Welcome to Foster Denman, LLP

Foster Denman, LLP emphasizes the following practice areas:
Construction Law • Construction contracts for general and subcontractors • Design contracts for architects and engineers Corporate and Business Law • Legal entity selection and formation • Corporations • Partnerships • Limited Liability Companies • Limited Liability Partnerships • Evaluation and completion of mergers, acquisitions and sales • Business succession planning • Tax planning • Product and distribution agreements • Warranties Employment Law • Employer advice • Employee handbooks/personnel policies • Preparation of employment contracts and separation agreements • Employee relations matters • Non-solicitation and non-compete agreements • Wage and hour compliance • Independent contractor agreements Litigation • Business dispute litigation • Real estate litigation • Easements • Bonding disputes/access issues • Tax litigation • Construction litigation • Defense for employers in employment litigation including harassment, discrimination and wrongful discharge issues • Estate and trust litigation • Insurance litigation • Construction litigation • Contract claims • Lien claims • Bond claims • Public bidding matters • Arbitration and mediation of construction disputes Estate Planning and Trust Law • Wills • Revocable living trusts • Irrevocable life insurance trusts • Advance health care directives • Durable powers of attorney • Charitable giving • Charitable trusts Probate and Estate Administration • Probate proceedings • Trustee advice • Preparation of federal estate tax and Oregon inheritance tax returns • Guardianships and conservatorships • Serve as trustees and personal representatives • Will and trust interpretation and reformation proceedings Real Property/Land Use • Acquisitions, sales and exchanges • Financing • Development • Leasing • Land use planning and dispute resolution • Easements