Additional Practice areas

ADDITIONAL PRACTICE AREAS

While the Bankruptcy Clinic and Personal Injury make up the bulk of our practice, the Grand Law Firm also represents clients in the following areas:
• REAL ESTATE
• BUSINESS FORMATION AND CONSULTING
• SUCCESSIONS/WILLS/DONATIONS
• NOTARY SERVICES

REAL ESTATE
Whether you are buying or selling property, or refinancing a home, we can handle both your residential and commercial real estate closings. Our real estate division, Grand Title Company, offers a full range of services, including title insurance, and tax free exchanges under §1031 of the Internal Revenue Code. Grand Title Company is known for its expertise in the area of real estate transactions. Our real estate practice can assist clients in a number of areas including land acquisition and development, acquisitions of income-producing and all other types of real estate, portfolio acquisitions, commercial leasing, land use, owners' associations, master planned communities, mortgage lending and other real estate finance transactions, foreclosure, loan work-outs and restructurings. Our real estate transactions practice has grown exponentially over the years to keep pace with the tremendous growth that has occurred in the real estate industry in our state.

We work to provide counsel to our clients as to alternative structures for a proposed transaction so as to minimize closing costs, federal or state income taxes and, to the fullest extent possible, potential liability to third parties. In addition, we assist our clients in connection with obtaining any necessary consents or approvals required for a particular transaction from third parties, including state or local governmental authorities. We also counsel our clients with respect to any federal, state or local governmental reporting/disclosure requirements that may be necessary in connection with any particular transaction.

Throughout its history, Grand Title Company has concentrated a significant portion of its real estate practice on the representation of real estate developers in all aspects of their business including acquisition/sale, finance (including tax exempt financing), permitting, zoning and land use, leasing (including leasing of multi-tenant buildings as well as “build-to-suit” ground leases), management and tax planning. On a larger scale or on multi-phase developments, we provide legal counsel and advice to our clients as to subdivision of the project and planning for the future financing and sale of individual parcels, financing of infrastructure, allocation of development rights and entitlements among parcels, addressing issues as to maintenance of common areas and common facilities (including sharing of such maintenance costs among property owners) and implementation of methods to assure high quality standards are maintained throughout the development.

Grand Title Company is an authorized agent for Commonwealth Title and Security Title Guarantee of Baltimore, both national title insurance underwriters. We routinely act as issuing agent with respect to any title insurance policies required by our clients in their real estate transactions, whether in connection with a purchase or sale of property, or as may be required in connection with financing. Experience has shown that our clients consistently benefit from the firm acting as issuing title agent on a transaction. Not only does the client receive quality and efficiency in the delivery of the necessary title insurance, but also the assurance that our firm will handle all details of the closing, including recording of documents and disbursement of funds. For more information please see our website at www.grandtitle.com.
 
BUSINESS FORMATION AND CONSULTATION
Whether you are a new business or an existing business wishing to change your structure for tax purposes, Grand Law Firm can assist you. We can help you to establish your business as a partnership, corporation, or limited liability company that is suited to your particular needs.

SUCCESSIONS/WILLS/DONATIONS
If you have lost a loved one and need to open a succession, or if you would like to draft a will, change an existing will, or donate property our office is prepared to assist you.

NOTARY SERVICES
The attorney/notaries of the Grand Law Firm provide a full range of notary services.