Client real estate agent was denied a significant commission for his work in finding a buyer and closing the sale of an apartment building because the real estate broker thought there were irregularities in the client's performance as agent for the broker and seller. Client sued the broker agency for the commission and after having convinced the broker that he would lose the litigation if the case went to trial, the broker settled by paying the client his commission.

Client student nurse was denied graduation from her nursing school after having paid the tuition with a federal loan due to irregularities in the school curriculum which were not the fault of the client but of the administration of the trade school. Client sued for breach of contract and won tuition payments and damages for inability to pursue graduation work.

Client sold business for several hundred thousand with terms of down payment and interest paid quarterly for several years with balance of purchase price paid at end of contract term.  Downturn in economy caused buyer to default on interest and claim client breach in accounting disclosure requirements included in purchase agreement.  This firm litigated for the client and buyer ultimately agreed to full payment of settlement amount at time of resolution.

Contractor induced client to build using contractor's services by giving inflated budgets to appraisers for two proposed projects.  The result of inflated appraisals did cause the client's reliance that the building projects being offered were very good investments.  At completion of building, final appraisals showed value of the two properties built at $250,000.00 less than initial appraisals.  This firm sued contractor for fraud and obtained a non-dischargeable judgment for client in the amount of $250,000.00 as well as punitive damages of $250,000.00 also awarded by the court.

This attorney has litigated enforcement of terms of many verbal agreements where there arose a dispute as to what agreed terms were. Most recent of these cases was for a client that intended to do business with his defendant by providing rock cutting equipment and the defendant to use his labor to produce the expected product for sale. With continuing disagreement as to which party was to pay ongoing expenses the defendant refused to perform and then converted the client’s equipment to his own personal use. Counsel filed suit and gained return of the client’s equipment and also arranged for agreed purchase of further of the defendant’s equipment useable by the client in a subsequent business deal.

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