Real Property, Probate & Trust
De Stefano Law Firm
Taos NM
The De Stefano Law Firm provides expert real estate, probate, and trust law services for individuals and small businesses. The principal attorney, Richard De Stefano, has been practicing law for over forty years, the first half of his career in Beverly Hills, California, and since 1995 in Taos, New Mexico. See Mr. De Stefano’s bio .
Transactions and Development
Representation of individuals and small businesses in commercial, investment, and residential real estate purchases, sales, development, financing and leases; organizing condominiums; formation of development entities, owners’ association entities; consultations and document preparation for subdivisions and other land use matters.
Estates, Real Property & Commercial Disputes
Complex civil litigation in New Mexico and Federal Courts, for disputes arising out of real estate or business transactions; will contests and other disputed probate or trust matters; mediations; arbitrations.
Estate Planning, Wills and Trusts
Wills, living trusts, trusts for minors, insurance trusts, charitable lead and remainder trusts, annuity trusts, planned giving, family companies, asset protection; probate and non-probate administration; will contests and other contested probate and guardianship/conservatorship matters.