New Litigation Engagements

Our Philosophy

Approach:

We routinely represent both plaintiffs and defendants, but we approach every case as if working for a plaintiff.  In other words, we pursue all of the cases we handle aggressively, and handle each case from the outset with our clients’ specific goals in mind.  Our experience working on both sides of the docket sharpens the methods we use for all of our clients.  It provides us with keen insight into what motivates both plaintiffs and defendants, and keeps our skills representing both sides sharp.  Either way, our analysis is meticulous, and we continuously reassess our strategy throughout each step of the litigation.  Rather than turning out the same work day after day, we thrive on flexibility, creativity, and variety.

Moreover, from the outset, we work closely with our clients to determine the objectives that will best help them to reach their highest potential, and then implement strategies to assist them in meeting those objectives in the most efficient manner possible.

Risk:

All commercial litigation presents risk.  We stand out from our competitors due to our willingness to share that risk with our clients.  We accomplish this through flexibility with fee arrangements.  Rather than insisting on billing at a fixed hourly rate in all cases, we are willing to work with our clients to create fee arrangements that work for them.  For instance, we have worked on a contingency basis, for an hourly fee, for a fixed fee, for a combination of these, or for alternative fee arrangements.  Whether a case calls for a contingency fee, a fixed fee, a hybrid of these, or some other billing arrangement, we work with our clients to find the right agreement to suit their needs.  However, just as not all cases should be litigated, not all cases are suitable for contingency fee arrangements.

Regardless of the arrangement we reach with our client, our commitment is to win, and we are old-fashioned about one thing: we will not be out-worked or under-prepared.  We know that all litigation involves risk and reward, and that results matter.  Regardless of our fee arrangements, results matter to us as much as they do to our clients.  As a result, we work harder and smarter than other lawyers.

Efficiency:

Our firm size and model allows us to provide nimble, focused, efficient representation.  Our attorneys work together on all of the cases that we handle, so we always have a working knowledge of all of our cases, and can work closely with our clients to achieve their goals.  While we have a general business practice, we are able to provide expertise in a number of areas as well, and, if necessary, we can team up with lawyers and experts at the top of their specific fields to create outstanding legal teams for our clients.  Because we often share our clients’ risk, we work hard to provide outstanding representation at a reasonable cost.  This is for our benefit as well as the benefit of our clients.  In some cases, we share in the costs of litigation or pay them all outright.  Accordingly, we cannot afford to lose, and cannot afford to work inefficiently.

While not every case is appropriate for fast-track litigation, we always attempt to bring each case to a prompt conclusion that fulfills our client’s goals.  Whether representing plaintiffs of defendants, we conduct ourselves as trial lawyers rather than discovery litigators.  With respect to discovery, we believe that less is often more, and that early discovery is always best.  We find that this approach is the most productive way to prepare for trial without compromising our clients’ chances for success or wasting their time and money.  At the same time, we believe that a reflexive “take all depositions” approach to discovery fostered by a desire to increase hourly billing often serves only to educate the competition.

Commitment to Success:

We realize that, for our client and for us, the stakes are high, and that high stakes require high performance.  That is why we handle every case as if it may have to go the distance. With extensive trial experience for both plaintiffs and defendants, we don’t just “litigate” cases.  Instead, we bet on ourselves, by sharing the risk and the reward. We are fiercely committed to our clients’ success.

We approach each case as if it is headed for trial. Everything that we do is designed to prepare ourselves  to persuade a judge or jury.  Our opponents know that we are willing to take the case all the way to a verdict if necessary; this fact alone can make a good settlement possible.  Moreover, because we prepare ourselves for trial from the outset, we walk into the courtroom with the advantage of an extensive wealth of facts gathered from the beginning of our relationship with our clients.