Resolving a business to business dispute quickly and cost-effectively requires a unique approach to litigation.  The attorneys at the Watkins Firm have a proven track record of success at trial extending across four decades.  This provides the leverage and urgency to opposing counsel to come to the table to resolve the matter more efficiently.  They know we are willing to take them to trial and the time and cost associated with that path.  Our attorneys focus on the goals and objectives of our client and getting to the core issues involved in the dispute.  We quickly and accurately document the chronology of associated events and assess potential damages. These are the keys to resolving a business to business dispute or breach of contract.

The best strategy for resolving a business to business dispute most efficiently is leveraged negotiation.  Our attorneys use the facts from our chronology and the leverage of potential and actual damages to draw the other parties to the table for constructive negotiations.  Our approach works to preserve important business relationships and find common ground.  The specifics of the dispute can then be brought forward and worked through in a professional and productive manner.  This is how the Watkins Firm is able to resolve the vast majority of our business disputes in a timely and cost-efficient manner.

Mediation is an effective alternative to litigation when you have parties who are entrenched in a position or when there is a genuine issue of principal.  The parties agree upon a neutral third party, the mediator, who works to clarify the issues at hand and work with the parties to identify potential solutions.  This environment is much less stringent than arbitration or trial and Watkins Firm attorneys can provide strong insight, recommended solutions and help to influence the situation to achieve the best possible outcome for our clients.

Pro-Tip: “…because we start with this chronology and all of our philosophies on how to prepare a case, we’re ready to go to trial. And we’ve tried lots of cases. If it’s a trial, we really enjoy jury trials. If it’s an arbitration, we’ve been around so long, we’re comfortable with the arbitrators. We’ve tried so many jury trials that we really feel comfortable picking a jury going through the jury selection process.

Our whole team knows how to get all the exhibits ready, comply with all the court, local rules, having everything professional and laid out, having your, uh, expert witnesses, ready to go. You put on a show, we enjoy doing it. We don’t think we should have to do it that much. We should. We’d rather settle. But when we go to trial, we like getting that big jury verdict. It’s just wonderful.

After almost 40 years of trial verdicts, that proven track record give our client’s side of the equation more strength in the initial stages of these cases. We have a good reputation here and we have excellent litigators here. We have older lawyers here and who have a strong, proven track record. We have a war stories page. That’ll let any opposing council know if you want to go to trial with us, we’re fine with it. We’ve been there before and done that. And we’ve had some pretty amazing defense, verdicts and plaintiff verdicts. They know if they wanna spend a year and a half, two and a half years going to court, that when we go to trial, we have a good chance we’re going to win. And when they’re on a contingency, they may just have spent an entire two and a half years for nothing!

And some of our clients request we go to trial, even though it be cheaper, not to go, they say, no, it’s a matter of principle and we try to talk them out of it. But if they’re steadfast on going to trial, we’re looking forward to it.” – Dan Watkins, Founding Partner

The unique approach employed by the Watkins Firm provides the greatest opportunity for resolving a business to business dispute quickly and in a cost-efficient manner while accomplishing our client’s objectives. We invite you to review our podcast Episode 12 – Resolving Business Disputes (Part 2) as well as the strong recommendations of our clients and contact the Watkins Firm or call 858-535-1511 for a complimentary consultation today.