Civil Litigation

• Broad experience in all phases of litigation
• Success built on clear client communication
• Common-sense approach to achieve good results

A Reputation For Excellence Dressman Benzinger LaVelle is well known for its litigation experience. Nearly half the attorneys in the firm are involved in litigation in some capacity, whether in traditional trial and appellate practice, administrative and regulatory hearings, restraining orders and injunctions, or mediation and arbitration.  DBL attorneys are experienced in litigation involving:

• Medical malpractice defense
• Breach of contract
• Insurance coverage disputes
• Insurance defense
• Trade secrets and business competition issues
• Complex construction and real estate disputes
• Bankruptcy
• Debt collection
• Employment practices
• Corporate transactions
• Lender liability
• Motor vehicle accidents
• Personal injury
• Wrongful death
• Professional liability (including insurance agents, physicians, dentists, attorneys and engineers)
• Religious institutions
• Zoning and land use
• Public and private school issues
• Workers’ compensation

Depth Of Resources In each of these areas, DBL emphasizes early, frequent and responsive communication with the client about the facts of a case, the legal issues, various strategies and cost.  DBL seeks to handle cases realistically and pragmatically, and uses alternative dispute resolution methods such as mediation and arbitration where feasible.  DBL attorneys also exploit fully the firm’s litigation resources, including attorney round-table case evaluation when appropriate, paralegals, trained support staff, and electronic case presentation equipment.  In addition to acting as lead counsel on litigation matters for regular clients, DBL often serves as local counsel to law firms from outside the region, and to Ohio attorneys who need local counsel in Kentucky.

Sharing Knowledge Partners David Kramer and Todd McMurtry, co-authors of Thomson/West’s two-volume treatise on the Kentucky Rules of Civil Procedure, also share their knowledge on developments and news related to civil procedure and litigation via DBL’s Civil Litigation Blog.