Arista Law

Litigation & Alternative Dispute Resolution

Our primary goal is to help you avoid disputes before they begin or end them prior to litigation.  If litigation cannot be avoided, we are equipped to represent you from making the initial demand to settlement negotiation to trial and all the way through the appellate system.  The following are typical of the types of disputes we handle:

Commercial Litigation:

•        Breach of Contract
•        Claims for unpaid wages
•        Claims for the recovery of unpaid accounts
•        Civil theft
•        Contractual and common law indemnification
•        Defamation/Libel/Slander
•        Defense of Trustees and Fiduciaries
•        Domestication of foreign judgments
•        Enforcement of covenants not to compete
•        Enforcement of employment agreements
•        Enforcement of confidentiality agreements
•        Judgment enforcement and garnishment
•        Probate of estates and the handling of estate adversary proceedings
•        Protection of trade secrets
•        U.C.C. Sales issues
•        Violations of Florida’s Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act 
•        Wrongful (Tortious) Interference with Contractual or Business Relationships

Real Property & Construction:

•        Construction lien foreclosure and lien defenses
•        Validity of construction agreement pay-when-paid provisions
•        Breach of Construction Agreements
•        Enforcement of obligations on construction payment and performance bonds
•        Failure to timely pay undisputed construction obligations
•        Homeowner’s Association lien foreclosure
•        Mortgage Foreclosure
•        Recovery of real estate brokerage commissions
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Tax Audit Defense, IRS Appeals and Federal Court Litigation