Steven Pham's Legal Blog

About 2 weeks ago, I recieved in the mail something that gives most of us a shrug, a jury summon.  Trying not to think about it, avoiding it, I shoved it with all the bills, junk mails, and the like on my desk.  At 11:00pm last night, my wife had a wise idea that we […]

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The recent passage of the $700 Billion bailout by the U.S. government signals that this is a time of uncertainty.  While most people would agree that the bailout would help the financial industry from failing and going into bankruptcy, experts are not certain and disagree on how much it would help some of these failing […]

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For years, the right-winged conservatives have been screaming for the government to step-up enforcement of illegal immigration.  They attribute illegal immigration to the lack of jobs, claiming that jobs were taken by illegal immigrants who are willing to work for less by getting pay under the table.  To be fair, it is reasonable to assume […]

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One of the primary responsibilities of a Real Estate Transaction Attorney is to draft and to prepare necessary legal documents for the purchase and sale of the real property.  These documents include but are not limited to preparing the Residential Contract Agreement, the Commercial Contract-Improved Property Agreement, Deed of Trust, the Warranty Deed, and other […]

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We often have clients come to us with commercial lease agreements to review.  Unfortunately, most of these clients already signed these leases prior to contacting us.  Some of these contracts were pre-existing spaces while others were under constructions.  Regardless whether the contracts are based on pre-existing spaces or under constructions, the law remains the same and require that an […]

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  If you have ever been involved in a sale or purchase of a commercial property, you would appreciate the voluminous amount of paper work, forms, and documents that entailed a single transaction.  On top of that, both the seller and buyer must also consider the issues such as capital gain tax, principal verses interest payments, […]

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For years, my old man has been telling me that, “You have to work hard and play hard.”  In essence, what he meant is whatever you do, make sure you are the best at it, regardless if it is work related or whether it is for fun.   As I was browsing the web last night, I […]

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It is often that I would get a client who comes into our office for business law matters, including a sales/purchase agreement, a commercial lease, or a partnership agreement.  Unfortunately, usually clients come to us to review such documents only after there is a pending litigation or that there has been a breach.   I hope that by […]

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The fact that you are reading this blog may be because you have had a run with a construction company or a builder that either did a botched job on your home or that there are defects resulting from the construction or repair of your home.  As you may be aware, if the construction company […]

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Dear friends and prospective clients:
Smith & Garg, LLC is proud to announce that on Monday March 17, 2008, our Long Beach Office will officially open for business. We have a team of very competent and experienced attorneys to assist you in the area of Immigration, Business Law, Consumer Defense, Real Estate & Foreclosures, Family […]

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