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Real estate transactions can sometimes give rise to complicated legal disputes that threaten the success of the project. When these issues arise, Dickinson Wright clients turn to our multidisciplinary team to deliver practical solutions designed to remove obstacles, bring parties to the table, and get the deal done.
Few firms have both the depth of Dickinson Wright’s real estate experience and the reputation and courtroom skill of our seasoned litigators. With attorneys in offices across the U.S. and in Canada, our team is positioned to serve our clients wherever they need us, and we work collaboratively across offices and across legal specialties to resolve even the most complex and contentious disputes.
Our Clients
Our real estate litigation team represents clients in local, multi-state, and cross-border matters involving a wide range of real estate developments, including:
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Our Team
Dickinson Wright’s real estate and litigation practice groups have been recognized for excellence by highly regarded publications such as Chambers USA®, Benchmark Litigation, Best Lawyers in America®, Best of the Midwest, Law360, and Super Lawyers®. Additionally, we were honored with the DuPont Challenge Award, given in recognition for our representation of E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Company and the value of the services we offer all of our clients.
Our attorneys have proudly served as elected members, active participants, and leaders in industry organizations including, American College of Trial Lawyers, American College of Civil Trial Mediators, American College of Real Estate Lawyers, American Law Institute, Litigation Counsel of America, National Defense Research Institute.
Our Services
Understanding that litigation is costly and time-consuming and may damage an organization’s reputation, we proactively address issues and strategically counsels clients towards favorable resolution of real estate disputes. We regularly pursue opportunities to resolve matters in our clients’ best interests through effective use of early dispositive motions, and we have broad experience in domestic and international arbitrations, mediations, private facilitations, and other forms of alternative dispute resolution. But when informal resolution is not possible, our litigators aggressively represent clients in court to achieve the best possible outcomes consistent with their objectives and budget concerns. We regularly assist our clients across the full spectrum of real estate disputes, including:
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Condominium Litigation
Our real estate litigation team works with condominium and homeowners’ associations to protect their interests and resolve disputes. Clients rely on our thorough and responsive communication to help them assess solutions and understand the implications of their decisions. They appreciate our collaborative approach of developing and devising strategies for remedying issues, and they count on us to aggressively defend their rights and interests when necessary. Our work includes:
• Interpreting, enforcing, and modifying governing documents, such as condominium declarations and association by-laws.
• Enforcing developer obligations, negotiating contracts, and ensure contractor performance.
• Resolving contractor disputes involving a wide variety of claims.
• Initiating lawsuits on behalf of our association clients against unit owners and occupants to enforce rules and policies, resolve nuisances, and collect assessments and fines through eviction actions when required.
