PRACTICE AREAS
LITIGATION
Often we can resolve disputes before litigation begins. However, when negotiations fail, an experienced trial attorney is required to protect your interests and/or recover damages. Robert Rochelle is an ABOTA trial attorney who has been lead counsel in trials in San Diego Superior Courts and Federal District court. Practice areas include probate and trust matters, elder abuse, medical and nursing home malpractice and personal injury.
ESTATE PLANNING & PROBATE
Living Trusts, Wills, Durable Powers of Attorney and Advanced Health Care Directives are critical elements of an estate plan. While most adults should have some form of an estate plan in place, for one reason or another this important family and asset management planning tool is often overlooked. With over 25 years of experience, Russell Griffith can help you get your estate planning in order.
Mr. Griffith and Mr. Rochelle also provide probate and trust litigation services to resolve estate matters when there was a failure to plan or when disputes arise. The Courts are available to handle a variety of issues involving the administration of an estate or trust. A beneficiary can have a trustee removed or made to perform as required by the Trust instrument or as required by law. A trustee can get prior approval of acts he or she plans to undertake thus avoiding disputes with beneficiaries later.
BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS
Whether buying or selling a business, forming a corporation or limited liability company or putting the terms of a contract into a written document, the services of an experienced attorney are essential. We pride ourselves on working with your team of advisors and being deal makers, not deal breakers.
REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS
Buying commercial property, lease reviews, negotiations, creating ownership arrangements through limited liability companies, easement issues or selecting how to hold title to real property are all important issues that require an experienced attorney.