SERVICES
Practical legal counsel for the things you are building, protecting, and planning for.
Stutzman Legal, LLC provides legal counsel to individuals, businesses, nonprofit organizations, and landowners throughout Ohio. Some matters begin with a specific transaction or problem. Others involve an ongoing relationship and the need for a trusted advisor who understands the client, the organization, or the property involved.
The firm's practice is centered on four principal areas:
REAL ESTATE
Counsel for property, transactions, and the use of land.
Real estate matters often involve more than the transaction itself. Ownership brings questions about boundaries, access, development, land use, financing, and relationships between neighboring property owners. I assist clients with matters including:
Residential and commercial real estate transactions
Title issues and ownership questions
Easements, access, and boundary matters
Land use, zoning, and development
Agricultural and rural property matters
Conservation easements and land conservation
Mineral interests and natural-resource issues
BUSINESS
Counsel for businesses and the people behind them.
Legal counsel can be most useful to a business before something goes wrong. I work with business owners through formation, growth, everyday operations, significant transactions, and changes in ownership. Matters include
Business formation and entity selection
Operating agreements and corporate governance
Contracts and commercial transactions
Purchases and sales of businesses
Employment and personnel matters
Commercial leases and real estate matters
Financing and secured transactions
Ownership changes and succession planning
Ongoing general counsel
NONPROFITS
Counsel for organizations working toward a purpose.
Nonprofit organizations face many of the same legal questions as businesses, along with unique requirements involving governance, tax-exempt status, charitable purposes, and accountability. I assist with matters including:
Organization and formation
Governance documents and bylaws
Board responsibilities and decision-making
Contracts and transactions
Policies and organizational compliance
Grant and funding requirements
Employment and personnel matters
Organizational changes and long-term planning
General counsel to boards and organizational leadership
ESTATE PLANNING
Counsel for property, family, and what comes next.
Estate planning does not need to begin with a complicated set of documents. It begins with understanding what someone owns, whom they want to protect, and what they want to happen when circumstances change. I assist clients with matters including:
Wills and trusts
Financial powers of attorney
Healthcare powers of attorney and advance directives
Beneficiary and property-transfer planning
Business and farm succession planning
NOT SURE WHERE YOUR MATTER FITS?
Legal problems do not always fall neatly into a practice area .
If you have a question involving property, a business or organization, an estate, or another matter that may fit the firm's practice, start with a conversation. If Stutzman Legal, LLC isn't the right fit, I'll let you know