In today’s legal environment, matching your needs with the correct firm is crucial to the successful outcome of your legal matters.  Like so many other areas, in law, the pace of change can be “breakneck,” the details overwhelming.

As an informed consumer of legal services, you need to be sure that the firm you select is in fact qualified to handle the matter at hand.  Today, that’s more important than ever.

To that end, what follows is a brief description of the type of matters we successfully handle.  We have made a solid commitment to these areas of the law so that we can assure you the best possible legal representation.

Business and Commercial Law —We provide a wide variety of services to our business clients from assisting in selecting the type of organizational entity under which to operate, preparation of agreements, sale and purchase of businesses, obtaining financing and funding for business operations, and employee relations, to dissolution.

Business Organizations —The form of business chosen for a business entity potentially affects every aspect of its operations.  Our firm assists our clients in formation and business planning in deciding whether they want to operate as a closely held business, limited liability company, partnership, or corporation.  We advise our clients about directors’ and officers’ liability, dissolution, franchising, reorganization, trade association membership and activity, joint ventures, mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, business successions, and shareholders’ rights.  Our attorneys have more than 100 years of combined experience in handling both transactional and litigation matters.
Construction Law—Our firm represents owners, contractors, construction managers, developers, design professionals, and suppliers in all aspects of the construction process, including bidding and document preparation, contract negotiation and formation, contract performance, financing and warranty issues, mechanics and material men liens, and claims and dispute resolution.

Criminal —Our firm has extensive experience defending the rights of people arrested and accused of criminal offenses.  I/We handle all types of criminal cases, including minor infractions and misdemeanors and the most serious felony indictments, such as, drunk driving, drug possession, narcotics sales, theft and grand larceny, white collar fraud, embezzlement, sex offenses, arson, and conspiracy.

Employment Law —Employment law covers a complex network of laws that controls how employers must treat employees, former employees, and applicants for employment.  Our Employment Law Practice Group has significant experience in interpreting and construing state and Federal statutes and case law in areas such as employment discrimination, affirmative action, sexual harassment, employee benefits, whistleblower litigation, wrongful discharge, employment contracts, the Americans With Disabilities Act, the Family Medical Leave Act, the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, the Federal Employer’s Liability Act, the Occupational Safety and Health Act, and special laws governing municipal employment.

Environmental Law —Environmental law is a combination of state and Federal statutes and regulations, local ordinances, and case law governing clean air practice, water pollution, hazardous and solid waste, wetlands, and wild lands.  Our environmental lawyers assist clients obtain required permits and comply with regulations and auditing principles to protect them from violations and penalties; advise them on hazardous waste, cleanup, and Superfund issues; and represent individuals and organizations in bringing actions where they believe a violation has occurred.

Estate Planning and Probate —Our firm handles Estate Planning matters which is the area dealing with the distribution of an individual’s property at his or her death, taking into account wills, taxes, insurance, property, and trusts so as to gain maximum benefit of all laws and, at the same time, carrying out the person’s wishes.  Probate is the court proceeding through which a will is proved to be valid and the estate of a decedent is administered.  The process, generally, includes collecting a decedent’s assets, liquidating liabilities, paying necessary taxes, and distribution of property to heirs.

Government Agencies & Programs —Our firm has an entire department of attorneys which  represents clients in matters in connection with countless state and federal agencies and programs, such as law enforcement agencies, the Food and Drug Administration, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, Medicare and Medicaid, Social Security, and many, many others.  We advise clients in situations where action, or inaction, of a government agency or availability of a government program affects or potentially affects them.

Government Contracts —Our government contract lawyers represent our business clients doing business with municipal, state, and Federal governments.  Those services include assisting clients in negotiating, performing, interpreting, litigating, and terminating defense, construction, and procurement contracts as well as defending against debarment. Our lawyers have experience in both traditional court and administrative proceedings.

Health & Healthcare Law —Our firm has extensive experience in the large and complex body of health and healthcare law which encompasses areas such as disability law, elder law, hospital law, and mental health law and is impacted by Social Security Disability, Medicare and Medicaid, and the Food andDrug Administration.  We also have a large managed care practice, representing individual practice association clients in negotiating contracts with HMOs and in the formation of preferred provider organizations.

Insurance Law —Our Insurance Law Practice Group concentrates in insurance regulatory matters and transactions involving insurance and reinsurance companies.  We have served as counsel to major national and international companies.  Our specific areas of expertise include regulatory issues before the State Department of Insurance; corporate restructurings and equity changes; investments, securities, and banking matters; and reinsurance and insolvency issues.

Personal Injury —Our firm represents individuals involved in controversies alleging a wrong or damage to another’s person, rights, reputation, or property resulting from events or activities such as automobile accidents, defective products, infliction of emotional distress, intentional misconduct, and negligence.

Real Estate —Our firm represents both commercial clients and individuals in all proceedings and transactions that deal with real property—land and the structures attached to it—including purchase and sale, construction, mortgages and foreclosures, leases, zoning, title examinations, quiet title actions, closings, and management.

Brekhus Law Partners

1000 Drakes Landing Road
Greenbrae, CA 94904-3027
 Phone:  (415) 461-1001
 Fax:  (415) 461-7356