knows that partnership and intra-family disputes raise a host of complex legal, financial and non-legal issues. Such disputes typically require a team that includes fiduciary and litigation attorneys, accountants, valuation experts and a variety of other professionals and specialists. These issues are litigated in a variety of fora - probate courts, family courts, and general civil courts (both federal and state). Private judges, referees and judges pro tempore are increasingly involved in intra-family cases as judicial and/or settlement officers.

Makoffs LLP handles large-scale partnership and family disputes, both as lead litigation counsel and as special counsel to conduct settlement negotiations, advise on partnership buyouts or family business transactions and to litigate contested issues. Makoffs LLP litigates large-property and celebrity "Marvin" (palimony) actions, often on referral from leading California family law specialists. Makoffs LLP is experienced in handling the corporate, business and fiduciary issues that arise in the context of marital dissolutions, including prenuptial and postnuptial agreement disputes, complex property characterization issues (e.g. community-separate property interests in stock options, partnership shares and venture funds) and shareholder information and corporate control issues. Makoffs LLP has participated in the private judging system in all of the major California jursdictions.