Estate Planning and Probate Law

• Estate planning, probate, trust, and guardianship law
• Analyzing tax effects and consequences of client's estate plan
• Drafting wills, trusts, and other legal documents to effectuate the clients' estate plans
• Representing clients in Probate Court involving estates, wills, trusts, and guardianships
• Preparing IRS form 706 Estate Tax Returns

Business Law

• Drafting and filing formation documents with the Secretary of State
• Drafting operating agreements, licenses, and other legal documents to assist the client in their business operations
• Counseling the client through business purchases and sales, contract review and bankruptcy issues

Dental Transactions

Dental transactions blend business law and real estate law, including:

• Practice Buy/Sell Agreements
• HIPAA Compliance
• Entity formations and partnerships
• Drafting contracts and other legal documents to assist the practice's operations
• Counseling dentists regarding their leases, real estate purchases, finish-out improvements, and bank lending

Chip regularly blogs about dental issues on www.TheLegalTooth.com.

Oil and Gas Law

• Reviewing leases, deeds, and other legal documents
• Assisting clients in managing the legal requirements for oil and gas interests, including following local, state, and federal law, tax issues, and other procedural matters

Real Estate Law

• Counseling individuals and businesses in all phases of commercial, residential, and land transactions
• Researching deed records to determine interests in real property
• Analyzing real estate issues that may intersect with other, related fields of law including Oil and Gas, Water, and Wind Energy Law