Smith & Tucker LLC represents individual, corporate, and institutional clients as legal advisors and attorneys in transactional settings and as counselors in administrative and judicial proceedings, up to and including the United States Supreme Court. The Firm is recognized for its practical advice and technical competence in the following areas:

Litigation
Firm attorneys routinely handle state and federal litigation arising from the Firm's practice areas. Firm litigators are uniquely qualified in this region of the state to handle complex commercial litigation, personal injury litigation, brain injury litigation, construction litigation, foreclosure and debt collection litigation as well as general civil litigation.

Corporate and Business Organizations
Firm attorneys provide a full range of services in the Corporate and Business area, including counseling clients in connection with organization, daily business operations, and governance. Firm attorneys will prepare and negotiate purchase/sale agreements, perform and manage legal and regulatory due diligence reviews, and advise directors and officers as to their fiduciary duties and responsibilities. On an ongoing basis, Firm attorneys advise clients on all aspects of business law, including the requirements of federal, state and local laws, drafting and negotiation of contracts, and the preparation of audit letters and opinion letters. Firm attorneys also commonly attend shareholder and director meetings in order to advise clients with regard to the legal issues confronting them.

Nonprofit and Municipal Law
Firm attorneys serve nonprofit organizations by qualifying organizations as tax-exempt under the Internal Revenue Code, advising nonprofit organizations as to unrelated business taxable income, and assisting nonprofit organizations regarding exemptions for various state and local property and sales taxes. In addition, Firm attorneys have broad experience in representing municipalities, associations and non-profit institutions with respect to zoning and land use matters. Firm attorneys have drafted ordinances, negotiated specific development agreements and plans, and litigated these matters as well.

Real Estate
Firm attorneys have extensive experience in the areas of Real Estate development (including zoning, land use, subdivision and planning), commercial and residential real estate sale and leasing transactions, construction disputes, mechanic lien matters, survey disputes, brokerage disputes and listing agreements.

Banking Practices, Collections and Foreclosures
Firm attorneys have consulted on the design and implementation of lending programs, including residential real estate lines of credit, performed loan document review, and litigated truth in lending, general collection, and the liquidation of collateral cases. Liquidation cases handled have included multiple collateral cases involving intervening bankruptcies and third party cases, as well as construction loan foreclosures.

Probate and Estates
Firm attorneys routinely handle contested estates and planning including wills, irrevocable insurance trusts, special needs trusts, educational trusts, estate tax marital deduction planning, the integration of retirement plans and IRA's into wills and trusts, multi-state and ancillary administration. Services include the preparation of associated estate tax and fiduciary income tax returns.