Oklahoma Business Litigation
Federal & State
Few smaller law firms have the overall experience of Givens and Givens in Tulsa, Oklahoma. We have formed and/or represented all types of business entities, including corporations, partnerships, trusts and limited liability companies, both in day to day legal matters and in highly contested court proceedings and complex litigation. We also have broad experience in real estate transactions for individuals and builders and developers. This overall experience has been of great value to hundreds of clients in recognizing and solving both business and personal problems.
Contract disputes, corporate infringements, real estate transaction defaults, construction problems, professional dissolutions, fraudulent overreaching securities violations and many varieties of business and personal disagreements have been litigated by Givens & Givens, who have a combined courtroom experience of over 60 years in Oklahoma and other state and federal courts.
Knowing when to sue, and where to sue, or what strategies are successful in defending various claims are not learned in a few years of law practice. These strengths are not only valuable in representing our clients, but are highly useful in mediating or arbitrating disputes between parties represented by other attorneys as alternatives to trial in a civil courtroom.
Givens & Givens can bring all these attributes to the courtroom or the
conference table.
Contact us to speak with an Oklahoma business litigation
attorney today.
Personal Injury
Automobile and Other Vehicle Collisions: All
automobile drivers are required by state law to carry a minimum of $20,000
liability insurance although many carry amounts much higher. If a party
is “negligent” (lacking reasonable care for another) a jury
can award damages to a less negligent driver for collision or other property
damage, medical bills, pain and suffering, or to heirs upon wrongful death. Generally,
these cases are handled on a contingent basis – if you do not settle
or win a case or claim, you owe no fees to the attorney representing you. If
you win, your attorney usually will receive a percentage of any recovery,
the amount depending on at what stage the recovery is made – less for
merely negotiating claims, more if suit is filed, and a higher amount if
the case is tried, or appealed. Boats and other water craft,
and motorcycles, also may be a cause for like damages.
Tenants and Business Invitee Liability: A landlord may be liable to his tenant (or tenant’s guest) for damages suffered due to negligence in maintaining the premises rented. Or, a tenant may be liable to his own guest for negligence in or around his own premises. And a business operator may also incur liability to a customer for negligent injury.
Insurance disputes: Even if you have insurance of your own, the insurer may dispute certain types of damages, and you need an expert to determine your rights. Insurance involved may be for liability to others, or repair or replacement of your own vehicle, or for insurance you carry for protection against uninsured operators of other vehicles.
Wrongful Deaths: This is a source of highly contested court claims, and family members may be entitled to damages caused them through a third party’s negligence or even faulty design or operation of some product. No one should settle such a claim on their own without legal advice – especially under the stress and emotional impact of loss of a loved one.
Estate Planning
Wills, trusts and other instruments: A will
or trust, or even a deed, can assure you that those you want to inherit and
use your property and funds will be certain to have protection. If
you do nothing, the state of Oklahoma provides various relatives will receive
your estate (depending on your family members), so you should take the relatively
simple steps of making a plan to carry out your wishes, long before you “need” such
precautions. A living will can clarify and assure your wishes as to
treatment in the even of serious illness. Or a guardianship may be
needed to establish proper care and use of private funds for a parent or
other relative who is presently unable to care for these matters themselves.
Family dispute resolution: If you leave a bank account or real estate at your death, and a dispute arises over who earned or funded the acquisition, you should consult an attorney to review all pertinent documents and transactions. Even the word “and” may have unintended consequences, if misused, as well as failure to file a deed in a timely fashion. Contending family members should probably each have separate attorneys in such disputed situations and cases growing out of them.