Practice Areas
Committed to Providing Quality Legal Services
Trademark and Other Intellectual Property Issues
Trademark registration is the most powerful way to protect the goodwill and recognition associated with your logo or trade name. Stone, Granade and Crosby, P.C. provides clients with assistance in creating and registering a new trade name and/or design trademark and rerpesents clients in legal actions related to trademark infringement.
Serious Injury and Wrongful Death
Whatever the accident or injury, claims for serious injury and wrongful death are serious matters that require prompt response and attention to client needs. Stone Granade & Crosby, P. C. has experience in representing clients in cases involving serious automobile and trucking accidents (including single car accidents), bodily injuries, wrongful death, job related injuries, product related injuries (including prescription and non-prescription drugs, machinery and equipment). However the claim or lawsuit is resolved, our goal is always a fair outcome for our client.
When multiple parties or multiple construction projects are involved in construction litigation, the volume of information that must be gathered and analyzed can be immense. Stone, Granade & Crosby offers clients the experiences and resources to protect their interests.
Commercial Litigation/Business Disputes
We represent clients with corporate formation issues, municipal and public entity representation, tax, school board issues, insurance coverage litigation, including claims of bad faith, and property owner association issues such as covenants, restrictions and land use.
Governmental and Regulatory Body Representation
Dealing with issues involving governmental and regulatory bodies is important for developers, property owners, business owners and others. In addition to representing clients before governmental bodies and regulatory agencies, the firm also represents certain governmental bodies and regulatory agencies. This work provides Stone, Granade and Crosby with the experience and the perspective that benefits our clients.
We draft complex estate plans, wills, healthcare directives, powers of attorney, trusts (revocable and irrevocable), life insurance trusts, guardianships, and conservatorships. Stone, Granade and Crosby represents clients with estate administration, will contests, estate tax planning, gifting and family limited partnership issues.
Estate, Probate and All Probate Court Proceedings
For over a century Stone, Granade & Crosby, P. C. has represented clients in all matters before the probate court. This includes probating estates, ancillary administrations, guardianships and conservatorships, and will contests
Our clients include Alabama residents as well as those from other states who require representation in Probate Courts and our lawyers regularly appear in the probate courts of South Alabama.
Our real estate practice includes both litigation and transactional work. Our lawyers represent buyers and sellers in residential and commercial real estate transactions. We represent condominium owners associations, developers, and owners in negotiating development plans. Stone, Granade & Crosby also represents clients in commercial leases, certain zoning cases and litigation involving easements, quiet title actions and fraud or failure to disclose defects.
Business and Commercial Transactions
Our attorneys represent individuals, partnerships, companies and corporations in all aspects of business and commercial transactions. This includes drafting and negotiating contracts, purchase agreements, leases, and services related to the operation of business. Stone, Granade and Crosby represents clients in business and commercial transactions for small or large businesses.
Business Planning and Organization
Stone, Granade and Crosby brings the benefit of its experience to clients starting a new business in Alabama, expanding their existing business or restructuring a business. Our work includes the legal services necessary to establish legal entities whether corporations, limited liability companies, partnerships, professional corporations or others, and also to prepare buy/sell agreements, employment contracts and to provide related employment services.
Family Law, Divorce and Domestic Relations
Stone, Granade and Crosby represents clients in all aspects of family law, divorce and domestic relations. We understand how this often difficult process works and we have the experience to guide clients through the process.
Complex Civil Litigation and Class Actions
Stone, Granade and Crosby represents clients in commercial litigation involving business disputes, partnerships, fraud, warranty claims, breach of contract, shareholder disputes and tortuous interference with business relations. We have been named lead counsel in a large, nationwide certified class action.
Complex Mediation, Arbitration and Business Dispute Resolution
Many businesses recognize the value of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) strategies. Indeed, sometimes business and commercial contracts require the use of mediation, arbitration and other out-of-court settlement negotiations. Stone, Granade and Crosby represents clients involved in complex mediations, arbitrations and other business dispute resolutions.
Stone, Granade and Crosby assists clients in resolving income estate and gift and employment tax matters pending before both the examination division and collection division of the Internal Revenue Service as well as matters involving state and local taxation.
Fraud and Other Claims Involving Insurance Policies, Annuities or Brokerage Accounts
Issues arising out of insurance policies, annuities, brokerage accounts, and other financial and insurance products are becoming more frequent and more costly.
Stone, Granade and Crosby assists clients in identifying claims arising from these issues and represents clients in resolving these claims through litigation and otherwise.
