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| Anti-Trust & Unfair Competition Ziulkowski & Associates advises clients on a variety of critical antitrust, unfair competition and trade regulation issues. We help clients understand how far they can go without breaking the rules, how to accomplish their business objectives while minimizing legal risk, how to avoid litigation, and how their activities would be perceived by government enforcement agencies. Back to top | Contact a Business Services Attorney Bankruptcy As economic conditions change, individuals and businesses often struggle financially and find themselves as a participant in the bankruptcy process, in one way or another. Whether a debtor or creditor, the bankruptcy process requires specialized legal expertise and experience. At Ziulkowski & Associates we represent both debtors and creditors in bankruptcy proceedings. The firm provides representation in all aspects of bankruptcy. Our attorneys have experience in liquidating debt through chapter 7, reorganizing debt via chapters 11 and 13, or protecting creditors' rights through claim filing, motion practice, and adversary proceedings concerning dischargeability and priority issues. The firm's creditor practice includes representing secured and unsecured creditors, as well as serving as attorney for creditor committees during reorganizations. The firm represents both local and out-of-state creditors in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan. Back to top | Contact a Business Services Attorney | Bankruptcy FAQ's Business & Corporate Services Ziulkowski & Associates recognizes that business leaders today demand prompt answers to a variety of complex legal issues. The firm meets this demand by quickly responding to our clients needs. Ziulkowski & Associates clients do business as sole proprietorships, general partnerships, limited partnerships, limited liability companies, corporations, not-for-profit entities, and joint ventures of various types and sizes. As a result, the firm is frequently called upon to form business entities, and handle:
Back to top | Contact a Business Services Attorney | Business Start Up Program Construction Law The Firm represents owners, general contractors, subcontractors, laborers, engineers, architects, consultants, suppliers, and material men in matters relating to all aspects of construction disputes including construction lien foreclosure, construction defects, negligent design, and delayed completion, The attorneys at Ziulkowski & Associates have litigated complex cases involving and the firm has handled cases involving nearly every aspect of a building, from foundations to roofs. The firm's goal is to obtain good results, either through trials or settlements, in a cost-effective manner. The lawyers at Ziulkowski & Associates know the importance of connecting with the jury. At trial, models, charts and photos are regularly used to provide the jury with a visual picture of what happened. If warranted, computer animations can be employed to show the jury what happened according to our client's theory of the case. Back to top | Contact a Construction Law Attorney Contract Law Our clients benefit from a combination of business experience and legal expertise by gaining a range of advantages, from strategic legal positioning in negotiations to drafting creative and enforceable contracts such as related to:
Back to top | Contact a Business Services Attorney Few legal areas are as emotionally charged as family law. Divorce and family law issues frequently involve many difficult and stressful issues that often hit many people when they are most vulnerable. The combination of a good family law attorney and a strong support system will help guide you through what can be an emotional and difficult time. Ziulkowski & Associates, experienced family law attorneys are here to listen, provide knowledgeable legal advice, and to offer effective help during this very difficult period. Our lawyers are persuasive negotiators and work to reach a fair and equitable agreement between our client and their spouse whenever possible. If an acceptable agreement cannot be reached, we vigorously pursue and protect your rights in court. At Ziulkowski & Associates, we represent clients in a full range of family law matters such as:
Back to top | Contact a Family Law Attorney Employment and Labor The workplace has changed. The relationship between employers and employees grows more complex every day. At Ziulkowski & Associates, we regularly counsel management and employees in various employment matters including at-will employment, discipline and discharge issues and various forms of discrimination or harassment including those based upon race, age, sex, or disability. We assist employees and employers in the preparation of consultation and independent contractor contracts and in the enforcement of these contracts by injunctive relief obtained through the courts or in litigation seeking compensation. In addition, the Firm represents parties in all types of employment litigation including breach of employment contracts, discrimination claims, wrongful and retaliatory discharge, whistle blower actions and enforcement of non-compete/non-solicitation contracts. We have the ability to provide sound practical advise supported by the litigation resources necessary to solve complex time-sensitive workplace problems. As with all litigation, we consider it extremely important from both a cost management and strategic standpoint to carefully investigate and evaluate a case early. When litigation is not the best means of resolving a dispute, we strive to use alternative methods such as arbitration and mediation. If the case is one that should not be litigated we attempt to bring the parties together to secure an early settlement. The clients of Zulkowski & Associates receive aggressive advocacy tempered with prudent advice when settlement is the best alternative. We inform our clients of their rights and liabilities in the pursuit of litigation and assist our clients in the analysis of the reasonableness of any settlement offer or demand. Back to top | Contact an Employment & Labor Attorney | Employment & Labor FAQ's Creditor's Rights The attorneys in our Creditor Rights practice are commitment to using their knowledge of the law to help clients and colleagues achieve their goals. We provide a complete range of services from workouts and transactional solutions to litigation in state, federal and bankruptcy courts. We represents businesses and institutions as secured creditors, trade creditors, and parties to executory contracts (such as licenses, leases, service contracts) in workouts, commercial litigation and bankruptcies. We handle claims ranging from relatively simple secured claims to multi-party multi-national claims. Back to top | Contact a Creditors' Rights Attorney Intellectual Property, Trademarks & Copyrights Intellectual property is the foundation of the information age and the source of much of modern economic wealth. Whether the issue concerns trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, or unfair competition, the lawyers of Ziulkowski & Associates can register, license, transfer, and defend our clients' intellectual property rights. The firm is also available to advise and to consult on trademark, copyright, and trade secret matters, to draft and to negotiate licensing and assignment agreements, and to help secure insurance coverage for intellectual property-related claims. Back to top | Contact a Creditors' Rights Attorney Litigation, Appeals and Alternative Dispute Resolution Ziulkowski & Associates handles disputes in courts throughout the United States. This includes matters involving all aspects of civil and commercial litigation including breach of contract, business fraud, shareholder rights, fiduciary breach, antitrust, consumer fraud, defamation and civil rights. The firm represents clients in construction disputes, breach of fiduciary duties of trustees, consumer and commercial fraud, multi-million dollar contract disputes, securities fraud, class actions involving credit card transactions, shareholder rights and fiduciary duties, antitrust, and franchise termination disputes. The Firm's attorneys have prosecuted and defended civil and commercial litigation matters through all phases of litigation and have successfully resolved these cases through the most appropriate means, including dispositive motions, mediation or other settlement devices, bench or jury trials and arbitrations. The Firm is result orientated and prides itself on its ability to effectively evaluate cases, regardless of their complexity, at the earliest stage possible and devise and execute a litigation plan that affords clients the most efficient and cost effective way to achieve the resolution they seek. The firm pursues its clients' interests in a vigorous and cost-efficient manner. The firm attempts to resolve disputes, whenever possible, without litigation. Ziulkowski & Associates represents clients in a wide range of litigation including:
Back to top | Contact a Litigation Attorney Products Liability Back to top | Contact a Products Liability Attorney Real Estate Ziulkowski & Associates represents real estate owners, developers, buyers, investors, contractors, subcontractors, landlords, tenants, corporate clients in acquiring, expanding, or selling real estate and provides services in all other areas of real estate law including the following:
The Firm provides a full range of services and counsel's corporations, partnerships, joint ventures, developers, lending institutions, professional organizations,and individuals. Included are legal services necessary to the acquisition, disposition, financing and utilization of commercial, and industrial real estate. The firm's personnel are equally skilled in the handling of all aspects of the purchase and sale of residential properties. The firm represents both individual clients and executives and employees of corporate clients. The Firm negotiates listing agreements through the closing of transactions. Back to top | Contact a Real Estate Attorney Workers Compensation Ziukowski & Associates handles all aspects of workers' compensation claims, from supervising the investigation to negotiating, and litigating claims. Our Firm represents employers in all aspects of the process from investigation to back-to-work programs, and assist clients in furthering or developing claim/litigation management programs. Ziulkowski & Associates works closely with clients and also with insurers, third party administrators, medical case managers, investigators, and rehabilitation specialists to ensure a coherent approach to each claim. Back to top | Contact a Workers' Compensation Attorney |  |  |
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