(i) Commercial and residential real estate transactions

(ii) General corporate and business law

(iii) Banking, finance and secured transactions

(iv) Contract drafting, negotiation and interpretation

(v) Matrimonial

(vi) General criminal defense

(vii) A wide variety of civil litigation matters, and

(viii) Wills, Trusts & Estates

For your convenience, set forth below is a brief summary of the practice areas mentioned above:
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REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS:  The Real Estate practice of Ackerman & Felber, LLP has experienced great success, with its attorneys having closed over several thousand transactions.  Ackerman & Felber, LLP attorneys make various types of simple and complex transactions happen--whether it is the purchase/sale of your first home or the acquisition or sale of multi-million dollar residential and commercial properties or facilitating corporate restructuring.  Whatever the transaction, Ackerman & Felber LLP offers customized services to suit each individual client's needs.

GENERAL CORPORATE & BUSINESS LAW: Whether you are (1) anticipating the formation of a new enterprise and need some guidance from a friendly and knowledgeable attorney or (2) already a growing enterprise that needs the counsel of an experienced attorney to help grow your business, our firm can provide you with superior legal services. Here is a brief list of some of the matters we can assist you with: entity formation (e.g., formation of corporations, partnerships, LLCs) preparation of partnership agreements, shareholder agreements and all necessary corporate documentation. purchase and sale of a business (e.g., asset sale/purchase, stock sale/purchase) addition or removal of new partners or shareholders corporate dissolution.

BANKING, FINANCE & SECURED TRANSACTIONS: We represent a wide variety of banks and venture capital firms in their respective lending practices in secured and un-secured transactions, including finance loans, mortgage loans, construction loans and loans secured by other assets (e.g., machinery, automobile). In addition to representing a wide variety of lenders, we also serve as counsel to individual and corporate borrowers in those very same financing transactions.

For the convenience of our clients, we also maintain a residential mortgage loan closing department where we serve as the settlement agent in the financing transactions. In this practice, we are currently serving over 30 major financial institutions

CONTRACT DRAFTING, NEGOTIATION & INTERPRETATION: Contract drafting, negotiation and interpretation is an art form that requires educated and experience attorneys to pay careful attention to the details of the transaction and the interests of the parties. It is the job of your attorney to (1) artfully craft the terms of the transaction into understandable documents, (2) plan for potential risks and harms, and (3) regularly consult with you about your concerns and the nature of the transaction contemplated by the documents. No two deals are the same. It is often a very wise investment to invest the money in solid contract drafting and negotiation so as to avoid potentially harmful losses in the future. Despite personal relationships, business relationships should be treated as such and all parties should give serious consideration to consulting an experienced attorney.

LOAN MODIFICATIONS:  There are many people advertising loan modifications services on the Internet and through other outlets. While some of these people may be well-meaning and competent, troubled borrowers need to keep in mind that there is a virtual "army" of out-of-work loan officers, brokers, escrow officers, and underwriters out there looking to make money. Many of these mortgage "professionals" are the same ones who sold the toxic loans that now need modification. Extreme caution should be exercised when hiring someone to get you out of a bad loan. To avoid falling victim to a predatory lender twice, we suggest hiring an attorney, whether our firm or another.

We are committed to helping families, lenders and servicers in facilitating and expediting the loan modification and loan workout process. We feel that this is crucial in assisting all parties avoid foreclosure and minimize unnecessary costs, fees and headaches.

GENERAL CRIMINAL DEFENSE: Our firm offers general criminal defense legal services in a wide variety of criminal matters.

CIVIL LITIGATION: In the modern world of civil litigation, it is of paramount importance that you retain an attorney that is familiar with the judicial process and the court system so that you may efficiently prosecute or defend your claim. No claim is too big or too small for our firm and we believe all of our clients are entitled to equally competent and reliable legal representation. Here is a brief list of some of the civil litigation matters that we can assist you with: contract disputes, debt collections landlord/tenant matters & evictions, foreclosure actions, personal injury and car accidents, purchase and sale of goods or services, and general civil tort litigation.

WILLS, TRUSTS & ESTATES:  Estate planning is perhaps best described as "proactive planning" for the future. Too often this topic is given a morbid and dark shadow. Our attorneys can provide you with effective legal services that will best protect your assets and aide in planning for the future. For information on this particular practice area, please click on the Wills, Trusts and Estates page of this website or contact us for your free consultation.