Our Legal Services

Business Services

The professionals at Shoffner & Associates know what it takes to get a business going. They know that it takes even more to keep it going. They have owned and operated businesses themselves and have learned -- through decades of experience -- how to make the most of every opportunity. They also have extensive expertise in strategic planning, litigation, real estate, tax planning, employment issues, succession planning, and bankruptcy. Services for our business clients include:

Starting Your Business: Creation of Business Plan, Choice of Entity, Entity Formation (Sole Proprietorship, Partnership, Limited Partnership, LLP, Corporation, or LLC), Finance, Selection of Experts, Copyright and Trademark Registration, and Intellectual Property Protection;

Running Your Business: Strategic Planning, Annual Filings,Records Maintenance, Tax Issues , Finance and Debt Management, Commercial Real Estate, Residential Real Estate, Contracts, Employee Matters, Litigation, Software Licensing, Copyright Licensing, and Intellectual Property protection;

Moving On: Succession Planning, Business Transfers, Practice Transfers, Stock Transfers, Sale of Assets, and Wind-up.

Estate and Probate Services

Shoffner & Associates' experienced estate planning attorneys know that the only way to build a good estate plan is to listen, listen, and listen. They understand that every plan is different -- from the recent college graduate's to the nontraditional family's. Estate planning is not just planning for death. A good estate plan helps people manage their assets while they are young, if they are disabled, at death and beyond. The professionals at Shoffner & Associates really do listen. They build each plan from the ground up. Our estate and tax services include:

Making Your Estate Plan: Wills, Trusts, Powers of Attorney, Health Care Proxies

Managing Your Estate Plan: Selection of Experts, Tax Planning, Charitable Giving, Family Giving;

Caring For Your Family: Antenuptual Agreements, Domestic Partner Agreements, Adoption, Long Term Care Planning, Special Needs Planning, and Probate Estate Administration.

Family Law Services

With empathy and understanding of your unique situation, the attorneys at Shoffner & Associates will help you navigate the process of separation, divorce, and custody issues. Facing the end of marriage can be frightening and confusing. Our lawyers will provide the kind of reliable guidance that you need. They listen, they understand. And, most importantly, they act.