Focus areas

With an increasing diversification of lawyer practices, we have developed a second-level list of focus areas. The list below is a complete list of our current practice area focus areas and their top-level relationship. Practice area focus areas will not appear in our print publications.

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• Administrative law

  • Government benefits
  • Licensing

• Alternative dispute resolution

  • Arbitration
  • Mediation

• Antitrust litigation

  • Antitrust & trade litigation

• Appellate

  • Appeals

• Aviation and aerospace

  • Aviation
  • Aviation accidents - plaintiff

• Bankruptcy

  • Bankruptcy law
  • Credit repair

• Business litigation

  • Non-compete agreements
  • Trade secret

• Business/corporate

  • Business formation and planning
  • Business organizations
  • Contracts
  • Limited liability companies
  • Partnership
  • Sub-chapter s corporations

• Civil rights

  • Americans with disabilities act
  • Disability
  • Discrimination
  • Native peoples law
  • Police misconduct
  • Race discrimination

• Class action/mass torts

  • Asbestos
  • Class actions
  • Toxic torts

• Construction litigation

  • Construction defects

• Consumer law

  • Auto dealer fraud
  • Consumer protection
  • Fraud
  • Identity theft
  • Lemon law

• Creditor debtor rights

  • Collections
  • Debt discharge
  • Foreclosure
  • Loan modifications

• Criminal defense

  • Arrest & arraignment
  • Assault & battery
  • Criminal domestic violence
  • Criminal fraud
  • Criminal law
  • Debt
  • Drug & alcohol violations
  • Expungement
  • Failure to pay child support
  • False accusations
  • Felony
  • Juvenile delinquency
  • Misdemeanor
  • Motor vehicle offenses
  • Murder
  • Overdrawn bank account
  • Parole
  • Probation
  • Prosecution
  • Sex offenses
  • Tax evasion
  • Theft
  • Traffic violations

• Criminal defense: DUI/DWI

  • DUI/DWI

• Criminal defense: white collar

  • Criminal law - federal
  • White collar crime

• Employment & labor

  • Employment law - employee
  • Labor law
  • Sexual harassment
  • Unions
  • Wage & hour laws
  • Whistleblower

• Employment litigation

  • Employment discrimination
  • Employment law - employer
  • Retaliation
  • Wrongful termination

• Energy & natural resources

  • Energy law
  • Natural resources law

• Entertainment & sports

  • Entertainment, sports & leisure law

• Environmental

  • Environmental law

• Estate & trust litigation

  • Will contests

• Estate planning & probate

  • Estate planning
  • Guardianships & conservatorships
  • Living wills
  • Power of attorney
  • Probate & estate administration
  • Trusts
  • Wills

• Family law

  • Adoption
  • Alimony & spousal support
  • Child support
  • Custody & visitation
  • Dissolution
  • Divorce
  • Domestic violence
  • Father's rights
  • Juvenile law
  • Marital property
  • Mediation & collaborative law
  • Name change
  • Paternity
  • Prenuptial agreements
  • Same sex family law

• Food and drugs

  • Agriculture law
  • Food & drug administration

• Gaming

  • Gaming law
  • Lotteries

• General litigation

  • Litigation
  • Restraining order
  • Small claims

• Government finance

  • State & municipal bonds
  • Tax increment financing (tif)

• Health care

  • Health & health care law
  • Hospital law
  • Nursing home
  • Social security

• Immigration

  • Asylum
  • Naturalization & citizenship

• Insurance coverage

  • Bad faith insurance
  • Insurance
  • Insurance defense

• Intellectual property

  • Copyrights
  • Intellectual property law
  • Patents
  • Trademarks

• Legal aid/pro bono

  • Pro bono

• Lobbying

  • Election campaign & political law

• Media and advertising

  • Communications and media law
  • Defamation
  • Libel
  • Slander

• Military/veterans law

  • Military & veterans law
  • Military divorce
  • Veteran's benefits

• Nonprofit organizations

  • Non-profit & tax-exempt organizations

• Personal injury - general

  • Animal bites
  • Assault
  • Brain injury
  • Construction accident
  • Dram shop laws
  • Motor vehicle accidents
  • Personal injury - defense
  • Personal injury - plaintiff
  • Premises liability - plaintiff
  • Sexual abuse - plaintiff
  • Slip and fall
  • Toxic mold
  • Trucking accidents
  • Wrongful death

• Personal injury - medical malpractice

  • Birth injury
  • Delayed or incorrect diagnosis
  • Dental malpractice
  • Informed consent
  • Medical malpractice

• Personal injury - products

  • Medical devices
  • Motor vehicle defects
  • Pharmaceutical

• Professional liability

  • Ethics & professional responsibility
  • Legal malpractice
  • Professional malpractice - other

• Real estate

  • Condominiums & cooperatives
  • Landlord/tenant
  • Mortgage & refinance
  • Short sale

• Schools & education

  • Education
  • Schools

• Securities & corporate finance

  • Securities law

• State, local & municipal

  • State, local & municipal litigation

• Surety

  • Fidelity, guarantee & surety

• Tax

  • Tax law

• Technology transactions

  • Internet
  • Science and technology law

• Transportation/maritime

  • Admiralty & maritime law
  • Railroad accident
  • Transportation law