Appellate advocacy means that an attorney gives you legal representation before a state court, the U.S Supreme Court, an intermediate or the circuit courts of appeals.
Bankruptcy is a legal process through which people, or other entities who cannot repay debts to creditors may seek relief from some or all of their debts. In most jurisdictions, bankruptcy is imposed by a court order, often initiated by the debtor.
Business Law is also known as Commercial Law or Trade Law. It is the body of law that applies to the rights, relations, and conduct of persons and businesses engaged in commerce, merchandising, trade, and sales. It is often considered to be a branch of civil law and deals with issues of both private law and public law.
Civil law is a branch of the law. In the law of the United States, the term refers to non-criminal law. The law relating to civil wrongs and quasi-contracts is part of the civil law, as is law of property.
Commercial law, also known as trade law, is the body of law that applies to the rights, relations, and conduct of persons and businesses engaged in commerce, merchandising, trade, and sales. It is often considered to be a branch of civil law and deals with issues of both private law and public law.
Employment Law, or Labour law, is the area of law most commonly relating to the relationship between trade unions, employers and the government.
Family Law is an area of the law that deals with family matters and domestic relations, such as: legal separations, divorce and custody of minors.
Legal Malpractice is the term for negligence, breach of fiduciary duty, or breach of contract by a lawyer during the provision of legal services that causes harm to a client.
Litigation refers to a lawsuit proceeding by a party or parties against another in the civil court of law.
Dispute resolution is the process of resolving disputes between parties. The term dispute resolution is sometimes used interchangeably with conflict resolution, although conflicts are generally more deep-rooted and lengthy than disputes.[1] Dispute resolution techniques assist the resolution of antagonisms between parties that can include citizens, corporations, and governments.
Personal Injury Law is the legal term for an injury to the body, mind or emotions. It does not include an injury to property. In Anglo-American jurisdictions the term is most commonly used to refer to a type of tort lawsuit in which the person bringing the suit, or “plaintiff,” has suffered harm to his or her body or mind.
Probate is the judicial process whereby a will is “proved” in a court of law and accepted as a valid public document. It is said to be the true last testament of the deceased, whereby the estate is settled in Probate court.
Real Estate Law refers to real property, such as: land, and anything growing on it, affixed to it, or built upon it. It includes man-made buildings and crops. Real property means that the property does not move, or is attached to the land.
Estate planning involves the transfer of someone’s assets (e.g. property, money) when they die, as well as a variety of other personal matters. Wills, Trusts, Estates and Power of Attorney are all common tools used in estate planning.