New Jersey Business and Estate Lawyer
The law firm of Donnelly LLC provides a full range of legal services in business planning, business law, franchise law, non-profit law, commercial collections, commercial litigation, commercial real estate, estate planning, guardianships, estate litigation, and probate and estate administration. The firm represents a range of clients, including individuals and families, small- and medium-size businesses, entrepreneurs, nonprofits, and landlords. Our practice areas include:
Business and Commercial Law
- Business planning and set up, including the formation and winding down of limited liability companies (LLC), partnerships, limited partnerships, corporations, S-corporations, C-corporations and sole proprietorships
- Business succession planning, including buy/sell agreements and preservation of assets
- Business litigation, including disputes involving breach of contract, and contract interpretation, fraud, deceptive trade practices, partnership disputes, trade secrets, commission pay, insurance bad faith, breach of fiduciary duty, collections and employment disputes
- Business compliance and transactional law, including ongoing legal compliance, corporate governance, contract interpretation and negotiation, property transfers, buy/sell agreements and commercial property and business opportunities
- Commercial real estate, Donnelly LLC represents individuals and businesses including buyers, sellers, investors, and management companies in a variety of real estate transactions. We represent entrepreneurs, small- and medium-size businesses, landlords and commercial tenants We negotiate and draft commercial, office, retail and residential leases. The firm has represented the interests of residential and commercial landlords in both the state and federal bankruptcy courts of New Jersey and has counseled landlords and commercial tenants in advance of litigation for breach and damages stemming from disputes within the landlord-tenant relationship.
- Commercial collections and asset recovery : Our law firm is experienced in protecting the rights of creditors in a broad variety or circumstances and jurisdictions. For example, Mr. Donnelly has represented creditors' interests in state court insolvency and federal bankruptcy proceedings and reorganization matters and has provided counsel to many of the largest lending institutions in the U.S. The firm has handled commercial collection and repossession actions in both the state and federal bankruptcy courts Represented the interests of landlords in both the state and federal bankruptcy courts
- Franchise law, including review and negotiation of franchise agreements and disclosure documents, legal counsel on tax issues, contract negotiations and regulatory compliance
- Nonprofit Representation, including formation, drafting of articles of incorporation, day-to-day corporation goverance documents, minute and committee meetings, and management agreements
Estate Planning, Probate, Estate Administration and Guardianships
- Estate planning: We handle wills, trusts, charitable trusts, special needs trusts, pet trusts, living wills, business succession planning, family partnership agreements, and guardianships for minor children and elder family members
- Trust Administration, probate and probate administration: We can handle all probate matters, including complete tax forms, death certificates, disbursement of assets, assisting executors, administrators and trustees, manage federal estate and gift tax returns, and pay life debts
- Estate litigation, including contested wills, validity of wills, fraud, duress, undue influence, coercion, lack of capacity, proper will execution, and claims against executors
- Guardianships and special needs: application for guardianships for minor children, special needs adults and elder adults
Contact Us
If you have questions regarding our practice areas, including business law, commercial real estate law, estate planning, probate and estate administration, guardianships, franchise law, non-profit law, or commercial litigation commercial collections, and need to discuss these matters with a lawyer, contact Donnelly, LLC.
The firm offers free consultations, is open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., offers flexible payment arrangements and has multiple locations in South Jersey and Washington, DC. Call 866.907.6368 today for a free confidential appointment.
