James McGuire Bell - Tax Attorney: Fresno CA

Business Law:
Caswell Bell & Hillison LLP is a business and civil litigation law firm in Fresno, California. The firm's attorneys practice in the areas of real estate, corporations and business transactions, estate planning, tax law, and business and commercial litigation.

* Corporate Law

* Litigation
- Corporate and Partnership Dissolution
- Unfair Competition
- Crop Damage
- Foreclosures and Receiverships
- Fraud
- Negligence and Intentional Torts
- Contract Disputes
- Sale of Goods and Warranties
- Real Property Sales and Leases
- Unlawful Detainer
- Insurance Coverage
- Employment Discrimination
- Wrongful Termination
- Real Estate Development
- Construction and Mechanic's Liens
- Environmental
- Unfair Competition and Business Torts

* Real Estate
- Due Diligence
- Purchase and Acquisition
- Development, Construction and Financing
- Land Use and Entitlements
- Local and State Planning, Zoning and Development Laws
- California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
- Redevelopment
- Leasing Transactions
- Real Estate Workouts
- Sales, Transfers and Tax-free Exchanges
- Tax-Defaulted Property

* Estate Planning
- Estates
- Trusts
- Custodianships
- Conservatorships
- Guardianships

* Tax
- Planning Business Structures and Business Capitalization
- Partnerships
- Financing of Emerging Companies
- S-Corporations
- Limited Liability Companies:
- Employee Firing and Welfare Benefit Plans
- Tax-exempt Entities
- Tax-deferred Exchanges (1031 Exchanges)
- Estate and Personal Tax Planning
- Sales and Use Taxes
- Resolution of All Types of Tax Controversies
- Tax Litigation

* Employment
- Wrongful Discharge
- Employment Discrimination
- Employment Contracts
- Employee Separation and Non-competition Agreements
- Affirmative Action
- Drug Testing
- Sexual Harassment
- Use of Independent Contractors
- Rights to Employee Inventions
- Human Resources Policy Development

James M Bell
Caswell Bell & Hillison LLP
5200 N Palm Ave #211
Fresno CA 93704-2225
Tel: 559 225-6550
Fax: 559 225-7912
E-mail: jbell@caswellbell.com