| PRACTICE AREAS
 McSWEENEY, CRUMP, CHILDRESS & TEMPLE concentrates in the following practice areas:
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| Bankruptcy/Creditors' Rights |
- Chapter 7, 11 and 13 Bankruptcies
- Representation of Creditors, Debtors and Trustees
- Bankruptcy Litigation and Appeals
- Debtor Financing and Financing of Troubled Businesses
- Business Restructuring and Workouts
- Repossessions and Foreclosures
- Detinue (Replevin) Actions
- U.C.C. Transactions and Litigation (Sales, Leases, SecuredTransactions, Negotiable Instruments)
- Mechanics' Liens
- Landlord and Tenant
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| CORPORATE and Business Law |
- Organization and Entity Selection
- Business and Commercial Transactions
- Acquisitions and Mergers
- Securities Transactions
- Finance and Secured Transactions
- Franchising
- Utilities Law
- Cogeneration
- Communications
- Antitrust
- General Tax Planning and Tax Transactions
- Dispute Resolution before all Taxing Authorities
- Tax-Exempt Organizations
- Retirement Plans
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| Estate Planning / Administration |
- Wills and Trusts
- Probate and Estate Administration
- Financial Planning
- Personal Taxation
- Property Settlements
- Planned Gifts
- Charitable Trusts
- Corporate Succession Planning
- Family Limited Partnerships
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| GOVERNMENT RELATIONS/LOBBYING |
- Meeting with elected official and others throughout the year to lay the groundwork for a productive and successful legislative session;
- Drafting legislation;
- Testifying before legislative committees and subcommittees;
- Monitoring relevant legislation; and
- Lobbying elected representatives during sessions of the General Assembly.
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| Labor & Employment Law |
- Employment Discrimination
- Sexual Harassment
- Family and Medical Leave Issues
- Wrongful Discharge
- Preventive Personnel Policies and Audits
- Employment and Non-Competition Contracts
- Employee Substance Abuse Screening
- Wage and Hour Matters
- Whistleblowing Challenges and Insubordination
- Union Campaign Representation and Counseling
- Labor Contract Negotiations
- Labor Arbitrations
- Arbitrations and Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Unemployment and VEC Hearings
- Trade Secrets and Proprietary Information
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| Civil Litigation |
- Administrative Cases and Hearings before Local, State and Federal Agencies
- Appellate
- Arbitrations
- Commercial Disputes
- Constitutional Law
- Bankruptcy & Creditors’ Rights
- Contract Actions
- Construction Disputes
- Defamation
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- Injunctions
- Insurance Defense
- Labor and Employment
- Landlord and Tenant
- Land Use & Land Use Litigation
- Securities Litigation
- Taxation
- Telecommunications
- Trademark
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| REAL ESTATE |
- Negotiation of Acquisition and Sales Agreements
for Commercial and Residential Projects
- Leasing (Landlord and Tenant)
- Development
- Financing Representing Both Borrowers and Lenders
- Title Examination and Title Disputes
- Zoning, Condemnation, Easement/Right-of-Way Negotiation
- Coordination of Multi-Party Uses, Leasing, Location and Site Permitting
- Mechanic's Lien Litigation
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