Phone: (212) 571-6848
NY Business Lawyer | NY Real Estate Lawyer | NY Commercial & Real Estate Litigation Lawyer | NY Probate Lawyer | NY Injury Lawyer
The Law Offices of Michael W Goldstein is a New York Business, Real Estate. Probate, and Personal Injury Law Firm, founded in 1985. We represent clients in various areas of New York law, including:
•Contracts
•Business Law
•Commercial Transactions
•Commercial Litigation
•Employment Contracts
•Home Renovation Contracts
•Real Estate Transactions
•Real Estate Litigation
•Wills, Trusts & Estates
•Personal Injury Litigation
NY Business Lawyer
Our New York Business Law Firm provide professional legal representation for both business and individual clients, including contract negotiation and drafting, purchase or sale of business, new business formation (corporations, limited liability companies, partnerships, etc.), shareholders’ agreements, LLC operating agreements, employment contracts, independent contractor agreements, joint venture agreements, etc.
Our highly skilled New York business lawyer provides legal representation for small to medium-size businesses and individuals engaged in commercial transactions, business contracts, consulting work, and other business matters. We draft and negotiate contracts with the goal of avoiding potential disputes in the future. Our extensive contract drafting skills enable our NY business lawyer to minimize the possibility of ambiguities in a contract which might cause legal issues, disputes, or even litigation in the future.
New York Contracts and Commercial Transactions
Our New York business lawyer carefully negotiates and drafts contracts to protect our client’s legal rights, and to minimize the possibility of a dispute resulting in litigation.
New York Commercial Litigation
Where possible, our New York business lawyer will attempt to resolve business disputes by negotiation or alternative dispute resolution, such as mediation or arbitration. When a commercial dispute cannot be resolved through settlement negotiations, or by mediation or arbitration, we are prepared to aggressively litigate on behalf of our client. Our extensive litigation experience in the New York courts give us the ability to zealously and effectively represent our client’s interests.
As a highly experienced New York commercial litigation lawyer, we extensively prepare our cases for pretrial discovery, motions for summary judgment, and trial. This often results in negotiations that lead to successful settlements without the added expense, time and inconvenience of a trial.
New York Real Estate Transactions
As a New York real estate lawyer with many years of experience, we represent buyers and sellers in real estate transactions, including first-time home buyers, experienced home buyers and sellers, and sophisticated real estate investors. We are highly experienced in negotiating and drafting real estate contracts, as well as dealing with mortgage or co-op loans, co-op Board of Directors’ requirements, condominium Board of Managers’ requirements, managing agent’s requirements, title searches, restrictive covenants, easements, certificates of occupancy, title issues, estate transfers, surveys, encroachments, variations between surveys and current buildings and physical structures, and other issues involving New York real estate transactions.
New York Real Estate Renovation Contracts and Construction Contracts
Our New York real estate lawyer represents clients in negotiating and drafting real estate construction contracts, residential and commercial renovation contracts for houses, co-op and condominium apartments and commercial property.
New York Real Estate Litigation
Our New York real estate lawyer has extensive experience in real estate litigation including:
•Mechanics Lien Litigation
•Partition Actions to force a sale of jointly owned property
•Specific Performance Litigation to compel a buyer or seller to complete a real estate transaction
•Litigation to set aside a fraudulent deed
•Litigation to terminate fraudulent leasing of a property owner’s property
•Shareholder Derivative Action against a co-op corporation for dissipation of corporate assets, and violation of the business judgment rule
•Litigation seeking an Injunctions Against Adjacent Property Owners, and construction companies
New York Wills Trusts Estate Administration and Estate Probate
Our New York probate lawyer represents clients in preparing a Last Will and Testament (“Will”), Living Will and Health Care Proxy, Power of Attorney, and in Estate Probate or Estate Administration.
Last Will and Testament
A valid legally enforceable Last Will and Testament (“Will”) is your opportunity to ensure that your intentions regarding who will receive your assets upon your death will be followed. Some people make the mistake of thinking that they can prepare, sign and notarize a statement explaining who they want to inherit their property. There is a very real risk that the Surrogate’s Court will ignore their document, since it may not satisfy New York statutory requirements, in order to be valid and enforceable Last Will and Testament. if that occurs, your assets will be distributed in accordance with the New York laws of intestacy, which apply to a New York resident dies without a Will.
Living Will and Health Care Proxy
A Living Will and Health Care Proxy can state your desires regarding whether or not to keep you alive on a respirator if there is no chance of recovery, whether you should spend your last days at home or in a hospital, etc. The Health Care Proxy enables you to designate a trusted friend or relative to make health care decisions for you, if you are mentally or physically unable to make or express those opinions.
Power of Attorney
A Power of Attorney permits you to legally appoint a trusted family member, friend, or other person to sign legal documents on your behalf. A Power of Attorney may be used in order to complete the purchase or sale of real estate if you will be traveling out of the country or otherwise unavailable when the closing of title occurs. A Power of Attorney may also be used in other instances in order to grant authority to your designated representative to sign legal documents on your behalf or collect or pay money on your behalf.
Since the Power of Attorney is a very powerful and potentially dangerous document, its scope can be limited. We recommend that your Power of Attorney be carefully prepared to insure that it only grants the authority that you intend to convey, and that it is effective for only the intended period of time or the particular transaction. We are ready to assist you in the preparation of a Power of Attorney to meet your specific needs.
Estate Probate or Administration
Our New York Probate lawyer represents estates in estate probate or estate administration. This is the process of obtaining a Surrogate’s Court decree granting authority to the estate executor or estate administrator to administer the assets of the decedent’s estate. The Surrogate’s Court decree enables the estate executor or estate administrator to marshall the decedent’s assets and distribute the assets to the decedent’s beneficiaries designated in the decedent’s Will, or by the laws of intestacy if the decedent did not leave a valid Will. If the Surrogate’s Court decree contains restrictions on the authority granted to the estate executor or estate administrator, our New York Probate lawyer will need to apply to the Surrogate’s Court for an order removing the restrictions. This often occurs where the estate includes real estate.
Personal Injury Litigation
Our New York accident lawyer represents accident victims seriously injured in car accidents, hit & run accidents, motor vehicle collisions caused by uninsured or underinsured motorists, motorcycle accidents, bicycle accidents, rollerblade accidents, pedestrian accidents, slip and fall accidents, trip and fall accidents, construction accidents, and other accidents caused by a defendant’s negligence throughout New York State. Our New York accident lawyer also represents the families of wrongful death accident victims who have been fatally injured due to a New York accident. Our New York personal injury lawyer accepts serious injury and wrongful death cases in New York City, Nassau County, Suffolk County, Westchester County, Rockland County and upstate New York.
Divorce & Matrimonial Law
We work with experienced New York divorce lawyers to represent clients for divorce, annulment or separation agreements. We aim to protect the financial interests of our clients, including issues of maintenance (previously known as alimony), equitable distribution of marital property, and child support. We also strive to achieve child custody and child visitation arrangements that are fair to our client, and beneficial for the children.
Criminal Defense
We work with experienced New York criminal defense lawyers to aggressively defend our clients who are charged with crimes in the New York State courts as well as the Federal courts. If you or a loved one needs an aggressive New York criminal defense attorney, contact us by phone, or complete our Criminal Law Questionnaire.
Tell Us about Your Case or Legal Matter
For a free phone consultation with our experienced New York Business, Real Estate, Probate, Commercial & Real Estate Litigation, and Personal Injury Lawyer, or to schedule a consultation at our office, call us at (212) 571-6848 . To have your case or legal matter reviewed, we invite you to complete one of our Questionnaires, or click Contact Us to send an email.
Time Limitations
There are strict time limitations that apply to New York lawsuits, including accident cases, commercial litigation, real estate litigation, and other types of New York litigation. The statute of limitations (time limit for commencing litigation) varies depending on the type of case, and in some instances, depending on the defendant being sued. Furthermore, many types of claims and lawsuits also have other time limitations (in addition to the statute of limitations), such as time limitations for filing a Notice of Claim, Notice of Intention to Make Claim, and other important documents.
NY Business Lawyer, Real Estate Lawyer, Wills & Probate Lawyer, and Accident Lawyer Disclaimer
The information contained in this website is not intended to constitute legal advice, nor to create an attorney-client relationship or lawyer-client relationship. We recommend that you discuss your legal matter or case with a NY lawyer or New York attorney promptly.
Visiting our website, submitting any information via questionnaire or email, or discussing your case with us does not create an attorney-client relationship. An attorney-client relationship with our law firm can only be established with the signing of a written retainer agreement prepared by our law firm.
Prior results do not guarantee or predict a similar outcome with respect to any future case or legal matter.
This website is not intended to solicit clients for commercial law, commercial litigation, contracts, wills, trusts or estates, accidental injury cases, or any other legal matter outside of New York State. However, we do represent clients who live outside of New York State, and are engaged in a New York State commercial or real estate transaction, or who need legal services for New York wills, trusts or estates matters, or other legal matters that involve New York law, or a dispute that is or may be litigated in the courts of New York State, or disputes that may be arbitrated or mediated in a New York State Alternative Dispute Resolution forum. Similarly, we do represent personal injury clients who live outside of New York, who were seriously injured in a motor vehicle collision, premises accident, or other accident that occurred in New York State.
The New York commercial, real estate and personal injury litigation information, and NY business law, NY contract law, and NY wills, trusts & estates information, as well as motor vehicle accident, product liability, accident, construction site accident, premises liability, birth injury, accidental death, wrongful death, negligence or other New York legal information contained in this website is not intended to constitute legal advice, nor to create an attorney-client relationship or lawyer-client relationship. We recommend that you discuss your business law, commercial law, real estate law, contract negotiation, wills, trusts or estates matter, or personal injury case, with a New York lawyer promptly.
New York Business Lawyer, New York Real Estate Lawyer, New York Probate Lawyer, and New York Accident Lawyer representing clients throughout New York State, including New York City, Manhattan, Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island, Long Island, Nassau County, Suffolk County, Westchester County, Rockland County and upstate New York.
Michael W. Goldstein, is a New York Business Lawyer, New York Real Estate Lawyer, New York Probate Lawyer, and New York Accident Lawyer representing clients in New York commercial, business, and real estate transactions, wills, trusts and estates, commercial & real estate litigation, and personal injury litigation.
Law Offices of Michael W. Goldstein
New York Business Lawyer
New York Real Estate Lawyer
New York Wills & Probate Lawyer
New York Accident Lawyer
299 Broadway
Suite 800
New York, New York 10007
Phone: (212) 571-6848
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