Main Areas Of Practice
Contact Attorney Elia for a free consultation regarding legal matters in any of these areas:
- Motor Vehicle Accidents
- Personal Injury
- Real Estate
- Zoning Applications and Appeals
- Commercial Matters
- Probate, Wills and Trusts
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS
Attorney Elia has achieved millions of dollars for his clients who are victims of motor vehicle accidents, motorcycle accidents and fatal accidents. He handles all such cases on a contingency fee basis — meaning no attorney fees are accrued unless a successful award is achieved. With more than 30 years of successful results and insight, Attorney Elia will guide you through the legal process and determine the most cost-effective constructive strategies for your case. As a client, you have the final say as to whether to settle your case or to proceed to mediation, arbitration or trial.
PERSONAL INJURY
In addition to motor vehicle and motorcycle accidents, Attorney Elia handles cases involving other causes of personal injury. He has successfully taken on product liability claims, defective ladder cases, slip-and-fall (premises liability) cases and other matters in which someone is injured as a result of another person’s negligence.
REAL ESTATE
Whether you are buying, refinancing or selling a home or signing a lease, let Attorney Elia prepare your documents or, at the very least, review the documents before you sign. Attorney Elia is an accomplished real estate attorney and has handled thousands of real estate transactions for both residential and commercial clients. Over the span of his three decades of practice, he has not only represented individual clients, he has also prepared real estate contracts and drafted commercial loan agreements for banks and lending institutions. Attorney Elia is also very familiar with reverse mortgages and has represented and counseled numerous clients who have obtained such mortgages on their homes.
COMMERCIAL MATTERS
Attorney Elia has guided many clients through the process of forming corporations, partnerships and limited liability companies, including drafting partnership agreements, stockholder agreements, limited liability member agreements and buy-sell agreements. He has also represented many commercial entities in litigation.
PROBATE, WILLS AND TRUSTS
Wills and trusts are indispensable estate planning tools. Attorney Elia drafts these documents with the sensitivity and trust necessary to accomplish your testamentary goals. He also can steer you promptly and skillfully through matters of probate.
ZONING APPLICATIONS AND APPEALS
If you or your business is in need of zoning variances, site plan or inland wetland approvals, Attorney Elia has the knowledge and experience to help. He has represented both residential and commercial clients in obtaining what is necessary to complete their projects. Attorney Elia has also successfully prosecuted and defended zoning appeals in Superior Court.