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Areas Of Practice

Homeowners Association Legal Counsel & Litigation Services

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The firm has experience in representing community associations in all matters–from formation and operation to collections and enforcement of covenants and restrictions.

And, unlike other community association law firms, we provide a full-range of litigation strategies and trial representa tion. With more than 15 years of experience representing homeowners associations, we are well equipped to handle any problem an association or property manager may face in the governance or management of a community. Our service areas include, but are not limited to:

  • General Counsel
  • Governing Documents
  • Construction Defect
  • Litigation

Insurance Litigation/Bad Faith

Slaughter & Reagan has decades of experience successfully representing insureds and self-insured corporations in a broad range of insurance defense litigation matters, including property damage and personal injury claims. Our trial experience and courtroom knowledge allows us to aggressively represent our clients in both state and federal court to provide for the best possible defense.

In addition, we are well-versed in handling insurance coverage and bad faith litigation matters.

Real Estate Litigation

The firm is well versed in assisting its clients in matters ranging from negotiating land purchases or sale agreements to litigating property-related cases such as boundary disputes and breaches of real estate contracts. Our highly experienced residential and commercial real estate lawyers have defended a variety of brokers and sellers with successful results.

Business/Corporate Transactions and Litigation

Our firm has extensive experience representing clients in business matters from corporate formation to complex business litigation. Our clients range from self-employed individuals to multi-million-dollar corporations and limited liability companies.

Transactional representation includes drafting agreements between shareholders or members of the entity, split-offs and dissolution, transfers of ownership, purchase or sale of a business and ongoing business matters involving the entire spectrum from general business advice to negotiating and drafting contracts related to the operation of the client’s commerce, to
legal planning and strategy for future expansion, sale, merger, or litigation.

We are strong advocates for our clients when disputes arise–settling prior to trial when it is advantageous to our clients or aggressively achieving client success in the courtroom. All disputes are evaluated on an ongoing basis to determine the best course of action–always keeping the best interests of our clients in mind.

Construction Defect / Mold Litigation

The attorneys at Slaughter & Reagan represent a diverse group of construction-related businesses, including owners and lenders, architects and design teams, general contractors, subcontractors, homeowners associations, engineers, developers and suppliers. Our attorneys regularly negotiate contracts, provide counsel on contract administration matters, and provide defense of construction claims in all courts and arbitration proceedings.

Appeals

Our certified appellate specialist has handled well over one hundred appeals with experience at all levels of practice in federal and state court. Members of our appellate practice group know the substantive law, understand the appellate rules and procedures and can quickly absorb the scientific, technical and other specialized aspects of complex cases.