Meeting schedules and budgets. This is the "mantra" of construction project leaders in the 21st Century. The uniqueness of each construction project, whether it is a sophisticated medical center, a production facility, golf course, resort destination, convention center hotel project, multi-family residential housing, retail/office complex or a residential subdivision, presents challenges and complexities today in the face of ever-shrinking schedules and budgets. Changing contract forms, new ways of structuring the projects, hard-to-find financing, increasing environmental regulation, safety concerns, access for the disabled, tax and insurance implications are now just part of the entire design and construction process. The historically litigious nature of the industry and soaring legal costs have created the need for innovative, cost-effective solutions to resolving disputes.

• Contract negotiation and drafting
• Claim preparation
• Dispute resolution
• Contract termination, project delay, interference, acceleration or extra work;
• Defective workmanship, defective plans, breach of warranty;
• Bid challenges and mistakes;
• Change orders and changed conditions;
• Performance bond claims and surety bad faith;
• Construction Lien enforcement and payment bond claims;
• Indemnity claims

Whether you are buying, starting, or selling a business, it can easily become overwhelming. You are faced with endless choices and decisions. We can simplify the burden and help you to meet your business goals. We understand how the various forms of entity work from first hand practical use. Twenty years of small business experience and the real life benefits and pitfalls of everything from C corporations to S corporations to LLCs allow us to help you make the right choice the first time.

• Selection of Business Entity Form
• Business Start-Ups
• Acquisitions, sales and mergers
• Buy-Sell agreements

The purchase or sale of real estate, whether a residence or for commercial use, is one of the most significant financial exchanges you will ever make. Our services go beyond preparing closing documents and performing title searches. We will be there to help you resolve boundary and right of way disputes, understand the tax implications of transfers, deal with planning boards, find and arrange financing and deal with environmental issues.

• Document Preparation
• Title Searches
• Residential Closings
• Commercial Loan Closings
• Post-Sale Servicing
• Foreclosures
• Quiet Title Actions
• Landlord & Tenant Matters
• Purchase & Sale Agreements
• Tax Deferred Exchanges
  
  
  

Issues involving State & Federal taxation can be extremely stressful, and the details overwhelming. Whether dealing with income taxes, sales taxes or employment taxes we understand the impact on your business. The level of expertise required to protect your business goes beyond the average taxpayers needs.

• Individual Returns
• Partnership Returns
• Tax Planning
• Corporate Returns
• Settlements and Offers in Compromise
• Representation Before the IRS and Maine Revenue Service