PRACTICE AREAS
AGRICULTURAL LAW
Agricultural law encompasses a variety of areas. Some of those areas include, but are not limited to, animals at large, line-fence disputes, noxious weeds, grain and other contracts, business creation and dissolution, real estate sales and inheritance and estate planning. Let us use our experience in the agricultural field to help you navigate through these complex issues.
BUSINESS AND FAMILY FARM SUCCESSION
Do you own a family farm? Are you ready to transition ownership to the next generation? Do you have a child who helps solely on the farm while others work off the farm and not sure how to create a succession plan that is fair to all? We can help you create a succession plan that best fits your family’s needs.
BUSINESS LAW
Looking to start a business and not sure what type of entity makes the most sense? In the State of Ohio, an individual can create a Corporation, Limited Liability Company, Limited Partnership, Limited Liability Partnership, General Partnership, or a Sole Proprietorship. With each separate entity comes with it, its own set of rules and regulations. Let us help you with the legal aspects that affect a business throughout its life cycle.
ELDER LAW
Are you or do you know someone who may be worried about long-term care and preserving their assets for the next generation? Getting older is inevitable and comes with its own challenges. Make sure that you take the legal steps now to protect the assets you have worked your entire life accumulating.
ESTATE ADMINISTRATION
"Probate assets" are those assets that someone leaves behind with no beneficiary listed. These assets must go through the Probate Court to be distributed. If a loved one dies with a Will, the court will distribute their assets as they directed. If a loved one dies without a Will, the Court will distribute their assets pursuant to the statute of descent and distribution.
ESTATE PLANNING
Do you own a car or real estate? There is a common misconception that if someone doesn’t have a lot of assets they do not need a Will or a Trust. Did you know that to transfer most assets upon death outside of probate, you must have a beneficiary listed? If no beneficiary is listed, it is likely your assets will go through the probate process. We can help you avoid the probate process by using various methods to pass along your assets to the next generation.
LANDLORD-TENANT LAW
Do you have a tenant late on rent or in default of their lease? The State of Ohio provides two avenues on evicting a tenant depending on the reason for eviction. The first avenue is providing a three-day notice and can be given if the tenant is late on rent or is using, selling, or manufacturing illegal drugs. The second avenue is providing a thirty-day notice and can be given if the tenant is otherwise in default of their lease.
REAL ESTATE LAW
Thinking about buying or selling your residence or vacant land? It may seem like a simple process, but there are many factors to think about when buying, selling or gifting real estate. Let us help you navigate the nuances of real estate law.