Practice Areas
practice areas
Real Estate
Libby Law Office, P.A. provides complete service for all of your real estate needs, whether they are commercial or residential. We specialize in the area of petroleum related real estate, whether it be a sale, purchase or lease. We work with environmental clean ups at all levels. We draft purchase agreements for both buyers and sellers, identify, analyze and resolve title issues, prepare appropriate documents for Closing, and explain your options along the way. We also draft leases for both landlords and tenants.
Commercial Transactions
Environmental Compliance – Petroleum
Underground Storage Tanks
Land Use and Zoning
Minnesota‘s Shoreland Ordinance compliance
Landlord-Tenant
Mechanic’s Liens
Closings
Title Work
Easements and Operating Agreements
The ultimate goal in any commercial real estate transaction is to close the deal. Through experience with commercial properties of an environmentally sensitive nature, particularly petroleum, Libby Law Office, P.A. has navigated the tricky waters of environmental compliance, Minnesota’s shoreland ordinances zoning, and landlord-tenant matters for both buyers and sellers, landlords and tenants.
Libby Law Office, P.A. drafts deeds, easements, covenants, contracts, leases, and purchase agreements. We will assist in all phases of the closing process. We work to ensure client satisfaction and negotiate to secure the deal.
Residential
Landlord-Tenant
Mechanic’s Liens
Closings
Document Drafting
Disclosures
Easements
Common Interest Community (Condominium) Issues
Housing Association and Cooperatives
Buyers and sellers should always consult an attorney when making decisions about residential real estate. Given today’s market in real estate with short sales, foreclosures, consumer protection laws, and the complexity of a closing, it makes sense to know your rights and responsibilities in regard to your real estate. Libby Law Office, P.A. can help in all aspects of the deal. We will help protect and enforce your rights.
Business Formation
Entity selections
Business formation
Corporate Records
Business Interest Transfers
Reorganizations
It is important to start your business on a solid foundation – you may have already written a business plan, secured financing, and dreamed of future success. Let us draft the documents for your incorporation or organization. These will control your company’s operation, tax status, your role in the company, and your personal liability. We draft documents that comply with Minnesota law and make it easy for you to operate the company while following the law. We also keep corporate records, draft board resolutions, and help the company move forward if there is a change in personnel. Let us help you make your business plans a reality.
Business Matters
Contracts
Sales of Goods
Commercial Leasing
Secured Transactions
Consumer Debt Collection
Commercial Litigation
Libby Law Office, P.A. provides experienced assistance in all matters commercial, from contract work, leases, and security agreements to debt collection, reclaiming goods from insolvent businesses, and foreclosures. We also provide commercial litigation when necessary to protect our clients.
Probate
Probate is the legal process where a personal representative (the person either named in the Will or an otherwise interested party) pays the decedent’s final debts, including medical expenses and funeral expenses and then distributes real and personal property according to the Will, or if there is no Will, according to state law. In a probate matter, the person who has died is called the “decedent,’ and his or her real and personal property is called the “estate.’ A Probate is necessary for estates in excess of $50,000 and where the personal representative needs court authority to convey title, or where a Will is in dispute.
We can assist you in your duties as personal representative or as heirs or distributees to understand the process of Probate. We can help guide you through the paperwork, process, and pitfalls, whether the Probate will need to be supervised, unsupervised, formal, or informal.
Probate Frequently Asked Questions
Estate Planning
Will Instruments
Trust Instruments
Family Cabin Trust Agreements
Irrevocable Life Insurance Trusts
Guardian and Conservatorships
Business Succession Planning
A comprehensive estate plan typically includes a will instrument, a trust instrument if appropriate, a health care directive and a financial power of attorney. Planning in advance allows you to take control of your destiny and will give you a sense of security about how your assets will be administered and distributed upon your death. We assist you in this planning by thoroughly discussing your situation and then drafting documents to suit your personal needs and situation.
Libby Law Office, P.A. also provides will and trust administration services for personal representatives and trustees and can help heirs or distributees understand the process of the administration.
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