Webb City, Neosho, and Joplin Residential and Commercial Real Estate Law
At Checkett & Pauly, P.C., our lawyers provide a wide array of services for buyers and sellers of residential and commercial real estate in southwest Missouri.
Our attorneys provide both transactional and litigation services, including:
- Buying and selling residences and farms: Our lawyers draft and review sale and purchase agreements, as well as ancillary agreements such as easements, ground leases and leases of buildings.
- Due diligence for commercial real estate transactions: Without an attorney to protect your rights, buyers of commercial property don't have the same protections and disclosure requirements that apply to residential transactions. Our lawyers also advise business owners on issues such as land use, leases, zoning, easements and environmental issues.
- 1031 tax-deferred exchanges: Our lawyers assist our clients and their advisors in these transactions so they receive the tax advantages they are seeking.
- Landlord-tenant law: Our lawyers draft and review lease agreements and represent both landlords and tenants in disputes and evictions.
- Real estate litigation: Our attorneys represent property owners in breach of contract claims, disputes over easements, property line disputes, adverse possession and other real estate litigation.
- Construction law: We represent builders and developers in all phases of construction, including contracts with contractors and architects, loan agreements, zoning, leases and sales.
Chuck Pauly and Kevin Checkett each have more than 35 years of experience in various aspects of real estate. We have represented owners, developers, investors and lenders in the entire spectrum from simple to complex real estate transactions including acquisitions and dispositions; development and construction; leasing and warehousing; lending and finance; joint ventures; land use; environmental and ancillary services. In those representations, we have handled real estate transactions in at least twenty eight states. In the current economy, we have been, and continue to be involved in, the resolution of distressed real estate assets, counseling borrowers and lenders in debt restructure, workouts, foreclosure and bankruptcy matters as well as working with investors seeking to acquire non-performing and sub-performing loans.
Our clients include various corporations, individuals, real estate developers and investors, and financial institutions. We routinely assist clients in acquisitions and sales of raw land, buying, leasing, constructing and selling industrial and commercial properties, financing transactions, demolitions, developments and employee relocations.
The attorneys at Checkett & Pauly bring years of experience and impressive credentials to every real estate transaction. Yet our objective is to provide our clients with practical and cost efficient service. As we are based in a small Midwestern town, we do not have the overhead structure associated with firms in large cities and those with multiple offices. Consequently, we are able to provide our Missouri based clients billing rates significantly lower than real estate lawyers at national and regional law firms in all manner of real estate matters, including:
- Acquisitions and Dispositions
- Development and Construction
- Leasing
- Real Estate Lending
- Foreclosures
- Bankruptcy
- Land Leasing
- Condominium Projects
- Medical & Dental Facilities
- Mixed-Use Developments
- Deed Restrictions
- Multifamily Projects
- Office Buildings
- Retail Centers
- Warehousing
Checkett & Pauly has the experience and personnel to handle, at a reasonable cost, projects of significant size and complexity. However, as a law firm, our goal is not only to handle sophisticated legal matters — our ultimate goal is to help our clients successfully consummate their real estate transaction and achieve their business objectives.
Our firm and its predecessors have represented buyers, sellers and lenders in southwest Missouri for more than 100 years. The relationships and the trust that we have built up help us complete real estate transactions in the most timely and cost-effective manner possible.
For More Information
To discuss your real estate legal matters with our Carthage real estate attorneys, call 866-451-8303 or fill out the contact form on this website. For your convenience, appointments are also available after hours and on Saturdays. Our lawyers serve clients in southwest Missouri, including Webb City, Joplin, and Neosho.
