WE LITIGATE AND HAVE HAD SUCCESSFUL RESULTS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS OF LAW:

LANDLORD-TENANT

  • Includes commercial; residential; unlawful detainer, and uninhabitability of premises.

  • Landlord-tenant disputes may comprise of a lease agreement dispute, uninhabitiability, or wrongful eviction

  • Many disputes may hinge on the lawfulness of “notice” given, the legality of clauses within a lease agreement, and conduct of landlord/tenant.

ELDER ABUSE

  • Elder abuse takes many different forms. Many Elder abuse cases require knowledge in probate law, community property law, and civil law.

EMPLOYMENT LAW

  • Includes wrongful termination; discrimination; wage-hourly; harassment, and defamation

PERSONAL INJURY

  • Includes car accidents; slip-n-falls; negligent and intentional harms

  • Personal Injury is a vast area of law that may comprise of many types of crimes sounding in negligence or intentional acts.

  • We represent individuals in all spectrums of personal injury. Many fall under the realm of motorcycle and car accidents. Prior to opening up his law firm, Joseph Sweeney’s experience was primarily in personal injury where he represented clients in motorcycle accidents. An advid rider himself, Mr. Sweeney still maintains this as part of his practice.

FEDERAL TORT CLAIMS

  • Often these include injuries sustained on Federal government property or from Federal government entities. Claims against the Federal government require knowledge of the Federal Tort Claims Act and the additional filing steps and imposed deadlines.

  • We have successfully sued the Federal government to resolution. Most recently we have successfully settled a case against the VA hospital for injury to our client when a piece of an MRI machine fell on his face, and have several current ongoing Federal Tort Claims.

















BUSINESS LITIGATION / CONTRACT LITIGATION

  • We have represented small to medium size business in litigation over various disputes.

  • Includes commercial lease agreement disputes; commercial purchase and sale agreement disputes; commercial landlord-tenant disputes; service contract disputes, etc. We have successfully taken these disputes to trial and also have successfully settled these disputes.

  • We have been involved in trials regarding lawsuits that involved two business who also had a landlord-tenant relationship. The lawsuit involved many facets of law including contractual landlord-tenant/lease agreement disputes; disputes over conduct breaching the lease agreement such as “nuisance” and issues involving fraud.

FAMILY LAW

  • Includes Marriage dissolution; child custody; child support; spousal support; marital agreements; property distribution.

DEBT COLLECTION DEFENSE

  • Includes representing clients in defense of debt claims.

  • Pursuing violations of the Fair Debt Collection Acts.

ASSAULT / BATTERY AND HARRASSMENT

  • these crimes may also fall under personal injury but they are of the type of crimes that comprise of the “intent” element that may give rise to punitive damages in addition to damages for pain and suffering.

  • We have successfully handled cases involving injuries sustained by a person in scenerios where a person is beat up by another, and scenerios where there has been a forced sexual encounter. In one instance we have brought an action against an attorney who forced sexual acts on his client. The case was later settled.