Business and Litigation Attorneys for Orange and Riverside Counties
Sophisticated legal services for all your business needs
From our offices in Orange and Riverside County, the business litigation and probate attorneys at the Walker Law Firm offer a broad range of legal services aimed at meeting our commercial clients' varied business needs. We provide sophisticated and personalized representation for clients throughout Orange County and Riverside County, California, in the following legal areas:
Litigation: Litigation and alternative dispute resolution in California and federal courts at the trial court level.
Post-Judgment Relief: Post-judgment relief motions can be filed when there is evidence that a mistake prejudicial to your case was made by the presiding judge, jury, or opposing attorney. If successful, post-judgment relief motions can result in the judgment against you being overturned, set aside, vacated, or in reduced damages.
Civil Appeals: Appeals resulting from unfavorable or unfair trial verdicts in business disputes, real estate litigation, probate disputes and other civil cases.
Business Law: Consultation about business issues and preparation of business documents, including: corporate governance, officer and director rights and responsibilities, personnel policies and practices, contract negotiation and preparation, expansion and sale of businesses and business assets, compliance with industry or trade regulations, and identifying and preventing potential anti-trust, unfair competition, and unfair business practices.
Business Formation: Setting up corporations, general and limited partnerships, limited liability companies, professional corporations, joint ventures and strategic partnering relationships, and sole proprietorships. We explain the legal implications of your choice of entity.
Real Estate Law: Offering a wide range of legal services to clients in real estate and related industries, including consultation concerning commercial real estate purchases and sales, leasing, land development deals, property management issues, homeowner association disputes, joint venture structuring and partnerships, title disputes, real estate litigation, foreclosures, and unlawful detainers.
Commercial Unlawful Detainers: Representing landlords of strip malls, industrial buildings, and other commercial property in eviction proceedings.
Employment Law: Offering legal advice concerning all employment related issues, including executive and other employment agreements, employee handbooks, hiring and termination issues, sexual harassment prevention, wage and hour disputes, discrimination issues, family, medical and pregnancy leave issues, employee invention assignments, and business torts.
Intellectual Property Law: Protecting clients' trademarks, copyrights, trade dress and domain names against infringement. Protecting trade secrets from disclosure and improper use.
Trademarks: Trademarks are an important means to position your company in the marketplace and protect your intellectual property. Our lawyers work closely with clients in registering a trademark, conducting trademark searches, and taking action against trademark infringement.
Copyright Infringement: Protecting your intellectual property rights from infringement by taking action against individuals or businesses in violation of registered copyrights.
Estate Planning: Utilizing living trusts, wills, health care directives, powers of attorney for asset management, gifting programs, business succession planning, and sophisticated estate tax planning techniques to develop an orderly and cost-efficient estate plan.
Probate: Providing probate and estate administration services related to estates in Orange and Riverside Counties. Representation is available for residents of Southern California as well as out-of-state clients with a family member who has died in those counties.
Probate and Trust Litigation: Representing clients in probate litigation, including actions to determine validity of trust and will amendments, to establish conservatorships, to obtain guidance on trust administration, and to obtain trust accountings and distributions from trusts.
Will Disputes: Representing heirs and other interested parties in will contests involving alleged coercion or duress, mental or physical incapacity, and other factors that jeopardize the validity of the will.
Probate and Trust Appeals: Our attorneys represent clients in appeals following trial court decisions regarding contested wills and trusts and violations of fiduciary duties, including failure to account and failure to manage trust assets and property.
To retain lawyers to represent your interests, contact an attorney at The Walker Law Firm.
