Our Practice Areas
Smith Dollar is a full-service law firm dedicated to providing the highest quality legal help and representation to clients in the North Bay area. Our clients range from CEOs, entrepreneurs, human resources executives, real estate buyers and sellers, construction contractors, and others in the private and business sectors to private citizens with personal injury claims and estate planning.
Our team includes legal industry award winners, such as those listed as Super Lawyers, Top 100 Trial Lawyers by The National Trial Lawyers, and the gold standard in peer-reviewed ratings: Martindale-Hubbell® AV Preeminent®.
We are backed by 150 years of combined experience in our diverse fields, with tens of thousands of satisfied clients. Our priority is to bring you optimum results, whether it involves a residential or commercial property dispute, a labor law violation claim against your business, or another issue within our practice areas.
Discuss your legal options with an attorney at Smith Dollar by contacting us at (707) 405-7391.
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Services We Provide
Our attorneys provide advice, guidance, and representation in the following areas:
- Business law: We handle matters that deal with the rights, conduct, and relations of individuals or organizations engaged in commerce, trade, and sales, working to ensure your business is legally protected and prepared for any challenges.
- Litigation: Representing businesses in disputes to protect their legal rights and interests.
- Compliance: Ensuring businesses meet all legal, regulatory, and ethical standards.
- Transactions: Guiding businesses through daily transactions, contracts, mergers, acquisitions, and other transactional matters.
- Formation and governance: Assisting in establishing businesses and their operational structures.
- Real estate and construction law: We provide advice and service in all types of real estate and construction transactions and litigation to owners, investors, developers, contractors, lenders, and corporations.
- Employment and labor law: Smith Dollar helps businesses stay on top of the complex federal, state, and local laws that govern the employment relationship.
- Discrimination and harassment: Advocating for employers accused of workplace discrimination or harassment.
- Union/collective bargaining: Representing employers in union negotiations.
- Wrongful termination: Protecting employers facing claims of wrongfully dismissing employees.
- Wage and hour law: Fighting for employers accused of violating California's complex wage and hour laws and labor standards.
- Litigation: Representing clients in employment-related disputes and lawsuits.
- Estate planning: Our team handles the general estate planning needs of individuals and their families by creating tailored plans that include wills, trusts, and more and providing guidance and representation in probate and litigation related to these issues.
- Probate and trust administration: Handling the legal process of transferring assets after the death of a family member or friend.
- Wills and trusts: Assisting clients in creating legal documents to distribute assets.
- Powers of attorney: Designating trusted individuals to make decisions for clients.
- Personal injury: Prompt and thorough investigations are critical when you have suffered a personal injury or property damage due to someone else’s negligence. We provide representation in these claims.
- Car accidents: Representing victims in seeking compensation for auto-related injuries.
- Premises liability: Advocating for those injured due to unsafe property conditions.
- Wrongful death: Pursuing justice for families who have lost a loved one due to negligence or misconduct.
A member of our team will be in touch shortly to confirm your contact details or address questions you may have.
Call Us Today
If you have questions, need guidance, or want to know your options when facing any legal issue in our diverse practice areas, we urge you to take advantage of our free initial consultation. You can discuss your situation directly with one of our seasoned attorneys to learn more about your case.
Taking proactive action can help avoid unnecessary escalation of problems or exposure to claims or litigation. Our team works to help you resolve your issue effectively and as quickly as possible, always bearing in mind your best interests.
Connect with Smith Dollar online or at (707) 405-7391 for legal help today.
Why Choose Smith Dollar?
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Talk through all of your legal options during a free consultation.
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We're proud to make high-quality legal help affordable.
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We have a history of getting results for our clients.
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Our business is a member of the National Association of Minority and Women Owned Law Firms.