Practice Areas

Municipal Law

We advise and defend some of the largest cities and counties in the state. Matters we handle for municipal clients include:

• Civil-rights cases;

• Employment law and lawsuits;

• Bus accidents;

• Roadway-design cases;

• Other tort cases; and

• Claims under the Public Records Act.

Police Liability

We defend municipalities, police officers, and federal agents in civil-rights lawsuits, and we've won defense verdicts in state and federal court. Some examples of the types of cases we've handled include:

• Officer-involved shootings;

• Property-damage claims after SWAT operations;

• Automobile accidents during police pursuits; and

• Lawsuits alleging wrongful arrest or excessive force.

Product Liability

Our lawyers understand scientific evidence, and we have extensive experience defending product manufacturers and sellers. For instance, we've represented:

• A carburetor manufacturer in a lawsuit about an airplane crash;

• A computer manufacturer during the investigation of a fatal fire;

• An airplane manufacturer in a lawsuit related to the design of an air-stair door; and

• An electrical-system manufacturer in a lawsuit after a fire on a commercial airliner.

Aviation Law

One of our founding partners is a former Navy pilot who holds an Airline Transport Pilot rating. Among other cases, our aviation experience includes the defense of:

• A helicopter-medical-transportation service in a wrongful-death action;

• A commuter airline and its pilot after a midair collision;

• The builder of an experimental airplane that crashed;

• A helicopter-logging company in a personal-injury action; and

• Airlines and airports in litigation involving in-flight emergencies, unruly passengers, boarding accidents, ground-crew injuries, and discrimination claims.

Premises Liability

We defend property owners in a wide variety of premises-liability cases. For instance, we've defended:

• The owner of an escalator involved in a fatal accident;

• Cities sued for accidents occurring at parks or on multi-use trails;

• Trip-and-fall cases; and

• The owner of a shopping mall sued by a trespasser for false arrest.

Construction Law

Our lawyers have experience handling claims arising out of construction activities. For instance, we've represented:

• A crane owner in a wrongful-death lawsuit;

• General contractors sued for job-site injuries; and

• A project owner sued for property damage allegedly caused by tunneling activities.