Civil Litigation
Faced with a legal dispute, you need a civil litigation attorney on your side with the knowledge and experience to stand up for your interests. Our trial lawyers have extensive experience representing plaintiffs and defendants in many areas including personal injury, insurance litigation, product liability, commercial disputes, and professional malpractice.
Beyond counseling, mediation and arbitration as the first steps to avoiding trial, our litigation team provides critical analysis of potential claims, prosecution and defense strategies and outcome evaluations as well as relief by obtaining injunctions and court orders to prevent improper conduct by competitors, employees, business partners and adjoining property owners. In cases where litigation becomes the necessary course of action, our litigation attorneys provide experienced representation in both state and federal courts.
When we accept your case, we are committed to supporting your interests and want to make certain that you and your business succeed in litigation issues you are involved in. We will work with you to analyze and understand the business decisions that need to be made to bring the litigation to a successful resolution while preserving your reputation and assets.
Below are some of the types of disputes and litigation matters Zachary Lightner has handled to successful conclusions.
Employment litigation
Product liability
Professional malpractice
Contract disputes
Personal injury – defendants
Personal injury – plaintiffs
Wrongful death
Transportation
Fraud
Unfair competition
Breach of fiduciary responsibility
Payment of contract terms
Conformance of goods to specifications
Disputes over the meaning of contract terms
Disputes based on another party’s interference with its contracts
Interference with business expectations
Interference with business relationships
Corporate & partnership disputes
Non-compete covenants
Discrimination actions
Trade secrets
Warranty claims
Land use, zoning and construction
Intellectual property claims
Construction disputes
Real estate disputes
Partnership disputes
Shareholder disputes
Transportation disputes
Probate & trust litigation