Our knowledge, experience and training are supported by our aggressive and proactive style.  We represent individuals, families and businesses in a focused variety of practice areas.
Please click on any of the following practice area to learn more about the exceptional services we provide:

Employment Law
Commercial Litigation
Contracts
Residential and Commercial Real Estate
Wills, Trusts, Estates and Probatef

Wills, Trusts, Estates and Probate

We assist clients in the development and implementation of comprehensive lifetime estate plans that carefully balance personal and administrative concerns.  In addition to estate planning, we also assist clients with Probate and Estate Administration, including: 

• Wills
• Testamentary trusts
• Living Trusts
• Beneficiary designations
• Powers of Attorney 

Although there are no laws that require the assistance of an attorney is estate planning, there are good reasons to hire an attorney with experience in estate planning.  Here are a few:

A generic form will or trust has probably not taken into account the legal requirements of New York or Connecticut.  It also will not take into account the individual wishes of the drafter.  In the long run, a “do-it-yourself” will or trust may be more expensive than consulting a lawyer. For a trust to be effective it takes more than simple drafting: the assets must be transferred into it. Without proper legal assistance, all of the tax benefits of using a trust can be lost.

Ignoring the issue of estate planning will result in your estate being distributed by the probate court in the manner imposed by law.  You will have no say in how your estate will be distributed or who the administrator will be.  Although you may think that it will all pass to your spouse, depending on the size of the estate, your spouse may get less than you intended him or her to receive with the rest being held by a guardian for your children.  If you want to direct the passing of your assets at death, name an executor, and keep taxes and expenses to a minimum, you need to look into estate planning with an experienced attorney.

Real Estate

We represent individuals and business buyers and sellers of real estate in New York and Connecticut.  In Connecticut, all parties to a real estate transaction are usually represented by an attorney.  You are not obligated to use the attorney that the lender offers.  When you sell or buy property you enter into legally binding contracts.  An experienced real estate attorney can help you understand how the contracts affect your rights and what they require you to do.  Frequently, in real estate transactions, misunderstandings over aspects of the contract arise.  With an attorney, you will have someone to negotiate a favorable settlement if any disputes arise during the real estate transaction.  An attorney will keep track of mortgage issues, inspections and financial issues, making sure that your rights are protected and your obligations are fulfilled.  If title problems are found, an attorney can help find a way to resolve them prior to the purchase or sale.   

At Rogers & Tartaro,LLP we have tfhe knowledge and expertise necessary to ensure that your settlement goes smoothly with no surprises. We have a highly qualified and dedicated staff who make each step of the process proceed without a hitch. When you retain our firm you not only get the technical competence you require, you also get a firm with extensive experience in dealing with the emotional element of real estate transactions. We can resolve problems in a practical way.

Commercial Litigation

Litigation usually has a significant impact on a company's ability to achieve its business objectives. We help companies involved in commercial litigation assess their options and make decisions consistent with their goals. We represent companies and individuals in complex litigation and alternative dispute resolution proceedings. We aggressively defend and pursue our clients' interests in matters such as breach of contract, unfair trade practices, construction law and collection matters.

Contracts

We not only draft agreements with an eye towards avoiding future litigation, but we also pursue and defend a range of commercial litigation and contract disputes including business and real estate purchase/sale agreements, vendor/customer agreements, construction and construction management agreements, employment and shareholder agreements, non-compete, non solicitation, and non-disclosure agreements for employers and employees.

Rogers & Tartaro, LLP