Most civil claims settle. They settle on better terms when the other side believes the file will be tried, and that belief is built long before a trial date is set — in how the complaint is pleaded, which discovery is taken first, and whether the lawyer across the table has actually stood up in front of a jury.

We plead our cases to be tried. That means a narrower complaint, an earlier expert, and a discovery plan aimed at the two or three facts a jury would care about rather than at everything a subpoena can reach.

What we handle: breach of contract and warranty, partnership and shareholder disputes, professional negligence, business torts, unfair competition, and the enforcement and appeal work that follows a judgment.