Areas of practice
When you find yourself faced with a legal issue, the next steps you take can literally impact the rest of your life. Hiring the right attorney is one of the most important decisions you’ll make. At Joel Baker Law, PLLC, we understand the importance of providing prompt, competent and honest legal representation.
Personal Injury
Personal injury cases can arise from various incidents, including car accidents, slip and fall accidents, medical malpractice, defective products, workplace accidents.
Joel Baker Law uses a practical, professional approach to ensure that our clients obtain full and fair recovery for their injuries, including damages for their past and future medical bills, lost income, emotional distress, and pain and suffering. Through extensive civil litigation experience, our knowledge about insurance company tactics and our skills at settlement negotiations, we can obtain the best possible recovery for our clients. During his career, Joel has obtained single-case settlements of over one million dollars for multiple clients in civil litigation matters.
Adoptions
Joel Baker Law has extensive experience representing Adopting Parents, Birth Parents, Agencies, and Children (upon appointment by a court) in a broad range of adoption matters. This experience includes foster care adoptions, private adoptions, agency adoptions, stepparent adoptions and also legal guardianships. Many of these cases contained complex legal issues, such as interstate placement, adoption subsidies, contesting and non-participating parents, child protective services, and special needs children.
We also understand that adopting can be a lengthy and frustrating process for adoptive parents, and we take pride in moving these cases quickly through the court system. Joel Baker Law has been fortunate enough to handle the adoption of hundreds of children throughout the state.
Oil & Gas Law
Joel Baker Law represents landowners and royalty owners in negotiating and drafting oil and gas leases, amendments to leases, and other contractual agreements. We also have experience in high-level oil and gas litigation, having received multiple seven-figure settlements on behalf of our clients.
Contact us BEFORE signing any document sent to you by an oil and gas company.
Wills and Estates
Planning for the future is one of the most important steps you can take to protect your loved ones and ensure your assets are distributed according to your wishes. At Joel Baker Law, our experienced team is dedicated to providing comprehensive legal assistance in all matters related to wills and estates.
Our Services Include: Wills Drafting. Estate Planning, Probate and Estate Administration, and Estate Litigation
Whether you need assistance with drafting a will, creating an estate plan, navigating the probate process, or resolving estate disputes. Joel Baker Law, is here to help.
Criminal Law
Have you been accused of committing a crime? Don’t let the prosecution bully you into an unfair deal. Stand up for your rights, and hire a dedicated criminal defense attorney who will let the prosecution know that you mean business. Joel Baker Law has successfully defended a multitude of clients charged with various crimes (up to and including first-degree murder).
