Litigation

Meeting or exceeding a client's expectations in the context of handling a litigation matter presents a unique challenge to a law firm. The rising costs of litigation and an overworked court system often frustrate a lawyer's ability to satisfy his or her client. The litigation team at Angelo & Banta has the experience and commitment to handle a wide variety of disputes in a manner that allows for possible resolution prior to suit. When suit is unavoidable, the litigation group is equally prepared to prosecute or defend claims in areas such as: commercial contracts, will contests, insurance coverage issues, mortgage foreclosures, employment matters, lease enforcement actions, construction defects and contract interpretation, aviation and maritime matters. Working closely with the firm's appellate lawyers, the litigators at Angelo and Banta represent clients before administrative agencies, at arbitrations, at mediations and before state and federal courts throughout the state of Florida. There is also a significant amount of collaboration on cases with firm attorneys in other departments, such as real estate and corporate, in order to provide a comprehensive approach and analysis of the client's legal position and the development of the most appropriate case strategy.

Additionally, the firm's litigators have developed proficiency in many highly specialized areas. Douglas Lang, of counsel to the firm, has a broad and extensive experience in insurance claim and coverage issues. James Carpenter has handled hundreds of suits on promissory notes, mortgages, leases and other security instruments and has a unique expertise in collection law.

For a representative list of the firm's litigation cases, please click here.