PRACTICE AREAS
Personal Legal Services
Sokol & Kingston, P.C. regularly advises clients who are buying or selling a home or business. The firm routinely drafts simple wills and estate plans, provides guidance in contractual matters, handles landlord/tenant issues, and generally represents individuals in a wide array of legal matters.
General Civil Litigation
Sokol & Kingston, P.C. has successfully litigated high profile, complex matters such as corporate shareholder disputes, civil rights violations, and employment disputes. The firm has prevailed against a major news organization, a local celebrity, notable large and small corporations and insurance companies.
Probate Court Matters and Domestic Representation
Sokol & Kingston, P.C. represents clients in simple and complicated divorce cases when the division of substantial assets, alimony, child support and/or custody of minor children may be in issue. The firm also has expertise in adoption, child custody and asset division issues for same sex and unmarried couples. The firm routinely represents individuals, executors and administrators in all aspects of probate and estate administration, and has the distinction of having successfully litigated numerous will contests.
Personal Injury/Products Liability/Insurance
Sokol and Kingston, P.C. has been extraordinarily successful in settling, arbitrating and litigating serious personal injury and wrongful death cases resulting from workplace, automobile, motorcycle, bicycle and pedestrian accidents. The firm has recently prevailed in a complex, multi-million dollar product liability case and has also earned impressive awards in the areas of wrongful death, premises liability and medical malpractice.
Criminal Law
Sokol and Kingston, P.C. has tried hundreds of cases to judges and juries in most of the Commonwealth’s courts. The firm has successfully represented persons charged with crimes ranging from traffic infractions and drunk driving to vehicular homicide, domestic abuse and sexual assault, the use or distribution of controlled substances, as well as various white collar crimes, extortion and murder.
Business and Corporate Matters
Sokol & Kingston, P.C. can incorporate your business, draft a partnership agreement, prepare your employment contracts, and generally provide ongoing assistance to your business concerns. The firm has successfully represented both plaintiffs and defendants in various aspects of business litigation including complicated corporate disputes and minority shareholder litigation, consumer protection violations, residential and commercial construction litigation and arbitration, and general contract disagreements. The firm has represented parties in the purchase and sale of large and small businesses, including restaurants, funeral homes, retail stores, service companies, and more. The firm also routinely represents numerous business entities before licensing boards.
Gay and Lesbian Issues
Sokol & Kingston, P.C. frequently handles the myriad legal issues that are unique to the gay and lesbian community, including prenuptial and living together agreements, marriage and divorce, adoption, estate planning, and asset division arbitration and litigation.