Areas of Practice
community
Forming and maintaining community owned land structures can be incredibly rewarding as well as challenging. I can assist you in creating the legal structure needed to hold land collectively as well as crafting documents to help your organization run more smoothly by anticipating potential challenges and creating strategies to address them. Services include, forming collective entities, updating organizational structures, real estate transactions, and dispute resolution. In addition to legal expertise, I offer a wealth of lived experience in this area.
dispute resolution
Whether it’s a conflict between a landlord and tenant, neighbors across a property line, or a partnership gone awry, I offer a variety of services to help resolve conflict either inside the court system or outside of it. Understanding the full range of options at your disposal is key to finding the most expeditious, cost effective, and efficacious strategy.
non-profit
Non-profit organizations, and the visionaries who found and run them, serve a vital function in our world, but unfortunately are often woefully under skilled in the legal arena. I have years of experience in both establishing and running non-profit organizations. I can help you determine what the best options are for your emerging or existing organization and help you strategize on how to grow and accomplish your goals and mission. Services include strategic consultation, non-profit incorporation, regulatory compliance, and more.
mediation
Conflict is an inevitable part of life. How we chose to approach it can determine whether it is a beneficial component of our lives or not. Mediation is an alternative approach to traditional adversarial law. I’ve worked with groups to achieve resolutions that maximize everyone’s underlying interests and achieve greater understanding between parties.
transactional
Understanding the scope and nature of contemplated transactions and anticipating potential risks and benefits in advance of starting is crucial for personal and business success. I have years of experience in a variety of areas and can help guide you through the process regardless of your background and where you are in the process. Services include incorporation of business entities (Corporations, Limited Liability Companies, Partnerships, Benefit Corporations, Sole Proprietors), business purchases,real estate transactions, and more.
facilitation
Creating and running meetings and planning processes can be difficult, especially for those parties deeply involved with the underlying work. I’ve helped organizations of many sizes and complexities design meeting and planning strategies that achieve desired tangible and process outcomes in a timely and cost effective way.