Seeing the Big Picture With a Focus On Problem Solving and Advocacy

PRotecting your PROPERTY and business INTERESTS

When you are buying or selling real estate or a business, or leasing commercial real property, you are faced with a variety of challenges.  How should the deal be documented?  What is involved in due diligence? If you discover problems during the due diligence, should you re-negotiate or or walk away?   After the due diligence is completed, what are the steps for successfully closing the transaction?  You want a lawyer who will answer those questions for you, protect your interests and minimize the risk of a future lawsuit.  Joel Ruben can help you achieve those goals.

Solving Legal Problems     

Sometimes it is too late to employ “an ounce of prevention,” and you don’t know if a “pound of cure” will be enough to remedy your problem.  Dealing with a legal problem is not like patching a flat tire.  While both will slow you down, there could be a creative solution to your legal problem that is not readily apparent.  It takes a seasoned lawyer like Joel to devise a creative and cost-effective strategy to resolving your problem when another lawyer might see only the path to the courthouse.  

LITIGATION IS NO longer on the menu              

I litigated for 40 years with considerable success. Before the pandemic, I decided to limit my practice to transactions and pre-litigation dispute resolution. It is not a decision I have regretted. Often times, litigation is wasteful. But sometimes litigation is unavoidable.  An adversary may compel you to file lawsuit to redress a wrong.  Or you may already have been sued. Joel can use his extensive litigation experience to interface with litigation counsel to ensure that your case is handled in a strategic, cost-effective manner, consistent with your objectives.