- GuardianshipGuardianship of the person of the minor – A guardian of the person of a minor normally exercises legal custody over the minor.
- Corporate LawViolations of laws regulating corporate governance, including allowing a shareholder to make decisions that only directors have the legal authority to make.
- Business Formation
- Business DisputesContact James D. Fife today to schedule an appointment about business planning for your new company or reorganization of an existing business entity. The Law Office of James D. Fife provides business law services, as well as estate planning and probate administration, to clients in Arlington, Virginia, and the Washington, D.C. area.
- Business TransactionsThe Law Office of James D. Fife serves business clients in Arlington, Virginia, and the Washington, D.C. area. James D. Fife has substantial experience in representing clients who are engaged in the formation of business organizations, the purchase or sale of business assets, and other significant business transactions. Mr. Fife uses that experience in structuring business transactions that have favorable legal and income tax consequences for his clients.
- Limited Liability CompaniesIndividuals who create new businesses must select the type of entity that they will use to accomplish their business objectives. The owners of a new business in Virginia may select from among a variety of types of business organizations, including corporations, S corporations, partnerships, limited partnerships, limited liability companies, limited liability partnerships, and business trusts.
- Employment Discrimination
- Employment Contract
- Non-compete Agreement
- Severance Agreement
- Land Use and Zoning
- Estate PlanningThe process of preparing for the final stages in your life with an estate planning lawyer is critical, as it focuses heavily on what will be done with your assets. The Law Office of James D. Fife in Arlington, Virginia provides thorough, effective legal counsel when it comes to figuring out your estate planning objectives and ensuring you have the right paperwork filled out. Whether you’re an individual or a small business, our team can help answer all your questions when it comes to this area of law. Browse all our frequently asked questions below and reach out to us today for more information!
- WillsWill and trust agreements employ various methods for determining the number of assets used to fund a credit shelter trust. Some documents create a gift to the credit shelter trust through a formula that provides for distributing to the trust the largest amount that can pass to the trust free of the estate tax. Other wills and trust documents include a provision that makes a gift to the credit shelter trust of a specified percentage of the residue of the estate or trust. Another method provides for a gift of the residue of the estate or trust to the surviving spouse and further provides that assets disclaimed by the surviving spouse would pass into a credit shelter trust.
- TrustsA person may create a revocable living trust by declaring that he or she, as trustee, holds property in trust or by transferring property to another person as trustee. The document used to create the trust may be known as a “declaration of trust†when the settlor names himself or herself as trustee. The document may be referred to as a “trust agreement†when the settlor names another person as trustee.
- Power of AttorneyWhen a person becomes incapacitated, it will usually be necessary to establish a conservatorship to manage that person’s assets, unless he or she created an alternative mechanism, such as a power of attorney, before becoming incapacitated. A conservatorship is a legal arrangement that is created when a court appoints a conservator to manage the property and financial affairs of an incapacitated person (the ward).
- Probate
- Tax LawContact business planning attorney James D. Fife today to schedule an initial consultation about small business legal issues. Mr. Fife works closely with his business clients to help them choose the right form of organization for their businesses and successfully resolve the legal and tax issues they face as their businesses expand.