GOVERNMENT SERVICES:
Government Litigation
The Governmental Services of Drewry Simmons Vornehm, LLP offers numerous state and local government-related legal services to government and business clients. The firm has also involved lawyers from its construction, business, and employment practice areas in organizing this department, creating flexibility to serve the broad and shifting needs of our clients.
DSV governmental litigators appreciate the distinctive needs and concerns of governmental clients – and help them work out disputes consistent the client’s vision of sound public policy. We defend governmental clients in state and federal courts, in arbitrations, and before regulatory agencies in a vast array of litigation areas:
- Construction litigation
- Section 1983 Civil Rights and Constitutional Litigation
- First Amendment Law
- Disability/School Law
- Employment Discrimination
- Negligence/Tort Claims
- Premises Liability
- Professional Liability
- Law enforcement/Public Safety liability
- Zoning/Land Use Litigation
- Legislative and Administrative Investigations and Fines
- State and Federal Appellate Litigation
- Administrative Appeals
Our public sector litigators are skilled in utilizing all forms of alternative dispute resolution to achieve desired results, whenever possible, without the resources and trouble of full-blown litigation. When resorting to arbitration or the courthouse is necessary, DSV attorneys have outstanding trial skills and experience and have proven abilities to achieve successful results for government clients.