PRACTICE AREAS

Welcome to the law offices of James E. Toothman & Associates. Our practice concentrates in the following areas:

  Civil Business Litigation

  Real Estate / Work Outs / Financial Issues: The firm has substantial experience dealing nationally and locally with wholesale and retail real estate lenders and brokers, financing issues and tactics, appraisals, buyer / seller issues and the full spectrum of real estate related matters.

  Business and Contract Transactional Law: The firm provides a broad range of business legal services including review, preparation and negotiation of contracts, licensing and distribution agreements, real estate and leasing transactions, business analysis, planning and strategy as well as counseling in the rights and responsibilities of corporate officers and directors, partnerships, limited liability companies, drafting employment and shareholder agreements and non-compete and confidentiality agreements.

  Mergers and Acquisitions: The firm offers legal counsel for formation and dissolution of public and private corporations and partnerships, "S" corporations, limited liability companies, limited partnerships and business reorganization or bankruptcy.

  Employment and Labor Law: The firm counsels our clients, both on behalf of employers and employees, in all legal aspects of employment contracts, wrongful termination, employment discrimination (age, sex, race, disabilities, national origin), sexual harassment, fraud, covenants not to compete, severance agreements, personnel manuals and other administrative and strategy counseling.