New York Business and Commercial Litigation Attorneys
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Our New York commercial litigation lawyers have extensive experience in handling commercial cases and business disputes. We have handled everything from basic breach of contract, failure to pay a promissory note, partnership break ups, restrictive covenant litigation, mechanics lien litigation, trust cases and business torts including fraud, tortious interference with a contract or prospective advantage and civil R.I.C.O. violations.
Whether you are a small business owner who has had someone breach their contract, a business owner who has been cheated by a partner or a White Collar employee whose employer has breached an employment agreement, our New York City and Westchester County business litigation lawyers will fight for you and get you the money that you are owed. Our Westchester and N.Y.C. commercial litigation attorneys have been representing clients with commercial and business needs all over New York State, including Manhattan, the Bronx, Westchester, Rockland, Brooklyn and Queens.
We render honest legal services with your best interest in mind. On appropriate cases, we often take business cases on contingency for businesses who cannot afford the ridiculous hourly fees of the larger law firms. We know that businesses that have lost money on a business deal because of another party’s dishonest behavior, cannot always afford to pay legal fees for years to fight to get back the money that they lost. Our business litigation attorneys often litigate against the larger Wall Street law firms and win.
Business Owner Disputes
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If you are a small business owner or a white collar employee with a business or commercial dispute, our New York business attorneys can meet with you in our Manhattan or White Plains Office. You can also give us a call at (212) 858-0503 to speak with our New York City business litigation lawyer, call us at (914) 574-8330 to discuss your case with our Westchester business litigation attorneys, or visit any of our offices in New York City or White Plains. Discuss your case with our New York, NY commercial litigation attorney to talk about the legal aspects of your case.
The Types of Cases That Our NYC & Westchester Commercial Litigation Lawyers Handle:
Our NYC Commercial Litigation Lawyers Are on Your Side
Contract Cases
We can get you the benefit of your bargain.
If your partner cheated you, stole money, engaged in self dealing or breached the operating agreement, Call us.
If you were terminated and you had a contract guarantee of a minimum term, or a minimum bonus, or you were induced to leave another job based upon false promises, call us.
If your trustuee isn’t giving you what you are entitled to, call our New York City trust litigation attorneys.
You did the work and didn’t get paid. Our NYC and Westchester mechanics lien attorneys can help.
If New York City or a Westchester City or Town, such as Yonkers, New Rochelle or White Plains is being unreasonable, call us.
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NYC Commercial Litigation Attorneys
In this video, our NYC commercial litigation attorneys explain why the Law Office of Michael H. Joseph, PLLC, is suited to handle your case. We take cases on contingency, so we only get paid when we win the case. Call us today to book a free consultation.
NYC Commercial Litigation Attorneys
With more than two decades of experience in fighting for justice in the New York Courts, Michael Joseph is a tenacious litigator, with a sharp business mind and a down to earth personality. Mr. Joseph’s “Go For The Jugular” approach gives our client’s an upper hand. Mr. Joseph understands the realities of business and can use his sharp legal mind to make sure your case is properly prepared. With decades of trial and appellate experience, you are in good hands with Michael Joseph.
Mr. Joseph will not be out worked by the big firms and has an intricate understanding of Commercial law. In fact some of the official forms as adopted by commercial legal publications are based on Mr. Joseph’s work.
Meet Our Midtown Manhattan Lawyers
A Team Dedicated to You
Highly experienced commercial litigator
There is no substitute for experience
With nearly three decades of experience, in representing businesses, there is no situation which Cliff has not seen. With Cliff on your side, you are in good hands and no matter what type of commercial problem or business dispute you have, this is not Cliff’s first rodeo. Clifford is a veteran of the New York City Courts and has the experience to make things right.
Tough as nails commercial litigator
John Tait has over two decades of litigation experience and brings a big firm background to our firm and has tried cases all over the country. No matter how complex your commercial dispute is, John can boil it down to simple terms and bring your case from inception to verdict. A highly seasoned litigator who can litigate against the big firms, without breaking a sweat, John is the attorney who you want for a complex commercial case, who will go the distance and go the extra mile to win.
Michael Joseph law office helped my family settled a business dispute case. His office did a outstanding job. Staff professionalism couple with great patience is to admire. Suffice to say their service is over the top….highly recommended
I highly recommend Cliff to anyone who needs help.
Cliff was recommended to me by the Westchester Bar Association. I did not know him or anyone who did. He was extremely professional as well as patient and understanding regarding my situation and problems. He constantly kept me informed of how my case was proceeding and always kept my goals in mind. I truly felt there was someone fighting to protect my rights and thanks to Cliff my case concluded with a favorable result.
Types Of Commercial Cases Our New York Business Lawyers Handle
Our talented New York City commercial litigation attorneys have the capability to handle a wide array of cases. Commercial cases are often messy, complicated and involve intricate facts. Our attorneys have the knowledge and experience to understand your case, understand how your commercial industry works and understand how the law can be applied to correct an injustice that occured in your business.
These cases are among the most common types of cases our attorneys encounter and they include everything from goods sold and not paid for, construction contracts where the work has been performed but not paid for or paid for but not done. With the economy in recession, our lawyers are seeing more and more cases of people who are taking advantage of their fellow man and not living up to their responsibilities. These times truly bring out the worst in people.
A breach of contract is any failure of a party to comply with a contractual obligation. The first thing to prove is the presence of a contract. A contract does not always have to be in writing. There has to be some sort of exchange of value and both parties have to agree to it. Agreement can be shown in exchanges of emails, exchanges of faxes, or any exchange that basically confirms to court the core terms of the agreement.
So if you sold goods or performed services under a contract and were not paid, our commercial litigation attorneys can help.
Our New York attorneys aggressively pursue these types of cases. We are seeing an increase in people borrowing money and then failing to pay the lender back or employers breaching employment contract and then agreeing to a settlement directly with the employee and having them sign a release, and then failing to pay them. New York has an expedited procedure for obtaining a judgment in these cases, which we utilize frequently. In lieu of a complaint, we serve a summons with a motion for summary judgment putting the burden on the defendant immediately to justify why they didn’t pay. This procedure allows us to obtain judgments much quicker than going through the ordinary process, which can take years. Our New York attorneys who take commercial litigation cases on contingency, believe in streamlining the process to get our clients cases resolved as quickly as possible.
Our attorneys are seeing more and more cases of high net worth and white collar employees being taken advantage of. What used to be a problem which only manual laborers faced is now becoming more common among white collar employees, especially in banking, investment houses and wall street firms. These firms often think the law does not apply to them and that they are free to disregard their contractual obligations to their employees who have created the wealth which they enjoy. If you have an employment contract, that has a minimum time of employment or states that you can only be terminated for cause or under certain circumstances, then if the company terminates your employment, in violation of the contract, then you can sue. Likewise, if your contract has a minimum bonus provision and you are underpaid or the company tries to stiff you on the bonus, then you can sue for breach of contract. Engagement letters qualify as employment contracts and often contain minimum salary requirements, guaranteed bonus requirements and termination without cause requirements. Our attorneys will carefully scrutinize your contract to see if a violation has occurred and if you have a lawsuit.
In the construction industry, not paying the subcontractors is a way of doing business for unscrupulous contractors. For years, our New York City and Westchester mechanics lien attorneys have represented contractors who were not paid for the work that they did. If you performed labor on a property or rendered service and were not paid then you can file a mechanic’s lien on the property. Mechanic’s liens are liens that a contractor can put on a property where they have done work to improve the property and have not been paid.
The mechanic’s lien is a very powerful tool for the contractor, because it allows them to prevent the property from being sold. A lot of times a company will build a new development and try to sell it very fast and not pay all the contractors and subcontractors. This mechanic’s lien puts a stop to that, because no property owner can sell a building or property with a mechanic’s lien on it. Before a closing can go through, the mechanic’s lien has to be satisfied or bonded.
Just Because They Are Family Doesn’t Mean You Can Trust Them
Our commercial litigation attorneys who represent beneficiaries in trust cases know how ugly family can be when it comes to money. If a family member of yours set up a trust to provide for your educational or financial well being, their intention was for you to receive that money. Unfortunately too often, family members are left in charge of trusts who use the money or property in the trust for their own selfish benefit and do not realize that those funds belong to the beneficiary and must be used for the beneficiary’s interest. If you were the beneficiary of a trust, and the trust disappeared or the funds were not properly managed, call our New York attorneys who represent handle trust fund litigation.
If your partner has cheated your or mismanaged the business or diverted business assets, our business litigation attorneys can help. If your spouse owned a business and passed away and his partners are trying to avoid paying you your fare share, call our business litigation attorneys right away. We know that a business dispute among partners or shareholder can be as ugly as a divorce. Our attorneys are up for the fight and are on your side.
For shareholder or partner disputes, call our New York commercial litigation attorneys today. You have rights that you didn’t even know about.
Our Two Law Office Locations
From our Midtown Manhattan law office, our NYC commercial litigation attorneys represent people with business disputes in New York City, incluing Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx and even Long Island.
From our White Plains law office our White Plains commercial litigation attorneys represent people with commercial disputes from all over Westchester and Rockland County including White Plains, Yonkers, New Rochelle, Scarsdale, Hartsdale, Dobbs Ferry, Tarrytown, Ossining, Port Chester, Rye, Nyack, Clarkstown and New City.
Law Office of Michael H. Joseph, PLLC
The Law Office of Michael H. Joseph, PLLC, has been helping injured victims recover compensation for their injuries for over 25 years. Our attorneys are members of several prestigious organizations, including:
- New York State Trial Lawyers Association
- American Association for Justice
- New York County Bar Association
- Westchester County Bar Association
To request your free initial consultation with our team, call our New York City office at (212) 858-0503 or our White Plains office at (914) 574-8330. You can also request a case review online.
