Practice Areas

Business

Whether you’re starting a new business, ramping up to a new level, or growing a stable enterprise, we’re here to help. We will advise you on the correct structure to use for your type of business, size of business, and future plans. We will consult with your team of advisors, set up your business, and if you prefer, maintain ongoing corporate or LLC books and records.

We will customize contracts for you, register trademarks and copyrights, prepare operating agreements, negotiate leases agreements or help you buy or sell real property. We have experience with all types of corporate and business transactions, from entity formation to employee relations. We will serve as your corporate counsel and advisor.

We will help you transition to a different business entity, when needed or required. We’ll advise you on licensing and tax requirements whether you’re a sole operator or have a staff of employees.

We will integrate your business plans with your wealth and estate plans.

And if you’re not sure what you need, we can guide you through the maze.

  • Corporations (“C,” “S”, & Non-profit)
  • Family Limited Partnerships & LPs
  • Investment Trusts and Investment LLCs
  • Limited Liability Companies (“LLC”)
  • General & Limited Partnerships
  • S Corporations
  • Sole proprietorships
  • California Stock Registrations
  • Corporate & LLC Maintenance Plans
  • Contracts and Purchase & Sale Agreements
  • Health & Retirement Plans
  • Management and Operating Agreements
  • Intellectual property: Trademarks, Service Marks, Patents & Copyrights (Brick & Mortar or Internet)
  • Real Estate Transactions

Litigation

Whether you’ve been injured in a car accident, or you’re suing a competitor for infringement, collecting on contracts or defending a suit, the stakes can be high. So can the disruptions in your life or in your business. BHSM strives to minimize that impact on you, while providing you with diligent advocacy.

Personal Litigation

  • Appeals
  • Auto Accidents
  • Debt Collection
  • Libel & other Wrongs
  • Medical Malpractice
  • Personal Injury
  • Product Liability

Commercial Litigation

  • Appeals
  • Business Litigation
  • Collections
  • Labor & Employment
  • Premises Liability
  • Product Liability Defense
  • Real Estate Litigation

Wealth & Estate Planning

Whether your estate plan is an elaborate mix of corporations, limited liability companies, multiple real estate entities, multiple trusts, and multiple retirement and life insurance plans or merely a will and a nomination of guardians for your children, everyone needs estate planning of some kind. SMCS will structure an overall plan for you, help you maintain your plan over generations of your family or switch between the two as needs arise. Look to us for:

  • Estate Planning
  • Trust formation/Adminstration
  • Health Care Documents
  • Powers of Attorney
  • Probate Proceedings & Litigation
  • Revocable & Irrevocable Trusts
  • Special Needs Trusts
  • Trust Maintenance Plans
  • Wills
  • Asset Protection Planning and Implementation
  • Estate Tax Issues
  • GRATS, QPRTS, SCINS
  • Family Limited Partnerships
  • Management Trusts
  • Charitable Trusts & Foundations
  • Dynasty Trusts
  • Strategic Gifting
  • Tax Strategies
  • IRA Inheritance Trusts

Family Law

Family law usually involves a balancing act between compassion for our clients and aggressive legal tactics to protect their rights. We strive to use mediation to maintain privacy and working relationships where long term cooperation is necessary, but we don’t shy away from litigation if it’s necessary to provide you with the best results.

  • Adoption
  • Child Custody
  • Child Support
  • Paternity
  • Step-parent Adoption
  • Annulment
  • Dissolution
  • Legal Separation
  • Pre-nuptial Agreements
  • Post-nuptial Agreements
  • Spousal Support

Shore, McKinley, Conger & Scott, LLP Office Locations

San Ramon

2551 San Ramon Valley Blvd.
Suite 238
San Ramon, CA 94583
[Map & Directions]

Phone: (925) 225-1025
Fax: (925) 225-1027
Toll Free: 1-888-583-7178
Email: info@smcslaw.com

Stockton

3031 West March Lane
Suite 230
Stockton, CA 95219
[Map & Directions]

Phone: (209) 477-8171
Fax: (209) 477-2549
Toll Free: 1-888-583-7178
Email: info@smcslaw.com

Pleasant Hill

2255 Contra Costa Blvd.
Suite 312
Pleasant Hill, CA 94523
[Map & Directions]

Phone: (925) 225-1025
Fax: (925) 225-1027
Toll Free: 1-888-583-7178
Email: info@smcslaw.com