Practice Areas
In-House Legal Consulting and Business Law
LJE Law Firm provides consultation services for individuals, small and large businesses, and in-house legal counsel, to manage risk and avoid and minimize the impact of litigation. Services include:
- Contract drafting, review, and negotiation
- Confidentiality Agreements
- Litigation management
- Litigation holds
- Document management, review and production
- Risk management policies and procedures
- Loan documentation
- Employment contracts
- Non-competition agreements
- Corporate governance issues
- Director/officer fiduciary duties
- Director/officer insurance coverage
- Temporary on-site legal support
Bankruptcy, Insolvency, Creditors’ Rights and Reorganization
LJE Law Firm represents clients in business and consumer bankruptcy and debtor/creditor legal matters including:
- Chapter 11 debtor representation
- Chapter 7 proceedings for consumers and businesses
- Trustee representation
- Creditors’ rights including representation in bankruptcy proceedings and work-outs
- Creditor Committee representation
- Out-of-court restructurings and liquidations
- Forbearance agreements
- Assignments for the benefit of creditors
- Receiverships
- Representation of professionals in retention and fee disputes
- Jay Alix Protocol retention and payment issues
- Involuntary bankruptcy proceedings
Litigation and Dispute Resolution
LJE Law Firm handles a wide range of business, commercial and consumer litigation including:
- Contract disputes
- Bankruptcy adversary proceedings
- Claims under the Uniform Commercial Code
- E-discovery and discovery management
- Claim and delivery
- Breach of fiduciary duty
- Debt collection and defense, including FDCPA disputes
- Real estate disputes including landlord/tenant
Probate and Estate Planning
LJE Law Firm provides clients the tools they need to prepare a plan for their future including:
- Wills and Trusts
- Health Care Power of Attorney
- Financial Power of Attorney
- Representing Fiduciaries in Probating Estates
- Guardianships and Conservatorships
- Business Succession Planning