Practice areas

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  Business

  We represent clients on matters involving all business types, from single owner small businesses to large corporations. We can assist in all areas including structure, formation, compliance matters and day to day operations. We provide assistance in drafting and negotiating contracts and agreements, including buy sell agreements, non-compete agreements and merger and acquisition assistance.
  
  

  Homeowners Association (HOA) Law

  Burleson Law provides legal advice to HOAs for association authority and operating structure; duties and responsibilities of its officers and directors; collection of past due assessments and foreclosure assessment liens; development issues, including the homeowners association’s transition from developer/declarant to homeowner control; drafting and amending of governing documents (declarations, bylaws, rules and regulations, etc.); preparation of third party agreements, such as vendor agreements; operational issues, including general corporate matters, enforcement of covenants and restrictions, management issues, and document interpretation.
  
  

  Landlord and Tenant Law

  Burleson Law has more than seven years of experience in representing clients in residential and commercial real property disputes. When a dispute arises between a landlord and tenant we can help resolve the dispute in a timely manner. We are experienced in seeking innovative, cost effective paths to dispute resolution to avoid costly litigation. Burleson Law is experienced in preparing, reviewing, and negotiating the terms of a lease agreement for residential or commercial tenants and landlords. We can assist landlord and/or tenants in all aspects of commercial and residential leases, including but not limited to:
  
  * Preparation and interpretation of commercial and residential contracts
  * Breach of the lease or rental agreements
  * Lease negotiations
  * Maintenance and property use disputes
  * Forcible entry and detainer (FED) actions
  * Wrongful evictions
  * Wrongful retention of security deposits
  * Damage claims
  
  

  Corporations and Partnerships

  We assist our clients from deciding what type of business is best for their needs, to helping them comply with the laws regulating their business. From large corporations to small, family held corporations, and all types of limited and general partnerships, we provide legal representation from formation to dissolution and everything in between. Burleson Law provides legal representation to individuals and businesses in preparing contracts including purchase and sale agreements, business forms, buy/sell agreements, and employment agreements, and other types of agreements.
  
  

  Real Estate

  We assist clients in purchases and sales of homes and businesses. We provide legal representation for the creation and enforcement of leases, liens, easements, purchase agreements, contracts for deed and all other types of contracts on real property.
  
  

  Marijuana

  We have developed the legal knowledge and resources that marijuana-based business will need, whether they are handling marijuana directly or indirectly. Burleson Law holds extensive experience as business attorneys advising owners with respect to critical issues such as corporation formation and choice of entity matters, which we combine with our knowledge of the marijuana business industry. This combination enables us to provide entrepreneurs with forward-looking legal guidance necessary to best capitalize on recreational and medical marijuana use in Colorado. Burleson Law advises businesses involved in the indirect handling of marijuana, including investors, equipment lenders, equipment manufacturers and landlords.
  
  

  Wills and Trusts

  We represent individuals in the creation of wills, trusts, durable powers of attorney, health care powers of attorney, and living wills. Burleson Law provides legal representation and advice on the preparation of wills, trusts and powers of attorney, including discussing possible tax issues that may be related to the disposition of a person’s estate and working with the client's accountant on such matters. We also provide legal assistance on the administration of trusts and estates.