Family Law

• Divorce
• Premarital Agreement
  Prenuptial and Postnuptial Agreements can be a powerful estate planning tool. Our attorneys work with clients to formulate prenuptial agreements to address the disposition of assets and protect specific assets in the unfortunate event that a marriage ends in divorce. We also work with clients who are married but wish to implement an agreement with their spouse regarding how specific assets will be treated in the event of death or divorce.
• Guardianship
  Our attorneys have experience working with clients to secure guardianships and conservatorships for both elderly individuals and younger individuals with special needs. We assist clients with navigating both the court system and the medical system with respect to the documentation that is required to obtain a guardianship, conservatorship or both over an incapacitated person. We also assist clients with the annual filings that are required by the court.

Business and Corporate Law

• Business Disputes
  The firm’s real estate practice works with our business law practice to provide experienced support and service to owners and developers in all aspects of commercial real estate acquisition, divestiture and development. In addition to regional real estate practices, the firm handles acquisitions and dispositions on a national basis. We also participate in numerous industry organizations.
• Business Transactions
  Providing support and service to owners and developers in all aspects of commercial real estate; serving as outside general counsel to a wide variety of entities to work with them to resolve the day-to-day legal issues that impact their businesses through all phases of the business cycle; advising on tax aspects of entity formation and a broad array of commercial transactions.
• Construction Contracts
• Intellectual Property
  Riemer & Braunstein provides a practical and cost-effective approach to commercial finance transactions, and our efficient, business-oriented process is a benefit to our clients in a highly competitive lending market.  We strive to collaborate with the other stakeholders in lending transactions, working closely with the borrowers and their counsel, co-lenders, private equity sponsors, venture capital investors, and other parties. We work with third-party financial and restructuring advisors, auditors, and collateral appraisers in an integrated approach to maximize asset value and recovery for our clients.  In addition, we seamlessly integrate our colleagues in our other departments when transactions require their specific expertise, such as real estate finance, litigation, restructuring, and bankruptcy.  We also provide advice to our clients when needed with respect to ERISA, tax, and intellectual property issues.

Employment Law

• Wrongful Termination
  Representing employers in labor and employment matters, including wrongful termination claims, discrimination claims, labor and employment benefits litigation, and covenants not to compete
• Employment Litigation

Property Law

• Premises Liability
  Representing clients in liability and negligence defense, such as premises liability, product liability, construction negligence, environmental defense, and tort claims
• Construction Litigation
  Representation of real estate development and construction companies at all stages of the real estate development and construction process, including negotiating and drafting real estate joint venture, development and construction agreements
• Easement
• Land Use and Zoning
  The firm’s land use practice is spearheaded by Robert Buckley and Mark Vaughan, two well-known and very experienced practitioners in representing real estate developers, property owners, and tenants in guiding real estate projects through the complicated network of Federal, State and local land use permitting. Our Burlington and Boston based attorneys focus on representing developers on projects throughout Massachusetts and cover the full spectrum of land use law, including the permitting and development of large corporate campuses and office parks, retail and mixed use redevelopments, and other commercial, industrial, and life science projects, as well as the permitting of multi-family housing developments, transit-oriented housing, and affordable housing developments approved pursuant to MGL Chapter 40B and Chapter 40R. Our staff also includes the services of a land use planner. The Burlington, Massachusetts office has been at the forefront of these activities for its over 50 years of operation.
• Landlord-Tenant Disputes
• Property Damage
  Environmental matters, including complex and document-intensive litigation, response actions, the prosecution and defense of private actions for cost recovery and property damages, Superfund cases, and compliance with Massachusetts Chapter 21E and the Massachusetts Contingency Plan. Our litigation group won a $15.9 million jury verdict in a lengthy environmental property damage case.
• Condominium Law
  Representation of the lender in a $10 million mezzanine letter of credit facility to provide support for an 80/20 bond issuance in connection with a residential condominium conversion project in Manhattan

Immigration Law

• Citizenship and Naturalization

Health Law

• Personal Injury

Trusts and Estates

• Estate Planning
  Estate Administration responsibilities include: Preparation of probate petitions, motions, inventories, accountings and related documentation; assistance with probate and non-probate asset transfers, including trust funding; and Federal and Massachusetts estate tax return preparation (using CCH Tax software). This position involves working closely with attorneys and secretaries, as well as speaking regularly with clients on estate administration matters. The candidate will assist in determining the requirements and progress of administration matters and will be responsible for the management of various filing due dates.
• Wills
• Trusts
  Estate plans often involve the creation and administration of living trusts, traditional pour-over trusts, and other tools that are suitable from a tax, personal, or business planning standpoint. Some of the more frequently used tax planning services include...
• Power of Attorney
• Probate

Finance Law

• Bankruptcy
  For decades, Riemer & Braunstein has been known for its bankruptcy and insolvency practice, and for its expertise in enforcement of creditors’ rights, and business restructuring and acquisitions.  Our attorneys draw on that experience and expertise to assess each case and provide multiple courses of action in what is often a fast-paced and complex series of negotiations and transactions.  Our Bankruptcy department includes or has included attorneys who have been members of the American Bankruptcy Institute’s Advisory Board; co-chairs of the Boston Bar Association’s Bankruptcy Law Section; panelists and presenters for the American Bankruptcy Institute, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education Program and the Boston Bar Association; and authors of several books and treatises on bankruptcy practice, litigation and procedures. These attorneys routinely appear in cases across the country, from New England, New York, Chicago, and Delaware to California, Florida, Kansas, Missouri, Texas, and the Carolinas.
• Tax Law
  Riemer & Braunstein’s real estate/business/tax law practice area combines the expertise of our lawyers from these three disciplines to provide a broad range of coordinated services to our clientele.