Defense of domestic and foreign airlines, aviation service companies, ground handling companies and public and private airport operators in cases involving aviation accidents, wrongful death claims, emergency landings, evacuation incidents, work-site accidents, false arrest, cargo claims, denied boarding, and ticketing issues. Extensive experience in the application of the Warsaw and Montreal Conventions and the IATA Inter-Carrier Agreement.

Defense of national religious organizations in cases involving First Amendment protections, clergy misconduct, constitutional challenges to federal statutes, free speech and separation of church and state disputes.

Defense of construction liability and contract cases and defense of developers, general contractors and subcontractors. Defense of indemnity, breach of contract and third party liability actions.

Defense of employers in cases brought under Title VII, including sexual harassment, hostile work environment, discrimination based on gender, race, age, religion or national origin, and claims of unlawful retaliation.

Defense of all aspects of environmental law and toxic torts, including property damage and personal injuries that result from exposure to toxic substances and releases, such as asbestos, mold, chemicals, lead paint, heavy metals and underground storage tanks.

Defense of life, health, and disability insurance companies, plan sponsors under ERISA, and third-party administrators in claims that involve denial of employee benefits, bad faith, subrogation and reimbursement, rescission, and breach of life, health or disability benefit contracts.

Defense of cases involving catastrophic injury and death, breach of contract, violation of constitutional rights, fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, defamation, false imprisonment and dram shop.

Analyze and provide coverage opinions, defense of coverage and premium disputes, pursue declaratory judgment actions, first party claims, and draft policy wording.

Defense of municipalities and school districts in cases involving civil rights, Section 1983, discrimination, employment practices liability, land use, police misconduct, special education, negligent hiring claims and general negligence.

Defense of cases involving a wide range of products, including sporting and recreational equipment, helmets, paints and solvents, forklifts, industrial machines and racking, pharmaceutical cases, nutritional supplements and residential siding. In addition, our attorneys have been involved in risk management and prevention, designing product recalls and retrofits and drafting product warnings.

Defense of physicians, nurses, attorneys, and other professionals, regarding malpractice and breach of fiduciary duty.

Defense of employers, insurers and self-insurers, with clients ranging from small businesses to some of the largest employers in the nation.