Areas of Expertise

At Silver & Van Essen, our attorneys have successfully represented clients in a broad spectrum of business and commercial litigation matters in a variety of state and federal courts throughout Michigan and across the United States. Whether you or your company are involved in a breach of contract dispute, a claim for fraud or other type of commercial dispute, we can help. The types of matters we are experienced at handling include the following:

• Breach of contract
• Shareholder and partnership disputes
• Fraud
• Covenants not to compete, trade secrets and confidential information disputes
• Breach of fiduciary duty
• Business torts
• Securities litigation
• Civil RICO cases
• Real estate disputes
• Antitrust and unfair competition
• Construction litigation
• Trust and estate litigation
• Liability of corporate officers and directors
• Municipal and government liability
• Employment litigation
• Lender liability
• Civil and constitutional rights
• Arbitration and alternative dispute resolution
• Professional Malpractice
• Appellate practice
• Commercial litigation

If you have a legal matter involving one of these areas, please contact us to learn how our skill and experience can help you.