Litigation
Litigation
PDH attorneys have extensive experience on both sides of a wide variety of litigation. They also specialize in particular areas.
Why us?
We understand that our objective as true business counselors is to choose the most cost effective route to the best outcome for our clients. Knowing the strengths and weaknesses of each case, developing an attorney-client relationship of trust, and handling each matter within a common sense budget epitomizes the PDH litigation philosophy.
Litigation lawyers come in several types.
Many lawyers are more interested in “milking the case,” assigning work to associates, and “feeding the beast” as a former large law firm partner once put it, than in timely and efficiently resolving client problems. Fortunately, most good lawyers are not of that flavor. Even some good lawyers, however, assume that they understand the client’s dispute based on prior case experience, without the necessity of carefully listening to the facts of the client’s specific dispute. Other lawyers serve as cheerleaders for the client’s factual claims with unbridled enthusiasm, ignoring the fit between the “wrongs” and any legitimate legal cause of action. Both of these types of lawyers usually bill hard until the eve of trial when they realize that the actual evidence does not fit any legal cause of action pled, at which point they push their client to settle. We are proud that the lawyers at PDH Law absolutely do not fall into this category.
We strive to listen carefully to all of the relevant facts, for it is often true that the rousing wrong is not the single best road to recovery under applicable law. We share the necessary elements of each potential cause of action with our clients in order to evaluate and develop the necessary evidence. Also, by understanding our clients, we are better able to develop such evidence and help in pre-litigation planning. If litigation is the best option, we efficiently and creatively choose the path that best achieves our clients’ goals.
PDH attorneys have extensive experience on both sides of a wide variety of litigation. They also specialize in particular areas.
Why us?
We understand that our objective as true business counselors is to choose the most cost effective route to the best outcome for our clients. Knowing the strengths and weaknesses of each case, developing an attorney-client relationship of trust, and handling each matter within a common sense budget epitomizes the PDH litigation philosophy.
Litigation lawyers come in several types.
Many lawyers are more interested in “milking the case,” assigning work to associates, and “feeding the beast” as a former large law firm partner once put it, than in timely and efficiently resolving client problems. Fortunately, most good lawyers are not of that flavor. Even some good lawyers, however, assume that they understand the client’s dispute based on prior case experience, without the necessity of carefully listening to the facts of the client’s specific dispute. Other lawyers serve as cheerleaders for the client’s factual claims with unbridled enthusiasm, ignoring the fit between the “wrongs” and any legitimate legal cause of action. Both of these types of lawyers usually bill hard until the eve of trial when they realize that the actual evidence does not fit any legal cause of action pled, at which point they push their client to settle. We are proud that the lawyers at PDH absolutely do not fall into this category.
We strive to listen carefully to all of the relevant facts, for it is often true that the rousing wrong is not the single best road to recovery under applicable law. We share the necessary elements of each potential cause of action with our clients in order to evaluate and develop the necessary evidence. Also, by understanding our clients, we are better able to develop such evidence and help in pre-litigation planning. If litigation is the best option, we efficiently and creatively choose the path that best achieves our clients’ goals.
With respect to our litigation practice, far-seeing counseling, crafting protective policies and negotiating reasonable compromise are where we begin, but if we go to court or arbitration, we go to win.
With respect to our litigation practice, far-seeing counseling, crafting protective policies and negotiating reasonable compromise are where we begin, but if we go to court or arbitration, we go to win.
Types of Disputes We Handle...
We represent companies in negotiated settlements, arbitrations, trials and appeals—in both federal and state courts. Multiple party, multiple forum issues where deciding the optimal forum (Federal Court, State Court or Arbitration) and the jurisdiction (Texas or some other state; USA or a foreign country) are always carefully analyzed.
Plaintiff’s and Defendant’s business dispute resolutions include shareholder, partner, and joint venture type disputes over ownership, control, buyout, management, fiduciary duty, and similar issues.
Whether it is assisting at the trial level with dispositive motions, pretrial motions, jury charges and in other key moments, or attempting to defend or reverse a trial court decision on appeal, seeking the help of a skilled appellate practitioner may mean the difference in victory or defeat for a client.
Construction dispute resolutions range from change order, back charge, and scope of work disputes, to work interference claims, to construction defect and onsite accidents, insurance company refusals to defend or pay, to collection of retainage, filing/collecting of mechanic’s liens, and litigating lien priorities.
A major focus of our litigation practice is the representation of our self-insured and large self-insured retention clients in personal injury matters. Over the years, we have represented self-insureds in a wide variety of cases, including: Automobile and Trucking accidents, Construction accidents, Construction defect claims and lawsuits, Product liability suits, and Texas non-subscription claims and lawsuits under the Texas Workers’ Compensation Act.
Employment law dispute resolutions include: statutory rights, common law claims, and plain breach of contract issues; noncompete, non-circumvention, trade secret/proprietary information issues; and disputes involving shareholder rights, options, bonuses, and buyout provisions.
Intellectual property law dispute resolutions range from trademark, Lanham Act disputes including litigation over assignment, licensing, abandonment and related issues.
Real Estate dispute resolutions include title issues, judicial and non-judicial foreclosures, earnest money contracts and escrow disputes, lien priorities and subrogation issues, option issues, and lease disputes including calculation of additional rents.
Product liability dispute resolutions range from bodily injury claims to claims involving third party property damage, and may involve insurance companies’ refusal to defend or pay or where insurance companies agree to defend under reservation of rights or non-waiver of rights letters.
PDH utilizes professional, business-minded, systematized, and aggressive attorneys to effectively collect money for our clients. Our attorneys also have a deep knowledge and understanding of the businesses that hire us for collection matters, which makes a tremendous difference in the collection outcomes for our clients.
Types of Disputes We Handle...
We represent companies in negotiated settlements, arbitrations, trials and appeals—in both federal and state courts. Multiple party, multiple forum issues where deciding the optimal forum (Federal Court, State Court or Arbitration) and the jurisdiction (Texas or some other state; USA or a foreign country) are always carefully analyzed.
Plaintiff’s and Defendant’s business dispute resolutions include shareholder, partner, and joint venture type disputes over ownership, control, buyout, management, fiduciary duty, and similar issues.
Whether it is assisting at the trial level with dispositive motions, pretrial motions, jury charges and in other key moments, or attempting to defend or reverse a trial court decision on appeal, seeking the help of a skilled appellate practitioner may mean the difference in victory or defeat for a client.
Construction dispute resolutions range from change order, back charge, and scope of work disputes, to work interference claims, to construction defect and onsite accidents, insurance company refusals to defend or pay, to collection of retainage, filing/collecting of mechanic’s liens, and litigating lien priorities.
A major focus of our litigation practice is the representation of our self-insured and large self-insured retention clients in personal injury matters. Over the years, we have represented self-insureds in a wide variety of cases, including: Automobile and Trucking accidents, Construction accidents, Construction defect claims and lawsuits, Product liability suits, and Texas non-subscription claims and lawsuits under the Texas Workers’ Compensation Act.
Employment law dispute resolutions include: statutory rights, common law claims, and plain breach of contract issues; noncompete, non-circumvention, trade secret/proprietary information issues; and disputes involving shareholder rights, options, bonuses, and buyout provisions.
Intellectual property law dispute resolutions range from trademark, Lanham Act disputes including litigation over assignment, licensing, abandonment and related issues.
Real Estate dispute resolutions include title issues, judicial and non-judicial foreclosures, earnest money contracts and escrow disputes, lien priorities and subrogation issues, option issues, and lease disputes including calculation of additional rents.
Product liability dispute resolutions range from bodily injury claims to claims involving third party property damage, and may involve insurance companies’ refusal to defend or pay or where insurance companies agree to defend under reservation of rights or non-waiver of rights letters.
PDH utilizes professional, business-minded, systematized, and aggressive attorneys to effectively collect money for our clients. Our attorneys also have a deep knowledge and understanding of the businesses that hire us for collection matters, which makes a tremendous difference in the collection outcomes for our clients.
