Are you a shareholder who is concerned about your corporation’s failure to pay dividends or other actions taken by majority shareholders to reduce the value of your investment or deny your rights as a shareholder? How Are Dividends Usually Managed Usually, dividends are the payment of a corporation’s profit to...
What is a Derivative Lawsuit and When Should It Be Used?
What is a derivative lawsuit and when should it be used in San Diego and Southern California? What should you do if you are genuinely concerned about the direction of the company or the actions of company executives or Board members? How can you draw on the Watkins Firm’s proven...
Resolve Your Shareholder Dispute in San Diego
Are you searching for a proven attorney with decades of successful experience that can help you to resolve your shareholder dispute in San Diego or Southern California? Are you a minority shareholder who is concerned about the actions of other shareholders or the company’s executives or board of directors? The...
Get Access to the Books as a Shareholder
What does it take to get access to the books as a shareholder in a corporation? When do you have the right to access important corporate information and how do you protect your interests as a shareholder when you are being harassed and/or shut out by majority stakeholders? How do...
How Can A Shareholder Access the Books?
How can a shareholder access the books to protect their interests in San Diego and Southern California? What rights does a shareholder have and what is the best way to protect and assert those rights? California Law Provides Shareholders With Strong Protections Shareholders have many rights under California law. For...
Shareholder Dispute Lawyer in San Diego
What should you look for in a shareholder dispute lawyer in San Diego and what impact does trial experience have on dispute resolution? Based upon our decades of service to San Diego partnerships and individual partners, shareholders and members I can tell you the most important thing to look for...
Protecting Shareholders Against Breach of Fiduciary Duty
Are you searching for experienced and proven San Diego and Southern California shareholder dispute attorneys? The experienced investor and shareholder dispute attorneys at the Watkins Firm have more than four decades of experience protecting shareholders against breach of fiduciary duty by the majority interest. Shareholder Oppression or Breach of Fiduciary...
Breach of Fiduciary Duty and Shareholder Rights
There have been several national stories recently related to breach of fiduciary duty and shareholder rights. These cases are often referred to as “shareholder oppression” however, here in California we have no specific cause of action for shareholder oppression. However, California law specifically provides a legal remedy for these types...
A Shareholder Dispute can be Resolved Quickly and Cost Effectively
It may be reassuring to know that a shareholder dispute can be resolved quickly and cost effectively. There are few cases which can become more costly in terms of capital, resources and loss of business focus and opportunity than a shareholder dispute. Unique Strategies Based Upon More Than Forty Years...