Resolving disputes and lawsuits is an essential part of what we do at Polsinelli Shughart PC. In every case, we work to understand not only the legal issues involved, but also the client’s business goals. Only this kind of in-depth analysis can truly meet a client’s legal challenges today. The Commercial and Business Litigation Group at Polsinelli Shughart can provide your company with appropriate legal advice based on sound business judgment anywhere in the nation.
Our areas of concentration include:
- Accounting
- Antitrust advice and trial
- Aviation
- Banking litigation
- Business torts
- Contract disputes
- Dealer/franchise/distribution litigation
- Defense of class actions
- Director/officer and shareholder disputes
- Environmental counseling and trials
- Fiduciary litigation
- Financial institutions
- Health care
- Insurance
- Land use
- Nonprofit-related litigation
- Professional liability
- Real estate
- RICO defense
- Securities
- Tax
- Trials in all business fields
Our Commercial and Business Litigation attorneys’ experience includes all aspects of dispute resolution including arbitration and mediation.
Polsinelli Shughart has tried and won cases and appeals involving some of the largest companies and against some of the most acclaimed law firms in the nation, in courts from Puerto Rico to Alaska, and Maine to California. We also try cases in federal and state courts all over the country. We have protected our clients’ interests in simple breach of contract matters as well as complex antitrust and RICO actions.
Many of our trial attorneys have prior experience with the Justice Department, Attorney General’s Office and prestigious clerkships with federal and state trial and appellate judges. Our attorneys are leaders of the bar, as evidenced by their many activities and publications. Many of our attorneys have received peer recognition for the quality of their work. Our Commercial and Business trial attorneys are recognized as among the best in their fields.
The high caliber of our lawyers is reflected in their honors and achievements, including:
- Five Fellows of The American College of Trial Lawyers (recognizes less than one percent of lawyers nationwide for their distinguished trial experience)
- R. Lawrence Ward
- Thomas G. Kokoruda
- R. Dan Boulware
- Robert A. Henderson
- Phillip R. Garrison
- One of the “Top Ten Trial Lawyers in America” in The National Law Journal
- Numerous attorneys honored in The Best Lawyers in America®. Their experience has been recognized in: commercial litigation, intellectual property, product liability, personal injury, bet-the-company, health care, medical malpractice, legal malpractice, antitrust, municipal and appellate law
- Numerous attorneys honored as Super Lawyers in Kansas, Missouri, Colorado and Arizona
- Attorneys listed in Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business
- An attorney honored by the Colorado Trial Lawyers Association for the “2005 Case of the Year”
- Four winners of the Lon Hocker Award from The Missouri Bar. This honor is given annually to young lawyers who have demonstrated outstanding proficiency in the art of trial advocacy.
- R. Lawrence Ward
- R. Dan Boulware
- G. Stephen Long
- Kenny C. Hulshof
Four former trial and appellate judges
- Phillip R. Garrison
- John C. Holstein
- Timothy D. O'Leary
- Edwin H. Smith
We have earned the respect of our peers not only for our trial results, but also for our commitment to maintaining the highest professional standards. We have a tradition of holding leadership, policy-making, and educational roles in national, state and local bar associations and other professional organizations.
Our business trial lawyers are scrupulously trained, supported by highly experienced paralegals and other professional staff, and use state-of-the-art computerized data analysis and trial techniques. The firm has pioneered the use of the most innovative and advanced trial technology. We have secure e-rooms and extranets so our clients can access their case file whenever it’s convenient no matter where they are located.
In today’s competitive business climate we recognize that, in most cases, money is an object. Early in the case we will work with you on a budget to help manage and anticipate litigation costs. We also pride ourselves on streamlining our litigation teams to achieve optimal results and maximize efficiencies for each client. We do not ”over-lawyer” the file. We work closely with our clients to determine and pursue the most effective strategies.
We are proud of the positive results we get for our clients, while meeting the highest ethical standards. The true testament to this strength is that our clients continue to use us for their litigation needs, time after time. Our success comes from our commitment to take the time to understand each client’s goals. We combine that understanding with prudent pre-litigation advice and aggressive representation. Every client and every dispute is unique. Our depth of experience allows us to staff your case with experts who will aggressively litigate the most complex commercial disputes.
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