PRACTICE AREAS

Business Law

  • Choice of Entity
  • Formation documents
  • Resolution and action drafting
  • Contract drafting, negotiation and review
  • Employment Agreements
  • Non-competition, Non-disclosure and non-solicitation agreements
  • Maintenance of corporate records
  • Asset or Stock Sale
  • Merger of company
  • Dissolution of company
  • Tax analysis

Real Estate Law

  • Drafting and negotiating purchase and sale contracts
  • Joint ventures—representing investors or developers
  • Drafting and negotiating leases for commercial and industrial properties
  • Counsel purchasers and sellers in contract disputes
  • Counsel landlords and tenants in disputes over lease agreements
  • Represent secured parties and debtors in foreclosure proceedings, including foreclosure sales
  • Represent landowners in construction disputes

Estate Planning

  • Simple wills
  • Simple wills with testamentary trusts
  • Durable powers of attorney
  • Advanced healthcare direction
  • Tax planning

Commercial Litigation

  • Represent businesses and individuals in trial, mediation, arbitration, and appellate proceedings in a variety of commercial disputes
  • Aim to resolve every matter in a way that minimizes negative impact on the business and avoids unnecessary costs and burdens

Employment Litigation

  • Counsel corporate clients regarding all aspects of employment law, including litigation avoidance
  • Employee handbook, policy and procedure development and review
  • Legal compliance reviews
  • Representation of companies in court and administrative proceedings
  • Litigation management

Johnston Law Firm, P.C.
The Steiner Building, Suite 305
15 Richard Arrington Blvd. North Birmingham, AL 35203-4141

Phone: (205) 328-9445
Fax: (800) 856-9028