Family Law

• Divorce

Criminal Law

• Criminal Defense

Business and Corporate Law

• Corporate Law
  Corporate Governance Documents (Bylaws, LLC Operating Agreements, Partnership Agreements, Joint Venture Agreements, and other. business ownership agreements).
• Mergers and Acquisitions
  We are an interdisciplinary practice, experienced in both litigation and transactional matters from a legal and business perspective. We navigate our clients through complex legal and financial matters safely and efficiently to protect and promote your business's competitive interests. We have recovered multimillion-dollar verdicts at trial, mediation and arbitration. We also have completed numerous transactions, including divestitures, mergers and acquisitions, and legal opinions. These transactions total more than half of a billion dollars on the equity side and around two billion dollars in gross sales.
• Business Formation
  We support all legal solutions for our clients. Following assessment and recommendations, solutions include agreements and contracts in areas such as...
• Business Disputes
  Barbara earned her paralegal certificate from the University of San Diego(USD) in 1994. She specializes in intellectual property, business law, and contracts. She obtained her Bachelor of Arts degree from Marymount College, Tarrytown, New York, and post-graduate credits from USD and Regis University. She has served in real estate in California and Colorado.
• Intellectual Property
  We continue to serve the needs of artists, art buyers, and dealers. Art is a growing field with evolving issues. Art law is a unique subset of intellectual property law. Artists and art galleries often run afoul of copyright law and find themselves on the losing end of a costly legal battle. We advise artists and galleries on how to avoid these legal battles.

Health Law

• Personal Injury
  Partner with the Law Office of John P. Schmitz to protect your assets. Outside our practice areas, as an interdisciplinary firm, we have the resources and top qualified associate counsel to handle everything from tax, probate, estate planning, multiparty litigation, SEC placements, criminal defense, divorce, real estate, and personal injury.

Trusts and Estates

• Estate Planning
• Probate