Family Law

• Divorce
• Child Support
  Divorce has emotional implications on the family. Financial implications can be almost as daunting. Each state has a unique formula for determination of Child Support amounts. You need proactive representation to help you reach a fair settlement and an efficient attorney to help you reduce legal costs.
• Child Custody and Visitation
  When working toward the right visitation schedule or deciding where the children should live, each party should have an attorney who is knowledgeable of the state standards and sensitive to the concerns of both adults and children.
• Adoption
• Paternity
  Establishing paternity is financially important and establishes parental rights as well as contributing to a child's sense of identity. The firm has access to the resources to help establish paternity or to set the record straight when paternity has been incorrectly asserted.
• Premarital Agreement
  Prenuptial agreements help couples start off with a feeling of security and with the added benefit of an open approach to their finances. The firm is experienced in preparing prenuptial agreements and can draft the right document for any client, regardless of their pre-marital assets.
• Guardianship
  Elder Law is a distinct legal field which concentrates on the legal, financial, social, and health care needs of one specific sector of society: the elderly. It is a law practice that is built on compassion, care, and concern for the older client. We can help with estate planning, medicaid issues, guardianship and conservatorship questions.
• Spousal Support
  Alimony is an allowance which a husband or a wife pays to the other for support and maintenance while the partys are separated or after they are divorced. As with other aspects of a divorce settlement, calculating amounts and determining if alimony is appropriate can be difficult. Be sure to hire an attorney who has experience in dealing with alimony as part of the dissolution agreement.

Business and Corporate Law

• Corporate Law
  Taft & McSally LLP knows that their business clients continually face an ever-changing regulatory environment that impacts the success or failure of their business and financial affairs. The firm's many years of practicing business and commercial law permits its attorneys to assist our clients in answering difficult questions presented to them in this complex environment. This expertise enables Taft & McSally LLP's lawyers to assist with business and corporate law issues involving...
• Business Disputes
  Statement of Practice: General Practice. Corporate, Commercial, Banking and Creditors' Rights, Loan Documentation and Workouts, Real Estate, Title Insurance, Municipal Law and Municipal Bonds, Zoning, Elder, Estate Planning and Probate, Family, Insurance, Negligence, Landlord-Tenant, Collections, Business Law, Contracts.
• Business Transactions
  The lawyers at Taft & McSally LLP have extensive experience representing business clients in a wide variety of commercial transactions involving small closely-held companies to large companies and their divisions and subsidiaries. The firm's experience in this area includes...
• Limited Liability Companies
  Together with a variety of other estate planning vehicles including Family Limited Partnerships (FLPs) and Limited Liability Companies (LLCs).

Property Law

• Real Estate Litigation
• Land Use and Zoning
  Taft & McSally LLP has the expertise and knowledge in the areas of powers and liabilities of state and local government and municipal corporations, including matters such as land use and zoning issues, planning issues and other municipal and state regulatory matters.
• Landlord-Tenant Disputes
  John V. McGreen (Partner) admitted to bar, 1984, Rhode Island; 1985, U.S. District Court, District of Rhode Island; 2000, Massachusetts. Education: Wesleyan University (B.A., 1980); Suffolk University (J.D., 1984). Assistant Town Solicitor, Town of North Kingstown, 1984-1990. Assistant Town Solicitor, Town of Narragansett, 1988-1992. Delta Kappa Epsilon. Member: Rhode Island and Massachusetts Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Business Law; Zoning; Land Use; Landlord and Tenant Law; Commercial Law. jmcgreen@taftmcsally.com

Health Law

• Personal Injury
  Taft & McSally LLP is a firm of three experienced lawyers plus dedicated support staff with an active practice in the areas* of Business & Commercial Law, Real Estate and Zoning, Divorce and Family Lawy, Personal Injury, Civil Litigation and Probate and Estate Planning.

Trusts and Estates

• Estate Planning
  Probate is the legal process by which a person's debts are paid and assets are distributed upon her or his death. Estate Administration includes the probate process as well as non-probate transfers of the deceased's assets. Individual state laws direct the probate court how to distribute the deceased's estate. State laws and procedures vary greatly, so, it is important to consult an attorney with expertise in this area of the law to ensure that the deceased's assets are distributed correctly.
• Wills
  The firm regularly helps clients establish estate plans to minimize gift and estate taxes, but tax savings is not our only objective. The lawyers recognize that other considerations are equally important, such as family relationships, and they take pride in offering practical suggestions and advice to assist our clients in resolving such issues. The lawyers work with their clients to create a comprehensive estate plan, which includes financial powers of attorney, health care powers of attorney, living wills, and other documents as needed.
• Trusts
  Taft & McSally LLP provide a wide range of estate planning and administration services to clients seeking to protect and manage personal and family assets, minimize taxes, and plan for future generations. The firm's attention is focused on each individual client's circumstances and family needs. The attorneys have extensive knowledge and experience in traditional estate planning and administration functions, such as preparing wills and trust agreements, handling probate proceedings and administering revocable and irrevocable trusts. In addition, the firm works with owners of closely-held businesses to resolve valuation issues, gift and estate tax issues, and provide succession planning. The firm has experience in the creating and maintaining of all types of lifetime and testamentary trusts including...
• Power of Attorney
• Probate

Finance Law

• Foreclosure
  Taft & McSally LLP can help families, individuals, or businesses that are in financial difficulty. Our firm can help you stop a foreclosure of your home, the garnishment of your wages or harassing telephone calls from bill collectors. We can assist businesses in dealing with creditors to protect your company and employees.
• Tax Law
  Taft & McSally LLP also has extensive experience in assisting newly emerging and established clients with the selection of the appropriate form of entity through which to conduct their business activities. The firm assists its clients in selecting the right entity for their specific business needs, including corporations, limited liability companies, limited liability partnerships, and limited partnerships, as well as address other issues critical to the success of a client's business organization. Other services provided by their lawyers in this area include assisting clients with equity and debt financing, buy-sell agreements, non-competition agreements, employment and confidentiality agreements, employee benefits, non-qualified deferred compensation arrangements, and tax planning.