Looking for an Attorney in Connecticut or New York?

At Glouzgal Law PLLC we represent individuals, families and businesses from across Connecticut and New York.

We have handled different types of cases including but not limited to:

Real Estate purchases, sales and refinances, both residential and commercial;
Business purchases, sales and business partner disputes;
Estate Planning including wills, trusts, power of attorney and other directives;
Settling Estates in Probate Court;
Civil Litigation such as contractor disputes, personal injury, contract disputes, and even elections cases.

Contact us today to discuss how we can help you. 203-885-0500

Real Estate

Attorney for Buying or Selling Real Property

Serving all of Connecticut, New York State & New York City

Purchase, Sale or Refinance Closings

Glouzgal Law PLLC helps clients all across Connecticut and New York with real estate related legal services. We help our clients accomplish their goals while limiting their liability and meeting their financial needs. Whether buying, selling, or refinancing your home, a business location, or an investment property or fighting a foreclosure by your lender or a tax authority, you will need the help of a Danbury real estate lawyer.

We represent both buyers and sellers in real estate closing transactions. While the exact steps are different in a sale or purchase of real estate, the services we provide are similar: We assist in negotiating and drafting the sales contract, compile information on mortgages and liens, handle the flow of money through escrow and the transfer of title via deed; all the while making sure our clients interests are protected from legal and financial liability.

If you own or are looking to buy property for a specific use, we can help you figure out if your use is allowed by local zoning regulations. We can also assist in filing special using permits with zoning, including town hall filings and zoning board meetings.

If you are looking to rent out real estate property but need a custom lease drafted, we can help you at a very reasonable cost. After a meeting with the client to discuss needs and goals of the rental arrangement we draft a custom lease that addresses those needs and goals. If things turn sour with your tenant, we help Landlords enforce their property rights through the eviction process.

Being foreclosed on by your bank, mortgage company, or a tax authority? There are a few options that you can choose from to meet your obligations. Being foreclosed on is not enjoyable, but our experienced foreclosure defense attorneys can help you limit the financial impact the foreclosure has on your life.

Make sure all your bases are covered by hiring a real estate attorney at Glouzgal Law PLLC to handle your real estate related legal matters. Contact us today by phone at 203-885-0500.

Estate Planning & Probate Settlement

Estate Planning & Probate Lawyer

Serving all of Connecticut, New York State & New York City

Custom Estate Plans

Your Estate Plan is a very personal matter. It is an opportunity to plan your legacy: to speak for yourself, one last time, after your death. Who will handle the financial affairs when you pass away? Who will make sure your family and close friends are provided for? Who will take care of your children? What will happen to your remains? Who will get your pets? Or perhaps your firearms? These are all of the questions that you can answer in your estate documents and Last Will and Testament, or provide for in your Trust Document.

Estate Plans can be complicated or simple. Like the clients we serve, no two estate plans are alike.

Estate plans vary from simple powers of attorney and directives allowing certain individuals to carry on your affairs in case of death or incapacity, to relatively basic wills that provide for last wishes and distribute remaining assets, to complex trust agreements that can allow you to do just about anything with your money.

For individuals and families with relatively few assets and relatively low risk of sudden life changing circumstances, a Will based plan may suffice. Will based plans also include any “ancillary” documents such as a health care directive (“living will”), financial power of attorney, medical power of attorney, HIPAA authorizations, and child protection plan. Will Based plans are:

If you are the type of person that does not want the details of your estate to become a public record, you might consider the option of setting up a trust to transfer your property upon death (or sooner). Unlike a will, a trust is a private document that will not be filed with the probate court. Depending on the complexity of your situation, the value of your estate, and what you are looking to accomplish, different documents will be needed.

All estate plans include unlimited revisions for 30 days after signing.

Probate Settlement

The services we will perform in connection with Probate Settlement include, but are not limited to, the following:

Initial advice and assistance to you, as the Executor and/or Trustee, in reviewing and understanding the Will/Trust document and advising on the preliminary steps to fulfill your fiduciary duties; continued education throughout the process as to how to meet your obligations as fiduciary.
Open a Probate if necessary. File the original Will with the probate court.
Assist in filing death claims, if desired.
Review the assets; Assist Financial Advisor in allocation of funds, if necessary.
Prepare the Inventory for filing and/or internal purposes; Assist in Monitoring Investments; Prepare and file any necessary Administrative and/or Final Accountings.
Obtain a Tax ID number for the Estate and/or Administrative Trust, and all subsequent Trusts as they are established.
Coordinate with your tax preparer to ensure the proper tax returns are filed, and that the values most advantageous to the Estate are utilized.
Oversee the opening of an Estate and/or Trust checking account, if needed. Research, discuss and advise on the disposition of an existing checking account.
Give notice to creditors, if any. Assist in the examination of claims, paying those that are uncontested and denying those that are contested.
Such other reasonably necessary legal work as is required depending on the unique nature of each Estate and/or Trust.

Civil Litigation Defense

Are you being sued?

Do you need a civil litigation defense lawyer?

If you have been served with a Summons and Complaint, you are being sued. The types of cases and circumstances that lead to somebody being sued can range greatly. Some examples of civil litigations for which Glouzgal Law PLLC can act as defense counsel include, but are not limited to:

Contract Disputes
Business Partner Disputes
Land Disputes
Injury/Civil Battery

Why hire Glouzgal Law PLLC to be your defense lawyers?

We take a client oriented approach to all of our legal representation; where our actions are always guided by client goals. Sometimes the client’s goal is to settle; other times the client wants to fight tooth and nail on principle. There may be pro’s and con’s to either approach based on any given situation. We pride ourselves on counseling our clients through those decisions in an honest and straightforward way while always keeping the emphasis on the client’s goals and addressing their needs.

Business Succession

Attorneys for Buying or Selling a Business

Buy, Sell or Transfer Business Interest

Serving all of Connecticut, New York State & New York City

Businesses are bought and sold for many reasons. Merger, retirement, relocation, children, health, new ideas….the reasons are as diverse as the types of businesses and their owners.

Whether you are buying or selling a business one thing is universal: you want to limit your liability. If you are buying the business you want to make sure you are not on the hook for those things that came before you. If you are selling the business, you want to make sure you are not on the hook for things that happen after you are gone.

In either case, you will want the guidance and assistance of an experienced business attorney to help you get through the business succession process.

Here are just some of the tasks we perform for our business succession clients:

Negotiate and Draft Asset Purchase Agreement and Ancillary Agreements

Perform Due Diligence on Both Business Entities

Issue Attorney Opinion Letters

Manage Purchase Funds Through Escrow

Transfer Physical Assets

Transfer Intellectual property

Draft and Record State Documents

Fix Problems That Come Up

Buying a Home

Real Estate Purchase Attorney

Real Estate Closings in Danbury, Brookfield, Bethel, Redding, Newtown, Ridgefield, New Milford, New Fairfield

Representing Buyers in the Purchase of a Home

As “Buyer’s Attorney” in real estate closings we act as the Settlement Agent. That means we are responsible for the entire process from contract review and signing to settling the funds and recording the deed (and mortgage).

Throughout the process we make sure:

the condition of the property is safe for living or working by requiring all necessary inspections and disclosures from the Seller or their agent.
We make sure the title is clear and marketable, free of encumbrances such as mortgages or liens, and if it is not, that our client is fully informed as to their existence and meaning.
We negotiate the contract of sale with the Seller’s Attorney to make sure the contingencies our client requires are included and that our client is receiving the property as promised, and as required by law.
We review the mortgage company’s commitment letter and advise our clients accordingly.
We conduct or review the title search, depending on the needs of our clients. We help our clients purchase title insurance to protect their real estate purchase from undiscoverable issues created by previous owners and future issues such as fraud.
We coordinate all of the cash flow through our IOLTA trust account, and help pay off outstanding mortgages on other property if our client requests us to do so.
We record all necessary documents with the Town Hall where the property is located and deliver bank documents to lenders.

We offer flat fee engagements for buyers of any kind of real property; whether a home, a condo, a lot of land, a farm, a commercial building, and apartment building, you name it. Contact us today for a free flat fee quote on your real estate purchase.

Selling a Home

Real Estate Sale Attorney

Real Estate Closings in Danbury, Brookfield, Bethel, Redding, Newtown, Ridgefield, New Milford, New Fairfield

Representing Sellers of a Home

As “Seller’s Attorney” in real estate closings, we:

review the Contract Information Sheet sent over by the realtors and discuss any concerns with our clients;
prepare the contract for sale including all the necessary terms such as identification of the parties and their agents, legal description of the property, price of sale, and any representations or disclosures about the property our client must make, as required by law.
We then negotiate the contract terms with the Buyer’s Attorney, who will want to introduce additional terms to protect their client.
We resolve any title or permit issues that come up during the title search or municipal records search;
We obtain payoff letters for any active mortgages so that they may be paid off from the sale proceeds and the Buyer can have clear title.
We obtain and record all mortgage releases with the Town Hall where the property is located.

Getting an attorney involved in the early stages of a Sale is very important. Almost immediately, realtors and other service providers will want you to sign contracts with them. We can assist in reviewing and negotiating these agreements as well.

We offer flat fee engagements on Sales of any kind of property so our clients can budget for our services; plus all fees are paid at closing from the proceeds with nothing due up front. Contact us for a free quote on your real estate sale closing.

Mortgage Refinance

Mortgage Refinance Attorneys

Residential or Commercial Real Estate

The basic principle of a refinance is simple: you are taking out a new mortgage to pay off your old one. Determining your eligibility for refinancing is similar to the approval process that you went through with your current mortgage. The lender will consider your income and assets, credit score, other debts, the current value of the property, and the amount you want (or need) to borrow. The lender can be the same as your current mortgage or a different one. Before you refinance, you need to make sure it makes sense for your situation. Here are some reasons to refinance your mortgage:

If your credit score has improved, you may be able to get a loan at a lower interest rate.
Interest rates are lower over-all
Lower your payment by adding years to repayment term or increasing equity
Reduce or eliminate Private Mortgage Insurance (PMI)
Shorten loan length
Convert adjustable rate loan to fixed rate loan
Cash out equity

Whatever your reason, you will want an attorney with the knowledge and experience necessary to ensure your Mortgage Refinance transaction goes smoothly.

At Glouzgal Law PLLC counsel our clients through the refinance process by reviewing their reasons and underlying loans and making sure they are getting what has been promised. We compile and draft any necessary documentation for the refinance lender, work with the lender to compile the Closing Disclosure figures, execute all mortgage documentation with the client, record all mortgages and releases, disburse al funds under the Closing Disclosure, and return all the necessary signed documents to the bank within the proper timeframe.

Our real estate attorneys are ready to meet your needs, contact us today.

Law Firm Licensed in Connecticut and New York States

Glouzgal Law PLLC

Real Estate Purchase, Sale or Refinance Closings

Starting or Selling a Business

Wills, Living Wills & Power of Attorney

Representing Clients Across Connecticut and New York

203-885-0500

Rely On Us For Your Legal Needs

We provide our clients with the legal counsel they need to handle the difficult issues impacting their lives and businesses. While our clients approach us from different circumstances they all have the same need: legal counsel who put their well being first and provide aggressive advocacy, sound advice, and protect their legal rights.

We are dedicated to meeting the needs of any and all our clients.

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Real Estate

Our real estate attorneys navigate the oceans of paperwork involved with matters such as buying or selling a home or business property, short sale negotiation and closing, refinancing, foreclosure defense and landlord-tenant matters.

Estate Planning /Probate

We help our clients gain peace of mind by protecting their assets and the financial stability of their loved ones. From simple wills and healthcare directives to family trusts, our estate planning attorneys offer an array of estate planning services.

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Business Services

We represent business organizations and individual clients in the organization of their business. Our business law attorneys focus on the needs of local businesses offering legal services including formation, licensing with the State, contract drafting and review, as well as general Commercial Litigation.

Personal Injury / Civil Litigation

We represent individuals who have been injured due to the intentional, reckless or negligent actions of others including motor vehicle accidents including cars, trucks or motorcycles, slip and falls or trip and falls and child injuries.