I ask because I work for a civil engineering firm and would be interest in doing this.

Go with an independent firm.

For a firm that is supposed to be elite, they fail to do most things properly.

Probably not worth the further chase of the original firm.

Fintan McHugh from Law Firm of Petrikin, Wellman, Damico, Brown and Petrose.

District of New Jersey | Leader of Real Estate Investment Firm Admits Role in $658 Million Ponzi Scheme and Multimillion-Dollar Tax Evasion Conspiracy | United States Department of Justice

If you are still looking for help regarding forming an LLC and a Living Trust: I used the law firm of Hoerschelmann Dietz, PLLC for an LLC.

If you have not managed property before, I recommend working for a property management firm first to gain some experience.  

For years, it has always been handled by my CPA firm. 

We as a firm have investors working with us who have rental properties all over the US big and small.Finding a real estate-focused tax professional and one who can help with advisory and grow with you would be my suggestion to focus your efforts on finding.