BUSINESS LAW

Tibbetts, Keating & Butler offers a rare combination of business savvy and a wealth
of legal expertise. We are committed to developing a familiarity with each client so that we can advise them on virtually every aspect of their business operation.

Our firm represents businesses of all sizes... entrepreneurial start-ups, emerging midsized companies, financial institutions, family-owned businesses, and large, national corporations.

Business Transactions

·         Mergers & Acquisitions

·         Incorporation

·         Business Formation

·         Partnership Agreements

·         Purchase & Sale Agreements

·         Succession Planning

·         Dissolution

·         Computer Law

Labor Relations & Employment Law

·         Employment Contracts

·         Consulting Contracts

·         Stock Options

·         Bonus Plans

·         Confidentiality Agreements

·         Covenants Not to Compete

·         Severance Agreements

CIVIL LITIGATION

Tibbetts Keating & Butler is committed to finding creative resolutions to complex issues.  We take pride in the aggressive advocacy of our client's claims.  As forward thinking negotiators, our attorneys are attuned to the rapidly changing areas of individual and business litigation.

    •     Contract Disputes

     •     Managed Healthcare Litigaton

   •     Bankruptcy-Advesary Proceedings

   •     Investment Fraud

   •     Arbitration/Mediation

 
TRUSTS AND ESTATES

Tibbetts Keating & Butler offers estate planning services centered on asset preservation and tax reduction.  We devise individualized practical and effective estate plans ot meet our clients goals and needs.  We also assist with the numerous elder law issues that face our clients.  To that end we provide estate planning in matters such as Will, Trusts, Living Willis, Health Care Directives, Powers of Attorney, Guardianship, Conservatorships, Reverse Mortgages, Probate and Administrative of Estates, including Probate Litigation and Will Disputes.

 
REAL ESTATE LAW

Tibbetts, Keating & Butler offers expertise encompassing a broad spectrum of
residential and commercial real estate law...from simple transfers to complicated
transactions. As approved attorneys for most major financial institutions, we counsel both real estate buyers and sellers...including individuals, realtors, property owners, developers, business owners, condominium associations, and corporations.  In addition, we work to help our clients avoid foreclosure and/or modify their current mortgage debt.

        ·         Purchase & Sale Contracts

·         Landlord-Tenant Agreements

·         Real Estate Closings

·         Refinancing

·         Zoning & Land Use

·         Construction Contracts

·         Commercial Leases

·         Foreclosures

·         Quiet Title Actions

·         Probate Sales

·         Title Examinations

·         Investment Property

·         Land Acquisition

Our firm is well versed in closing proceedings and the continually changing
regulatory environment. We routinely appear before numerous commissions and
boards to obtain licenses, permits, and zoning variances

 FORECLOSURE DEFENSE

When you are behind in your mortgage payments, we can assist you in exploring possible alternatives, including workouts and refinancing. If your mortgage lender has initiated a foreclosure proceeding against you, we can also assist in your defense and provide you with creative solutions. Together, we may be able to help you retain your property or maximize any equity that you have built into your property.  If you feel you may be facing foreclosure, our firm can help you decide on the best option for keeping your most valuable asset.

LANDLORD / TENANT LAW

Property rental is a business in which landlords need to balance the needs of their tenants with the needs of their business to ensure success.  The tenants have the right to expect that they can occupy their apartment, office, store, or other commercial space safely and comfortably as long as they follow reasonable guidelines. Tibbetts Keating & Butler is committed to the success of landlords and the protection of rights of tenants. We are available to assist in disputes related to landlord / tenant law, including:

·         Eviction actions

·         Inspection matters

·         Drafting and review of leases

·         Non-payment of rent

·         Lease violations

·         Lease expiration

·         Notice to quit

·         Security deposit issues