• Secured favorable pre-suit settlement in breach of contract dispute for full demand, interest, and attorney's fees.

  • Obtained substantial confidential settlement on eve of trial after obtaining discovery sanctions in a business to business oral fraud case.

  • Successfully obtained confidential significant settlement against two life insurers who denied a claims on their policies.

  • Obtained summary judgment on a counterclaim for lender who had been sued by borrower for breach of contract and slander of title. Also obtained summary judgment against all claims borrower brought. Obtained a judgment in excess of $1,000,000 and successfully collected on it.

  • Obtained judgment in excess of $200,000.00 for client in breach of contract and copyright infringement suit.

  • As Lead Counsel, obtained summary judgment for over $200,000 in breach of contract suit for an unpaid promissory loan in relation to the sale of a hotel.

  • Obtained pre-suit settlement in a shareholder dispute involving oppression, corporate waste, and executive back wage claims.

  • As First-Chair, obtained an arbitration award on behalf of service provider in breach of contract dispute.

  • Obtained favorable settlement for client relating to a claim for a $2,000,000.00 life insurance policy.

  • Obtained summary judgment for a real estate developer alleviating him of liability in a breach of contract action involving a personal guaranty in excess of $100,000.00.

  • As First-Chair, obtained  a complete defense verdict on the behalf of a client in an unpaid wage and commission claim.

  • Successfully litigated dispute over multi-million dollar life insurance policy distribution.

  • Successfully litigated trademark dispute on behalf of an international dj.

  • Successfully defended fraud suit relating to the sale of a business pro hac vice in Delaware Chancery Court where the claimed damages exceeded $2,000,000.00.

COMMERCIAL

litigation

Shareholder

Disputes

  • Secured a settlement in excess of $1,000,000 in shareholder oppression suit.

  • Settled oppression suit for an amount in excess of $3,000,000.

  • Settled matter involving freeze out and executive back wage claims for minority shareholder of an international IT company.

  • Obtained a favorable outcome for two majority shareholders in a closely-held corporation who were being accused of freezing-out minority shareholder.

  • Counsel in accounting malpractice action involving failed UPREIT whereby plaintiffs incurred unanticipated taxes in excess of $3,000,000.00 which should have been avoided.

  • Serve as counsel in several legal malpractice actions involving claims for damages that exceed $1,000,000.00.

  • Successfully litigated legal malpractice claim involving missed statute of limitations on a personal injury claim.

  • Served as lead counsel in accounting malpractice action and secured six-figure settlement in less than one-year of filing for essentially all of the client's claimed damages.

Professional

malpractice

commercial

FORECLOSURE

  • Negotiated settlement whereby my client who was a real estate developer was released from a personal guaranty on a construction loan that was in excess of $9,000,000.00.

  • Counsel for real estate developer involved in several commercial foreclosure actions involving properties worth in excess of $2 million.

  • Regularly represent lenders in commercial foreclosure actions.

Corporate

  • Regularly advise and assist clients in commercial real estate transactions.

  • Regularly advise investors in startups.

  • Serve as general counsel for several mid-size closely-held businesses.

  • Negotiated the securitized sale of a domain name.

  • Advised energy efficiency product consultant on series of broker agreements.

  • Drafted producer and marketing agreements for insurance underwriter.

personal injury

  • Counsel for individual who stored his semen for future use prior to undergoing radiation and chemotherapy treatment and the cryogenic storage unit malfunctioned destroying the sample.

  • Secured a $180,000 settlement for client with partial amputation of the fingertip.

MECHANICS LIEN

  • Lead counsel for homeowner who had a lien placed on their house by general contractor.  Negotiated favorable settlement that was exceedingly less than lien.