• Shareholder disputes, including oppression by majority shareholders of minority shareholder

• Breach of Contract 

•       Breach of Employment Contracts

•       Breach of Fiduciary Duty

•       Restrictive Covenants/Covenants Not to Compete

•       Real Estate Disputes, including disputes regarding title and ownership interest

• Lender Liability

• Tortious Interference with Contracts

• Preliminary Injunctions and Temporary Restraining Orders

• Civil RICO (from both defendant and plaintiff perspectives)

• Breach of Insurance Policy Agreements, including agreements for disability benefits

• Insurance Bad Faith

• Fraudulent misrepresentation

• Opening and Striking Confessions of Judgment

• Defending the Opening and Striking of Judgments (including judgments entered by confession)

• Securities Fraud, Investment Fraud and Investment Suitability matters, both in court and in connection with FINRA (formely NASD) arbitration (representing  Plaintiffs/Claimants (investors) as well as Defendants/Respondents (brokers/investment managers))

•       Broker vs. Broker-Dealer disputes

•       SEC Broker Licensing Issues

• Attorney Malpractice

•       Commercial construction disputes

•       Collection of Commercial Debts

•       Defense to attempts at Collection of Commercial Debts

• Replevin Matters

          Banks and Lender Liability

--    Successful defense on behalf of local businessman against bank attempting to enforce multi-million dollar repayment of loan, based upon client’s claim that bank’s conduct interfered with client’s business;

--    Substantial settlement against large local bank on behalf of developer based upon claim that bank improperly categorized construction loan proceeds;

--    Successful defense of bank’s attempt to enforce multi-million dollar loan repayment based upon client’s claim that bank damaged client’s business during the bank’s loan collection process;

 --   Obtaining injunction against bank barring it from filing confession of judgment against borrower, protecting not only money, but borrower’s credit status and reputation;

--    Successful opening of judgment against major financial institution;

--    Obtaining of a forebearance agreement from regional financial institution and vacation of judgment after filing of petition to strike and open judgment entered by confession.

Real Estate Developers vs. Municipalities

·    $21.6 million verdict against municipality as damages for failure to honor developer’s claimed right to develop waterfront project

·    $1.95 million settlement against insurance carrier for failure to pay insurance benefits to policyholder

·    $1.93 million verdict for failure to pay proceeds of insurance policy