Business and Corporate Law

• Business Disputes
  Attorneys in Allen & Kimbell’s litigation department are highly experienced in all aspects of civil litigation, particularly in the areas of real property, trust and estate, and business disputes, as well as complex litigation including construction cases.

Property Law

• Real Estate Litigation
  Allen & Kimbell’s attorneys possess diverse and comprehensive experience in all kinds of real estate matters. Having pioneered one of California’s premier planned developments, the Hollister Ranch, we are well versed in issues pertaining to land use planning, common interest developments and property rights. Through this work we have developed a close working relationship with the California Department of Real Estate and local government agencies.
• Real Estate Transactions
  At Allen & Kimbell, we take the time to understand our client’s needs and work with them to achieve their goals.  Our clients benefit from sophisticated estate planning strategies to minimize taxes and preserve family wealth, as well as the thoughtful structuring of business and real estate transactions to be most tax-efficient.
• Easement
• Land Use and Zoning
  Allen & Kimbell’s attorneys have significant experience in land use planning and permitting, and subdivision processing.  Our diverse set of clients include builders, developers, nonprofits, and land owners.

Trusts and Estates

• Estate Planning
  We at Allen & Kimbell pride ourselves on being able to handle the most complex planning, as well as the most challenging trust and estate administrations.  Our attorneys are some of the most respected in the community, and regularly speak on complicated planning and tax issues.
• Wills
  We believe that understanding what matters to our clients, focusing on their goals, and achieving creative solutions to difficult problems separates us from other firms.  We put these skills to practice not only in drafting Wills and trusts, but in crafting sophisticated strategies to minimize taxes and preserve family wealth (including revocable and irrevocable trusts, life insurance trusts, personal residence trusts, charitable trusts, private foundations, and family partnerships).
• Trusts
  We have several attorneys in our estate planning and trust administration department, with over a half a century of collective experience in the field.  Our lawyers include two attorneys who are California State Bar certified specialists in
• Probate
  Both estate planning, trust, and probate law, as well as taxation law.  We have attorneys and paralegals at all levels, allowing us to allocate and complete work in the most efficient manner for you.

Finance Law

• Tax Law
  Through the years, our attorneys have represented numerous clients with respect to purchase and sales, construction and development, financing, leases, and exchanges of real property. In addition, members of the firm have extensive experience in co-ownership arrangements, conservation easements, condemnation work, property tax issues, and the formation and operation of homeowners’ associations and other real estate development entities.