{"id":43,"date":"2026-08-04T07:02:27","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T07:02:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo.athemes.com\/sp-law-firm\/practice-areas\/"},"modified":"2026-08-04T07:18:35","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T07:18:35","slug":"practice-areas","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/demo.athemes.com\/sp-law-firm\/practice-areas\/","title":{"rendered":"Practice Areas"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Six disciplines, argued and closed by senior counsel.<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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We keep a deliberately narrow practice so the partner you meet at the first consultation is the partner who carries the matter through to resolution.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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01<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Business & Corporate<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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We advise founders and closely held companies from formation through sale. That means structuring the entity correctly the first time, papering financing rounds so they hold up under later scrutiny, and negotiating acquisitions the way opposing counsel will read them \u2014 not the way a template assumes they will. Clients keep the same partner from the first engagement letter to the closing table.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Matters we handle<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Entity formation, shareholder agreements, financing rounds, mergers & acquisitions, commercial contracts, corporate governance.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Civil Litigation<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Commercial disputes, contract breakdowns, and partnership fallouts rarely settle on favorable terms unless the other side believes you will try the case. We prepare every matter for trial from the first filing, which is why most of ours resolve before reaching one \u2014 and why the ones that don’t are argued by a partner who already knows the record cold.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Matters we handle<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Contract disputes, partnership & shareholder disputes, business torts, injunctions, appeals.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Estate Planning & Probate<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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A will or trust is only as good as the family conversation it prevents. We write documents in plain language, structured to withstand a challenge, and we walk clients through the decisions most attorneys skip \u2014 guardianship, incapacity, and who is actually in charge when it matters. When administration or probate becomes necessary, the same partner who drafted the plan sees it through.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Wills, revocable & irrevocable trusts, estate administration, probate, guardianships, estate disputes.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Divorce, custody, and support are handled with the discretion the subject deserves and the steadiness a difficult year requires. We push toward mediated resolutions when they serve the client, and toward the courtroom when they don’t \u2014 but every case is run by one attorney, start to finish, so nothing gets lost in a hand-off.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Divorce, child custody, support, prenuptial agreements, property division, mediation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Real Estate<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Residential and commercial closings, leasing, and land-use matters across the five boroughs demand a level of diligence that a New York transaction won’t forgive skipping. We review title, negotiate lease terms that survive renewal disputes, and guide clients through zoning questions before they become litigation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Residential & commercial closings, commercial leasing, land use & zoning, title disputes, 1031 exchanges.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Employment Law<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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We counsel employers and executives on the agreements and disputes that carry the most risk \u2014 severance packages, non-compete enforceability, and workplace investigations conducted before regulators or plaintiffs’ counsel get involved. Practical advice, delivered early, resolves most of what would otherwise become a claim.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Employment agreements, severance, non-competes, workplace investigations, discrimination claims.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Common Questions<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Before your first consultation.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Yes. The first meeting is with a senior partner, at no cost and in confidence. We use it to understand your matter and tell you plainly whether and how we can help \u2014 not to sell you a retainer.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Any contracts, correspondence, court filings, or financial documents related to your matter. If you are unsure what is relevant, bring what you have \u2014 we will tell you what else we need after we understand the situation.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Depending on the matter, we bill hourly, on a flat fee, or on contingency. We agree on structure and scope in writing before any work begins, so there are no surprises on your first invoice.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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It depends on the practice area and whether the other side is willing to negotiate. After the first consultation, we give you a realistic timeline for your specific matter rather than a general estimate.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Yes. Attorney-client privilege attaches from the first consultation, whether or not you ultimately retain the firm. Anything you tell us stays with us.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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The senior partner you meet at your first consultation. We are a deliberately small firm, and matters do not get passed to a rotating cast of associates once they are underway.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Tell us what you are facing. The first consultation is with a senior attorney, at no cost and in confidence \u2014 so you leave knowing where you stand.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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