How Do You Know If You Need An Experienced Litigation Attorney?

How Do You Know if You Need an Experienced Litigation Attorney?

An experienced litigation attorney should be used to commence a lawsuit , or to defend against an action when a business or individual is sued by someone.

The litigator will manage all phases of the litigation from the initial case assessment, investigation, pleadings, discovery, motion practice, settlement negotiations, court conferences, and if necessary, hearing or trial.

Our attorneys routinely handle civil and commercial litigation matters involving issues such as business disputes, contract disputes, intellectual property, personal injury, real property, tax certiorari, environmental issues, commercial disputes, civil disputes, construction, and matrimonial and family law. A good litigator is always planning and looking for ways to help move their clients’ best interests forward. In most cases, the best option is to reach an acceptable settlement. If that’s not what’s best for the client, however, we’re ready to fight for them with everything we’ve got!

Here are some examples of the types of litigation we have handled:

• Real Property: Litigation can arise regarding a breach of the purchase and sale agreement for real property or related to a breach of warranty. It can also arise regarding alleged construction defects, property line disputes, or title and ownership issues. Litigation can also occur surrounding challenging tax assessments on parcels of land.
• Commercial: Business disputes can arise in many different ways, including but not limited to disputes regarding contracts, but can also relate to breaches of fiduciary duties, shareholder or member disputes, mergers or acquisitions gone sour, a competitor attempting to interfere with the business, or a customer or supplier failing to fulfill obligations.
• Personal Injury: Personal injury litigations involve any type of accident or injury, such as those from a car accident, a slip and fall, a dog bite, a construction accident, or medical malpractice.
• Trusts and Estate: Surrogate courts resolve disputes involving challenges to Wills, to executors of wills, kindship disputes, recovering assets for an Estate, guardianship appointments, requiring formal accountings,  and related to beneficiaries and terms of trusts.
• Environmental: The Clean Water Act and Clean Air Act are just two examples of laws that help protect the environment and may be implicated in a lawsuit regarding contamination.
• Construction and Mechanics Liens: When construction workers are not paid for the work performed on a job, a lien can be used to protect the contractor’s interests and help force the job owner to pay the outstanding bill.
• Intellectual Property: Litigation is sometimes necessary to protect intellectual property, such as registered trademarks and copyrights, from being used improperly by others or from claims of infringement.
• Matrimonial and Family Law: From divorce to custody and child support issues, many families require an attorney to assist them and represent them in court to ensure that all potential issues are resolved.
• Municipal and Land Use: Litigation disputes can arise around development, including challenges involving issues of zoning and planning, as well as state and federal regulatory compliance.

If you are considering whether to file a lawsuit or if you have been sued and don’t know where to turn, you can contact us for more information.

This is not intended to be legal advice. You should contact an attorney for advice regarding your specific situation.

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Kelly Pressler is a partner concentrating on general civil litigation and complex commercial litigation, including contract litigation, municipal litigation and probate litigation, and alcoholic and beverage law.