Practice Areas Overview

The Irvine law firm of Turner, Reynolds, Greco & O'Hara, A Law Corporation, represents individuals and businesses in Southern California and statewide, meeting their personal and professional legal needs across a broad spectrum of areas, from business and real estate to bankruptcy, estate planning, and probate matters.

Bankruptcy

The firm represents individual debtors and business organizations, as well as creditors and trustees, with all manner of bankruptcy and insolvency issues:

• Chapter 7 liquidations
• Chapter 11 reorganizations
• Creditors' rights
• Insolvency consulting and strategic planning
• Asset & exemption planning
• Fraudulent conveyance
• Foreclosure consulting

Alternative Risk Management

There are times when alternatives to traditional insurance make the most business and economic sense for risk management.  The firm's attorneys can evaluate whether a captive insurance company is right for a given business, and can form the company and structure the arrangement to take full advantage of the favorable tax treatment that the law allows, while avoiding the tax landmines and other pitfalls that pose as traps for the unwary.

Estate Planning & Probate

Estate planning involves more than just drafting wills and trusts to distribute one's possessions to heirs and beneficiaries.  Proper planning considers the impact of different devices on income, estate, gift and generation-skipping transfer taxation of all parties involved, and provides for the care of the testator in the event of physical or mental incapacity.  The firm's attorneys are well-versed in the drafting and construction of a range of instruments as well as in representing parties in probate court, including handling any litigation matter which arises in the course of the probate administration of an estate.

• Preparation of wills, living trusts, powers of attorney, and advance health care directives
• Preparation of irrevocable life insurance trusts
• Preparation of family limited partnerships
• Advice and planning for income, estate, gift and generation-skipping transfer taxation
• Preparation of state and federal income, estate, and gift tax returns
• Representation in state probate court
• Probate litigation

Business Transactions and Litigation

Selecting the right entity to operate a business has significant consequences for taxes, liability, management, control, and other ownership issues.  The experienced business attorneys at the firm advise clients on the appropriate choice of entity for their business, form new entities, and assist in all transactional matters.  When disputes do arise, the firm's experienced litigators are ready to enter mediation, arbitration or trial to skillfully resolve any dispute in the client's best interests.

• Business entity formation
• Business transactions, including contracts, employment agreements, equipment leases and shareholder agreements
• Business dissolution
• Business litigation

Real Estate

For residential and commercial property owners, lenders, investors, and developers, real estate transactions represent a significant investment of time, money, and effort.  The firm's attorneys assist with all phases of commercial, office, retail, and residential sales and leases, including negotiation, review and preparation of the appropriate documents to assure a transaction that comports with all legal requirements and fully represents and protects the client's interests.  Should a dispute arise, the firm's lawyers are skilled and experienced in the full panoply of real estate litigation from the perspective of buyers, sellers, and other parties with interests at stake in real estate transactions.

• Land use and government processing, including advice on zoning, conditional use permits, variances, and approvals before agencies and administration boards
• Loan and borrower workout planning
• Real estate litigation
• Sales and syndications
• Mechanic's lien implementation, enforcement and defense
• Real Estate Lending
• Commission Disputes

Seek Experienced Legal Representation

With over a quarter century serving the legal needs of businesses and business owners in Southern California, the law firm of Turner, Reynolds, Greco & O'Hara, A Law Corporation, has gained the respect and loyalty of many satisfied clients.  For advice or representation in a business or personal legal matter, contact Turner, Reynolds, Greco & O'Hara to schedule a consultation with one of the firm's skilled and knowledgeable legal professionals.