Our Practice Areas

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.