Arbitration, mediation, and other Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) methods are the clear choice when businesses are faced with a conflict - especially compared to litigation. Business executives have made ADR their preferred method of resolving disputes. ADR has several benefits: it helps business manage problems efficiently and economically saving time and money; ADR negotiated settlements consistently deliver fair, reasonable, and predictable results; and perhaps most importantly, ADR preserves vendor, consumer, and employee relations. In many businesses, arbitration and mediation replace costly, time consuming, and destructive lawsuits.

Disputes of all types can be resolved through ADR methods including disputes involving: general business; intellectual property; financial transactions; commercial and consumer contracts; employee/employer agreements; torts; real property; and dozens of other situations when business is asserting or defending a claim.

Since every business relationship has the potential for conflict, the best time to choose ADR is before a dispute arises. Let Our law firm advise you on how to incorporate pre-dispute mediation and arbitration clauses into your contracts, agreements, and relationships. Smart businesses plan ahead to have disputes resolved fairly, affordably, and quickly. Let us show you how your company can benefit from the affordable, accessible and reasonable ADR process.

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW

Our law firm has over 20-years experience representing corporate clients before the various administrative agencies in the states of Delaware, Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New York, and New Jersey. We have particular expertise representing companies before the State Workers' Compensation Commissions. Our decades of experience before administrative agencies give us an advantage when providing professional legal services to our clients.

Our attorneys are experienced before other state agencies, including the Department of Labor and Occupational Affairs, the Human Relations Commission and the Unemployment Board of Review. We have been very successful representing our clients before referees, administrative boards of review and to the State Courts.

BUSINESS COUNSELING

Our attorneys and professional staff are ready to advise all forms of business, including corporations, limited liability companies (LLC), limited liability partnerships (LLP), general partnerships, sole proprietorships and non-profit organizations. We provide a wide selection of legal consulting services to our business and corporate clients - from large national firms to sole proprietorships.

Over the years we built and nurtured long-standing relationships with clients, providing on-going, in-depth consultation that frequently goes beyond providing legal advice. Our attorneys and professional staff are routinely called on to provide expert help in areas such as product liability, creditor rights, labor and employment, financing, valuation, and taxation. Our client assignments run the gambit from the complexities of a multi-million dollar merger to a simple tax question. As in every other area of our practice, we take pride in providing efficient, cost-effective services. We enjoy working with our clients and take great satisfaction helping them achieve their goals.

We invite you to capitalize on our years of experience. We can help you, as we have others, safely guide your business to meet your personal and professional objectives.

CORPORATE LAW

Our law firm represents all forms of business, including corporations, limited liability companies (LLC), limited liability partnerships (LLP), general partnerships, sole proprietorships and non-profit organizations. We provide virtually every legal service a corporation will ever encounter from help establishing a legal entity through reorganization, sale and dissolution. Our business clients range from national firms to sole proprietorships, from industrial heavy industry to state-of-the-art software developers. Our staff of legal experts routinely handles assignments that range from complex litigation to simple tax research.

Today, practicing corporate law is more of a challenge than ever before. Not only is the corporate landscape constantly changing, Federal and State law and administrative rules are in constant flux. Our law firm has made corporate law a primary focus of our firm with key staff dedicated to this area of law. Over the years we have established trusted, long-term relationships with clients. Our staff of attorneys provides expert counsel and litigation support in areas such as product liability, labor and employment, and taxation. Our law firm has taken the lead in successfully defending clients from class-action lawsuits. As in every other area of our practice, we take pride in providing efficient and cost-effective services. Even with our no-nonsense approach, we enjoy working with our clients and take great satisfaction working with clients to achieve their goals.

CREDITOR'S RIGHTS

Our law firm specialize in representing clients who have creditor's rights issues. We know how to protect our client's commercial and consumer transactions. We provide our creditor clients a complete menu of cost-effective legal consulting options starting with State and Federal consumer laws, designing loan security interest guidelines, and preparing loan documentation. Our creditor clients range from large national firms to sole proprietorships.

At Our law firm creditor rights counseling does not end with the preparation of loan documentation. Over the years we have established long-standing relationships with clients, providing on-going, in-depth consultation that frequently goes beyond providing legal advice. Our attorneys and professional staff routinely provide expert help in areas such as securing the client's interest in the transaction, contract negotiations, and the perfection of the security interests. Our staff is prepared to initiate appropriate steps to protect our client's rights in the event of default including legal proceedings. Depending on the wishes of our clients and the circumstances of the default, we will initiate mortgage foreclosures, confessions of judgment, and breach of contract actions.

Our attorney's and professional staff employ effective and creative measures to collect once we receive a favorable judgment. At Our law firm we are experienced in dealing with debtors who seek bankruptcy, we will represent our creditors in U.S. Bankruptcy Court to insure our client's interests are safeguarded.

HOSPITALS & HEALTH CARE LAW

Our law firm represents several area hospitals, physician practice groups, emergency medical service organizations, and health care facilities. We counsel our client health care organizations in all aspects of hospital operations, including Medicare/Medicaid compliance, risk management, and capital improvement. Over the years we have been instrumental in helping our clients achieve accreditation from the Joint Commission for Accreditation of Hospital Organizations (JCAHO), the industry-wide standard for hospital operations and services.

Our attorneys and professional staff have the technical knowledge, training, and practical experience to effectively manage the complex issues unique to health care organizations. Our experience also helps our clients comply with the myriad of state and federal regulations so that they are free to focus their attention on delivering quality health care services in an efficient and cost-effective manner.

LITIGATION

Our law firm has over 20-years experience representing corporate client's litigation cases, including complex commercial, contract, real estate, and personal injury. We work closely with our clients from initial fact-finding throughout the entire litigation process. Our attorneys carefully consider every option to amicably settle all disputes, including mediation and arbitration, in order to save time, expense and to preserve the relationship between the parties. When necessary, we provide aggressive representation in both state and federal court to protect the interests of our clients.

REAL ESTATE AND LAND DEVELOPMENT LAW

We have the knowledge and experience to represent our clients in acquisition, financing, leasing and tax-free exchanges of real estate. Our law firm represents both buyers and sellers in commercial and industrial real estate transactions. We have helped develop some of the largest planned unit developments in the mid-Atlantic region. We have over 20-years of experience representing clients in land development, including obtaining permits, variances, rezoning and approvals from state and local agencies.

Our law firm has developed relationships with area specialists who assist our real estate clients in a variety of ways, particularly in the sale and purchase of real property. Our attorneys and professional staff work hard to provide effective legal representation of both buyers and sellers in the sale of commercial and industrial real estate.