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Practice/Industry Group Overview
Attorneys in the Litigation Practice Group represent clients nationwide in hearings, trials, and appeals in state and federal courts and negotiate settlements for individuals, businesses, corporations, and municipalities. Our attorneys represent clients as plaintiffs or defendants; in arbitration, mediation, summary trials, and settlement conferences in court; and in state and federal courts. We prepare litigation budgets and case management plans for complex litigation and work closely with client managements to make important litigation decisions and resolve disputes cost-effectively while maintaining the image and principles our clients desire.
The Litigation Practice Group focuses its representation on the legal issues clients face in the marketplace, including contract and warranty disputes with customers, dealers, and suppliers; corporate litigation involving shareholders, securities fraud, mergers, acquisitions, and sales of businesses or product lines; defense of product liability claims of design and manufacturing defects, strict liability, unreasonably dangerous products, negligent misrepresentation in product literature, unfair and deceptive trade practices, and punitive damages; disputes arising from plant expansion projects, such as contract disputes with architects and builders, and contractor and subcontractor lien claims; insurance coverage for claims involving business interruption; lack of ingress or egress; lemon law claims; property damage and loss of use arising from natural perils or human conduct; property, boundary line, and title disputes; protection of intellectual property rights, trademark and copyright infringement claims, and licensing disputes; and right of publicity.
Litigation is not the only area in which our attorneys excel. Some of our attorneys serve as mediators and arbitrators for our clients. To be asked to serve as a mediator or arbitrator for cases handled by fellow attorneys is considered a compliment of the attorneys' evaluation and resolution skills. Moreover, client surveys indicate that our attorneys excel in explaining legal issues in laymen's terms so that clients are fully aware of their rights and responsibilities. Our down-to-earth approach helps clients understand the laws and legal processes that affect them. Five of our attorneys are included in the publication The Best Lawyers in America, four since 1995 and one since 2005. Four attorneys have been selected as "Legal Elite" by Business North Carolina, one in 2002 and 2007; one in 2003; one in 2005, 2007, and 2008; and one in 2006. Five attorneys have been recognized in "Super Lawyers" by North Carolina Super Lawyers from 2006-2008.
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