The firm represents local, regional and national clients in a broad range of commercial real estate matters. These matters include structuring, negotiating, and implementing all types of commercial real estate transactions. The firm represents clients in development, construction, sale, purchase, leasing, borrowing and joint venture transactions. We also handle complex workouts and foreclosures for both borrowers and lenders.

Our estate planning and probate practice involves all aspects of tax, estate and gift planning, trust and estate administration, probates and related litigation. Our estate and tax planning work frequently involves development of sophisticated strategies to preserve and transfer family wealth and businesses.

The firm routinely represents financial institutions. The scope of the practice ranges from loan documents and other agreements to the representation of trust departments and trust department clients. Asset based financing, real estate lending and other commercial matters for lenders are frequently handled by the firm. The firm has particular expertise regarding trust and trust administration matters.

The firm has an active tax practice. The various organizational and operational matters encountered by businesses are handled by the firm, including handling disputes with the IRS and New Mexico Taxation and Revenue Department. The firm's attorneys also handle all aspects of entity formation and consulting concerning general business issues and all aspects of forming and representing nonprofit, tax exempt entities.

Our employee benefits practice includes the design and drafting of all types of pension and welfare plans, filing pension plans with the IRS, advising clients regarding resolution of administrative problems through the IRS remedial programs (VCR, Walk-In CAP, CAP and Audit CAP). We also provide advice concerning the effect of mergers and acquisitions and other commercial transactions on employee benefit plans, and advise employers on executive compensations programs.

Our business practice involves all areas of commercial matters. We advise individuals and entities in the planning and operation of their businesses, entity formation, financing, control issues, contracts, succession planning, employee benefits, mergers and acquisitions.