Laura Robinson

At Gillies & Robinson, we take pride in providing personalized attention and cost-effective legal services to our clients. Our law firm was founded in 2005, and we have been serving the state of California with a focus on Southern California ever since.

Our Mission

Our mission is to provide expert legal services in several areas, including business transactions and formation, estate planning, probate and trust administration, and real estate transactions and contracts. We strive to provide the diverse experience of a large firm while offering the personal attention and cost-effectiveness of a boutique firm.

Business Law Services

Gillies & Robinson provides a full range of business law services, covering formation, financing, operation, acquisition, and disposition activities typical for any business enterprise. We advise clients on key business decisions and draw upon our firm's other disciplines when necessary to guide clients through complex and diverse transactions. Our services include:

• Formation of entities, including S and C corporations, professional corporations, nonprofit corporations, general partnerships, limited partnerships, and limited liability companies (LLC)
• Negotiating and implementing company operating agreements, partnership agreements, and various other joint venture vehicles
• Negotiating and drafting various business transactions, ranging from employment contracts and confidentiality agreements to business sales and real estate leasing
• Counseling regarding the choice of entity and deal structure
• Mergers, conversions, buy-outs, and dissolutions
• Preparing applications and proper maintenance of professional licenses, including contractor's and broker's licenses
• Corporate governance and corporate maintenance, including filings with governmental agencies

Estate Planning

An estate plan typically consists of a revocable family trust, wills, and durable powers of attorney for health care and financial management. Depending on your specific needs, additional elements may be needed, such as business entities and/or insurance, charitable, and other irrevocable trusts. We also handle probate matters, conservatorships, guardianships, and estate and trust administration. Our attorneys will help you develop a plan for the management of your assets during life and the efficient and effective distribution of your wealth after death.

Real Estate Law

The attorneys of Gillies & Robinson represent businesses, institutions, and individuals in all aspects of the real estate, finance, and construction industries. We provide the full array of legal services typically required by landowners, homeowners, developers, borrowers, lenders, investors, landlords, tenants, brokers, title insurance companies, and others who are involved in real estate. Our services include:

• Leasing (retail, office, and industrial)
• Acquisition and disposition
• Development and structuring
• Construction contracts
• Financing (construction, permanent, and modifications)
• CC&Rs/Reciprocal Easement Agreements
• Joint Ventures/Entity Selection and Formation
• Mechanics Liens
• Property Management
• Brokerage Agreements

Kristi K. Gillies

Title: Attorney / Partner

Phone: (949) 705-6861

Fax: (866) 788-1075

Email: kgillies@earthlink.net

Kristi K. Gillies is a founding partner of the Gillies & Robinson law firm. Ms. Gillies has more than two decades of experience with complex real estate and business transactions and now devotes her practice primarily to real estate transactions, business transactions, and estate planning/administration.