James L. Mayer have been a member of the Maryland Bar since 1975 and during the course of his legal career, he has engaged in the general practice of law with a focus in the fields of estate planning, wills, trusts, business, corporations, partnerships, real estate, estate administration, general contract law and general litigation in both the areas of personal injury and commercial disputes.

We have been engaged in all areas of estate planning and administration. The estates we have administered have varied from the smallest to those of several million dollars. In the larger estates, we have prepared and filed Federal Estate Tax and Generation Skipping Tax returns. A significant portion of our practice is devoted to assisting clients in planning their estates taking into consideration not only estate and inheritance taxes but also personal and family needs. We have prepared wills and trusts to accommodate the wide variety of family situations one sees these days such as blended families, planning for disability, life insurance trusts, Roth IRA trusts as well as the typical marital deduction planning. We have also defended wills and Personal Representatives in caveat, or will challenge, cases.

Over the years, we have represented a large number of business clients in all areas related to business issues from incorporation and other entity formation, through security offerings under Federal and State securities laws, purchase and sale of businesses, business disputes, contract review and drafting, discrimination cases, contract litigation, business financing, franchising and challenges to franchise agreements, in fact, generally all matters that come up in the course of business. Of course, we also regularly advise our business clients on their business planning.

We have substantial experience in real estate development, sales and purchases, contract disputes,homeowners' associations,land development contracts and fianancing of land development and real es