Litigation & Trial Practice

Our attorneys provide general legal representation, counseling and litigation assistance to homeowners associations (HOAs), condominiums, planned communities and property management companies throughout eastern Pennsylvania and western New Jersey.

The Firm’s litigation and trial attorneys regularly work with businesses and their owners, corporations, banks, medical practices, lenders and others regarding the following:

• Breach of contract and business disputes
• Construction litigation and bond claims
• Landlord-tenant disputes
• First amendment, defamation, privacy and media law
• Restrictive covenants/non-compete agreements
• Trade secret protection
• Business torts
• Fiduciary duty
• Regulatory litigation
• Shareholder and partner disputes and business divorce
• Healthcare litigation
• Creditors rights including: collection, foreclosure, enforcement of judgments
• Preferences, fraudulent transfers and adversary proceedings
• Banking and credit union representation, including “lender liability” defense
• Property damage
• Condemnation, boundary disputes and land use
• First Amendment, defamation and privacy
• Foreclosure, repossession and replevin
• Corporate dissolution
• Lender liability defense

Whether a developer, an owner, contractor or supplier, none want to encounter any problems on a project.  Yet, disputes over bids, quality of construction, payment or contract interpretation do occur.  The attorneys at Fitzpatrick Lentz & Bubba have successfully represented all of these divergent interests.  Whether it is litigation or Alternate Dispute Resolution, FLB is capable.

Our attorneys’ experience range from homeowner and small commercial disputes, to those involving projects in the tens of millions of dollars.

Our Employment Law & Labor Relations Group advises and represents employers in matters involving human resources, labor and employment laws, and protection of business assets.

With more than 12 decades of combined experience in labor and employment law, and a perspective earned as former judicial law clerks, in-house counsel, and trained mediators, we help employers avoid litigation and defend them when claims are filed.

We work closely with business owners, executives, managers and human resource professionals to ensure compliance with local, state and federal laws governing the employer-employee relationship, reduce the risk of workplace claims, and increase workplace morale and productivity.

Our healthcare attorneys regularly appear in state court and federal court throughout Pennsylvania, New Jersey and beyond. We have represented clients before various state agencies, including the Department of Environment Protection (DEP), Department of Health (DOH) and Department of Public Welfare (DPW). We collaborate with members of our employment, intellectual property, and real estate groups to provide comprehensive representation.

Our Service Areas

• Administrative proceedings
• Alternative Dispute Resolution
• Bankruptcy
• Civil
• Commercial disputes
• Discrimination and harassment claims
• Employment/employee relations
• Expert witness discovery
• Medical staff disputes
• Post-trial and appellate practice
• Professional liability oversight counsel
• Professional licensure inquiries and disputes
• Restrictive covenants
• Shareholder and ownership disputes
• Trade secret disputes
• Workers’ compensation defense

Notable representations

• Successfully obtained summary judgment for a health system against a physician regarding an appeal of the fair hearing process
• Secured dismissal of all claims in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for fraudulent transfer
• Secured relief from a restrictive covenant in a physician-practice dispute
• Obtain municipal approval for development of medical office building involving an historic structure
• Secured municipal zoning approval as appellate counsel for physician-owned hospital
• Counseled imaging facility investigated by Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
• Regularly serve as mediators and arbitrators in healthcare law matters

At FLB, we address your IP matters with efficiency and efficacy. Our attorneys handle a range of IP matters including copyright and trademark law, as well as trade secrets and unfair competition. We conduct IP audits and evaluations, in order to support your company’s strategic plans, assess where your company may be at risk, or identify opportunities to maximize the value of its intellectual capital.

Our Litigation & Trial Practice is trusted by a variety of sophisticated businesses to defend their interests in the unfortunate instance of claimed personal injury or significant property damage.

We aggressively defend and refute unjustified claims and strive to limit our clients’ exposure and risks throughout the defense of any matter. In getting to know and appreciate our clients’ businesses, we take a proactive approach to assist them in avoiding future claims.

We also assist individuals who suffer personal injuries as a result of the conduct of others. Our attorneys handle select cases throughout Pennsylvania and New Jersey, focusing on providing reliable information and achieving quality results.

Because every situation is unique, our strategies are tailored to meet the needs of our clients in a respectful and compassionate manner, yet with an aggressive and efficient approach to obtain the most favorable result.

We are focused on defending employers, including self-insured companies against workers’ compensation claims. Our experience spans many types of workers’ compensation claims including those involving physical injuries, occupational diseases, emotional injuries, and catastrophic or fatal injuries.

Our defense of employers includes work before various Workers’ Compensation Judges as well as the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board and the Pennsylvania Appellate Courts.

As with its litigation practice, Fitzpatrick Lentz & Bubba employs an aggressive, business-oriented approach consistent with its clients’ personalities and cultures, leading to an extremely close and efficient working relationship focused on quality representation. Each case stands on its own.

We have also counseled clients regarding risk management method they can use to reduce their workers’ compensation exposures and improve future claims experience and experience ratings.