Practice Areas
Commercial Litigation
- Contractual Disputes—Real Estate, Mineral, Oil & Gas
- Trademark Infringement
- IT License and Patent Infringement
- Business Mismanagement
- Environmental—CERCLA / RCLA; Toxic Substance
- Bankruptcy Adversary Proceedings
Business Organization / Transactional
- Entity Formation / Structure
- Mergers / Acquisitions—Succession Planning
- Executive Compensation
- Reorganization / Bankruptcy Considerations
Real Estate
- Purchase / Sale
- Leasing
- Partition of Joint Property
- Title Disputes
- Financing—Borrowers and Lenders
- Foreclosures—Judicial / Public Trustee
- Sheriff Sales—Execution on Judgments
- Title Disputes
Trusts and Estates
- Estate Planning for Individuals and Business Succession
- Probate and Trust Administration
- Administration of Post Death Mineral / Oil & Gas Interests
- Probate / Trust Litigation
Minerals
- Claim Location – Lode or Placer
- Bureau of Land Management process for perfecting claims and title search
- Mineral Leasing—Preparation of Royalty Clauses
- Purchase / Sale of Unpatented or Patented Claims
- Environmental Compliance—State / Federal
Oil & Gas
- Lease Negotiations
- Surface Use Agreements
- Purchase / Sale—Producing or Non-Producing Properties
- Joint Operating Agreements
- Areas of Mutual Interest
- Joint Interest Billing Disputes
- Title Disputes
- Commission Representation – Operators and Land Owners