This practice encompasses a wide variety of matters brought in various states in both federal and state courts. In addition to actions at law for monetary damages, a substantial portion of this practice involves the full array of equitable remedies such as injunction, accounting, receivership, constructive trusts, temporary restraining orders and other remedies necessitated by irreparable injury or emergency situations. The firm maintains an active antitrust, unfair competition and restraint of trade practice in which it represents corporations, associations and individuals as either plaintiff or defendant. A substantial portion of this litigation is generated through the firm's health care practice. Banking Several banks and savings and loan associations regularly retain the firm to prosecute or defend a wide variety of actions, particularly where they arise out of complex commercial and personal loan transactions.
Several attorneys are well-acquainted with the banking industry.
The firm provides legal representations and counseling in bankruptcy matters. It represents corporations, partnerships and individuals as creditors and debtors in reorganizations and liquidations. These actions frequently are prosecuted or defended in sister states. The firm provides litigation counsel concerning virtually all commercial problems, including breach of contract, breach of warranty, collection of receivables, leases, foreclosure of real estate and chattel mortgages and other financial disputes. A substantial portion of the commercial litigation practice involves fidelity and surety bonds of all types where the firm represents a number of major bond underwriters.