Litigation

We provide representation in legal disputes involving a myriad of legal issues, including commercial litigation, civil litigation, products liability, healthcare, energy, insurance coverage and bad faith, securities and more. Our largest practice group offers accomplished trial and appellate counsel with experience in the prosecution and defense of actions in state and federal courts at the trial and appellate levels, before administrative and regulatory bodies, and with single parties or class actions.

Likewise, our attorneys have experience in international litigation, including section 337, antidumping and countervailing duty cases, and constitutional challenges to trade agreements and embargos. We maintain a particular expertise in litigating international commercial disputes in U.S. Federal Courts and serve as counsel in trade disputes litigated in foreign courts.

Our litigation attorneys are currently or have represented clients in federal district courts in California, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, Oklahoma, Puerto Rico, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and Washington, D.C.; argued before the U.S. Supreme Court, Tenth Circuit, Sixth Circuit, and Oklahoma Supreme Court; state district representations include California, New York, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Texas.

Nationally recognized for its Energy & Natural Resources practice, Hall Estill was founded to serve the oil and gas industry. Our authoritative counsel covers all areas of acquisition, production, transmission and distribution of natural gas, crude oil and petroleum products, renewable energy (including wind, biomass and solar), as well as electric energy. Typical client services cover activities both in the United States and worldwide, including title opinions, corporate and finance work, litigation, and contract drafting and negotiation.