What is the fastest and cost-effective proven strategy to resolve a dispute between business owners in San Diego or anywhere in the State of California? The most common form of business litigation involves a dispute between LLC members or corporate shareholders in San Diego or across the State of California, usually over money and how it is being accounted for or disbursed.
3 Important Takeaways About a Business Dispute Between Owners in San Diego:
- A dispute between the owners of a company always involves one central issue: money.
- There are many ways for a dispute to arise between the owners of a company. You will need a law firm with extensive experience and proven strategies for resolving these types of business disputes in California.
- While the goal is usually a negotiated resolution, look for a law firm with extensive experience in mediation, arbitration, and at trial.
A Dispute Between Business Owners in San Diego is Usually About One Thing: Money
Many people mistakenly believe that disagreements arise when times are tough. Quite the contrary, disputes between business owners, partners, members or shareholders most often arise when business is good and the money is rolling in. Disagreements can quickly escalate surrounding issues of:
- Business Accounting and the Calculation of “Profit”
- Distributions or Unfair Withdraws made by a Fellow Owner
- Commingling or Misappropriation of Funds or Assets
- Decisions Regarding the Direction of the Company
- The Quantity of Work Done by Each Partner and the Value of that Work to the Company
The Watkins Firm has helped to resolve a dispute between business owners in San Diego and throughout the State of California for almost four decades. We understand the very nature of business, as we are first and foremost businesspeople ourselves. When owners of a business have internal disagreement, it takes their focus off of the primary function and profitability of the business. The Watkins Firm has developed a unique approach to resolving business disputes in a cost effective and timely manner.
We work to quickly and efficiently develop a thorough, well-documented chronology of events and a mastery of any available damages. These tools provide the leverage required to draw opposing parties into effective, leveraged negotiations. This is the fastest and least expensive way to protect your goals and interests while resolving the dispute at hand. It should please you to learn that Watkins Firm is able to resolve the vast majority of our cases involving a dispute between business owners in San Diego or anywhere in the State of California through effective, leveraged negotiation.
Once a lawsuit is filed, we represent our clients in any legal forum, from settlement conferences and business mediation, to arbitration or at trial. Ask about our proven track record in cases just like yours here in San Diego, or across the State of California for almost 40 years. We are prepared to protect your interests while accomplishing your goals and objectives.
Pro-Tip: “we want to get the facts down and we want the evidence they have in chronological order, because that’s the best way to communicate to a third party, to anyone is in chronological order. That’s how we think. Then I want to help our clients analyze the damages. Whether you are feeling like they owe you something, they’re not complying with the agreement or vice versa. More than just understanding the issues and damages, we need to analyze what it’s going to cost to fight. And also look at the future business. Whether we can salvage this relationship, all of those important things should come into play, so that we can provide good, sound advice. Sometimes we’ll even advise our clients how we would think about it and then let them go talk to their partner or whoever they’re dealing with on their own armed with our knowledge and our negotiation technique.
For example, we had a case a long time ago, nine or 10 doctors were working together in our medical practice. And our two or three doctors were worried about something. They came to us and over that weekend, the managing members of the medical corporation took the entire practice, and moved. It changed its phone number, location, changed its mailing address and took all the money and assets and bank accounts. Didn’t even tell the other partners where they were going. They showed up for work on Monday and there was no more work. The practice had disappeared overnight down the street to a different facility with instructions to keep them out. So knowing something might be going on is the time to come to your lawyer, so that A) we can do things to discover whether there’s really something going on, and B) there are remedies in the law that can stop that.
Knowing the facts, the damages, the law of the damages key, because that gives your lawyer the ability to predict what would happen if you went to trial tomorrow and you won, what would you win? That’s it, that’s the number. Because in civil court, we’re only looking at dollar amounts and getting there and understanding human nature. That’s another thing, right? Preparation for my clients has to do with damages, the law and damages the facts, getting all the facts down so that we have things to say and then informing my client. We cannot just go in there and say, here’s the right number. Here’s what I’ll settle for. I’m done talking.’ That just doesn’t work.” – Dan Watkins, Founding Partner
A Unique Approach to a Dispute Between Business Owners in San Diego or Anywhere in California
Are you ready for a unique approach to any dispute between business owners in San Diego or throughout the State of California? We invite you to review our podcast Episode 11 – Resolving a Business Dispute as well as the strong recommendations of our clients and contact the Watkins Firm or call 858-535-1511 for a complimentary consultation today. Resolving disagreements in a positive way can strengthen the company and help it to take the next step in growth.
Meet Daniel Watkins:
Daniel W. Watkins is a true people person who sincerely listens. He cares deeply about what others are going through. Dan enjoys digging into the facts and finding creative solutions to problems. He contributes his insights candidly and constructively.
Dan’s interest in people make him deeply invested in every relationship and his exuberant personality makes him a true litigator. Dan fights for his clients with a fierce and calculated commitment.
Dan has practiced in the areas of business, medical practices and healthcare business, high tech/science, real estate and employment defense law since 1987. He is a trusted litigation strategist and true trial attorney with over 50 jury and bench trials to his credit. Dan has successfully represented both large companies and individuals and achieved substantial victories in well-publicized trials throughout California and the U.S.
He is experienced in business and corporate formation and administration, as well as all forms of alternative dispute resolution, including binding arbitration and mediation.
THE ROAD TO BECOMING A BUSINESS LAWYER AND LITIGATOR
Dan has almost 40 years of experience working with, for and against some of the largest insurance companies in the country. He has successfully tried and litigated cases in the areas of Healthcare Compliance, Commercial Litigation, Unfair Business Practices, Fraud, Breach of Contract, Battery, Premises Liability, Product Defect, Medical Malpractice, Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, Construction Defect, as well as Unfair Competition, Defamation, and Trade Secrets.
In December 2003, Dan commenced litigation against Health South Surgery Centers-West, Inc and its’ subsidiaries, exposing the company’s extensive mismanagement and misconduct of its’ surgery centers. Dan has also been asked by some of California’s largest municipalities and corporations to conduct legally required investigations into matters involving alleged employment discrimination and harassment.
