Experienced Civil Litigation Attorneys at Your Service
Civil litigation encompasses legal disputes between people, businesses, or organizations that seek financial compensation or specific performance rather than criminal penalties. These cases often get resolved through negotiation, arbitration, or trial.
When legal disputes arise, you need an experienced civil litigation attorney in your corner who will protect your interests and advocate for the best possible outcome. That’s where we come in.
Our skilled civil litigation attorneys can help you navigate the complexities of a legal dispute, and help you receive the compensation and justice you deserve. We work tirelessly to help ensure that our clients receive the strongest possible case support in and out of the courtroom.
Our Civil Litigation Services
At Barnholtz & Kugler, we’ve been helping clients resolve legal disputes for over four combined decades. Our firm provides strategic legal representation in a wide range of civil litigation matters, including disputes involving:
Not necessarily. Most civil cases settle before trial.
Litigation can be expensive and time-consuming, so both parties often prefer to negotiate a resolution. However, if settlement negotiations fail, your case may proceed to trial.
A legal settlement agreement is a contract that ends a dispute between two or more parties. It can involve a financial payment, a promise to stop an unlawful action, or both.
Settlements involve negotiations between the parties, sometimes with the assistance of attorneys or mediators.
If an agreement is reached, both sides sign a settlement agreement, and the case is resolved without trial.
Our Valencia civil litigators can negotiate on your behalf and help you reach a settlement agreement that’s in your best interests.
The length of a civil lawsuit varies depending on the complexity of the case, the court’s schedule, and whether the parties attempt settlement.
Simple cases may be resolved in a few months, while more complex litigation can take a year or more to resolve.
A civil lawsuit generally follows these steps:
- Filing a complaint – The plaintiff files a legal complaint.
- Service of process – The defendant is formally notified of the case and given a copy of the complaint.
- Response – The defendant files an answer to the complaint or a motion to dismiss the case.
- Discovery – Both parties exchange evidence and information.
- Pre-trial motions and settlement negotiations – Many cases settle before trial.
- Trial – If no settlement is reached, the case goes to trial.
- Appeal (if applicable) – The losing party may appeal the decision.
While you’re not legally required to have an attorney, hiring one significantly improves your chances of success.
An experienced attorney understands legal procedures, negotiates settlements, and advocates for your best interests in court.
The specific evidence you’ll need to support a civil litigation matter will typically depend on a handful of factors, including the nature of your case, where it took place, and the results or outcome you’re seeking.
With that said, strong evidence in civil litigation matters usually includes:
- Contracts
- Emails
- Text messages
- Invoices
- Photographs
- Medical records
- Witness testimony
Note that the more documentation you have, the stronger your case.