Sample matters

• Defense paid

  Coverage, a roofer’s liability policy

  The insurer refused to defend a roofing company against a homeowner’s suit, then took up the defense once a coverage action was filed.

  Sample matter

  The insurer paid the defense costs; no damages were awarded either way.

• $41,300

  Judgment, a software studio’s unpaid milestones

  A client accepted three app releases and paid for one. Judgment followed a two-day bench trial.

  Sample matter

  Judgment before fees and costs; collecting it took four more months.

• Claims withdrawn

  Defense, a co-owner of a two-store bakery

  A departing partner sued over who kept the second store’s lease. He withdrew his claims after his deposition.

  Sample matter

  Withdrawn without any payment; each side paid its own lawyer.

• $27,800

  Settlement, a dental practice’s equipment lease

  A lessor repossessed an imaging unit two payments early. The case settled at mediation.

  Sample matter

  Gross settlement, before fees; the practice paid its own mediation share.

• Buyout at appraisal

  Co-owners of a brewery taproom

  Two members deadlocked over a second location. One bought the other’s share at a price set by an agreed appraiser.

  Sample matter

  A purchase price, not a recovery; each owner paid half the appraisal.

• Injunction denied

  Defense, a designer’s non-compete

  A former employer asked the court to bar a designer from working for a client. The court declined.

  Sample matter

  An early ruling only; the case later settled on confidential terms.

These are invented sample matters, shown to illustrate the work. Past results don’t guarantee a similar outcome; every case turns on its own documents, witnesses and judge.