PRACTICE AREAS

At the Law Office of Charles J. Ferris, we handle residential and commercial real estate transactions, throughout Berkshire County and eastern New York. Whether you are buying, selling or refinancing your primary residence, vacation home or business; let us be your law firm of choice. Let our law office guide you through the maze of decisions to be made. From start to finish, we can assist you in drafting a contract, obtaining title insurance, getting a mortgage, reviewing inspection reports, calculating settlement expenses, and making certain your closing happens without surprises. We can also help with zoning issues, special permits and variances, subdivisions and construction contracts, and more.
We also can create real estate investment vehicles including LLC holding companies, nominee trusts or partnerships, to fit your needs. Our office also routinely helps clients with financing – including Bank, SBA, and private mortgage loans.
The Berkshires consist of 32 quaint cities and towns and over the years we have helped real estate clients in each, and welcome the opportunity to assist you. We handle real estate transactions throughout all of Berkshire County, including Great Barrington, Stockbridge, Sheffield, Egremont, Lee, Otis, Becket and Sandisfield in the Southern Berkshires, Lenox, Richmond, Cheshire, Pittsfield & Dalton in the Central Berkshires and in the Northern Berkshires, Williamstown, North Adams, Adams, Savoy and Florida. We also assist clients with transactions elsewhere in Western Mass including Hampden, Hampshire & Franklin Counties.
ROLE OF YOUR ATTORNEY
IN REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS
REVIEW & NEGOTIATE CONTRACT
RESEARCH TITLE
INSPECTION ISSUES
FINANCING REPRESENTATION
CLOSING/RECORDING
OWNERSHIP QUESTIONS
OTHER PRACTICE AREAS
ESTATE & TRUST
We assist clients in planning for the future and protecting their families by drafting a wide variety of estate planning documents, and in probating wills. We can assist you in drafting a Will, Revocable Trust, Power of Attorney and a Living Will. We have also assisted clients by drafting trust agreements to take care of pets.
We have also assisted clients in challenging the actions of fiduciaries in administering Trusts of which they are the beneficiary.
CORPORATE AND BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS
BANKRUPTCY
If you have experienced unfortunate financial losses we can help you protect your home, retirement account and other assets in a personal Chapter 7 bankruptcy proceeding. We have helped hundreds of people stop collection actions and get a fresh start by eliminating crushing debt loads and rebuilding their credit. See the attached list of documents to collect to assist in your Chapter 7 filing. Please contact us to arrange for a free telephone inquiry to make sure that you qualify to file.
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