Practice Areas

Consumer Financial Services Litigation
Defense of banks, mortgage lenders and auto lenders in credit card, checking, travelers check, kiting, wrongful foreclosure, wrongful eviction, wrongful repossession, TILA, RESPA, REO, short sale, forbearance agreement, escrow account, FDCPA, FCRA, loan repurchase, mortgage insurance, force placed insurance, hazard insurance and title insurance litigation.

Real Estate
Real estate litigation including specific performance, breach of purchase and sale agreements, options, first right of refusals, commercial leases, partnership/corporate real estate disputes, quiet title and other land disputes.  Defense of high risk claims arising from ownership of income/commercial real estate, including wrongful eviction, discrimination, rent control, mold, asbestos, lead and landlord-tenant tort claims up to and including "mass" actions and class/representative actions.  Broker, agent and escrow litigation.  Non-disclosure in sale suits.  Insurance coverage counseling (CGL, E&O, Property/Casualty & Title), service as independent counsel, and insurance bad faith/breach of insurance contracts.  Commercial evictions, collections and asset/property management legal counseling.  General residential and commercial transactional services.

Securities Litigation
Defense and prosecution of customer disputes involving claims of unsuitability, misrepresentation and 10b-5 violations, breach of broker promissory notes, broker corporate raiding and recruiting matters, drafting and consultation regarding broker partnership agreements and joint production agreements, and all types of securities disputes before the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and state and federal courts.

Business Litigation
Contract, fraud, business tort, insurance and complex business litigation.

Employment
Litigation of matters involving wrongful termination, sexual harassment and discrimination based upon race, gender, age or disability.  Counseling for employers handling employee issues and negotiation of executive compensation agreements and other employment or independent contractor agreements.

Corporate Transactions
Mergers and acquisitions, counseling concerning corporate formation and dissolution, negotiation of complex commercial transactions involving intellectual property and sales of goods and services.

Intellectual Property Litigation
Copyright, trademark, trade secret and entertainment litigation.