Family Law

• Adoption
• Guardianship
  Guardianships are required when a person is a minor and has received property (usually through an inheritance) or when an adult is incapable of taking care of himself or his finances. While proper planning usually avoids guardianship, there are many times when an older person needs nursing home care but refuses to leave his home, or when a minor with disabilities becomes an adult and needs someone to make his medical and other decisions for him. We assist clients through the guardianship process from the initial application to the closing of the guardianship, including matters that may be contested along the way.

Business and Corporate Law

• Business Transactions
• Limited Liability Companies
  We represent individuals, as well as small to large businesses, and can assist you in creating partnerships, corporations, and limited liability companies (LLC).

Property Law

• Real Estate Litigation
  Work on real estate matters and assist clients with setting up and running various kinds of businesses. I also represent clients in civil lawsuits.
• Real Estate Transactions
  We advise clients in various aspects of real estate transactions, from simple residential sales to complex commercial transactions. We assist in the negotiation and preparation of contracts for the sale or purchase of real estate, review of surveys and title documents, preparation of deeds, mortgages and other important documents, and closing assistance, if needed. We also advise many clients about landlord-tenant issues (including evictions), easements, and other rights effecting real property, including those issues that become contested or involve litigation.
• Easement
• Landlord-Tenant Disputes

Trusts and Estates

• Estate Planning
  In addition to these documents, there are other estate planning tools that can be used, such as lifetime trusts and family limited partnerships, in situations where estate and income tax planning may be needed. We gather information about your assets and your desires to prepare a comprehensive estate plan that suits you and your family, whether simple or complex.
• Wills
  We assist clients through the post-death process by providing advice and documents to transfer assets to beneficiaries under wills and trust agreements. We represent executors and trustees and assist them with estate and trust administrations, including claim issues, beneficiary problems, tax complications, and distributions of assets. Many of our cases involve complex issues relating to heirship (due to deaths without a will) and sometimes even issues of law involving other states and countries. We also represent clients in contested probate matters, including will and trust contests, and we frequently participate in fiduciary litigation (i.e., actions against executors, trustees, guardians, and agents under a power of attorney).
• Power of Attorney
• Probate
  We are glad that you are considering The Carlson Law Firm for assistance. JOHN W.CARLSON has been a licensed attorney since May 2000, and opened an office in Kerrville,Texas, in March of 2001. MR. CARLSON is Board Certified in Estate Planning and Probate Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.

Finance Law

• Tax Law