The Watkins Firm has decades of experience resolving a business dispute efficiently in San Diego and across the State of California in a cost-effective and timely manner.  Our seasoned dispute and lawsuit resolution attorneys take a unique approach to disputes between businesses, shareholders, members, partners or between and employer and their employee.  The vast majority of these cases are actually resolved through constructive leveraged negotiation.  What is the leverage that the Watkins Firm can add to your side of the equation?

The answer: Proven success in trial and a strong reputation built upon decades of service to the San Diego business community.  We represent our business litigation clients in every step of resolving a business dispute efficiently.  This includes negotiation, mediation and arbitration, and in trial before a San Diego Court.  Your adversaries and their counsel know that we prepare every case as if it is going to trial and our strong track record of victory over decades.  They understand the expense of having to go to trial and this provides a strong motivation and leverage to get their attention, drive to the core issues of the dispute and negotiate a successful resolution that achieves our client’s goals in a cost-effective and timely manner.

Resolving a business dispute efficiently in San Diego and across the State of California is also about a detailed chronology and a mastery of the “damages.”  Our attorneys quickly and accurately assess the damages associated with the dispute and use this as additional leverage to bring the issue to resolution.  Damages add up quickly, and we present viable alternatives that allow opposing parties and their counsel to move through the disputed issues and work constructively to reach agreement.

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 the other party to a third party, to anyone is in chronological order. That’s how we think as trial attorneys.

Next, 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. How much are we fighting over, and part of the process of analyzing the damages, is figuring out what it’s going to cost to fight. We also look at the future business potential, and whether we can salvage this relationship, all of those important things should come into play. We give good 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.

Knowing the facts and the law of the damages is key, because that gives you and 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. In civil court, we’re only focused on dollar amounts, getting to resolution and understanding human nature. Preparation for my clients has to do with damages, the law, and 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 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. It’s a process; a dance!” – Dan Watkins, Founding Partner

Our clients look to the Watkins Firm for help resolving a business dispute efficiently to eliminate distractions and contingent liabilities.  If you are involved in any form of business dispute, lawsuit or pending litigation 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.