Practice Areas
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BANKRUPTCY
Bankruptcy is a federal court process designed to help consumers and businesses eliminate their debts or repay them under the protection of the bankruptcy court.
Though bankruptcy can eliminate many kinds of debts, such as credit card debt, medical bills, and unsecured loans, there are many types of debts, including child support and spousal support obligations and most tax debts, that cannot be wiped out in bankruptcy.
For more information or questions please contact our office.
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BUSINESS FORMATIONS
The first choices you make when starting, acquiring, or transferring ownership of a business are extremely important to the future financial well being of both the business and its owners.
How will you organize your new venture? What type of business entity is right for your specific situation? What are the advantages and disadvantages of business incorporation?
We assist you in securing financing, in business succession planning and other legal matters important to your business or non-profit organization. For more information or questions please contact our office.
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COLLECTIONS
We represent creditors in a wide variety of commercial collection matters including the sale of goods, unpaid loans, repossessions and deficiency matters.
For more information or questions please contact our office.
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CRIMINAL LAW
Criminal defense attorneys hold their clients' lives and futures in their hands. Defending clients against criminal charges is a great responsibility.
Our criminal consultation services are an effective way to provide a high level of service to your clients. We can discuss strategies, review alternatives, and give you the benefit of our years of experience.
Our criminal consultation services are an effective way to provide a high level of service to your clients. Our clients often tell us that the consultation gave them a new perspective on a case.
To arrange a consultation on a criminal matter please contact us.
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FAMILY LAW
Whether you need an attorney to complete the paperwork for a simple, uncontested divorce or someone to protect your rights, your assets, and your children during a contentious divorce, we can help.
Having a committed attorney during part of the divorce process allows clients to focus on healing themselves and their children. We handle details for you or tell you how to handle them yourself, saving you money.
Specific areas of representation include marriage and relationship planning, divorce, paternity, child custody, adoption, child support and domestic partnerships. For more information or questions please contact our office.
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IMMIGRATION
As your personal advisor, I will lead you or your company through the maze of immigration laws, providing common sense solutions for aliens who want to work or immigrate into the United States.
I have helped an array of different companies obtain employment visas for workers such as programmers and marketing specialists.
I have also successfully obtained permanent residency and citizenship for individuals and their families from all over the world. I provide confidential advice relating to immigration and naturalization, employment, visas, citizenship, asylum and deportation. For more information or questions please contact our office.
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NAME CHANGES
Name change is a basic legal act that is recognized in practically all legal systems to allow an individual the opportunity to adopt a name other than the name given at birth, marriage, or adoption
There are many reasons to get legal name changes. Many have to do with family law issues such as adoptions and divorce, while others involve more complex concerns.
Whatever your reasons for needing a legal name change, we can help.
For more information or questions please contact our office.
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PERSONAL INJURIES
A personal injury is described as any harm caused to a person, such as a broken bone, a cut, or a bruise.
Any type of bodily injury as a result of an attack, negligence, or accident can also be categorized as a the same, and you can file a lawsuit to recover damages from whoever is responsible for your injuries.
Personal injuries can also be any injury resulting from libel, slander, malicious prosecution, or false arrest, any bodily injury, sickness, disease, or death sustained by any person and caused by an occurrence for which the state, or anyone else may be held liable.
For more information or questions please contact our office.
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REAL ESTATE
We have a broad-based real estate practice covering all aspects of real estate transaction and ownership issues.
Our real estate clients include developers, contractors, landlords, tenants, homeowners’ associations, and purchasers and sellers of real property.
Our law office provides experienced counsel and thorough review of all types of real estate transactions. We prepare necessary documents, attend closings, and assist New Jersey area homebuyers in matters including attorney contract review, title search, title exam, property survey, property inspections, purchase contracts and closing documents. For more information or questions please contact our office.
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TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS
Sooner or later, nearly every driver will be pulled over and ticketed for a moving violation of some kind. In the past, most people simply paid their fines and vowed to be more careful next time. Today, fines and other penalties for traffic violations can be severe. You may lose your license and your insurance rates may skyrocket.
Don't take that risk. If you have been charged with breaking a traffic law call our office.
We will review the traffic ticket and listen carefully to your explanation of events. Then we will determine whether there was any procedural mistake. If there was, we may be able to get the charge against you dropped.
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WILLS
At the Law Office of Liza M. López, LLC, we have the compassion and professionalism required to provide thoughtful estate planning and sensitive probate administration.
We give our clients the ability to rest assured that what they want to happen in the future will. We establish and protect living wills, wills, and life insurance trusts. No matter how complex or simple our clients’ intentions, we can accommodate.
For more information or questions please contact our office.