Civil Litigation

The firm represents clients in all types of litigation in federal and state courts and before private arbitration panels. Our lawyers move quickly to evaluate lawsuits and threatened claims at the earliest stage possible to determine whether litigation should be avoided, or, if already commenced, how it should best be resolved. We pride ourselves on our ability to try cases to verdict where appropriate, whether handling a fast-moving injunction proceeding, defending a products liability case, or guiding a client through a high-risk business dispute.

Our approach is to provide every client with tenacious advocacy and the benefit of sound business judgment. We work closely with clients to formulate litigation strategy and understand their concerns and their resources at the outset of a matter. We commit appropriate legal personnel to discovery and other pre-trial preparation so that cases are positioned for maximum trial advantage, while still being effectively managed in terms of cost. The partnership we form with clients keeps them fully informed and able to access relevant case information through all phases of the litigation process.

Jeffers Cowherd’s litigators have experience representing commercial, financial, insurance, healthcare, technology and other business organizations in a wide range matters that demand special skills and subject matter knowledge. These substantive areas include:

• Employment and civil rights
• Negligence and malpractice
• Trademark infringement, Lanham Act and trade secrets claims
• Aviation law
• Healthcare fraud and abuse
• Products liability
• Antitrust and unfair competition
• Entertainment and advertising
• Education and non-profit law
• Insurance coverage disputes
• NASD arbitrations

Our firm represents individuals and smaller businesses using the same multidisciplinary approach and attention to planning that is required in our largest cases. We give our clients a frank assessment of their chances for litigation success in light of relevant judicial trends and their own legal budgets and human resource capabilities. Each of our litigation attorneys also has substantial experience in resolving disputes through mediation, conciliation and other less formal processes for reaching a negotiated settlement.