Jan Allen Baughman

At Allen & Baughman, we have dozens of years of experience across a broad range of practice areas.
This broad experience allows us to assist our clients with various, and often overlapping, legal needs.
A more comprehensive perspective allows us to get a fuller understanding of a client's circumstances and often, to offer a more complete set of legal options.
We want to be your trusted partners and advisers in the various legal matters that you may face.
Because of our breadth of experience, we can see the fuller picture that other law firms may miss, and we value building trusting, long-term relationships with our clients.

The laws governing banking in the United States are numerous and complex and can involve national, state, and local governments.
Laws also change frequently, so staying on top of these changes is paramount.
At Allen & Baughman, we follow these changes closely and help our clients to navigate the shifting and potentially perilous landscape of banking law.
We partner with our clients to fully understand their situation and seek to provide practical, real-world solutions.
Banking law also touches a number of legal areas, including real estate law, bankruptcy law, estate planning, collections, and business law, in which we also have expertise.

Whether you're trying to collect a debt that is owed to you or dealing with over-eager or unreasonable debt collectors, debt collection can lead to both frustration and fear.
It's our job to alleviate these feelings by helping our clients understand their rights under the law and by helping them fight to protect these rights.
The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act offers certain protections to consumers that anyone involved in a debt collection situation should understand.
For those owed a debt, the law provides for judgment and actions by which to lawfully collect on a debt such as garnishment and execution against property.

Business owners, managers, and executives have numerous responsibilities on their plate and legal issues can cause unwelcome additional stress.
The laws governing business operations can be highly complex, and involve multiple legal areas and numerous regulations.
It's our job to partner with our clients to make sense of this complexity.
We come alongside businesses by first listening to their concerns and gaining a complete understanding of the issues they're facing.
We then put these issues into relatable terms which help our clients make the right strategic decisions for their business.

For both landlords and tenants, the law is an integral part of rental agreements.
Both parties are required by the law to fulfill certain responsibilities, and it can be frustrating and costly when these responsibilities aren't met.
Whether landlords or tenants are facing current legal issues or seeking to prevent future issues, legal counsel is often indispensable.
We come alongside our clients in this area to help them understand their rights and responsibilities, assisting them in developing a sensible and logical way forward.