Civil Litigation Services

The Law Firm of Leonard S. DePalma, L.L.C. has more than 15 years experience representing various types of commercial litigants. The firm maintains a state-wide civil litigation practice and we are available for court appearances throughout the State of New Jersey.

The firm has for years repeatedly demonstrated the ability to successfully represent clients involved in Complex Civil Litigation. For example, litigation in the construction industry often involves multiple-party disputes where litigants present multi-tiered claims in the context of complicated and difficult technical issues. Such cases place heavy and unique demands upon attorneys required to present cases often involving dozens of witnesses, hundreds of documents and numerous expert witnesses. In this area the firm has appeared in matters representing various industry participants including general contractors, specialty subcontractors, material manufacturers, material suppliers, engineers, and commercial and residential property owners and tenants.

Likewise, we have represented clients involved in various other types of Commercial Litigation. Over the years, some of these matters have included Landlord/Tenant Disputes involving unpaid rents and other disputes, Evictions for possession of real property, Appellate Proceedings before the Appellate Courts of the State of New Jersey, Employment Law Disputes involving wrongful discharge and unpaid compensation, and Real Estate Broker Commission Claims.

Collection of Debt is among the very strongest of our litigation offerings. This area includes the full array of post-judgment debt collection services including bank account levies and seizures, wage garnishments, attachment and seizure of accounts receivable, and other legal procedures to collect monies against judgments entered such as supplementary proceedings.

Among the many types of matters within our range of litigation expertise are Cases Involving Injunctive Relief. These matters often involve emergency applications seeking restraining orders in order to avoid irreparable harm to one of the parties. Such lawsuits most often are commenced by Order to Show Cause and involve the delivery of legal services on an expedited basis. Our firm has handled many cases involving Temporary Restraining Orders that require the ability to respond quickly to circumstances in order to serve clients within an unusually short and demanding time frame while at the same time maintaining the highest professional standards of legal care.