Litigation

BSWB’s litigation practice offers a variety of services for the resolution of insurance, business and professional disputes through trials and appeals, as well as through alternative mechanisms such as binding or non-binding arbitration, mediation and mini-trials.

The wide range of disputes encompassed within the firm’s practice include insurance and reinsurance coverage matters and the defense of professional liability claims against lawyers, accountants, insurance brokers, insurance agents, architects, engineers, as well as the officers and directors of business corporations, condominium or cooperative associations and other non-profit organizations.

BSWB attorneys also have extensive experience in the litigation of general commercial controversies involving contracts, business torts, banking and financial services, real estate and development, employee benefit plans, products liability, housing discrimination, wrongful employment practices and defamation.

BSWB’s attorneys have a depth of experience in all aspects of litigation, including trial and appellate work in the federal and state courts across the country. BSWB has also represented both plaintiffs and defendants in arbitrations conducted under the auspices of the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD). The firm’s litigation clients include many who regularly employ our services in more than one practice area, as well as others who come to the firm solely for litigation matters.

On behalf of insurance company clients, BSWB regularly prosecutes and defends declaratory judgment cases involving coverage issues, including those that involve allegations of bad faith insurance practices. In the professional liability context, the firm’s attorneys are retained by insurers for the benefit of individuals and firms protected by their duty to defend policies, as well as directly by professionals named as defendants in such matters.

Personalized service and professional excellence are hallmarks of the firm’s culture. Working closely and cooperatively with clients, as well as with BSWB sttorneys in other practice areas, the firm’s litigation attorneys strive to provide dispute resolution services in a timely, efficient and cost-effective manner, employing only those resources necessary to a successful result.