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CASES WE HANDLE
If a person’s negligence or reckless actions result in an injury or other damages, the victim may pursue a claim or lawsuit to seek compensation for damages they sustained.
We handle a wide range of lawsuits affecting businesses, including but not limited to:
-- shareholder actions
-- breach of fiduciary duty
-- company buy-outs
-- corporate dissolutions
-- claims of minority owner oppression
Too often, insurance companies deny you or your business a defense, claiming the insurance policy does not cover the particular claim made against you. We help defend individuals and businesses when their insurance companies refuse to pay. Even when the carrier provides a lawyer to defend you, it could possibly later deny covering any liability you might have aginst you. In these cases, we help clients receive the coverage to which they are entitled while the litigation unfolds.
Parties often find themselves in lawsuits alleging a term or requirement of a contract was breached. Similar to contracts themselves, contract disputes come in all forms and sizes, ranging from minor misunderstandings to high-stake transactional disputes requiring complex proceedings to resolve among both parties.
If you have been injured or harmed due to someone else’s negligence or conduct, you may be entitled to a recovery against them.
Commercial landlords and tenants often find themselves in disputes over rent, maintenance, repair(s) or other issues arising under a lease instrument. We represent landlords and tenants in and out of court across a broad range of commercial lease disputes.
Our lawyers help buyers and sellers resolve important disagreements involving real estate purchases and sale transactions, boundary disputes, landlord-tenant matters, easement disputes, restrictive covenants and quiet title actions.
Professinoal liability claims arise when a client asserts a professional, such as an architect, accountant, attorney, or insurance broker engaged in malpractice, which led to harm.
Disputes against insurance companies often arise when an insurance carrier refuses to provide an insured party with the coverage and a defense they paid for when a claim arose under the policy. If you believe you are a victim of the insurance company’s bad faith for denying your claim, let us evaluate your case today.
Ellis & Hill Law, PLLC, represents clients in litigation involving many additional areas. To learn more or to schedule an appointment, contact us today.(javascript:void(0))
FAQ
An estate plan is a set of documents created to:
-- Ensure that your estate passes to your intended beneficiaries at the time of your death;
-- Nominate the person who will administer your estate at your death;
-- Nominate someone to make medical and financial decisions for you if you become incapacitated;
-- Nominate a guardian to care for your minor children; and
-- Avoid or reduce estate taxes.
Estate plans usually include a Trust, a Will, a Durable Power of Attorney for Financial Affairs, and an Advance Healthcare Directive. Estate plans for larger or more complex estates may include irrevocable or complex trusts.
Both documents are created to ensure your property passes to your intended beneficiaries at your death. The major difference is a Will is subject to probate and a Trust is not. When a person dies with a Will, their estate is subject to probate.
One very important exception is that there is typically no probate required when a married person gives their entire estate to their spouse. Assets transferred to a Living Trust do not go through probate.
Probate is a court-supervised process of collecting the assets of a decedent and distributing those assets to their heirs. Probate generally costs more and takes longer than a trust administration. Probate takes at least nine months and the fees are roughly three percent of the value of the estate to the executor and three percent to the attorney for the executor.
When the decedent has a Trust, the successor trustee performs essentially the same functions as the executor of the estate, but without court supervision. A trust administration is often completed in less than nine months (unless federal estate taxes are due) and the legal fees are often less than one percent of the value of the trust estate.
No. While it is possible for a successor trustee to complete an entire trust administration without legal advice, most will need an attorney to help them with the administration.
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