- Premarital AgreementOur firm also has extensive experience advising clients regarding estate and trust administration. We routinely advise personal representatives and trustees regarding their duties under applicable statutes regarding estate administation and trust administration. Our real estate lawyers are also experienced in preparing necessary probate court petitions to facilitate the administration of an estate or to contest an allegedly illegal will or estate devise. Clients have engaged the attorneys of Langdale Vallotton to defend and to pursue claims arising out of some of the largest disputes regarding estates in South Georgia, and we have a history of litigation success in defending the enforcement of prenuptial agreements and wills.
- Criminal Defense
- Wrongful Death
- Corporate LawWhether handling a merger, an acquisition, a sale of a company or a financing or other commercial transaction, our business and corporate law attorneys have the experience to manage the most complex transactions and business matters. We pride ourselves on offering sophisticated and creative legal advice focused on helping our clients achieve their business goals.
- Business DisputesJimmy is a partner at Langdale Vallotton, LLP. Jimmy’s primary practice areas include commercial litigation (such as breach of contract matters, business disputes, and debt collections), business and corporate transactions, secured lending, and real estate. He also has extensive experience handling personal injury matters, and he serves as the solicitor general for the City of Lake Park’s Municipal Court.
- Business TransactionsLangdale Vallotton, LLP was formed on April 1, 1972 by William P. (Bill) Langdale, Jr. and Joseph (Joe) E. Vallotton. Bill and Joe quickly made a name for themselves in South Georgia as two of the most dedicated attorneys to their practice and their clients. It was not long before local businesses and individuals realized that such devotion to the law, and to the client, resulted in superior legal representation, and consequently, better results. Due to the devotion and unselfish pursuit of justice for its clients, the firm has more than quadrupled in size, and multiplied far more in annual business. The firm currently engages in practices ranging from catastrophic injury claims to some of the State’s largest commercial transactions to patent, trademark and copyright.
- Workers CompensationOur law firm handles worker’s compensation cases. As an injured worker, our attorneys can assist you with your potential claim. You may be entitled to income benefits and appropriate medical care for injuries that occurred in an on-the-job accident in the course and scope of your duties at work. Additionally, there is a potential for a third-party claim against other negligent parties, such as the manufacturer of defective machinery. As an employer, our attorneys can assist you in navigating a potential claim and preparing a defense.
- Employment ContractOur team is experienced in aiding providers regarding HIPAA and HITECH Act compliance with respect to both day-to-day operations and in negotiating Business Associate Agreements with vendors. Further, Langdale Vallotton’s healthcare attorneys also provide advice regarding Medicare and Medicaid compliance and medical staff and peer review matters. Lastly, our healthcare attorneys have significant experience negotiating and drafting employment agreements for physicians and other healthcare professionals.
- Employment LitigationThe business and corporate law attorneys at Langdale Vallotton, LLP, provide an array of services for our clients throughout the southeastern United States. We offer counsel during all phases of the business life cycle and are experienced in drafting, reviewing and executing a diverse range of business documents and agreements as well as handling employment issues that may arise within an organization.
- Real Estate LitigationWe have been involved in litigation involving the split of doctors from two of the largest medical practices in South Georgia and are at any given time involved in numerous multi-million dollar disputes between various corporations and other business entities. We have the expertise to handle complex matters ranging from trademark and patent litigation to real estate disputes.
- Premises LiabilityIn 2006, our litigation team was successful in upholding a grant of summary judgment to Wild Adventures, Inc., one of the nation’s top fifty theme parks, in two premises liability cases pending before the Georgia Court of Appeals. The first case resulted from a female patron who allegedly injured her back after falling off a chair, when one of the chair legs broke. The Georgia Court of Appeals found no evidence of negligence on behalf of Wild Adventures, Inc. and found that the premises owner could not be held liable simply because the chair leg broke under the weight of the patron. Similarly, our litigation team successfully upheld summary judgment on a wrongful arrest/malicious prosecution case against Wild Adventures, Inc., holding that Wild Adventures was not liable for turning over an alleged crime, reported by a visitor, to the sheriff’s department.
- Real Estate TransactionsRob practices in the areas of civil litigation, commercial and residential real estate transactions, corporate and employment law. He is also the city attorney for three municipalities in south Georgia. He has successfully represented business clients in litigation involving contract disputes, Title VII and ADEA discrimination claims, PACA litigation, foreclosure, confirmation and collection actions and workout agreements on commercial loans. He has handled numerous complex commercial real estate transactions including the financing of construction of base housing at Moody Air Force Base, USDA and HUD financing for multi-family housing construction and rehabilitation projects, and acquisitions of hotel, convenience store and truck stop properties. Rob has also successfully argued cases before the Georgia Supreme Court and Court of Appeals, in one case securing a dismissal of charges brought against 15 individuals arrested for engaging in a peaceful protest at a city council meeting by successfully arguing to both the trial court and the Georgia Supreme Court that the statute under which they were charged was unconstitutional. Rob is also the municipal court judge for the City of Remerton.
- Easement
- Land Use and ZoningLangdale Vallotton, LLP is recognized as a leader in zoning and land use planning in South Georgia. Consistently called upon to represent commercial and residential developers in requesting property rezonings and variances to county and municipal ordinances (as well as neighboring property owners contesting such resquests), the attorneys at Langdale Vallotton have handled more rezonings, annexations, and variances than any other law firm in the Valdosta, Georgia metropolitan area.
- Landlord-Tenant DisputesMaria is an associate at Langdale Vallotton, LLP, and her practice focuses on litigation. She has handled a wide variety of litigation matters ranging from business litigation, dissolution and incorporation to civil and criminal defense, probate, and landlord-tenant litigation. She served as house counsel for many District and Circuit Court Judges in the State of Michigan including the Help for Heroes Pro Bono Service program where she represented Veterans and assisted in their applications for Veterans’ Treatment Courts. She has tried many cases to successful completion and has a spent her entire career fine tuning her proficiency as a litigator. She is passionate about the practice of law and believes in the same ardent representation of each of her clients. She has dedicated her career to giving each case the time and attention it deserves to ensure that her client’s voice is heard. Every legal matter that she has handled is important to her. Maria pursues earning the trust of each of her clients by providing quality representation and zealous advocacy. She has based being an attorney upon the premise of dedication, accessibility, and professionalism.
- Condominium LawOur residential real estate lawyers are some of the most advanced and efficient in South Georgia. The residential real estate department is managed by three of our partners, all whom have extensive experience, including conventional purchases and sales, foreclosure sales, short sales, refinances, auctions, restrictive covenants, condominium development, subdivision development and mixed-use developments.
- Personal InjuryThe personal injury lawyers at Langdale Vallotton, LLP, have been and continue to be involved in representing some of the most high profile injury and death claims in South Georgia.
- Medical MalpracticeDrew is a partner at Langdale Vallotton, LLP, and her practice focuses on representing individuals who have been injured, harmed, or suffered a loss through the wrongdoing or negligence of another. Unlike many attorneys who dabble in the area of personal injury, Drew is a trial attorney who has exclusively practiced in this field for her entire legal career in both Georgia and Florida and specializes in representing catastrophically injured victims, families who have lost a loved one, as well as individuals injured in motor vehicle collisions, tractor- trailer crashes, motorcycle accidents, medical malpractice, defective products, unsafe premises, and other hazardous conditions. Drew aggressively pursues each case with the intent of reaching the strongest possible outcome for her clients and she understands that sometimes recovery requires fighting for the compensation clients deserve and she is a fierce advocate who rises to that challenge. Not only is she an experienced litigator, but she is equally experienced in negotiating settlements and has recovered millions on behalf of her clients. One important component of Drew’s practice is that she excels at providing clients with individualized attention and is actively involved in every aspect of her client’s cases, from the initial client interview through the final resolution of the legal matter.
- Auto Accidents
- Estate PlanningLangdale Vallotton, LLP, routinely counsels clients regarding their individual estate plans and business succession planning. Our estate lawyers work closely with accountants and insurance professionals to ensure the orderly transfer of assets to beneficiaries and future generations while minimizing tax liabilities associated with such transfers. Our estate planning attorneys often utilize irrevocable life insurance trusts and complex wills containing credit shelter trusts to minimize the impact of estate taxes on high-net-worth individuals. Our lawyers stay abreast of the incessant changes to federal and state estate tax laws in order to effectively advise clients with respect to minimizing estate tax liabilities upon death. We also work closely with business clients regarding succession planning, using estate planning vehicles such as family limited partnerships and other business entities that allow our clients to retain lifetime management and control of the businesses they have created and grown while taking full advantage of lifetime gifting to future generations in order to minimize estate taxes.
- Wills
- Trusts
- ProbateTina’s practice includes representing creditors in bankruptcy, representing educators in disciplinary actions brought by the Professional Standards Commission as well as in employment actions brought by local school boards, representing employees and employers in worker’s compensation cases, general civil litigation, and probate law.
- Bankruptcy
- ForeclosureDaniel has served as counsel to industrial warehouse developers in the acquisition, development, financing, leasing and sale of industrial warehouse space along the Georgia coast, including a $198,000,000 sale of warehouses to Duke Realty. Daniel has served as lead counsel to multiple developers in the acquisition and development of apartment complexes, shopping centers and hotel properties throughout Georgia. His practice also includes representation of developers in the assemblage and establishment of residential subdivisions, condominium complexes and mixed-use communities. Daniel also frequently represents lenders in connection with foreclosures, workouts and restructuring of REO properties, as well as acquisition and construction loans.