Litigation
We provide our clients with experience and advice in virtually every area of the law, and we are experienced trial lawyers who will not hesitate to go to trial for our clients. We litigate cases in the following fields:
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Family Law
We understand the family dynamics, economics, and emotions involved in divorce, child custody, and support cases. We listen to our clients' needs and respond with concerned, professional, and aggressive representation. We have extensive experience in the following areas of family law:
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Labor & Employment
We advise and defend many employers ranging from large corporations to small, locally owned businesses and governmental entities. We provide all clients, large and small, with the attention, dedication, and expertise they need. We handle employment matters relating to:
- Employee Benefits
- Counseling on structuring employment environment
- Development and review of:
- Employment Applications
- Drug Testing Policies
- Employee Handbooks
- Computer Resource Policies
- Anti-harassment Policies
- Fair Credit Reporting Act Forms
- Wage and hour Policies
- Training programs for supervisory and management personnel
- Defense of claims related to:
- Wrongful Discharge
- Americans with Disability Act (ADA)
- Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
- Age Discrimination in Employment (ADEA)
- Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
- Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)
- Title VII, Section 1981
- Retaliation
- Public Employment Claims and Section 1983
Probate Administration & Estate Planning
We understand the stress people can experience when dealing with the sometimes overwhelming responsibility of probate administration and estate planning. We can ease your stress and unburden you with our extensive knowledge and experience we have to assist our clients in all of their probate and estate planning needs.
- Preparation of Wills & Trusts
- Representation of heirs, beneficiaries and fiduciaries
- Probate Litigation involving:
- Will Contests
- Administration of Trusts
- Claims for and against Estates
Business & Commercial Law
We have substantial experience in all areas of business and commercial law. We are ready to assist you with your business needs, including but not limited to the following:
- Contracts and Commercial Transactions
- Negotiating, drafting, interpreting and closing
- Contract Disputes
- Professional liability
- Forming Corporations and Limited Liability Companies
- Corporation Dissolution
- Covenants not to compete
- Fraud and self dealing
- UCC claims
- Business Torts
Creditor Rights & Foreclosures
We actively work with our clients to ensure that their debt collection efforts are cost-efficient and successful. We are prepared to assist you in creating effective collection practices and in pursuing legal collection remedies. We handle matters such as:
- Securing Liens
- Debt Collections
- Foreclosures of mortgages and other liens on real estate
- Foreclosures of security interests in collateral
- Replevin of collateral
- Garnishment
- Landlord-tenant law
Nursing Home Litigation Defense
Our firm counsels management of nursing homes and assisted living facilities regarding risk management, and we have experience in lawsuits alleging:
- Nursing Home Negligence and Malpractice
- Residents' Rights Violations and Wrongful Death
Administrative Law
Our firm represents private parties in administrative proceedings before governmental agencies. The firm handles judicial appeals from administrative decisions, as well as original actions against governmental agencies for injunctions or declaratory judgments.
Real Estate & Land Use
We represent developers and owners in various types of real estate transactions, including:
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Eminent Domain
The firm handles every aspect of eminent domain litigation, representing governmental units, public utilities and property owners with claims related to condemning property, inverse condemnation, and contesting the condemning authority's valuation of property.
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Our firm has successfully represented plaintiffs, defendants, and insurers in a variety of tort cases, including the negotiation of structured settlements involving complex settlement terms.
Product Liability, Environmental & Toxic Tort Litigation
- Our product liability experience includes manufacturers of aircraft, tractors, halogen lamps, lift-trucks, and forklifts. We also have successfully defended large companies in asbestos litigation.
- We also advise clients on a host of environmental-related issues on local, state, and federal levels. We defend clients in environmental enforcement proceedings, permit challenges, and toxic tort litigation.
Insurance Law
As businesses have faced increased and expanded risks of liability, insurance issues have also increased in importance and complexity. The firm regularly represents clients regarding insurance coverage and regulatory issues.
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We have experience representing all participants in the construction project chain, including owners, design professionals, construction managers, contractors, subcontractors, and suppliers. We handle:
- Negotiation, drafting and interpreting contracts
- Addressing and litigating completion and performance issues
- Attending to claims for damages from change orders, delays, disruptions, accelerations, breach of warranties and negligence.
- Obtaining and litigating performance bonds
Appeals
Our firm regularly handles appeals in both state and federal courts.
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