Practice Areas Overview

Lexington Attorneys Providing Quality Legal Representation For Over Thirty Years

At Bunch & Brock, Attorneys at Law, we're proud of the wide range of legal services we offer clients in Lexington and throughout Central Kentucky. Our families have been helping families like yours for more than thirty years.

Personalized, Individual Attention

You'll receive not only valuable advice and hands-on assistance with your problem. You'll get the utmost in personal customer service too, whether you're employed or unemployed, a small business person or head of a large public company. After your initial consultation, we're in constant contact with the latest details and developments in your case.

That's how reputations as durable as ours are built: by building and maintaining special relationships; maintaining open lines of communication; consistently providing quality legal representation. We know that how well we perform for you will determine how well you speak of us to friends and co-workers.

A Full Service Legal Team

Here are the many business law practice areas we can help with, at the offices of Brock & Bunch, Attorneys at Law:

Bankruptcy Law: Our bankruptcy lawyers have the level of expertise and track record of success that this complex area of law requires. We are thoroughly knowledgeable about all aspects of bankruptcy law and the requirements of the different kinds of bankruptcy.

Chapter 7 Bankruptcy: is often referred to as a "straight bankruptcy" or "liquidation bankruptcy", in which debts can be discharged. Both individuals and companies who are going out of business can file for Chapter 7. The bankruptcy laws concerning the scope of discharge is complex and you should consult with competent legal counsel before filing for Chapter 7 Bankruptcy.

Chapter 11 Bankruptcy: allows companies in financial difficulty to remain operating and generating income, while trying to make payments on outstanding debts under a court-approved reorganization plan.

Chapter 12 Bankruptcy: is only available to those who meet the definition of "family farmer" as set forth in the bankruptcy statutes.

Chapter 13 Bankruptcy: allows you to use your income to pay some or all of what you owe to creditors over a period of time.

Debt Relief and Foreclosure: We provide compassionate and professional advice to people in dire financial straits. We can inform you of all of your available options to get out of debt. If you missed mortgage payments and are under threat of foreclosure, or even if foreclosure proceedings have started, contact us as soon as possible to see if we can help you keep your home. - Bunch & Brock represents clients in all aspects of Small Business Law, from the first steps to Start a Business (Incorporation & Legal Structures of the Entity, such as an Limited Liability Corporation or "LLC") to the legal issues that confront small business owners and their businesses (Employment, Kentucky Regulations and Local Laws). We also draft Contracts and Leases for all kinds of business issues such as Commercial and Residential Leases, Credit Agreements and Applications, No-Compete Agreements, and Employment Agreements. Bunch & Brock represents clients in the sale or purchase of businesses, such as preparation of the Asset Purchase Agreement or Stock Sale Agreement and all related documents, such as drafting the Promissory Note, Security Agreement and Uniform Commercial Code filings (public records commonly known as a "UCC-1"). Finally, Bunch & Brock assists clients with Collection of their Accounts Receivable or other debts. This includes filing appropriate Judgment Liens or Mechanics' & Materialmen's Liens.

Incorporating Your Business: At Bunch & Brock, Attorneys at Law, we're a family-owned business ourselves. We can start you on the road to success by advising you about business formation and helping you legally establish your business corporation.

Estate Planning: A carefully-thought-out estate plan can:

• Help ensure that your property is distributed according to your wishes upon your death
• Appoint a trusted person to make medical and financial decisions if you are incapacitated or unable to make your own decisions
• Provide for the support of your spouse and loved ones after your death
• Minimize or avoid death and estate taxes, and the costs and delay of probate proceedings
• Plan for the continuance and succession of your business

Wills and Trusts/Probate Law: Our estate and probate attorneys can provide valuable advice about ways you can protect your family and your property through last wills, trusts, powers of attorneys, living wills, special needs trusts and other devices. We also assist with the administration of estates in probate court and provide representation in probate court litigation.

For the past thirty years, our attorneys have helped many individuals, families, partnerships, and corporate clients achieve peace of mind today and the ability to look forward to a happier tomorrow.

Contact Us

Whether your problem is urgent, such as an impending foreclosure, or something you've been pondering for a while, such as a small business start-up, we are ready to do what we can to help. So call, fax, or e-mail us to get the ball rolling, and arrange your initial consultation with a lawyer at Bunch & Brock.