Practice Areas

Santa Cruz Estate Planning, Real Estate, Land Use, Business and Governmental Relations Law Firm

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Estate Planning

Through a well-planned estate, our lawyers can help you secure tax advantages, speed up the process of estate administration for your beneficiaries, keep your financial affairs private, and save your estate money. That is absolutely the case if you own any real property. The high values of real estate in the Central Coast means that almost any property owner could benefit from proper estate planning.

Trusts

When you create a living trust, you are doing the most you can to keep your financial affairs private. Unlike probate, which is public, the administration of the trust is a private matter. Since ownership of the trust passes to the successor trustee at your death, assets held in the trust do not have to go through probate.

Probate & Estate Administration

Our lawyers represent people who have been named as executors or administrators of a family member's will. As a part of this role, our lawyers draft and review probate documents assigning assets and responsibilities. We often serve as a court-appointed probate administrator, acting as a neutral party to expedite probate concerns.

Governmental Relations

It is a fact of modern life that almost every project or enterprise requires some interaction with government, whether at the municipal or higher level. There are many situations when people find it frustrating to work through a problem with a government agency. In those cases, our lawyers are prepared to help them and intercede on their behalf with whatever government agency is involved.

Election Law

The Santa Cruz law firm of Timothy J. Morgan, Attorney at Law, has a statewide reputation for our expertise in election law. We advise political candidates, treasurers, campaign managers, and groups that have formed to support or oppose ballot measures.

Political Law

People who run for public office in California, as well as people who have organized to support or oppose a ballot measure, must meet specific legal requirements. We advise political candidates, treasurers, campaign managers, and ballot measure committees on compliance matters such as limitations on contributions you can receive and limitations on expenditures you can make.

Business Law

Our lawyers have substantial expertise in business organization, tax law, employment law, commercial real estate, financing, and intellectual property law. Our attorneys provide transactional services as well as strategic advice for almost any legal issue a business may encounter.

Land Use Law & Litigation

Our law firm's land-use practice assists landowners, homeowners, and owners of commercial or business property on matters such as re-zoning and land use disputes, red tag violations, and disputes with adjoining land owners.

Real Estate Transactions

In California, real estate closings are typically handled by the escrow departments of title companies. Our lawyers work closely with the title company and the escrow officer to protect our client's interests, whether they are the buyer or seller. We often receive calls from real estate agents, buyers, and sellers who need well-grounded real estate advice.

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