Business and Corporate Law

• Corporate Law
  The firm’s business practice section includes entity formation to reduce individual liability exposure, contract negotiation and preparation, legal compliance, shareholder disputes, partnership law, and governance counseling. Our entity formation services includes preparation of Articles of Incorporation and Articles of Organization as well as meeting minutes, resolutions and shareholder agreements. Our firm acts as general counsel for our many corporate and limited liability company clients. Our goal is to play an effective and constructive role in advising and serving our business clients.
• Construction Contracts

Property Law

• Real Estate Litigation
  Thomas & Associates represents owners and developers in a full range of real estate related matters, including purchase and sales, land use, CEQA, easements, boundary disputes, subdivisions, zoning, and real estate disclosure disputes. Thomas & Associates real estate practice includes both transactional and litigation services with an emphasis on addressing and resolving our clients’ legal needs in an efficient and cost effective manner. Our landlord/tenant practice includes full service representation of commercial, retail and residential landlords in lease preparation, lease disputes, ADA claims and unlawful detainer actions. Be sure to ask about our flat fee unlawful detainer services in Sacramento, Placer, and El Dorado counties.
• Construction Litigation
  Thomas & Associates provides legal services to both contractors and owners. We assist our clients through the complex realm of public works competitive bidding and contracting to insure that the client’s best interest are protected. We also handle preparation of construction contracts, construction contract dispute resolution, mechanic’s liens and subcontractor disputes. Our firm acts as general counsel to our many residential and commercial contractor clients. This includes collection and mechanic’s lien foreclosure services for our contractor clients.
• Easement
• Landlord-Tenant Disputes
  Mr. Thomas is also a certified instructor for the California Association of Community Managers. He has authored numerous articles on homeowner association and real estate law. Mr. Thomas also lectures frequently for Brandman University and Lorman Seminars. Mr. Thomas regularly gives seminars on California reals estate and easement law as well as landlord tenant and construction law.

Finance Law

• Bankruptcy
  We provide legal counsel to creditors seeking to recover from debtors in bankruptcy, including both secured and unsecured credtors. Our practice covers adversary proceedings, motions to lift stay, and debtor exams. We also provide comprehensive services for debtors incluing debt counseling.
• Foreclosure