Real Estate law is the area of law that governs buying, using and selling land. It’s the law that governs how people acquire property and what they can do with the property that they own. Real Estate law is also called real property law.

Real Estate law is called real estate because it’s about real property. Real property is land as opposed to personal property which is objects. Fixtures that are permanently on the land like buildings or other large structures are also a part of real property. There are many different aspects of real estate law like deeds, titles, purchase financing, zoning, taxes and estate planning.

When a person dies, they are called a decedent. A decedent leaves property behind. That property needs to be passed on to those who will inherit it. The law spells out how a person’s property must be distributed when that person dies. Courts are in charge of ensuring that a decedent’s estate is distributed correctly.

J.W. Krueger Law, LLC attorneys counsel beneficiaries and individual and corporate fiduciaries such as executors, administrators, commissioners, and trustees, in all aspects of estate and trust administration. J.W. Krueger Law, LLC attorneys represent  clients in a variety of probate court proceedings, from helping them to manage the administration of a simple estate to advocating in complex adversarial proceedings between beneficiaries.

Civil litigation is a legal dispute involving two or more parties in which one party seeks the redress of a wrong via financial compensation, the cessation of a harmful activity, or repairs to a faulty product or structure, etc. These lawsuits involve a wide variety of areas such as personal injury, employment law, contractor claims, and medical malpractice. 

Commercial law is centered around the sale and distribution of goods and financing of specific transactions. It is governed by the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC), an example set of laws concerning the sales of goods, leases of negotiable instruments, and secured transactions. Every state utilizes some version of the Uniform Commercial Code, however, every state is able to make its own changes to the provisions as it deems appropriate. Due to the varying nature of each state’s implementation of UCC provisions, it’s necessary to hire a lawyer who is experienced with the UCC as it pertains to your state.

Believe it or not, you have an estate. The truth is, almost everybody does. Your estate includes all that you claim—your vehicle, home, real estate, checking and bank accounts, investments, life insurance policies, furniture, collectibles, and individual belongings. Regardless of how substantial or how humble, everybody has an estate and you can’t take it with you when you die.

To ensure your wishes are carried out, you need to provide instructions stating whom you want to receive something of yours, what you want them to receive, and when they are to receive it. You will, of course, want this to happen with the least amount paid in taxes, legal fees, and court costs.