PRACTICE AREAS

Corporate

Gorman & Miller’s corporate group handles most types of commercial and business transactions. Its lawyers have represented businesses of all sizes and stages, ranging from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies. Its clients range from small, California-based companies to multinational corporations. The department’s practice is primarily transaction-oriented. It has particularly strong expertise in handling the legal issues facing high technology companies, including financings and acquisitions. In addition, the department provides general business planning, and counsels individuals and firms with respect to shareholder agreements, executive compensation, limited liability companies and general corporate matters.

Our corporate department takes special care to be cost-effective. Unlike many large firms, it does not overstaff projects with junior lawyers with little experience. As a result, its lawyers handle matter quickly and economically.

Real Estate

Gorman & Miller’s real estate practice provides both transactional and litigation-related services. The firm has expertise in handling purchases and sales, distressed debt workouts and bankruptcy sales, mortgage financing, exchanges, leases, co-tenancies, easements and boundary disputes, and construction contracts and disputes.  There are three senior attorneys in our firm’s real estate department, with a combined total of over 100 years of experience in commercial real estate transactions.

Civil Litigation

Gorman & Miller’s litigation practice includes all areas of business and commercial disputes before state and federal trial and appellate courts and administrative agencies. The firm’s attorneys have extensive experience successfully handling business matters, including but not limited to breach of contract, intellectual property, unfair competition, trade secrets, employment law, real estate, probate and trusts, construction law, accounting malpractice, collection, elder abuse, and securities litigation.The law firm is strongly committed to providing cost-effective litigation services for its clients. The firm works closely with its clients to achieve desired results, either through negotiation or court action.