Civil Litigation

When a dispute cannot be resolved any other way, you want an attorney who has stood in the courtroom and argued your kind of case before. We handle contract disputes and commercial litigation from the first demand letter through trial, whether you are bringing a claim or defending against one.

Our approach is practical. Litigation is expensive and slow, so we tell you where you actually stand before you spend a dollar chasing an outcome that will not pay off. When the numbers favor a settlement, we negotiate hard for one. When they do not, we are ready to try the case.

How we work a case

We start by understanding what you want out of the dispute, then map the fastest route there. Sometimes that is a sharply written demand that ends things before a filing. Sometimes it is mediation. When the other side will not move, we build the case for trial and put the pressure where it belongs.

The kinds of disputes we handle

Most of what we litigate grows out of business and property: a partner who breached the deal, a contract the other side will not honor, a real estate transaction that fell apart, an employee or employer who crossed a line. We have handled these disputes for decades and know how they tend to resolve.

Straight answers

You will always know where your case stands and what the realistic options are. We pursue the outcome that serves you, not the one that runs up the bill.

Book a consultation and we will assess your case honestly.