Practice Area: Litigation

Defense Litigation  •  Personal Injury  •  Tort Claims  •  Contingent Fee Cases
Appeals  •  Workers Compensation

Defense Attorneys

Our firm has worked with various members of the insurance industry for decades to help defend their clients from lawsuits. In addition, individuals, businesses, corporations, associations, partnerships and state and local government agencies have relied on us to represent and defend their legal interests in numerous legal actions. Examples of causes of action against which we have defended clients include:

• Automobile collision actions
• Commercial motor vehicle accident lawsuits
• Official government motor vehicle crash suits
• Personal injury suits or claims
• Workers compensation claims
• Sexual harassment claims
• Wrongful discharge actions
• Breach of contract law suits
• Discrimination actions
• Section 1983 claims
• Police brutality suits
• Libel actions
• Slander actions
• Faulty or defective construction cases
• Fraud lawsuits
• Misrepresentation cases
• Assault and battery claims
• Intentional infliction of emotional distress lawsuits
• Malicious prosecution claims
• False imprisonment actions
• Tortious interference with business expectancy suits
• Workplace injury claims
• Real estate litigation
• Will contests
• Adverse possession actions
• Hold-over tenant lawsuits
• Trespassing claims
• Commercial real estate litigation
• Commercial construction litigation
• Replevin actions
• Repossession actions
• Premises liability claims
• Slip and fall lawsuits
• Products liability actions
• Actions involving claims for punitive damages
• Medical malpractice

The civil lawsuit process is often lengthy and complex. A defendant in a civil action is usually required to answer a petition within a specific, and short, period of time. In addition, certain defenses can be waived if they are not raised in a timely fashion. Anyone served with a summons and petition should contact a lawyer as quickly as possible to make sure that their rights and defenses are protected.

Anyone who has been sued in State or Federal Court faces a potential jury trial. Before such a case goes to a jury trial, there is discovery to be done, interrogatories and requests for production of documents to be sent and responded to, depositions to be taken and defended, motions to be filed and argued, evidence to be collected and reviewed and witnesses to interview and subpoena. The attorneys of Hendren Andrae, LLC, are experienced in building a case and presenting defenses to a judge and a jury effectively. We also have experience in mediation and arbitration as a cost-effective alternative to jury trials.

Our attorneys recognize that the fight for our clients' rights begins even before a lawsuit is filed. We advise individual, business and government clients on every legal issue with which they have a concern. We provide memos, briefs and personal consultations to our individual, commercial and government clients who have legal questions or who believe that they may be named in a potential lawsuit.

Once a lawsuit is filed, we have the expertise required to make sure that the case is developed in the manner most advantageous to our clients. By filing motions to dismiss, motions to compel, motions for summary judgment, motions for more definite statement, motions for inspection, motions for independent medical examinations and motions in limine, we ensure that plaintiffs' lawsuits are not frivolous and that defendants do not have to face claims or evidence that should not be presented to juries.

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