Business and Real Estate

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Experienced Representation That Helps Businesses Thrive

Legal issues are simply a part of doing business. When they are managed well, businesses can thrive—running smoothly day-to-day, expanding their operations, and planning for the future. For more than 40 years Duxstad, Bestul & McNaughton has been helping business owners, farmers, real estate investors, retailers and bankers successfully reduce risk, increase profitability, and protect their viability.

We help clients organize the best business entity for their operations, write partnership agreements and buy-sell agreements, write contracts, establish sound personnel policies coupled with confidentiality agreements and non-compete clauses, buy and sell businesses, conduct real estate transactions and collect overdue accounts or the foreclosure of real estate, and more.

Business and Real Estate Clients

Duxstad, Bestul & McNaughton can help businesses reduce risk, increase profitability, and protect their viability.

Ag-Business Clients

Cheese factories, Cooperatives, Farm Enterprises, Family farms, Farm Supply Companies, Grain Storage Facilities, Trucking Firms, Waste Applicators, Veterinarians, Breeders, and Auctioneers

Professionals Services

Accountants, Insurance agencies, Financial Advisors, Banks and Credit Unions, Funeral directors, Dentists, Optometrists, and Chiropractors

Hospitality Companies

Restaurants, Taverns, Hotels, and Bed and Breakfasts

Others

Retailers, Small Business Owners, and Beauty Salons

Real Estate Industry

Realty firms, Developers, Construction Companies, Trade Contractors, Lumberyards, Individual Investors, Title Companies, Commercial Property Owners, and Residential and Commercial Landlords

Other Practice Areas

Estate Planning & Administration

The future may be unknown, but estate planning and administration from Duxstad, Bestul & McNaughton can bring certainty to concerns that lie ahead.

Divorce & Family Law

You can be confident of our expertise in divorce, child support, division of assets, adoptions, termination of parental rights, and other matters.

Civil Litigation

Legal disputes inevitably arise in the course of doing business or managing everyday affairs.

Criminal, OWI and Traffic

We represent persons accused of committing serious crimes, as well as lesser offenses such as domestic abuse, theft and battery.

Personal Injury and Accidents

No one expects an accident or injury, and hardly anyone knows what to do when they happen.

Mediation

Your lawyer-mediator does not represent either of the parties, and cannot provide legal advice, but can educate and inform, guide discussions and draft and file the documents necessary to resolve the case.