Practice Areas

An Introduction to Our Practice

At Kleiman Lawrence Baskind Fitzgerald LLP, representative clients include individuals, small to medium-sized businesses, contractors, large publicly held corporations, sureties, insurance companies, banks, and credit unions in a range of transactional and litigation matters. At Kleiman Lawrence Baskind Fitzgerald LLP, we help prevent litigation and assist with matters that are in dispute.

With our breadth of legal experience, we are uniquely positioned to assist the individual or business client in issue analysis, dispute resolution and litigation.

When litigation cannot be avoided or is the preferred option for enforcing the client’s rights, the attorneys at Kleiman Lawrence Baskind Fitzgerald LLP vigorously enforce those rights in state or federal court. In other situations, we employ our critical thinking and creative problem-solving skills to devise strategies that increase the likelihood our clients will attain their legal and business objectives. Regardless of the circumstances, we will analyze the facts and the law to find a tailored solution that advances our clients’ financial and legal interests.

We are experienced in handling cases involving many issues. Please follow the links to learn more about our practice areas:

• General business issues and representation: contract preparation, review and analysis; entity formation; corporate governance; letters of intent; promissory notes, security agreements, pledges & escrow agreements; consulting agreements, partnership or shareholder disputes, dissolution and winding up
• Commercial and business litigation: breach of contract, contract interpretation, product warranties, deceptive trade practices (DTPA claims), insurance disputes, business disputes and collections
• Construction law: residential and commercial construction, including claims involving Residential Construction Liability Act (RCLA), termination and default, change orders and extra work, latent defects, design defects, slow pay and nonpayment, foundation defects, mold
• Mechanic's lien and bond claims:
• Banking and credit union law: check fraud, forgery, UCC and negotiable instruments litigation involving credit unions and banks, bank collections, and debt collection practices litigation, wrongful repossession claims and issues, and deposit agreements
• Fidelity andsurety law: financial institution bond claims and litigation, payment and performance bond claims, indemnity, recoveries and subrogation matters, claims investigations, employee dishonesty, forgery and similar claims
• Check fraud, investment fraud, and misrepresentation claims: forged endorsement, forged signature, alterations, forgery, subrogation, commercial transactions
• Insurance defense and insurance coverage
• Employment discrimination:, non-compete agreements and employment contracts, severance agreements
• Overtime and equal pay disputes, non-disclosure agreements, libel and slander litigation, claims prevention, and compliance counseling
• Whistleblower and Sarbanes Oxley
• ERISA and Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
• Sports and entertainment law: contract negotiation, preparation, review and analysis — including talent, endorsement and sponsorship contracts; contract disputes, professional and amateur; college and university athletics; and licensing

For more information or to speak with an experienced Dallas, Texas, lawyer, contact Kleiman Lawrence Baskind Fitzgerald LLP.