Your Trusted Local Business and Real Estate Law Firm
Legal Service Areas
The Law Office of Steven M. O'Brien provides high-quality legal advice to individuals, entrepreneurs and their startup businesses and established businesses in an efficient and cost-effective manner. Transactional and litigation legal services include:
BUSINESS LAW
- Advise owners of closely held businesses on matters related to organization, operations, succession planning and minority shareholders
- Business litigation
- Business startup issues
- Organization of corporations, LLC's and partnerships
- Contract drafting, review and disputes
- Corporate management counsel
- Employment law issues
- Family business
- General counsel work
- Purchase and sale of a business
- Tax planning
- Uniform commercial code issues
- Buy-Sell agreements
- Distribution agreements
- Franchise agreements
- Licensing agreements
- LLC and partnership agreements
- Outsourcing agreements
- Web-hosting agreements
- Equipment leases
- Collections
REAL ESTATE LAW
- Residential real estate
- Commercial real estate
- Real estate litigation
- Boundary disputes
- Commercial and residential leases
- Common interest communities counsel
- Condominium law
- Deeds
- Easements
- Financing
- Land use and development
- Landlord/Tenant Law
- Property Tax
- Purchases, sales and leases of real property
- Real estate transfers
- Registration of title
- Variances
- Zoning disputes
- 1031 exchanges
CONSTRUCTION LAW
- Contractual disputes
- Construction defect claims
- Drafting and negotiating construction contracts and agreements, including AIA forms
- Land use and zoning
- Mechanics liens
- Payment disputes
- Surety bonds
- Commercial collections
- Alternative Dispute Resolution - Mediation & Arbitration
LITIGATION & ADVOCACY
As a business and real estate attorney, and a business owner himself, Steve O'Brien understands the need to avoid litigation whenever possible. However, some disputes and issues cannot be worked out without a lawsuit being initiated. Thus, when you or your business is faced with the potential of or actual litigation, you need to contact an attorney who will work for you and protect your interests in a timely and cost-effective manner.
The Law Office of Steven M. O'Brien will work diligently for you to help resolve your dispute. Furthermore, you will be advised and assisted in avoiding future disputes and litigation.
- Breach of contract and other contract disputes
- Shareholder disputes
- Partnership disputes
- LLC member disputes
- Family business disputes
- Business collections
- Real estate litigation
- Construction related litigation
- Landlord/Tenant Disputes
- Property tax litigation
- Employment matters
ESTATE PLANNING
Estate planing allows you to protect, preserve and manage your assets that you have worked so hard for. Estate planning is not just for the elderly, sick or wealthy. Everyone should develop an estate plan as early as possible.
The Law Office of Steven M. O'Brien will help you develop a comprehensive estate plan, which may include a will, trusts, health care directives, and powers of attorney, in a timely and cost-effective manner.
CONTACT LAW OFFICE OF STEVEN M. O'BRIEN TODAY
Law Office of Steven M. O'Brien
901 Third Street South, Suite 204
P.O. Box 14
Stillwater, MN 55082
Phone: (651) 402.6731
Fax: (651) 305.6998
Email: sobrien@smobrienlaw.com
Web: theobrienlawfirm.com
