Litigation Department

Schenck, Price, Smith & King's Litigation Department serves corporate and individual clients in a broad range of litigated and other contested matters in both state and federal courts, as well as before administrative agencies.

More than twenty attorneys practice in the firm's Litigation Department, including a number of senior partners with decades of experience. Many department members have served judicial clerkships and many either have been published or have lectured on subjects within their areas of concentration, covering a broad range of topics. Several members have been certified by the New Jersey Supreme Court as Certified Civil Trial Attorneys.

Like our clients, we recognize that the key to being effective is having the right people on a case, not having the most people on the case. The department's size and flexibility enable it to adapt to our clients' varying needs, from day-to-day collection matters, up to complex litigation involving hundreds of parties. Department members are prepared to work either as a litigation team or individually, as may be appropriate in view of the size and nature of the particular case.

Our utmost goal is a favorable result for the client. This may mean winning at trial, or it may mean an early, cost-effective resolution of the dispute. Because we are very aware of the high cost of litigation, our litigation practice includes not only the conduct of trials and appeals, but when consistent with the client's objectives, the pursuit of a speedier and/or less costly alternatives such as direct negotiation or various mediation or arbitration programs. In this way, we strive to keep costs and benefits in proper balance, in the interest of our client.

While the department's practice includes numerous fields of law, among the most active practice areas are: