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Where Legal Experience Meets Strategic Planning.
30+ years advising families, investors, and entrepreneurs on real estate, estate planning, and business matters.
About Us
Strategic Legal Counsel for Life, Business, and Legacy.
Julian N. Fairweather, Esq. is the founder of J. N. Fairweather & Associates, P.C., a New York law firm focused on protecting what clients have built and helping them plan for what comes next. The firm serves homeowners, investors, entrepreneurs, families, and lenders in matters involving real estate, estate planning, asset protection, and business law. Attorney Fairweather is known for delivering sophisticated legal counsel in a practical, client-centered manner that supports both immediate needs and long-term objectives.
Real Estate
Real estate is where most families build wealth and where most mistakes get expensive. Whether you’re buying your first home, expanding an investment portfolio, or closing on a commercial property, we handle every layer of the transaction so you can move forward with confidence — informed by both a legal and a real estate brokerage lens.
• Residential purchases, sales, and refinances
• Commercial acquisitions, dispositions, and leasing
• Contract drafting, review, and negotiation
• Title review, clearance, and insurance coordination
• Lease-to-own and seller-financing structures
• Landlord-tenant and commercial lease agreements
• Co-op and condo board approvals
We close deals others walk away from — and protect the ones that look simple but aren’t.
Estate Planning & Wealth Preservation
Planning for the future is one of the greatest gifts you can give your loved ones. We guide clients through every stage of estate planning and administration, including:
- Drafting wills and trusts
- Powers of attorney and healthcare proxies
- Probate and estate administration
- Asset protection and elder law considerations
We provide compassionate, practical solutions to ensure your wishes are honored and your family is protected.
Asset Protection
What you build over a lifetime deserves more than a single signature on a deed. We design layered strategies that shield personal and business assets from creditors, litigation exposure, and long-term care costs — before there’s a problem to solve.
• Trust-based asset protection planning
• LLC and corporate structures for liability shielding
• Medicaid asset protection and look-back planning
• Real estate titling strategies for families and investors
• Coordination with insurance, tax, and financial advisors
• Pre-transaction asset review for high-value purchases
We help you protect what you’ve built so the next generation inherits more than memories.
Business & Corporate Counsel
Every successful business needs a lawyer who understands both the legal framework and the human stakes. We serve as outside general counsel to closely-held businesses, family-owned companies, and entrepreneurs at every stage — from incorporation through succession.
• Entity formation: LLCs, S-Corps, C-Corps, partnerships
• Operating agreements, shareholder agreements, and bylaws
• Commercial contracts and vendor agreements
• Employment agreements and independent contractor terms
• Business acquisitions, sales, and reorganizations
• Succession planning and ownership transitions
Banking & Finance
Capital moves faster than ever, but the documents behind every deal still need to hold up under scrutiny. We represent borrowers, private lenders, and investors in transactions where the structure matters as much as the rate.
• Commercial and residential lending transactions
• Private lending and hard-money loan documentation
• Loan modifications, workouts, and restructurings
• Mortgage and security interest preparation
• Lender and borrower due diligence
• Inter-creditor and subordination agreements
We make sure every loan you sign — or extend — is documented to survive the moments when things don’t go as planned.
Transaction Structuring
Some deals don’t fit a template.
When a transaction involves multiple parties, layered financing, or assets that don’t transfer cleanly, we design the structure that makes it work. This is the work we love most — the puzzle-solving that protects everyone at the table.
• Complex purchase and sale structures
• 1031 exchanges and tax-deferred transactions
• Seller-financed and installment sale agreements
• Joint ventures and co-investment arrangements
• Family wealth transfers and intra-family transactions
• Pre-closing entity formation and restructuring
• Multi-property and portfolio transactions
When a deal requires more than a standard closing, we build the path that gets it done.
Get Started Today
J. N. Fairweather & Associates, P.C. offers consultations by appointment, Monday through Friday, 10 AM – 6 PM EST. Whether you’re closing on a property, planning your estate, structuring a business, or protecting assets — we welcome the opportunity to learn about your goals.