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Residential Real Estate
     1. Can you represent the mortgage lender and me at the same time?

2. What's your advice for a buyer purchasing property with an underground oil tank?

3. Do you recommend purchase of an owner's title insurance policy at closing?

4. Do you recommend that a seller or buyer have the real estate contract reviewed by an attorney prior to signing?

Commercial Lending & Commercial Real Estate
     1. What is a Phase 1 Environmental Site Assessment, and what should I know about it?

2. Do commercial real estate lenders require a tenant estoppel and subordination?

3. What is the Revised Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code (“UCC”)?

4. How important is post-closing work in a commercial lending transaction?

Estate Planning & Probate
     1. What is a living trust?

2. How is personal property handled in the estate plan?

3. How has the Estate Tax Repeal law of 2001 changed estate planning for couples with assets under $3 million?

4. How important are beneficiary designations on 401K plans, IRA’s and insurance policies?

Business Planning
     1. Why is it important to adhere to the “corporate formalities”?

2. What is a buy-sell agreement?

3. What are the types of business organizations available to me?

Land Conservation Planning
     1. What is a conservation easement?

2. If I give a conservation easement to a land trust or other qualified organization, will the public have access to my property?

3. Can a conservation easement be revoked?

4. Does donation of a conservation easement provide other tax benefits besides an income tax deduction?


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