Choosing the Right Starting Point
Most people arrive with a problem rather than a legal category. A foreclosure notice, for example, may end in a bankruptcy filing, a negotiated sale, or a title problem that has to be cleared before anything else can happen. The first meeting is used to decide which of those paths applies, and that decision shapes the rest of the work.
The four areas below overlap more often than they appear to. Debt that cannot be paid usually sits alongside a house that needs protecting; an estate plan depends on how the deed is titled; a title search can uncover a probate that was never closed. The office handles those pieces together instead of sending clients from one office to another.
- Consumer bankruptcy — Chapter 7 filings, the automatic stay, and the credit counseling required before a discharge.
- Estate planning and probate — wills, trusts, powers of attorney, guardianship, and the probate of an estate that was never administered.
- Real estate closings — purchase and sale review, closing documents, and settlement for buyers, sellers, and lenders.
- Title searches — a review of the recorded history of a property before money changes hands.
If you are not sure where your matter fits, describe it on the phone. Sorting it out takes a short conversation and is better than starting in the wrong place.
