Whether you are a business or individual, we will work hard to protect your rights and ensure that no one takes advantage of you. If you are contemplating a lawsuit, have already been engaged in a lawsuit, or if you are simply seeking guidance on how to avoid a lawsuit in the future, we can assist you.

We can help you with:

• Personal Injury Claims
• Wrongful Death Claims
• Deceptive Trade Practices Act Claims
• Contract Disputes

General Information and Stages of a Civil Suit:

Civil lawsuits usually last a long time; they are burdensome on the lives of the parties involved, and they can become expensive. What many people do not realize is that around 90% of civil lawsuits never go to trial. One reason for this is because it is almost always in both parties best interest to come to a settlement agreement before the trial date arrives. These cases can last anywhere from a few months to many years. This is why we work hard to get the best deal for our clients as soon as possible, but if the situation cannot be resolved in a way that satisfies our client, we will not hesitate to go to trial to fight for what they deserve. Generally, the stages of a civil lawsuit are the following:

• FREE initial consultation—this is where we learn about what we can do for you, discuss your options, and you choose whether or not you want us to represent you.

• Demand Letter—this is a letter sent to the potential opposing party where we explain to them how you have been legally wronged and demand that they fix the situation. Ideally, that person will comply, and there will be no need for a lawsuit, which saves everyone time, inconvenience, and money.

• Filing a Petition, Service of Process and Answer—If no agreement can be made after the demand letter, then a lawsuit will be filed and served on the opposing party. The opposing party then has to respond to the allegations in the petition.

• Discovery—this is the information-gathering period where each side collects documents, asks questions and takes depositions.

• Alternative Dispute Resolution—the trend nowadays is for a case to go through alternative dispute resolution (mediation, arbitration, informal settlement conference) before the case can go to trial in hopes that there will not be a need for trial.

• Trial—if the case is unable to settle during the alternative dispute resolution stage then the case will go to trial and a judge will make a decision on the case.

• Appeal—If necessary, the decision of the trial court can be appealed to a higher court for review.

Please contact us for a free initial consultation to let us know how we can meet your needs