Immigration
 Our firm provides excellent legal services in all areas of immigration law. We work with our clients to educate them as to which type of visa is right for them. Our highly competent staff promptly works with our clients to explain the application process and files the application in the most effective manner. We spend a lot of time establishing and maintaining relationships with the INS officials to ensure that our clients in turn are well taken care of.

Taxation
The one area of law that affects all areas of practice is taxation. No matter what type of a client you are this area applies to you. At Smith, White, Sharma & Halpern our attorneys consider the most beneficial operation of our clients’ interests so as to avoid the over-taxation of their income. Our firm is well versed in the practices of asset protection and it greatly benefits our clients.

Corporate Law
Smith, White, Sharma & Halpern provide a multitude of services to its corporate clients. This begins with the filing of corporate documents with the Secretary of any of the 50 States, and includes purchasing business enterprises, shareholder, agreements, sales of corporate stocks and corporate mergers. We respond not only to the immediate needs of our clients, we also advise as to the long-term commitments and decisions that face many corporate owners.

A significant portion of our corporate counseling practice revolves around the purchase and sale of new businesses by corporations as well as drafting and negotiating leasing agreements.

Foreign Collaborations and Joint Ventures
Being a very interesting and exciting area of law, these are 2 favorite areas for both us and our clients. When businesses are able to grow into multinational institutions, or work with another company on a mutually beneficial project, we aid them in deciding when and how to act and advise them on the impact of the law on the project. We also help our clients to create the most risk-free environments by advising them as to different organizational aspects, including tax, tort and probate liabilities.