Business and Corporate Law

• Mergers and Acquisitions
  Mr. Cripe has a diverse practice representing a wide variety of companies and individuals on general business matters, mergers and acquisitions and real estate transactions.
• Business Formation
  Mr. Cripe’s general corporate/business practice includes business formation and structuring, and drafting, reviewing and negotiating all types of contracts. His breadth of experience allows him to provide guidance on a wide variety of issues. Mr. Cripe’s general business representation informs his transactional work, which includes a broad range of mergers and acquisitions, equity and debt financing, and real estate transactions.
• Business Disputes
  Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Cripe was a partner in the Denver office of Kutak Rock, LLP, in the firm’s corporate group, and a partner at the firm of Krendl Krendl Sachnoff & Way, P.C., a boutique business law firm in Denver, Colorado.
• Business Transactions
  Tom has also been a principal attorney in numerous cases in federal, state, and tribal courts regarding a wide variety of matters, and he has been the lead legal advisor in thousands of significant commercial transactions involving cumulative amounts in excess of $2 billion.
• Limited Liability Companies

Property Law

• Real Estate Transactions
  Thomas H. Shipps is a partner in the law firm of Maynes, Bradford, Shipps and Sheftel, LLP. His practice involves a broad spectrum of legal matters including: oil and gas leasing, energy development, complex commercial and real estate transactions, Indian law and economic development, natural resources law, intergovernmental relations and civil litigation.

Trusts and Estates

• Estate Planning
  Certified as an Estate Planning Law Specialist (EPLS) by the Estate Law Specialist Board, Inc., an ABA accredited, attorney-run subsidiary of the National Association of Estate Planners and Councils
• Trusts
  Personal service and attention to individual and family circumstances are hallmarks of the estate planning attorneys at Maynes, Bradford, Shipps & Sheftel, LLP. Our lawyers have served the needs of individuals and families for many years, assisting and advising them in sophisticated personal planning, probate and trust administration, and related legal services.
• Probate

Finance Law

• Tax Law