
Johanson Berenson LLP attorneys have a reputation for providing aggressive and thorough representation in trials, administrative proceedings and appeals, as well as in mediations, arbitrations and other dispute resolution forums. Our trial attorneys have extensive experience litigating and trying cases on behalf of businesses and individuals in federal and state trial and appellate courts. Our goal is to approach each issue with an open mind and to strive to find the sensible solution to every problem. Along with our determination to find these solutions, we help our clients move forward. It is important to assist a client in understanding the pros and cons of complex litigation, and the impact and effects of a particular litigation strategy. Litigation must be seen as a tool for the client to wield when appropriate and when necessary to obtain a desired goal. With our attorneys' diverse backgrounds and interests, we combine sophistication, perspective, and skill. This unique environment allows the development of fresh, new approaches to legal problems in an atmosphere where people enjoy their work, respect their clients, and above all, get the job done.
The Firm represents a variety of businesses in the courts and in administrative proceedings, dealing with a wide range of matters under federal, state and local laws. We regularly represent clients on matters involving business policies and procedures, employment conflicts, consumer rights, consumer finance and predatory lending claims, issues of regulatory compliance, constitutional tort complaints, class actions and employee stock ownership plans.
The Firm has won verdicts for our local, national and international clients in state and federal courts throughout the country. We routinely (and successfully) represent clients before a broad array of state and federal agencies and administrative bodies including Offices of Attorneys General, the Internal Revenue Service, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Federal Trade Commission, the U.S. Department of Labor and various District Attorney offices. We are often asked to serve as special counsel in litigation proceedings due to our reputation for "out-of-the-box" case strategy and analysis. However, our emphasis is primarily on business litigation and matters related thereto.
Johanson Berenson LLP's ongoing client strategy is to devise a litigation tactic that makes sense for the client. As such, we strive to implement preventive measures to reduce a client's exposure to potentially damaging litigation and the possible results therefrom. We encourage implementation of alternative dispute methods, including, but not limited to, mediation and arbitration. Nevertheless, it is continually necessary, in court or otherwise, to police and protect a client's rights in the marketplace, within its industry and with respect to its employees. We regularly handle matters involving disputes in excess of $1,000,000 and have successfully represented clients on cases involving in excess of $200,000,000 of claims.
Typical issues on which we represent a client's interests include the following:
- Unfair competition
- Breach and enforcement of employment agreements
- Employment rights and benefits
- Breach of confidentiality
- Tortious interference with business relations
- Misappropriation of trade secrets
- Breach of fiduciary duty
- Tax and securities matters
- Mold contamination
- Lending laws (RESPA, TILA, HOEPA, etc.)
- Installment sale rules and regulations
- Consumer protection (pricing, rescission rights, etc.)
- Unfair and Deceptive Acts and Practices ("UDAP")
- Injunctive relief
- Better Business Bureau complaints
- Fraud