FSB’s expanded litigation department allows us to respond to our clients’ litigation needs with flexibility, speed, and significant expertise.  We believe that the most successful end to any litigation is an agreement between the parties, but we also know that clients obtain the best settlements when their lawyers are prepared for trial.  Our litigators come from a variety of backgrounds, and have successfully represented clients in dozens of jury trials and hundreds of bench trials, administrative hearings, and mediations and arbitrations.  Our lawyers have significant experience in a variety of venues, from state and federal trial courts all the way to successful arguments before the United States Supreme Court.  FSB litigators have defended or brought claims ranging from slip-and-fall to child molestation to billion-dollar insurance coverage disputes.  Our experience and expertise includes the following areas:

Civil Litigation Claims:

• Professional Negligence
• Sexual Assault Claims
• Premises Liability
• Negligent Hiring
• Negligent Supervision
• Personal Injury Claims
• Wrongful Death
• Constitutional Law Claims
• Fair Labor Standards Act Claims
• Religious Discrimination Claims
• Church Disputes
• Insurance Coverage Disputes
• Guardian ad litem Investigations
• Administrative Proceedings (Civil Servants)

Businesses Represented:

• Technology Companies
• Insurance Companies
• Healthcare Providers
• Day Care Centers
• Youth Camps
• Private Schools
• Mental Health Service Providers
• Nursing Homes
• Assisted Living Facilities
• Non-Profit Organizations (including Churches and Church Officers