The Watkins Firm has decades of experience and proven legal skill resolving a shareholder dispute in San Diego and across Southern California. We often represent a minority shareholder who believes they are being “frozen out” of crucial business decisions, and being denied access to critical business information and the corporation’s books. When there are major issues with controlling interests, corporate officers or the Board of Directors itself, the Watkins Firm helps shareholders to bring a “derivative lawsuit” against those in control on behalf of the corporation.
What Are Your Goals and Objectives for This Situation?
The important thing to consider as a when resolving a shareholder dispute in San Diego is simply this:
What are your goals and objectives for this situation?
Based upon your goals and objectives, the shareholder dispute attorneys at the Watkins Firm will craft a tiered strategy designed to accomplish those goals in the shortest period of time and in an efficient manner. A substantial majority of the disputes managed by the Watkins Firm are not resolved in a courtroom, but are settled at some point along the way, usually through effective leveraged negotiation. Whether we coach our clients as they approach a negotiation on their own or conduct negotiations on their behalf, negotiation is the least expensive and fastest approach for resolving a shareholder dispute in San Diego.
Our Unique Approach to Disputes and Business Litigation
The attorneys at the Watkins Firm take a unique approach to litigation that is specifically designed to get to the core of a dispute or business litigation, establish common ground and bring a solution to the table quickly and effectively. When negotiations are not sufficient to resolve all issues associated with a dispute the parties may require the input and guidance oof a neutral “Mediator.”, and our legal team represents you throughout this process while protecting your interests.
In some cases, resolving a shareholder dispute in San Diego will require arbitration, which is a different form of legal venue with its own set of rules. Many business contracts specify arbitration as an alternative to resolving a dispute under the agreement in a Court of law. Arbitration is a structured legal environment much like a trial, but without many of the superfluous motions and legal steps which bog down a trial (and increase associated costs). The arbitrator usually requests legal briefs from the parties, marshals the evidence, collects witness testimony and ultimately issues a ruling. The ruling of the arbitrator is final and cannot be appealed except in very rare circumstances. The lawyers at the Watkins Firm have extensive experience in mediation and arbitration, and work to move things smoothly through the process while advancing your goals.
If the case needs to proceed to trial after mediation, the skilled trial attorneys at the Watkins Firm have a strong track record of successful outcomes at trial which spans more than four decades.
Proven Attorneys for Resolving a Shareholder Dispute in San Diego and Southern California
Are you searching for proven attorneys for resolving a shareholder dispute in San Diego and Southern California? If you are a shareholder who is in dispute with another shareholder, majority stakeholder, investor, corporate officers or a Board of Directors contact a law firm that has been representing shareholders in disputes for more than four decades here in San Diego. We invite you to review the strong recommendations of our clients and contact the Watkins Firm or call 858-535-1511 for a complimentary consultation today.
