REAL ESTATE
Real estate is an important
aspect of our practice. Our firm represents major title
insurance companies, institutional lenders, developers,
landlords, property management companies and investors in a
full range of real estate transactions. Our real estate
attorneys have substantial experience in real estate
acquisition, construction and site
improvement, escrow and disbursing, finance, leasing and
sales. We also handle development, leasing and
financing of raw land, regional and strip shopping centers,
office buildings, light industrial facilities and other real
estate based assets.
LAND USE
AND ZONING
Our firm has considerable
expertise in representing developers, businesses, citizen groups
and individual property owners in land use and zoning matters.
Our firm regularly represents clients in municipalities
throughout St. Louis County. Representation includes not
only applications for re-zoning, site development plans and on
the land use plan process but also administrative practice and
litigation regarding re-zonings, conditional use permits,
variances and building citations.
LITIGATION
Our law firm is unique among small
firms because of our ability to undertake complex commercial
and business litigation. Jenkins & Kling, P.C. has
considerable experience in commercial and business
litigation, ranging from the customary commercial practice
associated with general representation of corporations and
partnerships and disputes arising out of commercial
transactions, to litigation involving business injuries,
environmental disputes, non-competition enforcement or
defense, intellectual property, title insurance matters,
equipment and other leasing litigation, landlord-tenant
disputes, bank fraud, construction and real estate title or
zoning-land use issues. Each of our litigators has
significant experience at both state and federal court
levels, and we often represent regional and national
partnerships and corporations in litigation within the
metropolitan St. Louis area. Our firm also
offers a full range of appellate services in all state and
federal appeals courts.
BANKRUPTCY
AND CREDITORS' RIGHTS
We regularly represent
financial institutions, business creditors and individual
creditors in bankruptcy proceedings and in work-outs
involving lenders or businesses. Our firm also represents
debtors in the defense of involuntary bankruptcy filings and
prospective purchasers of bankruptcy estate assets.
LEASING TRANSACTIONS
Our firm also specializes
in the various aspects of law related to equipment leasing.
We represent numerous local, regional and national equipment
leasing companies. We handle matters in the bi-state area
and, with assistance from local counsel, in many other
states. Our attorneys who specialize in this area are
experienced in all aspects of leasing transactions,
including Article 2 and 2A transactions, broker and vendor
recourse matters, replevin, liquidation and defending
defective equipment claims. Our firm is also a member of the
Equipment Leasing Association.
BANKING
Jenkins & Kling, P.C.
represents banking and mortgage institutions chartered or
licensed to do business at state and federal levels. The
attorneys of the firm who specialize in the area of banking
law devote much of their time to the negotiation,
documentation and closing of commercial real estate and
asset-based loan transactions. These attorneys are also
experienced in the restructuring, or work-out, of
non-performing loans, as well as other services that relate
to defaulted credits such as foreclosure, liquidation and
bankruptcy. Several of our litigators are also experienced
in collection work and pursue garnishments, suits on notes
and guaranties, replevin actions and similar matters.
CORPORATE AND GENERAL BUSINESS
Our attorneys who
specialize in the areas of corporate and general business
law represent corporations, partnerships and other forms of
business entities engaged in a variety of operations,
including manufacturing, construction, real estate sales and
development, waste management, and equipment sales and
leases. Every corporate attorney possesses the experience
and skills necessary to render a full range of legal
services to our business clients, including:
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The formation of various
forms of corporations, partnerships and other legal
entities
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The closing of mergers,
acquisitions and asset sales/purchases
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The preparation, review
and execution of contracts, leases and other documents
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The dissolution or
winding-up of corporate, company and partnership affairs
NON-COMPETITION AND INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY
Our firm has an active and cutting-edge
practice in the preparation and enforcement of
non-competition agreements in many different states, in
addition to the defense and protection of trade secrets,
trademarks, tradenames and service marks.
Sophisticated contract preparation services are offered, as
well as a full range of non-competition and intellectual
property/trade secrets litigation. Attorneys in our firm
have successfully handled cases in Missouri, Illinois,
California, Colorado, Virginia and a host of other states,
including all Missouri litigation for a major international
service company headquartered in St. Louis. Our firm also
represents individuals who are in compliance with
non-competition and trade-secret confidentiality agreements,
and defends cases brought against individuals in similar
suits. Registration of trademarks and tradenames is
also provided.
CONSTRUCTION
Jenkins & Kling, P.C. maintains an active construction law
practice serving general contractors and subcontractors, as
well as individuals. Our attorneys are experienced at
resolving the full range of construction disputes including
breach of contract, construction defects, project compliance
and completion, and mechanic's lien matters. Sophisticated
contract preparation and review services can also be
provided. Many of our attorneys participate in seminars for
the construction industry, as well as clients, on a wide
range of legal topics.
WHITE COLLAR CRIMINAL DEFENSE
Jenkins & Kling, P.C. is
unique in that we have attorneys who have considerable
experience in representing both individuals and business
entities who are either under investigation, or being
charged with various white collar crimes. Our attorneys who
practice in this area of the law have significant experience
in both state and federal court levels as well as appellate
experience in the area of white collar criminal defense.
ESTATE PLANNING AND ADMINISTRATION
Our firm offers sophisticated estate
planning and administration services covering the entire
range of comprehensive estate planning and wealth
preservation, drafting of appropriate wills, trusts and
other related documents, and the handling of probate and
non-probate estate administration.
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