Complex Civil Litigation
First & Fourteenth represents businesses, religious organizations, and nonprofits in complex civil litigation in courts across the country. Our experience encompasses a wide variety of disputes with a central theme: these are high-stakes and often multi-party lawsuits requiring expert consultation and careful case strategy.
We have secured favorable outcomes for our clients in complex cases involving contract disputes, business torts, construction defects, trade secret misappropriation, and employment disputes, and in defending serious personal injury claims.
Our team also has decades of experience conducting in-depth factual investigations and working with experts across a range of fields, which allows us to apply sophisticated and creative litigation strategies in bet-the-company disputes. We excel not only in developing the facts and an effective case strategy but also in the courtroom.
Representative Cases
Won a $2.3 million jury verdict in favor of a real estate developer and against the seller of water rights.
Won a $1.1 million jury verdict against a title insurer that missed an easement across a motel property and claimed minimal loss of property value related to the easement.
Won a complete defense verdict in a case where a former NBA star and his wife sued a global hotel company and its bus driver, seeking a half-million dollars in damages for personal injuries, including a fractured spine.
Obtained judgment voiding a debtor’s property transfers to a bank following a 5-day trial against the bank under the Colorado Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act.
Favorably settled a complex theft of trade secrets case concerning oil and gas interests after obtaining injunctive relief and other favorable court rulings.
Won an arbitration in a high-stakes business divorce. Awarded full damages, as well as attorney fees and costs.
Obtained a complete dismissal of a sexual misconduct lawsuits against Catholic dioceses, leaders, and schools in California, Kansas, Missouri, and Texas.