Family Law

• Divorce

Business and Corporate Law

• Business Transactions
  9. SMOKE AND CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTOR COMPLIANCE. You should contact the sellers and ensure that they have obtained, and will bring with them, a current certification from the city or town fire department relative to the installation of smoke and carbon monoxide detectors. The foregoing may not apply in certain commercial transactions. If you are unsure of the applicability of this law, please check with your counsel or contact our office.

Property Law

• Real Estate Transactions
  If this is your first home purchase, or perhaps you haven't purchased a new home in a while, the process may seem confusing. We hope that our office can make the entire purchase process easy and enjoyable for you. There are a few things to remember.
• Easement
• Land Use and Zoning

Trusts and Estates

• Estate Planning
  THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS INTENDED ONLY TO GIVE A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE THREE COMMON WAYS OF HOLDING TITLE AND IS NOT PROVIDED FOR THE PURPOSE OF ADVISING YOU HOW TO TAKE TITLE. IF FURTHER INFORMATION IS DESIRED ABOUT CREDITORS RIGHTS AGAINST THE TITLE, ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES WITH RESPECT TO ESTATE PLANNING AND OTHER PRACTICALITIES, YOU SHOULD SEEK LEGAL COUNSEL FROM YOUR ATTORNEY OR RETAIN AN ATTORNEY FOR ADVICE IN THESE MATTERS.
• Power of Attorney
  4. POWER OF ATTORNEY: If there is a power of attorney involved, please bring the power of attorney document to the closing. The deed transferring title from you to the Buyer must be signed by you in the original.
• Probate

Finance Law

• Bankruptcy
• Foreclosure
  Even though the buyer may be asked to pay for the lender's title insurance protection, the lender's policy of title insurance does not protect the buyer and a claim can only be made if the lender suffers a financial loss because of a title defect that adversely affects a foreclosure of the buyer's mortgage. There have been many of defects in titles which could not be revealed by an examination of the public records. These defects usually arise at a time after the transaction has taken place and purchasers can suffer significant losses as a result of them. That is why owner's title insurance makes a great deal of sense.
• Tax Law
  Title Abstract — Includes the physical review of the title to your property in the Registries of Deeds and Probate, including bankruptcy and tax matters where available.