PRACTICE AREAS

Your search indicates that you may have an interest in, or a need for a lawyer practicing in, Probate, Real Estate, Estate Planning and Wills, Business Organizations, (such as Corporations, Partnerships and Limited Liability Companies), Elder law and Adoptions in Northwestern Minnesota. Today, matching your needs with the correct firm is crucial to the successful outcome of your legal matters. Schurman Law Office utilizes cost-effective methods and technology to provide services in a timely, client-oriented manner. Our office will return your phone calls promptly and will report to you regularly on your case. Our firm focuses on each client’s needs and goals. Our firm has provided successful, high quality, affordable legal representation to a broad range of clients including financial institutions, corporations, and individuals.

Following is a brief description of the type of matters our firm can successfully handle. I can assure you the best possible legal representation in the following areas of law:

Probate: Our firm handles Probate matters, which are court proceedings through which the estate of a decedent are administered. The process, generally, includes collecting a decedent’s assets, paying any creditors, and distribution of the estate property to the rightful heirs.

Real Estate: Our firm represents both individuals and commercial clients in all proceedings and transactions that deal with land and the structures attached to it. This includes purchase agreements, title examinations, real estate closings, actions to clear real estate title problems (i.e. quiet title actions), leases, mortgages, and zoning matters.

Estate Planning: Our firm help clients prepare wills and trusts, which will carry out the clients' wishes.

Elder Law: Our firm helps prepare financial Powers of Attorney, Health Care Directives, long-terms care planning, life estates for real property, medicare, and medical assistance planning.

Business Organizations: The form of business organization chosen for a business entity potentially affects every aspect of its operations. Our firm assists clients with information and business planning to help them decide whether they want to operate a sole proprietorship, a corporation, (either subchapter S or regular C), limited liability company, or partnership.

Adoptions: Our firm handles adoptions.

Contracts: Our firm can assist in preparing agreements on a wide variety of legal matters, such as the purchase or sale of a commercial business and other business arrangements. I also review contracts and provide advice on potential problems in a legal contract and ways to protect our clients.