences of the parties involved, based upon a large number of business, tax and personal considerations. The focus of this area is on the entities involved in business transactions, and the relationship between them. Other areas focus on parts of, or consequences of, the business relationship.
Municipal Law
Municipal law is the
national, domestic, or
internal law of a public
body. Municipal law
includes not only law at the
national level, but law at
the state, provincial,
territorial, regional or
local levels. I
advise local governments and
commissions about grants,
loans, tax collection,
environmental matters,
public procurement, freedom
of information, personal
issues, and other related
matters.
Estate and Trust Services
Estate and Trust services
involves the will, trusts,
beneficiary designations,
powers of appointment,
property ownership (joint
tenancy with rights of
survivorship, tenancy in
common, tenancy by the
entirety), gift, and powers
of attorney, specifically
the durable financial power
of attorney and the durable
medical power of attorney.
Specific final arrangements,
such as whether to be buried
or cremated, are also often
part of the documents. And
some estate plans may even
cover deferring or
decreasing estate taxes or
winding up a business.
Creditors Bankruptcy
Bankruptcy is a legally
declared inability or
impairment of ability of an
individual or organizations
to pay their creditors.
Bankruptcy law provides for
the development of a plan
that allows a debtor to
resolve his debts through
the division of his assets
among his creditors. I
provide representation to
creditors whose rights are
affected by the bankruptcy
process.