Effectively Addressing A Variety Of Legal Needs
Serving the people of Coral Gables for more than nine decades, the attorneys of Sullivan, Admire & Sullivan, P.A., can assist you with a variety of different legal needs. Our firm’s practice areas include:
- Estate planning and probate
- Residential and commercial real estate
- Elder and minor guardianship proceedings
- Charitable foundations
- Business law
As leaders in the local community, we feel honored to serve clients across South Florida with their complex and varied legal needs.
Building Legacies Through Charitable Foundations
Helping others help themselves is a reward in and of itself. What if your gift could live forever? It can. You can create a private, charitable foundation that will support causes near and dear to you for years to come. A private, charitable foundation is a trust or other entity that administers funds for your chosen purposes. Gifts to a foundation have favorable tax consequences. Most foundations are created to benefit tax-exempt organizations. The two categories of private charitable organizations include:
- Operating foundations: These are directly involved in the operation of the charitable organization.
- Nonoperating foundations: Primarily provide funding to charitable organizations.
Since the 1970s, our law firm has established twelve charitable foundations. These foundations distribute about $650,000 annually to over 200 deserving institutions to help them improve our South Florida community and our state. Each gift is lovingly made in memory of the donor. Your name will live on in the gifts made each year. Let us help you create a lasting tribute to your family’s legacy.
Buying, Selling And Mortgaging Residential And Commercial Real Estate
For most people, buying or selling real property is one of the most important decisions they will ever make. Hidden clauses in listing contracts and sale contracts must be avoided. Our team of experienced attorneys and assistants knows how to spot hidden clauses and best protect you. Let us help you with all your real estate needs, including:
- Residential and commercial purchases, and sales
- Owner and mortgagee title insurance
- Escrow services
- Finalizing purchases and sales from probate, and guardianship estates
- Clearing title objections
- Resolving open permits and code violations
Our complimentary experience with real estate, probate, guardianship and municipal code matters enables us to effectively and swiftly guide you to a final closing.
Establishing Trustworthy Guardianships For Adults And Children
In some instances, an adult can no longer make financial, legal and medical decisions on their own behalf. If this has happened to someone you love, we can help you determine whether guardianship is the right choice. In other situations, a minor child might need a guardian who can make major educational, financial and life decisions for them. We assist with these guardianships as well. We can help you consider limited guardianships versus plenary guardianships, which are more restrictive. We also handle:
- Emergency temporary guardianship
- Guardian responsibilities
- Financial management
- Health care decision-making
- Annual reporting
- The court supervision process
- Alternatives to guardianship
We strive to always honor and serve the rights of the ward. In such a sensitive situation, you can turn to our compassionate team for the legal guidance that you need.
Protecting Your Business’s Interests
Whether you are starting a new business, expanding through an acquisition or merger, or working to create a clear succession plan for your retirement, our attorneys have the experience necessary to support your business’s goals. Some of the many business transactions we can assist you with include:
- Business formation, including choosing a business entity type
- Partnership agreements
- Corporate by-laws
- Buy-sell agreements
- Business compliance and maintenance
- Annual reporting requirements
- Corporate recordkeeping
- Regulatory compliance
- Business contracts and agreements
- Employment agreements
- Vendor contracts
- Nondisclosure agreements
- Licensing agreements
- Business risk management
- Liability protection strategies
- Insurance considerations
- Intellectual property protection
By working directly with you, we will ensure that we fully understand your business’s needs and create a plan that will allow it to thrive.
Tell Us More About Your Legal Needs
No matter what area of law, we are prepared to offer you the legal guidance you need. Please contact us online or call us at 305-521-3721 to schedule a free consultation.