Practice Area: Real Estate

Tax Tips When Selling Your Home

July 8, 2015

If you are looking to sell your home, there are several tax rules that you should be aware of.  Generally, the IRS treats a gain or loss from the sale of your home differently than it treats a gain or loss from the sale of other property or assets.   Publication 523 from the IRS […]


Violation of Municipal Code Is Evidence of Negligence, Not Negligence Per Se

June 23, 2015

Negligence per se is the violation of an absolute standard of care, which must be ordained by a state legislative body or an administrative agency regulating on a statewide basis under authority of the legislature that is to be followed unwavering in all instances.  In a case warranting such an instruction, the jury is told […]


Property Line Disputes

May 14, 2015

It is a common occurrence – it is likely that either you or you someone you know has had a boundary line dispute with an adjacent neighbor. When a boundary dispute arises between neighboring property owners, the legal principle of “adverse possession” is often tossed around.  Adverse possession is a legal doctrine whereby ownership of […]