Unfortunately, litigation is sometimes a cost of doing business in our society. Despite best intentions and efforts, legal disputes occur. Success in a commercial dispute is achieved by first understanding the business and its goals and then moving towards a resolution through counseling and, if necessary, litigation.

When a commercial dispute arises, a client is best served by lawyers who can efficiently solve the problem. Efficiency is largely measured by the expenditure of time and money. Although hourly rates are a key indicator of cost efficiency, there are other questions for clients to consider. Significantly, do their lawyers have real trial experience through handling complex commercial matters or are they merely second chair litigators?

At Swanson, Martin & Bell, clients retain experienced trial lawyers with reasonable hourly rates. Those lawyers use efficient staffing and a litigation plan which identifies the client’s goals and budgets to achieve those goals. In this regard, a cardinal precept to our representation of business clients is to gain an early understanding of the value and significance of the matter to the client. Based upon that understanding, we confer with the client to determine an approach to handle the matter efficiently. Such an early consensus on legal strategy allows us to undertake and complete engagements within the client’s expectations. Through it all, the commercial litigators at Swanson, Martin & Bell have come to learn that early, hands-on, client-involved management of business disputes is the only way to achieve economical and favorable results without sacrificing the superior work product clients deserve and expect.

In short, the commercial litigators at Swanson, Martin & Bell know that clients are interested not only in results, but results at an acceptable cost. We strive to achieve these goals when commercial disputes arise in the following areas:

Class Action Lawsuits Commercial Fraud Contract Litigation Deceptive Trade Practices Equitable Actions/Injunctions NCCI Disputes (Insurance)	Partnership Disputes Professional Liability Replevin/Reclamation Restrictive Covenant/Confidential Agreements Shareholder Disputes

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