Lawsuits - Personal and Commercial Civil Litigation
If you have a claim against someone or some business, you probably have tried to settle it with them numerous times over a long period of time. Finally, after much anger and frustration, you have reached your breaking point.
You have decided to seek out an attorney. What you're looking for is an attorney who gets your case, who gets the law, and knows just what to do to make your points clearly and unambiguously understood in the legal process.
Well, you've come to the right place. Akiva Shapiro is highly skilled in litigation and negotiation, and translates the nuances of a client's position into persuasive claims. Clients are counseled on their options, their risks, and expectations of cost, and the litigation strategy takes into account the desired outcome, settlement parameters, and budget.
When people and businesses have disputes they cannot resolve, they frequently turn to the courts for help. Litigation is a multi-step process that usually begins with a demand letter and ends with a settlement or a judgment. That is the big picture of a process that sometimes takes months, or even years, for a dispute to make its way through the court system. Akiva Shapiro Law handles each step of that process, providing the legal guidance and counseling to help you reach the best possible resolution under your specific set of circumstances.
If you're like most people, the moment you got served with litigation papers (usually a Summons together with a Complaint), panic sets in. If not panic, then certainly worry and concern. Did you do something wrong? What is this all about? How could this happen to me?
And after the shock, anger sets in next. This is completely unfounded! What's wrong with these people!? And I have a claim against them, I'm going to sue back (your counterclaim)!
And almost always, this is followed by the sobering thought of the sheer waste that is to follow. This is going to cost me a lot of time and money and I don't have it or want to spend it, what a pain in the you know what!
At Akiva Shapiro Law, we get that. We get it all, and we get it all the time. The goal is to find the ways in which the other party is absolutely wrong, or overreaching, and to use those as a basis to get you out of court as quickly as possible.
What's more, Akiva Shapiro often uncovers things that the other side did in the process which were just plain wrong, and which may form the basis of dismissal or negotiation in your favor.
By way of example, Akiva Shapiro Law took on a case where the clients, who had a judgment against one of them, had a bank account frozen by the judgment holder. Akiva Shapiro found numerous errors in their prosecution of the case, which formed the basis of an appeal and a separate claim against the creditor for violation of Federal and NY laws.
By the time the case was over, Akiva Shapiro had gotten the funds released to the client, the dismissal of the original judgment, and a cash settlement payment to the client - a package worth over $37,000.
General Information:
- What Is A Civil Lawsuit? When Do You Contact An Attorney?
- What are the General Steps Someone Should Take in a Lawsuit?
- How Long Does a Civil Lawsuit Typically Take to Get Resolved?