PRACTICE AREAS | Nicolson Law Group

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Nicolson Law Group is a sophisticated group of highly experienced and devoted litigation attorneys committed to providing our clients with focused and responsive representation in these practice areas: Product Liability, Retail Liability, Transportation, Construction, Subrogation, Insurance Defense, Commercial Property, Mass Tort Litigation, Business Litigation, Real Estate Litigation, and School Law.

We deliberately focus our efforts in those areas where we have substantial experience with both the legal issues and our clients’ businesses. We understand the issues our clients face and know how to effectively reduce their exposure and legal costs saving them millions of dollars in fees and possible judgments.

We defend manufacturers, suppliers and servicers against claims of property damage and personal injury in connection with the use of their products.

Our success in both federal and state courts is based on our work ethic, superior litigation skills and ability to thoroughly grasp the scientific and technical issues involved in each case. We litigate cases involving alleged defects in manufacture, design, failure to warn and breach of warranty.

We provide our clients with sophisticated, results-oriented and cost-effective representation. We achieve this goal by adapting our legal skills and product knowledge to the facts of each case. We invest ourselves in our clients’ businesses by taking the time to thoroughly understand the design and manufacture of their products and the greater impact of litigation on their businesses. It is this combination of skill, knowledge and strategic litigation planning that enables us to provide our clients with a superior defense and higher probability of success.

We defend retailers and vendors against claims of personal injury and property damage allegedly resulting from the operation and condition of their retail stores and the sale of products.

In addition, we provide consultation to our clients in liability prevention and risk management, along with support as to the content and drafting of lease agreements and vendor’s endorsements.

We litigate cases involving premises liability, professional liability, product liability, negligent service and installation, retail theft, fraud and disputes concerning third-party contracts. It is our goal to provide our clients with results-oriented and cost-effective representation in each matter. We achieve this goal through superior litigation skills and knowledge of the retail industry.

The attorneys at Nicolson Law Group have many years of combined experience representing clients in the commercial transportation industry in bodily injury litigation, cargo claims, freight disputes and insurance coverage issues.

This experience extends to passenger vehicles, carriage of goods, medical transportation, commercial trucking, and admiralty and maritime law.

Our attorneys practice throughout the country, working with insurers and representing commercial carriers in state and federal court. We have wide-ranging familiarity with federal statutes and regulations governing transportation of goods, including the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration regulations, the Jones Act and the Carriage of Goods by Sea Act, and the Carmack Amendment. Additionally, we are familiar with the state-level statutes and regulations pertaining to the transportation of both passengers and cargo.

The attorneys at Nicolson Law Group have extensive experience handling all aspects of construction
litigation.

We have represented owners, developers, general contractors, subcontractors, condominium associations, material suppliers and other parties in claims involving commercial and residential construction defects and construction site negligence.

Our attorneys have handled a wide variety of claims involving scope of work, safety procedures, breach of contract, contractual defense and indemnity, structural defect, design defect and regulatory issues. We also have experience with insurance coverage disputes involving construction related claims.

Nicolson Law Group has extensive experience in the subrogation arena as both national and local counsel. Our subrogation efforts span a variety of areas including: commercial property, product liability, mass tort, and auto/commercial motor vehicle.

What makes our subrogation practice unique is our ability to guide our clients through the critical stages in the immediate aftermath of a loss and leverage that information to formulate robust litigation theories. With attorneys licensed in states including CA, NJ, PA, OH, FL, NY and a network of local counsel throughout the United States, Nicolson Law Group is equipped to manage and pursue claims nationwide.

The attorneys at Nicolson Law Group bring decades of experience working with and for insurance companies.

Our experience includes counseling and representing commercial and personal lines insurers in coverage disputes including the duty to defend and indemnify, bad faith claims, first party benefits, professional liability, directors and officers liability, environmental, commercial and homeowners property and liability, premises liability, employment practices liability, school transportation, flood and business interruption. We provide coverage opinions as well as handle declaratory judgment actions in state and federal courts.

We have successfully represented Fortune 100, medium and small companies and individuals in trials, arbitrations and appeals and have provided outside general counsel services in matters involving contracts, complex business disputes, purchase and sale agreements, breach of warranty, fiduciary duties, trade secrets, trademark, unfair competition, corporate, defamation, partnership and limited liability company disputes, officers and directors liability, fraud, and manufacturer, distributor and sales representative disputes.

Our real estate litigation practice group has extensive experience representing owners, developers, lessors, contractors, lessees in a wide range of matters involving commercial and residential real property including breach of lease, unlawful detainer, specific performance, purchase and sale contracts, homeowners and condominium owners associations, real estate and mortgage broker agreements, fraud, misrepresentation, concealment and non-disclosure of property conditions, construction and home improvement contracts.

We value education. In an effort to support the academic institutions, administrators and educators charged with the great and difficult responsibility of educating our children, we provide thoughtful, skilled and experienced counsel to private and public schools in a variety of areas including: school administration, student safety, curriculum content and delivery, school policies and handbooks, hiring and termination of employees, employment contracts, enrollment contracts, admission practices and discrimination.

In most instances, our representation involves consultation with schools concerning matters of daily school life along with the development of policies, procedures and contracts designed to provide clarity in the relationships the school has with students, parents, teachers, administrators and others outside the school. In other instances, our representation is in the context of litigation involving students, parents, teachers or a third party. Our experience over the last decade of representing both independent and public schools has demonstrated that strong strategic planning and thoughtful development of policies and procedures goes a long way toward minimizing the risk of disputes and litigation.

THE POWER OF

EXPERTISE & EXPERIENCE

EXPERTISE
& EXPERIENCE