Best Lawyers in America for Commercial Litigation
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Jerry Friedrichsen is Chair of the Litigation Department at Fitzgerald Schorr, where he has practiced since joining the firm in 1979 following a clerkship with the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. Jerry’s 35 years of trial and litigation experience is defense oriented, concentrating on insurance litigation, both coverage and defense; commercial litigation; products liability; professional liability and litigation representing governmental subdivisions. Jerry has be...
Will Gamble practices in the area of construction, tort and commercial litigation. His commercial practice involves litigating and advising business clients on corporate disputes, officer and director fiduciary liability, shareholder claims, breach of contract, breach of warranty, deceptive trade practices, consumer protection, fraud, professional liability and bad faith claims. His practice also focuses on personal injury claims, including defense of products liability, premises liability, w...
Scott Williams represents clients primarily in the health care, municipal, and gaming industries. His practice focuses on the defense of health care providers and entities, both insured and self-insured, in tort, business practices, and personal injury matters, as well as the defense of employment litigation. Scott's extensive experience includes advising his corporate and governmental clients daily on a wide range of general risk issues. He has also successfully defended major corporations i...
Peter E. Ball is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Criminal Defense: White-Collar and Litigation - Labor and Employment. Peter E. practices law in Boston, Massachusetts Best Lawyers has recognized Peter E. Ball since 2013. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Peter E. B...
Richard Monk is a seasoned attorney experienced in a variety of complex civil litigation, including commercial, product liability, toxic tort and personal injury cases. Richard's experience includes significant responsibilities on coordinated teams of lawyers defending and managing large numbers of similar cases and cases among multiple jurisdictions, including work on cases in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, South Carolina and West Virginia. H...
Jenny L. Martinez is the Managing Partner of MWM’s Dallas office and a member of MWM’s executive committee. Jenny represents both plaintiffs and defendants in business disputes involving banking, real estate, intellectual property, employment, fiduciary liability, and corporate governance. Notably, Jenny was a key member of the legal team defending Halliburton in connection with all civil litigation and investigations arising out of BP’s Macondo well (Deepwater Horizon) blow...
John A.C. Keith is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Legal Malpractice Law - Defendants, Litigation - Trusts and Estates and Trusts and Estates. John A.C. practices law in Fairfax, Virginia Best Lawyers has recognized John A.C. Keith since 2001. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional reg...
Jennifer Coatsworth has litigated hundreds of motor vehicle, dealer fraud and lemon law cases from both the plaintiff and defense perspectives, including claims for breach of contract, fraud, violations of the Unfair Trade Practices Act, the Magnuson Moss Warranty Improvement Act, the Pennsylvania and New Jersey Lemon Laws, the New Vehicle Damage Disclosure Act and the Automotive Industry Trade Practices Act, driver privacy protection issues, odometer alteration and Truth in Lending matters. ...
Peg has served as first chair trial and appellate counsel in state and federal courts in over 30 jurisdictions. Her work has spanned antitrust, commercial, class action, environmental, healthcare, insurance, mass tort, product liability and reinsurance disputes. Peg has taken numerous cases to verdict/judgment before juries, judges and arbitration tribunals. Many of her cases have involved high-profile public policy issues from the Agent Orange litigation in the 1980s, environmental and Super...
Richard Orton is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Construction, Litigation - Insurance, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants and Product Liability Litigation - Defendants. Richard practices law in Milwaukee, Wisconsin Best Lawyers has recognized Richard Orton since 2022. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the p...
Alan Rose founded the firm in 1995. A former Assistant U.S. Attorney in Massachusetts, he represents clients in a wide variety of civil litigation matters and defends individuals and companies in governmental and regulatory investigations and prosecutions. Alan has been recognized as one of the Top 100 Lawyers in Massachusetts by Boston Magazine . From 2002 to 2006, he served, by appointment of the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, on the Board of Bar Overseers, including serving as it...
Stephen Hester is an award-winning attorney with a focus on civil litigation. He concentrates his practice on Business and Commercial Litigation, Tort Litigation, and Business Transactions. As a litigator, Stephen has successfully represented individuals and businesses of all types including banks, manufacturers, hospitals, and nursing homes. He has represented architects, engineers, and lawyers in malpractice litigation. He has significant experience with litigated bankruptcy matters, fraudu...
Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Construction Law, Trey focuses his practice on both contract preparation and negotiation and complex construction litigation. His work with complex construction litigation has a special emphasis on delay claims, construction defect claims, payment disputes, lien and bond claims, and bid protests for his construction clients. He handles construction contract negotiation and preparation on projects of all scale and type, from single family luxury homes and ...
S. Wade Malone is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Commercial Litigation. S. Wade practices law in Atlanta, Georgia Best Lawyers has recognized S. Wade Malone since 2013. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which S. Wade Malone is held by other lawyers.
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