What we do - Yoder Ainlay Ulmer & Buckingham, LLP


	Business Organizations/Corporate Law Our business law practice handles acquisitions, mergers, sales, and general corporate and business representation. Yoder, Ainlay, Ulmer & Buckingham, LLP is counsel of record for a variety of business entities, providing assistance in all phases of corporate and business law. Commercial Law In our commercial law practice, we advise businesses and individuals on structuring, obtaining, and perfecting security interests in connection with loans, business acquisitions, and sales. We also represent clients in a wide range of business disputes, including collection of accounts owed, and creditors' rights in bankruptcy proceedings. Estate Planning and Administration Our estate planning and administration practice includes trust, family, elder, and probate law. Our services range from setting up a basic estate plan to developing complex transactions which transfer wealth from one generation to the next. Yoder, Ainlay, Ulmer & Buckingham, LLP has served as counsel for as many as five generations of families and their assets. This legacy of caring and trust has been earned over and over again, through ongoing attention to client wishes and ever-changing legislation. Employment Law In our employment law practice, we advise businesses and individuals in all matters relating to employment relationships. We also handle employment discrimination and wrongful discharge claims, on behalf of both employers and employees. Our firm defends small and large employers in litigation in state and federal courts and before governmental agencies. We also seek to prevent employment disputes by assisting employers in designing policies, procedures, and handbooks aimed at controlling and minimizing adverse claims and litigation. Environmental Law Our work in environmental law includes purchase and sale issues as well as litigation. We advise clients who wish to purchase or sell real estate on related environmental issues, in order to help our clients avoid or reduce exposure to environmental liability which could be associated with the real estate. We also provide representation in disputes and litigation regarding related issues, such as the contamination of real estate, superfund claims, environmental permit violations, and environmental insurance claims. General Litigation Our litigation practice includes worker's compensation, insurance defense, probate litigation, and other general civil litigation, as well as appeals in both state and federal courts. The firm handles a wide variety of matters in the courts, and also serves many clients in administrative hearings, as well as alternative dispute proceedings such as arbitration and mediation. Governmental Law The governmental practice of Yoder, Ainlay, Ulmer & Buckingham, LLP includes county, municipal, school, and general governmental law. We counsel towns, townships, schools, and other governmental entities, including Elkhart County, one of Indiana's fastest growing counties. Nonprofit Organizations Yoder, Ainlay, Ulmer & Buckingham, LLP represents foundations, churches, civic, and nonprofit organizations in all areas, including representation before the IRS. From the formation of tax exempt organizations to financing, general planning, and advisory help, Yoder, Ainlay, Ulmer & Buckingham, LLP serves a variety of artistic, educational, civic, health, and service organizations. We also represent charities and individuals in all areas of planned giving, private family foundations, and charitable trusts. Personal Injury Yoder, Ainlay, Ulmer & Buckingham, LLP has a long history of providing representation to individuals who have suffered bodily injury, financial losses, or property damage, as a result of the negligent conduct of another, or due to defective products. Our practice also includes wrongful death litigation. One of the firm's benchmarks is the caring and compassionate manner in which we work to assist those who have been injured. Real Estate Our work in real estate law involves zoning, land acquisition, and development, along with a full service, on-premise title company, Elko Title Corporation. The firm offers assistance from the beginning of a real estate project to its completion.