The ownership and operation of a business creates many opportunities for disputes, from the failure of a party to honor a contract to disagreements between partners on how a business should be operated.

Our experienced attorneys have assisted clients in successfully resolving a wide variety of such disputes including:

• Breach of contract claims
• Shareholder/member disputes, including oppression
• Business torts, such as fraud and intentional interference with business relationships
• Breach of non-disclosure, non-solicitation, and non-compete agreements
• Franchise Disputes
• Civil tax issues

The ownership and use of real estate is one of the most significant aspects of peoples’ lives and is the subject of many disputes, some of which are time-sensitive and must be addressed quickly.

We are experienced, ready and able to assist in all aspects of real estate disputes, including:

• Boundary and easement, including trespass, adverse possession, acquiescence and prescriptive rights
• Water access, including riparian and littoral rights
• Breach of real estate contracts
• Partition actions
• Title and property transfer
• Homeowner and condominium associations
• Property development
• Zoning appeals
• Plat and street vacations
• Landlord/tenant matters

The design and construction of buildings is the subject of many disputes. Our litigators have decades of experience handling the wide variety of those disputes from basic residential to large-scale commercial/industrial issues, including:

• Construction defects
• Construction liens
• Payment and performance bonds
• Design defects
• Delay disputes
• Code compliance
• Licensing claims
• Construction board appeals

From private equity interests to large, national banks, our litigators have assisted a wide variety of financiers in address the many issues that arise in lending relationships, including:

• Loan default
• Lender liability
• Mortgage foreclosures
• Land contract forfeitures
• Workout/forbearance
• Class action defense in consumer financial services
• Receiverships
• Collections
• Creditor’s rights (including bankruptcies)

In addition to assisting with creating robust employment agreements and best practices, our litigators work zealously defending employers to resolve disputes arising from:

• Breach of employment agreements
• Wrongful termination
• Discrimination
• Harassment
• Statutory violations