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across Ohio with their complex legal issues.
Almost 140 Years of Trusted Legal Expertise in Cleveland
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Experienced Attorneys You Can Trust Serving Cleveland and Beyond
A Full Range of Legal Services
Cavitch Familo & Durkin traces its roots to 1886 in Cleveland, Ohio. It has long been considered one of the premier law firms in the area, enjoying an impeccable reputation among the legal community. Cavitch maintains long-standing relationships with its clients, both businesses and individuals, providing generations of business owners and their families with full-service legal representation in the following areas:
Business Law: including mergers and acquisitions, real estate, business advisors, business formation, tax planning, employment law and employee benefits
International Law: including joint ventures, trade policies, incentive policies, business operations and corporate structuring, regulatory compliance, and we have acted as U.S. general council to companies based in China, Japan, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Australia, Germany, Netherlands, European Union and South America
Employment: including hiring, firing and discipline, confidentiality and noncompetition agreements, severance agreements, personnel manuals
Family Law: including prenuptial agreements, postnuptial agreements, custody modifications, establishment of parenting plan, need to modify an existing court order, or are seeking an advocate for divorce or dissolution proceedings
Litigation: including general civil and business disputes including: breech of contract, or contract disputes, shareholder, membership and partner disputes, business torts, unfair competition, conversion and fraud, real estate disputes, class action and multidistrict litigation, probate disputes
Real Estate: including purchase and sales of residential and commercial property, financing real estate, syndication of ownership, lease, development
Estate Planning, Probate and Trusts: including asset protection planning, disability and special needs, Medicaid planning, trusts, living wills and health care powers
Entertainment Law: including securing financing, navigating regulatory hurdles, negating talent agreements, protecting intellectual property