BUSINESS & COMMERCIAL LAW

Description:

Business environments change rapidly. Social changes and the advent of new technologies create both new challenges and new opportunities for businesses. Without the right counsel, commercial law can often seem slow to keep pace. Knox & Ross Law Group’s business and commercial practice has the knowledge and experience necessary to adapt to business’s changing needs in an evermore-competitive marketplace. Our skilled advocates deal with wide variety business and commercial matters, and currently practice in a number of dynamic industries, including:

Areas of Expertise:

o   Advice & Counsel

  • General Corporate & Business Counseling
  • Strategic Planning
  • Negotiation Counseling
  • Consulting Agreements
  • Corporate Governance Advising
  • Contract Preparation, Drafting & Review

o   Business Development Consulting & Services

  • Outside General Counsel Services
  • Business Entity Formations
  • Financing
  • Supplier & Service Provider Agreements
  • Employment Agreements
  • Independent Contractor Agreements
  • Non-Disclosure Agreements
  • Shareholder Agreements
  • Trademarks

o   Commercial Litigation

  • Breach of Contract Claims
  • Shareholder & Partnership Disputes
  • Commercial Mediation & Arbitration
  • Commercial Administrative Hearings

o   Commercial Transactions

  • Pre-Transactional Agreements
  • Buy-Sell Agreements
  • Business-to-Business Transactions
  • Licensing Agreements
  • Options Agreements
  • Real Estate Transactions

o   Real Estate

  • Purchase Agreements
  • Lease Agreements (Commercial & Residential)
  • Landlord-Tenant Disputes (Commercial & Residential)

CIVIL LITIGATION:

Knox & Ross Law Group’s litigation attorneys represent clients in court trials, jury trial, mediations, and arbitrations, and administrative hearings in local, state and federal courts.

We represent individuals, businesses, corporations, and associations throughout California. Knox & Ross Law Group exercises a team approach towards litigation; we first assess liability exposure, and then allocate resources and personnel with the expertise to necessary to provide clients with a strong and cohesive legal team. If the circumstances call for additional outside expertise, our firm is well versed in litigation management, to ensure that our client’s needs are responded to rapidly, decisively, and cost effectively.

Areas of Expertise:

  • Breach of Contract 
  • Collections
  • Open Book & Account Stated
  • Judgment Enforcement
  • Unlawful Detainers
  • Wrongful Evictions
  • Property Damage
  • Personal Injury

 

ESTATE PLANNING & ADMINISTRATION:

The experienced attorneys at Knox & Ross Law Group assist individuals and families with their estate planning, probate, trust administration, and trust and estate litigation needs.

At Knox & Ross Law Group, we understand that planning your estate is a personal matter.  We know that you have worked hard to build a family legacy worth preserving for future generations.  Your family legacy is important to us.  Whether you want to ensure your assets are protected for future generations, need assistance with administration of trusts or probate, or are involved in a trust and estate dispute, our goal is to help you preserve your legacy for those who matter to you. Our firm’s attorneys will be able to assist you with the following area of estate planning matters:

Areas of Expertise:

  • Wills
  • Trusts
  • Probate
  • Asset Protection
  • Estate Litigation
  • Health Care Directives
  • Power of Attorney
  • Probate and Will Disputes
  • Executorship Duties
  • Guardianships
  • Conservatorship

FAMILY LAW:

The experienced attorneys at Knox & Ross Law Group assist individuals and families with their estate planning, probate, trust administration, and trust and estate litigation needs.

At Knox & Ross Law Group, we recognize that our greatest achievements result from our clients' willingness to entrust important matters to us. We take this commitment seriously and tailor our approach to resolving the challenges you face in the area of family law.  Family law is an area of law that is as much about the family as it is about the law.  If you need real solutions in a family law matter, you can trust the experienced lawyers at the Knox & Ross Law Group to provide high quality, compassionate, and experienced representation.   Our skilled advocates deal with a wide variety of legal issues, including but not limited to the following family law matters:

Areas of Expertise:

  • Divorce
  • Pre-Nuptial Agreements
  • Post-Nuptial Agreements
  • Child Custody
  • Child Support
  • Spousal Support
  • Complex Property Division
  • Domestic Violence
  • Judgment Modifications
  • Order Enforcement
  • Paternity
  • Move-Aways

TAX:

Knox & Ross Law Group’s tax practice covers all aspects of Federal and California tax planning and litigation. Our goal is to help clients accomplish their business and personal objectives in the most tax-efficient manner possible.

We provide both planning and advice, so that our clients can structure their business operations and personal finances for the best possible tax result. Our skilled advocates have appeared on tax controversies before the United States Tax Court, United States District Courts, and California State Courts. We have successfully settled tax cases with the Internal Revenue Service, the California Franchise Tax Board, and the California State Board of Equalization.

Areas of Expertise:

  • Tax Planning:
    • Estate Planning
    • Business Succession Planning
    • Capital-Structuring
    • Business Reorganizations
    • Tax-Exempt Organizations
    • Compliance Advising
  • Tax Controversies:
    • Audit Representation
    • Tax Collection Defense
    • Tax Levies & Liens
    • Offers in Compromise
    • Sales Tax Defense
    • Unfiled Returns