Business Litigation
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Corporate Lawyers are well known for their aggressive and successful representation of businesses and individuals in both simple and complex litigation. SS&E litigators practice extensively in federal and state courts in Ohio and throughout the continental United States. In addition, the Firm’s trial attorneys routinely handle matters before most state and federal administrative agencies, national and international arbitration tribunals and various alternate dispute forums.
The Firm has extensive experience in handling business tort, commercial, securities, fraud, environmental, employment, construction, personal injury, product liability, libel and slander, malpractice, trade secret, patent and trademark infringement, unfair competition, breach of contract, oil and gas, mortgage foreclosures, bankruptcy, probate and other specialty litigation.
Less complex cases receive the efficiency of a single experienced trial lawyer while multi-issue matters utilize a team approach frequently headed up by the Firm’s senior litigation partner who possesses nearly twenty five years of trial experience. Other team members are designated for their litigation skills or intimate knowledge of the substantive law at issue.
Lawyers works close with the client to maximize cost controls and efficiency. Experienced paralegals are appropriately utilized to leverage litigation resources. trial attorneys routinely defend employment, workers’ compensation, personal injury and product liability matters. When its time to take the offensive, trial attorneys are accustomed to achieving large verdicts or settlements in a wide variety of business disputes. SS&E provides litigation services to a number of Fortune 500 companies and numerous smaller and closely held businesses. In handling litigation matters attorneys and staff work closely with company management, in-house counsel and insurance representatives.
Litigation is not a game. It is neither for the inexperienced nor the faint-hearted. Successfully trying law suits is a difficult task requiring the right combination of skill and energy with intense preparation and the will to win. Serious matters belong in the hands of serious professionals who seek a close, long-term relationship that creates a personalized understanding as to procedure, protection, style and the end game.
Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR)
This process, developed to offer an alternative to court trials and reduce crowded court dockets, basically includes:
Negotiation
Arbitration
Mediation
Mini-Trials
Lawyers are knowledgeable and experienced with these methods and is comfortable in utilizing these mechanisms whether court-mandated or agreed upon by both parties in the dispute.
Litigation Groups
Following the general litigation division are details of the some of separate litigation practice groups included in this division:
Construction Litigation Group
Employment Litigation Group
Tort Defense Group
Workers’ Compensation Defense Law Group
