Koley JessenOur Firm

Litigation

Our trial attorneys have developed an aggressive litigation practice with experience and expertise in handling all types of business and legal disputes. Our approach focuses on the proactive (not just reactive) steps clients can take to respond and resolve disputes. Thoughtful and effective advocacy is the hallmark of the attorneys who practice in our Litigation Practice Group.

Our Services

  • Bankruptcy and Creditors’ Rights
  • Business and Commercial Disputes
  • Collections
  • Construction
  • Contract Disputes
  • Defamation and First Amendment
  • Employment Discrimination and Civil Rights
  • Environmental and Natural Resource Law
  • ERISA
  • Insurance Coverage and Defense
  • Intellectual Property
  • Personal Injury
  • Probate, Trusts and Estates
  • Product Liability
  • Professional Liability
  • Real Estate including Condemnation, Foreclosures, Tax, Environmental & Evictions
  • Securities Fraud
  • Software Disputes
  • Tax Matters
  • Unfair Competition and Trade Secrets
  • White Collar Crime and Fraud
  • Workers’ Compensation

Why Koley Jessen?

We believe that our team approach allows us to achieve the best result possible for our clients. We accomplish this because we are:

Experienced: We manage a significant number of litigation matters of all kinds every day. Because of our vast experience, we are able to rapidly identify the issues, analyze them and suggest various alternative resolutions based on the risks our client is willing to accept.

Strategic: There is rarely a second chance to get a litigation matter right. We listen to our clients so we fully understand the specific dynamics of the situation. We then assemble an appropriate team of attorneys and professional staff whose primary objective is to achieve the best possible result for our clients in a cost-efficient manner.

Prepared: Once we put a client team together, our objective is to be the best prepared team. Being organized allows us to quickly respond and ensures that all material issues are addressed. Should the matter advance to the courtroom or arbitration, our experience, strategic approach and exceptional organization result in our attorneys being fully prepared to argue our client’s case.

Our seasoned trial attorneys have successfully presented and defended claims in administrative hearings, mediations, arbitrations and appeals as well as in state and federal courts throughout the country.

Attorneys

James F. Cann
Michael C. Cox
Kristin M.V. Farwell
Daniel J. Fischer
Leilani M. Harbeck
Minja Herian
Margaret C. Hershiser
Brian J. Koenig
John M. Lingelbach
Patrice D. Ott
Gregory C. Scaglione
Julie Schultz Self
Brenda K. Smith
Donald L. Swanson
Heather Voegele-Andersen
J. Daniel Weidner
David A. Yudelson

Paralegals

Sandra L. Armstrong
Teri R. Gibbons
Julia A. Heimes


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