Peter Wittlin has been practicing real estate, business, and bankruptcy law in Orange County since 1979. He is a 1976 graduate of the Pepperdine School of Law, Malibu, California, and a 1971 graduate of Washington University in St. Louis where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree, majoring in American & European History and minoring in English Literature and Composition. He is a former teacher, having earned a secondary teaching certificate on a masters' level from the University of Bridgeport in Connecticut in 1972. Pete's intended style is to provide courteous, cost-effective, result-oriented, legal services to individuals and owners of small-to-medium sized businesses. Pete provides the following legal service to you and your clients: Appeals: state, federal, or bankruptcy law matters Bankruptcy/Reorganizations: debtor or creditor - chapter 7, 11 or 13 Business Formations: partnerships, corporations, limited liability companies, non-profit entities; private (placement memorandum) offerings Business Dissolutions: voluntary or by litigation in civil or bankruptcy court Business Litigation: all types, attachments, claim & delivery, injunctive relief, collections Contract Preparation & Negotiation: all forms of business agreements, secured agreements to personal or real property Mediation & Arbitration: business and real estate dispute resolution Probate: of estates; and trust litigation Real Estate Litigation: all types, including broker commission disputes, broker discipline, vendor's fraud, specific performance, construction defects, zoning, easement, and land use disputes; homeowner association disputes; condemnation actions Residential & Commercial Sale & Lease Negotiations: including installment purchases, AITDs, lease options, short sales, equity sharing agreements, 1031 tax-deferred exchanges Tax Litigation: state and federal