Business and Corporate Law

• Mergers and Acquisitions
  A broad range of activities in the normal course of business, including the sale or purchase of real property, mergers and acquisitions, and credit transactions can give rise to significant environmental risks and liabilities. our environmental attorneys regularly perform "due diligence” environmental audits of facilities for sale and purchase, review proposed transactions for environmental implications, and negotiate the resolution of identified environmental issues.
• Business Disputes
  Dismissal, for lack of subject matter jurisdiction, by the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals of a breach of contract claim against the government is reversed where the Board erred in concluding that the Contract Disputes Act (CDA) did not confer subject matter jurisdiction over a portion of plaintiff's claim.
• Construction Contracts
  Gilbert Law Group PA represents anyone involved in construction including Interior Design and Interior Decorating. Issues may arise regarding those professionals who practice interior design and interior decorating and who have the experience, knowledge, and skill to assistance in selection of surface materials, window treatments, wallcoverings, paint, floor coverings, surface-mounted lighting, surface-mounted fixtures, and loose furnishings not subject to regulation under applicable building codes, to perform designs, consultations, studies, drawings, specifications, and administration of design construction contracts relating to nonstructural interior elements of a building or structure. Interior design also includes, but is not limited to, reflected ceiling plans, space planning, furnishings, and the fabrication of nonstructural elements within and surrounding interior spaces of buildings. "Interior design" specifically excludes the design of or the responsibility for architectural and engineering work, except for specification of fixtures and their location within interior spaces.
• Intellectual Property
• Antitrust

Employment Law

• Workers Compensation
• Wrongful Termination
  Typical claims include Non-Payment, Construction lien foreclosures, Breach of implied warranty of workmanship, Breach of Implied warranty of constructability, Breach of implied warranty that the plans and specs are fit for an intended use, construction licensure on State and local levels, Wrongful Termination from construction projects, Abandonment of construction projects, Permits, claims of lien, bonds, DBPR complaints, bidding, delays, construction defects, contract preparation and negotiation, and construction injuries.
• Employment Contract
  Our firm can also serve needs that arise from the areas of commercial litigation and business law such as: employment agreements, covenants not to compete (non-compete clause), securities, starting and incorporating a business, construction quality problems, contract creation, contractual interference with a business relationship, job site accidents, leaks, fires and explosions, promissory notes and guarantees, fraud, negligent misrepresentation, and professional malpractice.
• Non-compete Agreement

Property Law

• Real Estate Litigation
  Gilbert can also handle your real estate matters. Whether it's title searches, property purchases, or short sales, we can help you.
• Construction Litigation
  Construction Quality Problems Over the past decade the construction industry has grown dramatically and along with it problems relating to the quality of construction. As a result of diminished or in some cases the complete lack of quality of workmanship performed by a contractor, sub-contractor, or sub-subcontractor, construction defects can create DANGEROUS safety conditions for you, your family, friends, co-occupants, tenants, customers, and visitors as well as create increasing damage to the rest of the building and property. Our firm allows you to protect yourself from the construction quality problems that you face and will assist you with any range of construction defects you encounter, such as defects with: plumbing, drainage, structural defects, roofs, ceilings, floors, windows, drywall, mold, decks, pools, fencing, framing, foundations, floors, balconies, concrete, soil settlement, doors, electrical, mechanical, and air-conditioning (installation, ventilation, heating, and cooling).
• Real Estate Transactions
  Mr. Kaufman’s practice is based in litigation in the state and federal court systems, with emphasis in Construction Litigation, Real Estate Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Real Estate transactions and Business law. He handles a wide range of construction related matters including contract drafting and review, complex construction actions, construction site abandonment, non-payment disputes, defective construction, business disputes, and DBPR complaints and defense. Mr. Kaufman’s real estate practice consists of a wide range of real property matters including commercial and residential closings, issuing of title insurance, quiet title actions, foreclosure complaints and defense, landlord tenant actions and contract drafting and review.
• Easement
• Land Use and Zoning
• Landlord-Tenant Disputes
  The purchase of real property is one of the most exciting and important transactions in a person’s life. Unfortunately, the excitement can quickly lead to many headaches for which Gilbert can relieve your stress. We will represent and assist you with your property purchases as well as any other matters involving your property purchases, including: title searches, title insurance, evictions, hidden title defects, homesteads, breaches of implied warranty of habitability, mortgage satisfactions, mortgage assignments, Claims of Lien, financing, quitclaim deeds, warranty deeds, promissory notes, closings, titles, landlord-tenant evictions, seller’s disclosures, negotiating the foreclosure contracts, sale contracts, and purchase contracts.

Trusts and Estates

• Estate Planning
  In the area of corporate taxation, our lawyers provide tax planning and advice on the tax advantages and pitfalls of proposed mergers, acquisitions, dispositions, and transactions. We provide counsel and assistance in recapitalizations, redemptions, liquidations, and corporate reorganizations, and have particular experience regarding the tax consequences of executive compensation and estate planning, partnerships, tax shelters, leasing, and real estate. One particular refinement of our practice is the ability to serve nationwide clients on a state-by-state basis concerning corporate and tax issues relevant to their businesses. Our involvement on legislative committees of trade groups allows us to identify trends and legal matters that are important to our clients.

Finance Law

• Bankruptcy
• Foreclosure
  A short sale typically is executed to prevent a home foreclosure. Often a bank will choose to allow a short sale if they believe that it will result in a smaller financial loss than foreclosing. For the home owner, the advantages include avoidance of having a foreclosure on their credit history. Additionally, a short sale is typically faster and less expensive than a foreclosure.
• Tax Law
  Here are just a few examples of the types of services that Our attorneys can provide in corporate and tax matters...