Family Law

• Divorce
  Cornelius Law Firm, LLC, is unique in that our lawyers work as a team to help with your no-fault divorce. We ensure that you understand your rights, know the process, and have the right paperwork in order to obtain your divorce quickly and satisfactorily. We will carefully look over your divorce agreement to help you know if it has any issues that could delay your divorce.
• Child Support
  An Irreconcilable Differences divorce is one of two ways to get a divorce in the State of Mississippi. This type of divorce focuses on a full or partial agreement between the parties to get a divorce and resolving issues relating to children of the marriage and property. Mississippi’s Irreconcilable Differences statute specifically provides that both parties must agree to a divorce on this basis and that no divorce may be entered until all custody, child support and property rights between the parties are resolved and found to be adequate by the court.
• Child Custody and Visitation
  If you are contemplating divorce then Mississippi Law allows for obtaining a divorce in several different grounds. You have to protect your property rights and make allowances for child custody, visitation and support if there are children. Certain issues must be considered...
• Spousal Support
  Additionally, a no-fault divorce requires no evidence or testimony of the breakdown of a marriage. Also, when a spouse chooses a no-fault divorce, the other spouse can’t contest the divorce in court. Instead, both spouses must agree to divorce, as well as agree on certain issues such as child custody, asset division, and alimony.

Business and Corporate Law

• Business Formation

Employment Law

• Workers Compensation
  We also represent those employees that have been injured on the job. These type injuries require special attention and knowledge in weaving through the statutory recovery process.

Property Law

• Real Estate Transactions
  Cornelius Law Firm’s real estate attorneys will structure and document a wide variety of real estate transactions involving the acquisition and sale of commercial, residential, and agricultural real estate. Our real estate lawyers will represent purchasers and sellers of all types of property, including office buildings, apartment buildings, shopping centers, hotels, marinas and land for commercial and residential development. Let our real estate attorneys prepare and negotiate all the necessary documentation, assist in the due diligence process, and represent you at the settlement. Our real estate attorneys will provide representation to owners and tenants of office buildings and shopping centers in the negotiation, drafting, interpretation and enforcement of leases and subleases.
• Land Use and Zoning
• Property Damage
  Car accidents take on many forms from single car accidents to freeway pileups. Whether an accident is a head-on collision, a rollover, a rear-end collision or an intersection crash, millions of dollars in personal injuries and property damage results.

Health Law

• Personal Injury
  In order to file a lawsuit to recover compensation for damages, you must prove liability. Therefore, retaining an attorney at the outset is crucial. The personal injury attorneys at Cornelius Law Firm will take immediate action to not only protect your rights, but also take steps to preserve evidence from the accident, assist you in obtaining medical care and deal with the insurance companies while you concentrate on recovering from your injury.
• Auto Accidents
• Social Security Disability
  We have a staff in our social security disability group that has been active in a representative capacity for those that are no longer able to earn a meaningful living. Our win record is unparalleled. If a you have been turned down after application for federal disability assistance, you should call us and we can ably guide you through the maze in gaining assistance.
• Dog Bites
  The U. S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention estimate that 5 million dog attacks occur every year. Hospital emergency rooms treat 1000 dog bite victims each day. Children account for a large percentage of dog bite victims. This is a result of children’s inability to defend themselves from dogs which are more prone to attack, such as Rottweiler’s and Pit Bulls. The elderly are also commonly victims of dog bites.

Trusts and Estates

• Estate Planning
  We represent families of deceased people in the probate of wills and the administration of intestate estates. We have opened and closed estates for heirs from all over the United States that had heirs or real estate located in North Mississippi. We can easily handle most estates without the personal representatives having to appear. We can appear in court for those. This includes estates with a will or without a will. If the deceased person owned real estate in Mississippi, then an estate will have to be filed for probate. It is the only way that good title may be transferred. Call us for more information.
• Wills

Finance Law

• Foreclosure
  We represent purchasers and sellers in residential and commercial real estate transactions throughout the state of Mississippi. We are affiliated with national title insurance companies. We represent banks and other lender’s in foreclosure and REO closings, statewide. Our clients and former clients include major banks as well as historically Merrill Lynch, Lehman Brothers and JPMorgan Chase’s mortgage backed funds.