Darren S. Cranfill

A real estate attorney interprets and renders advice on laws and regulations that pertain to real property, including housing law, commercial and residential property development projects, real estate financing and leasing, Real Estate Investment Trusts, land sales, title issues and searches, escrow arrangements, property management, rights of way, and lease disputes.

Estate law attorneys help their clients determine the specific distribution of their estate. They also provide counsel for those seeking to establish a trust where assets are set aside for a future beneficiary. Drafting wills, trusts and other estate planning documents is a large part of their job.

A bankruptcy lawyer's clients may be individuals or corporations. They may represent individual or corporate debtors, individual or corporate creditors, creditors' committees, and bankruptcy trustees.