- Premarital AgreementOften times in situations where an individual has significant assets, family assets or is entering a second marriage with children, it is important to protect assets, insurance or income that is intended for family purposes.
- GuardianshipIt is imperative to have attorneys that can guide you from the start of your estate planning to the administration of your estate after death. Rely on our team for highly qualified representation and superior client service in estate planning, probate, conservatorship, guardianship, powers of attorney, health care directives, and trust and estate administration matters.
- Criminal DefenseAs a progressive, forward-thinking firm whose business is law, Martin & Squires takes a collaborative approach to our litigation practice that is flexible and agile. We allocate resources responsibly to maximize each professional’s contribution and the value to clients, including the unique ability to scale rapidly to adjust to client needs.
- DUI/DWI
- Theft
- Misdemeanors
- Corporate LawMartin & Squires has a wealth of experience in working with small and medium size businesses and the men and woman who own them. We help our clients realize opportunities, advise managers and owners, and resolve business problems.
- Business Formation
- Business DisputesWe help our clients realize opportunities, advise managers and owners, and resolve business problems. We serve as advisors to business managers and owners to resolve daily business problems and we view our role as counselors and advisors who help guide clients to plan for and avoid business pitfalls that can lead to litigation.
- Business TransactionsThe attorneys of Martin & Squires have over 20 years of experience providing legal services to real estate developers and lenders in both in good times and in bad. We represent both institutional and non-institutional lenders and borrowers in both complex and straightforward commercial transactions. Drawing on this experience, we provide our clients with personalized, cost-effective legal services designed to achieve their goals. Our lender clients include community-based banks, regional banks, and national banks. Where appropriate, we utilize our experienced paralegals to keep client costs down while providing efficient timely service to our clients. We counsel our clients in their due diligence, structuring and closing needs, including...
- Limited Liability CompaniesWe also assist our clients, many of which are family owned businesses, from the formation stage through sale, succession or other transfer and represent both for-profit and not-for-profit corporations, as well as limited liability companies, limited partnerships, general partnerships and sole proprietorships in a variety of industries and markets.
- Intellectual Property
- Wrongful Termination
- Employment Contract
- Employment Litigation
- Non-compete Agreement
- Severance Agreement
- Sexual Harassment
- Real Estate LitigationAlthough we provide commercial and real estate litigation support to those that need those services, we view our role as counselors and advisors who help guide clients to plan for and avoid pitfalls that lead to litigation and serve as advisors to business managers and owners to resolve the daily business problems.
- Construction LitigationDrafting of mixed use condominium, association and apartment development-related documents, including development agreements, construction agreements, common interest community declarations, and operating documents
- Real Estate TransactionsProject management and review of due diligence involved in real estate transactions, including survey and title issues, resolution of real estate title and survey issues, condominium plats, declarations and related documentation, review and analysis of leases, review and analysis of franchise agreements, construction documentation, corporate and limited liability company documentation and structure and closing related items.
- Eminent Domain
- Easement
- Land Use and Zoning
- Landlord-Tenant Disputes
- Personal InjuryFrom business succession or estate planning to personal injury to trust and estate litigation, we provide many services to individual clients.
- Medical Malpractice
- Disability Discrimination
- Estate PlanningComplex estate planning, including wealth preservation, business succession planning, tax minimization and other asset protection measures
- WillsLitigation, including will contests, trust contests, petitions to remove a trustee and actions to recover assets transferred outside of an estate
- TrustsAt the Martin & Squires law firm we pride ourselves on our ability to provide proficient and creative solutions to each project we work on, and for the people who come to us relying on our expert skills. Primarily representing businesses in the areas of general business, real estate, construction, energy, commercial litigation, trusts and estates, each of our firm’s skilled and experienced lawyers is passionate about the work and come highly regarded by the legal community and our clients.
- Power of AttorneyWhoever is responsible for the oversight in the management and distribution of another person’s property or monies has certain fiduciary or good faith responsibilities to the estate. In most instances, the fiduciary responsibility rests with the power of attorney, conservator of the estate, or the personal representative of the estate.
- Probate
- Bankruptcy
- ForeclosureWhen the loan doesn’t work out as the parties had intended, we provide advice to borrowers and lenders on loan workouts, including forbearance agreements, voluntary foreclosure agreements, and deed-in-lieu of foreclosure documentation, including...
- Tax LawRepresenting property owners with property tax appeals, including presenting to County Boards of Equalization, negotiating with County Assessors, and filing petitions in tax court