Resolve a partnership dispute in your company here in San Diego or anywhere in California in a cost-effective, timely manner.  The Watkins Firm has more than 40 years of experience resolving disputes between business partners, members in an LLC or shareholders in a corporation.  Partnership disputes arise for a myriad of reasons, but often are rooted in principled disagreement on the direction of the business or project at hand, and how money is being invested and distributed.  However, they are also characterized by the relationship of the parties, and the time and hard work they have invested together to build something of value.

It is not unusual for the circle of people around business partnerships to include spouses, mutual friends, even employees and suppliers.  The impact of the dispute is often much more than dollars and cents in a business, it can affect the quality of life for all involved.  That is why it is important to work with a law firm that understands and values the importance of protecting relationships while resolving partnership disputes quickly and efficiently.  It can sometimes be a fine line between effective legal representation and the destruction of relationships and a business that took months or years to build.

You should be pleased to learn the Watkins Firm is able to resolve the vast majority of our dispute cases, including a partnership dispute in your company through effective, leveraged negotiation.  This is the fastest and least expensive path to protect your rights and money, as well as your goals for the situation at hand.

We work to construct a thorough, well-documented chronology of events and a mastery of associated damages.  These tools provide the leverage to engage other parties and drive the dispute to resolution.

Pro-Tip: “Well, negotiations between two people are difficult because they’re often rooted in personal matters. And when you talk with somebody like your wife, anyone you’ve had any kind of relationship with just because you believe what you’re saying is correct, it doesn’t they mean that there’s not emotion involved there, right? And you have to understand that. So person to person negotiations can only go so far. And then when you have somebody speaking representative to representative, well, the two representatives aren’t going to have hurt feelings. We’re going to be able to work past hurt feelings and look at the bottom dollar line. And also look at the bottom line with business going forward, seeing if there’s a way to heal it, or if there’s nothing to heal, giving our client good advice.

Resolving business disputes is all about a thorough chronology and document of the facts and mastery of the associated damages. Knowing the facts, the damages, the law of the damages is key, because that gives your lawyer the ability to pretty accurately 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 considering a dollar amount – financial damages. Now, getting there and understanding human nature, that’s another thing, right?

Preparation for my clients has to go with damages, the law and the facts and the damages. Getting all the facts down so that we what to say and how to say it to accomplish our client’s goals. We cannot just go in there, (and here’s the saddest part) and just say: ‘here’s the right number. Here’s what I’ll settle for. I’m done talking.’ That just doesn’t work. It should. We believe we’re all intelligent people. And if we all are intelligent people, we should be able to look at the facts. If we agree on the facts, apply law and come up with the exact same number. Like it’s an accounting problem, but it doesn’t work that way. People are not wired that way. That’s why you need the Watkins Firm.” Dan Watkins, Founding Partner

If you wish to resolve a partnership dispute in your company and the issues involve genuine, principled areas of dispute the Watkins Firm will represent you in business mediation and/or arbitration.  At the Watkins Firm, we work to gain a strong understanding of our client’s goals for the resolution of the partnership dispute, and develop a legal strategy that accomplishes these objectives as promptly and cost-effectively as possible. Our clients value the more than four decades of experience and legal skill we bring to the table, and the constructive working atmosphere we help to create in order to foster a successful resolution.

If you are interested in resolving partnership disputes in San Diego we invite you to contact the Watkins Firm or learn more and call us for a free and substantive consultation at 858-535-1511. We will work together to resolve the dispute and accomplish your goals.