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BUSINESS, PROFESSIONAL & MUNICIPAL
 
Business and Commercial Transactions
 

The McDonald Group’s business team represents clients of varying sizes in both profit and nonprofit sectors, including sole-proprietorships, partnerships, corporations, both for profit and nonprofit, and limited liability organizations.

 
Health Care including Corporate Planning & Structure
 
Our firm provides the highest level of legal representation to health care facilities and professionals in Northwestern Pennsylvania.  We maintain continuous updates for our team on the ever-changing health care industry issues and standards in order to keep our clients informed, including the following areas:
  • Appropriate entity formation and operation
  • Corporate planning and structure
  • Employment matters
  • Compliance regulations, including HIPAA
  • Contracts
  • Tax matters, including tax exemption issues of nonprofit or charitable providers
  • Privilege and licensing disputes
 
Employment, ERISA and Labor
 
Our municipal law team provides skilled representation to local municipalities, authorities, and schools on a practical and efficient basis.  We have experience and expertise that includes labor counseling, negotiations, contracts, and litigation.
 

Land Development, Zoning and Land Use

 

Our business and municipal law teams work cohesively in addressing complex issues that involve government regulations and local restriction compliance.

 
Public School Law
 
Our firm has many years of experience in all areas of school law, including service as legal counsel and school district solicitor.
 
Real Estate
 
Our team of real estate professionals is comprised of experienced attorneys and paralegals that provide timely and efficient legal representation in both residential and commercial transactions.  We provide all services needed by clients-buying, selling, and financing or refinancing real property. 
If you are selling your own home without benefit of a real estate agent, our Real Estate team will assist you with:
  • Contract negotiations and drafting, including direct sales by owners, owner financing and refinancing
  • Providing the required notices and disclosures

Additionally, if you are financing the purchase, we will draft the promissory note and mortgage to assure that you achieve the protection you need.

 
Estate and Trust Planning and Administration
 
We provide complete estate and trust planning services, including wills, durable powers of attorney, living trusts and healthcare powers of attorney.  Our team is ready to help with estate planning needs of clients ranging from the young growing family to the elderly.  Our firm is fully capable of administering all types and sizes of estates and trusts in a caring and efficient manner.
 
Taxation
 

We have the expertise to assist our clients in tax planning and representation, including issues involving individual, corporate, trust and estate matters.  Since one of our attorneys is also a CPA, we are enabled to provide additional expertise in tax planning and representation

 
Litigation  
    General & Complex Civil Litigation
General & Complex Criminal Defense
Family Law & Domestic Relations
 
Business, Professional & Municipal  
 
Business/Commercial Transactions
Health Care
Employment, ERISA & Labor
Land Develop., Zoning & Land Use
Public School Law
Real Estate
Estates & Trusts
Taxation
 
Personal & Family Law  
    Real Estate
Estate & Trust Planning & Administration
Taxation
Divorce, Child & Spousal Support & Custody
Adoptions
Prenuptial & Postnuptial Agreements
 


     
     
     
The McDonald Group L.L.P.
456 West 6th Street • P.O. Box 1757 • Erie, PA 16507-0757
Phone: 814/456-5318 •  Fax: 814/456-3840
 
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