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Real Estate

Real estate—it is the center of the Firm’s universe! From a dream home to strategic investments, real estate law transcends mere transactions, drawing into its orbit other practices such as contracts, business law and estate planning. In her role as your lawyer, Susan Pesner navigates each of these realms and boasts the expertise to cater to your diverse legal requirements. Through commitment to all things real estate, the Firm represents brokerages, sellers, buyers, borrowers and lenders, and provides guidance to the real estate industry at large. Whether it is a new real estate transaction or you need advice on the law, your interests will be safeguarded, carefully structured and shepherded all along the way.

Some of the Firm’s real estate services:

  • Residential and Commercial real estate settlement services

  • Contract drafting, review of contracts, creating new offers to sell or purchase, crafting meaningful terms for addenda to existing ‘form’ contracts

  • Review of new construction contracts for custom homes

  • Consultation regarding boundary line adjustments

  • Subdividing larger land parcels into multiple lots

  • Creating homeowners associations

Estate Planning

Estate Planning—with real estate as the core practice of the firm, we know how title may be adversely affected when you do not have a plan.  The Firm can assist you in the process of planning for you and your family’s futures.  It does not matter how wealthy you are, everyone needs a plan tailored to your personal goals. The greatest gift you can give is to have a meaningful estate plan in place – one that your beneficiary(ies) can easily navigate. Your travel down the road of decision-making can be smooth with the Firm’s counsel.

Among the Firm’s estate planning services are:

  • Meeting with you, in person or virtually, to discuss your goals

  • Providing insights into your selection of guardians and fiduciaries

  • Determining the protections for your spouse, partner, children and grandchildren

  • Assessing proper estate planning documents to meet your goals

    • Wills, with or without testamentary trust

    • Revocable Trusts

    • Financial powers of attorney

    • Medical powers of attorney

    • Transfer on death deeds

  • Assisting in determining proper beneficiary designations for retirement plans, IRAs and life insurance policies

  • Preventing creditor access to assets for your beneficiary(ies)