Most of a business’s relationships are governed by contracts, and their enforcement, therefore, is critical to its operations.  Whether there is a supplier who has provided defective product, a service provider who has failed to perform as promised, or simply a customer who refuses to pay, the breach of a contract can result in serious financial losses.  The Engel Law Firm assists clients with navigating the complexities of these documents, and aggressively holds contract parties to their end of the bargain when necessary. 

Commercial leases can be long and complex documents, riddled with contingencies and composed of convoluted language subject to multiple interpretations.  Disputes between landlord and tenant, therefore, require counsel with a sophisticated understanding of these documents and the complicated issues that arise from them.  The Engel Law Firm supports commercial landlords and tenants in lawsuits over payment of rent, breach of lease, evictions, and property damage, as well as the myriad of other disputes that emerge between them. 

The relationship between business partners can be complicated, and conflicts among them can be as damaging to the business as any lawsuit brought by an outside party.  For the partners engaged in a fight over its control, who have poured countless hours into the business and have taken untold risks to bring its success, the process can be as fraught as a marital divorce.  Accordingly, rational business decision-making is often supplanted by emotional reactions, making the sound advice of counsel critical.  The Engel Law Firm provides counsel to business owners in various disputes with their partners, including lawsuits over operational decisions, business succession, or a partner’s resignation or expulsion, as well as in litigation with third parties related to the dissolution of a partnership. 

In an ideal world, insurance carriers would honor their policy obligations to pay claims and provide defenses in lawsuits, without issuing baseless denials to avoid responsibility.  Unfortunately, carriers too often take advantage of their customer’s vulnerability at the time coverage is actually needed, by refusing to provide what was promised in the policy and expecting them to lie down without a fight.  Therefore, deft counsel is required to navigate the complexities of the insurance policy quickly, to alleviate the hardship to the customer caused by the combination of the underlying incident and its insurer’s denial of its claim.  Policyholders come to The Engel Law Firm for aggressive counsel in legal actions to compel insurance carriers to honor their obligations to their customers. 

Real-estate transactions and construction projects are complex processes with many stages and components.  Much can go wrong, and the consequences of a delayed construction project or the discovery of building defects can have enormous financial repercussions to the project owners.  The Engel Law Firm assists landowners and construction professionals with their issues over project delays, construction defects, and municipal code violations. 

Even the most sophisticated businesses can find themselves victims to cheats and frauds, and The Engel Law Firm is equipped to hold those who make false promises accountable to the people who trusted and relied on them.  Conversely, even the most prudently operated business may find itself on the receiving end of a complaint of “fraud” made by an unscrupulous customer or associate.  As aggressively as it pursues justice against fraudulent actors, The Engel Law Firm is able defend those who have been accused of such wrongdoing. 

Every property owner bears the risk that someone may be injured while on the property.  In the commercial world, where a business may host customers or contractors at its location every day, an accident on site is virtually inevitable.  The Engel Law Firm defends property owners against lawsuits brought by individuals who claim that they were injured by the condition of the property, including injuries caused by snow and ice, criminal attacks allowed by inadequate security, and incidents of falling merchandise. 

Whether its inventory, vehicles, or buildings, most businesses own or rent property necessary for their operation.  Therefore, when someone damages the business’s property, it can cause an interruption in operations far more expensive than the cost to repair or replace the damaged item.  The Engel Law Firm assists businesses in the recovery of losses arising from property damage, such as ruined inventory, toxic spills, and production delays caused by malfunctioning equipment.