Practice Areas and Legal Definitions

Business and Corporate Law:
Business law is the area of law that involves the creation and ongoing management of a "business." Business can be any activity or enterprise that operates in order to make a profit. It can consist of one or more persons and include sole proprietorships, partnerships, corporations, limited liability companies ("LLC") or limited liability partnerships ("LLP").

Southern California business Attorney Michael Kushner has a long history of assisting clients in the formation, reorganization and ongoing management of businesses, which includes the preparation of articles of incorporation or organization, operating agreements, shareholder agreements, employment agreements, contracts and website content.

Corporate law is much like business law except that it focuses on corporations, both those for profit and non-profit corporations. Like business law, this area of law includes the creation and ongoing management of corporations. Michael Kushner has ongoing relationships with corporate clients for whom he regularly provides advice on a wide range of issues and for whom he has drafted numerous documents, including articles of organization, bylaws, shareholders agreements, employment agreements and contracts.

Business and Commercial Litigation:
Business and commercial litigation includes any dispute between businesses or business owners. Attorney Michael Kushner has successfully handled cases involving contract disputes, business torts, such as interference with business or contractual relationships, fraud, mismanagement, breach of stockholder agreements and employee wage and benefit claims.

Commercial law involves the legal rules and principles bearing on commercial transactions and business organizations. The Uniform Commercial Code often governs issues that arise in this area. As with any area of law, disputes arise that cannot be resolved without resort to the courts or arbitration.

Banking and Finance Law:
Banking and finance law encompasses a wide range of activities including the following:

• Lender liability
• Directors and officer liability
• Commercial leases
• Mortgage foreclosures
• Commercial collateral foreclosures
• Negotiable instrument disputes
• Letters of credit disputes
• Repossessions
• Creditors' rights
• Loan workouts
• Collections

Michael Kushner can help guide you through these complex areas and ensure that your interests are well represented, documented and protected.

Business Contracts:
Business contracts are written documents that embody a wide range of business relationships that occur in the life of a typical company. They can include non-compete agreements, non-piracy agreements, non-disclosure agreements, restrictive covenants, employment agreements, producer agreements, sales representative agreements, consulting agreements, management agreements, franchise agreements, licensing agreements, deferred compensation agreements, independent contractor agreements, employee leasing, "rabbi" trusts and others.

Real Estate:
Real estate transactions are governed by federal statutes, as well as state statutory and common law. Real estate law includes a wide variety of legal issues relating to acquiring, financing, developing, managing, constructing, leasing and selling commercial and residential real property of all kinds, including:

• Real estate transactions relating to representation, litigation, consultation and negotiation of mortgages, mortgage re-financing, reverse mortgages, 1031 tax-deferred exchanges, residential purchase and sale agreements, commercial purchase and sale agreements, residential leases, and commercial leases (e.g., office, medical building, restaurant, industrial property, or shopping center).
• Real estate disputes, including disputes over adverse possession, prescriptive easements, eminent domain, condemnation, property taxes, title and boundaries, views, trees, branches, party walls, fences, as well as nuisance, trespass and encroachment, as well as sale disputes (e.g., breach of contract, specific performance, non-disclosure, fraud or misrepresentation).
• Real estate broker issues, including claims against and defense of real estate brokers and agents including negligence, fraud/misrepresentation, breach of fiduciary duty, disclosure obligations.
• Construction defects and mechanic's liens, including disputes that owners, builders and contractors may have in regard to construction disputes, construction defects and claims, as well as construction accident claims.
• Land use and zoning matters, including representation of property owners before governmental entities (cities, counties, zoning boards, design review boards) relating to land use applications, permits variances, zoning exceptions, design review approvals, and special use permits, as well as common interest communities, including interpretation and enforcement of covenants and conditions & restrictions (CC&R's).

Attorney Michael Kushner is able to handle any of your real estate needs.

Joint Ventures:
A joint venture is a short-term partnership in which the persons jointly undertake a transaction for mutual profit. Generally each person contributes assets and shares risk. Like a partnership, joint ventures can involve any type of business transaction and the "persons" involved can be individuals, groups of individuals, companies or corporations.

Employment law:
Employment law is the body of laws, administrative rulings and precedents which address the legal rights of, and restrictions on, workers and their organizations. Employment law mediates many aspects of the relationship between labor unions, employers and employees. Attorney Michael Kushner believes that all employees are entitled to perform their duties in an environment free of harassment and hostility. While no workplace is flawless, many employees don't know their rights have been violated until it is too late for them to seek legal recourse. 

Whether you want to draft an employment agreement or you believe your legal rights have been violated because of your age, race, sex, gender, disability or breach of employment contract, the Kushner Law Firm is prepared to handle your unique situation and give your case the personal attention it deserves.

If you or someone you know in Newport Beach, Orange County, or anywhere in Southern California, needs the assistance an experienced business law attorney, contact Michael Kushner today at 866-666-6357, or complete the contact form provided on this site to schedule your free consultation.

Attorney Michael Kushner of the Kushner Law Firm places top priority on representing his clients vigorously and ethically to achieve the best results possible. If you or someone you know in Newport Beach, Orange County, or anywhere in Southern California, needs the assistance an experienced business law attorney, contact Michael Kushner today at 866-666-6357, or complete the contact form provided on this site to schedule your free consultation.

FIRM ADDRESS:
The Kushner Law Firm
15 Enterprise, Suite 110
Aliso Viejo, CA 92656
Telephone: 866-666-6357

MEMBERS OF THE FIRM:
Michael Kushner

EDUCATION:

• University of California at Los Angeles, J.D.
• University of California at Berkeley, B.A., with highest distinction