Practice Areas

Ms. Parker's law practice emphasizes estate planning, trusts & wills, business, real estate, and taxation.

Estate Planning, Trusts, Wills, and Probate

• Consultation and planning of estates to effectuate client's wishes and to minimize taxes.
• Drafting of living trusts, wills, durable powers of attorney and healthcare directives.
• Planning tax effective methods of passing businesses and property to heirs.
• Administering decedent's estates, including probate, trust and other nonprobate transfers.
• Representing executors, administrators, trustees, and conservators in court proceedings.
• Consultation and planning on Medi-Cal issues.
• Planning for the special needs of the elderly.

Business Law and Contracts

• Advising clients on legal issues in buying or starting a business.
• Selecting the form of entity to conduct business.
• Forming corporations, limited liability companies, and partnerships.
• Preparing contracts for business and real estate transactions.
• Preparing buy-sell agreements.
• Preparing employee handbooks and employment contracts.
• Maintaining corporate records and minutes.
• Business planning.

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Real Estate

• Advising, negotiating and drafting of commercial or residential sales agreements.
• Advising, negotiating and drafting of commercial and residential leases.
• Negotiating and drafting financing documents (notes and security agreements).
• Advising on title matters.
• Negotiating and drafting of easement, rights of way, and other interests in real property.
• Advising, planning, and drafting of conservation easement and mitigation bank documents.

Taxation

• Advising clients on federal and state individual income tax issues.
• Tax planning and structuring of business transactions to minimize federal and state taxation.
• Advising business clients on federal, state, and local tax issues to reduce or minimize taxes.
• International tax planning for individuals and corporate entities.