Helbraun Law Firm, attorneys in San Francisco, CA, California

PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY

The Helbraun Law Firm's professional liability practice specializes in representing architects and engineers, attorneys, and real estate and insurance professionals in errors and omissions claims throughout California. The firm concentrates on efficiently but aggressively representing clients through every step of the litigation process, with careful attention to opportunities to pursue cost-effective alternative dispute resolution. We also counsel professionals on risk management and ethical issues, so that our clients can make informed decisions in dealing with potential claims before they ripen into litigation.

Our attorneys have represented architects and engineers in construction defect and design matters involving both small residential projects and large commercial and public entity projects; real estate and insurance professionals in matters arising out of a variety of personal and commercial transactions; pharmacists; and attorneys in both malpractice litigation and pre-litigation claim settings. We also have experience in litigating various miscellaneous professional liability matters, including franchise, copyright, trademark, and advertising torts, as well as in analyzing and litigating coverage disputes under professional liability policies.

INSURANCE PRACTICE

The Helbraun Law Firm's insurance practice emphasizes insurance coverage and bad faith litigation, and our attorneys have extensive experience in providing advice and counseling on various insurance coverage matters. Our insurance litigation practice includes the representation of clients in declaratory judgment and contract litigation in both first-party and third-party settings, involving a wide range of insurance policies.

The firm's primary focus in representing its insurance clients is at the trial level. However, the firm also handles appellate work, and our attorneys have engaged in insurance coverage and subrogation trial and appellate work throughout their careers. Our attorneys also have experience in obtaining recoveries on behalf of insurers undergoing rehabilitation.

CONSTRUCTION DEFECT AND REAL ESTATE

The Helbraun Law Firm's construction defect and real estate practice covers all aspects of construction and real estate litigation. We have experience and skill in the representation of clients in construction defect litigation arising out of small residential projects as well as large commercial and public entity developments. Our attorneys have represented owners, developers, architects, engineers, contractors and subcontractors, as well as real estate professionals in errors and omissions claims.

As with its other areas of litigation practice, the firm's primary goal is quality, cost-efficient, dispute resolution. In multi-party construction defect litigation, we actively pursue reference to court-administered complex litigation management programs, so as to defer expensive depositions and advanced expert work-up pending mediation or other appropriate form of alternative dispute resolution.

TORTS AND COMMERCIAL LITIGATION

The Helbraun Law Firm represents insureds as well as partnerships and corporations in a variety of commercial and tort litigation matters. Our attorneys have experience in a broad range of commercial litigation, including shareholder and partnership disputes, franchise litigation, unfair business practices, trademark infringement, and fraud and misrepresentation, as well as traditional tort claims involving personal injury and product liability. As in all our practice areas, we concentrate on efficiently but aggressively representing clients through every step of the litigation process. We tackle the possibilities of alternative dispute resolution from the earliest stages, but remain prepared to try cases where necessary and appropriate.

COPYRIGHT AND TRADEMARK

The Helbraun Law Firm represents both individuals and business entities in a diverse range of copyright and trademark matters, including recording and film industry matters, literary properties, and service and trademark infringement claims. We have experience in copyright and trademark registration issues as well as in litigating copyright, trademark, trade secret, and trade dress matters. Our attorneys have successfully prosecuted copyright infringement cases through trial, and have also successfully defended infringement, trade dress, trade secret, and unfair business practices cases. We also have experience in addressing novel legal issues arising out of the internet, including domain name infringement and privacy claims.