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Litigation
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Litigation Services
On October 29, 2005,
the Street Journal reported that, in a
survey of small-business owners conducted by the
National Federation of Independent Business
(NFIB),
28%of the owners said they had a great deal of
confidence in lawyers, 41%, some; and 30%
little, or none at all.
In the past year, 65% of
owners polled by NFIB said they have sought the
advice or other assistance from an attorney, and
the number climbs to 78% over a three-year
period. In consultations with lawyers, the
topic most often cited was contracts, 20.6%,
followed by debt collection, 15.5%; real estate,
14%; liability, 10.8%; and employment, 8.8%.
About 41% of the businesses became involved in a
dispute in the past three years, that needed the
services of a lawyer, the most likely topic
creditor collections, followed closely by
contract disputes.
The world of business and commercial litigation
is much too specialized for someone who does not
regularly handle these cases. Too many times we
have looked at cases that other,
less-experienced, attorneys have handled. You
should be aware that the law firms who represent
many of the larger businesses, know the
attorneys in your area who actually go into
court to try cases and those who do not. They will use that information to
evaluate their client’s risk. One of the first
questions any good business litigation attorney
will ask when a serious claim comes in is: who
is representing the other side? For more
information on this topic see our article
on
How to Hire a Business
Litigation Attorney.
To learn more about our full range
of services
click here.
If you have a question, call us at 703-764-9080 to speak with
one of our attorneys.
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