Insurance, Professional Liability, Business and Commercial Law Firm in Sacramento, California

Greve, Clifford, Wengel & Paras, LLP

2870 Gateway Oaks Drive Suite 210 Sacramento, California 95833 USA

 (916) 443-2011
 (916) 441-7457

www.greveclifford.com
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Law Firm Overview

Greve, Clifford, Wengel & Paras, LLP represents individuals, businesses, insurance companies, and professional clients in courtrooms throughout central and northern California. Our diverse areas of expertise include business and commercial, professional liability, and general insurance matters. With roots stretching back over one hundred years into Sacramento's history, our firm and its lawyers have the experience and depth of legal knowledge needed to advise and assist our clients with virtually any corporate or commercial transaction their business requires.

When the issue calls for litigation, we diligently provide our clients with strong, effective representation designed to help them obtain a favorable outcome, whether through mediation, arbitration, trial, or appeal. In recognition of our standing in the legal community, Martindale-Hubbell has awarded its prestigious AV Preeminent rating to several of the firm's attorneys, indicating that peers rank them at the highest levels of professional excellence.

At Greve, Clifford, Wengel & Paras, LLP, our experience and the level of service we provide to our clients sets us apart from other firms. Rather than handing off the bulk of the work to inexperienced associates, our senior attorneys and partners maintain a hands-on approach with each case they take on, giving us the ability to resolve even the most complex matters as swiftly and efficiently as possible.

Practice Areas

Additional Practice Areas: Business Torts; Unfair Trade Practices; Vendor Agreements; Design Professional Defense & Representation; Casualty Claims; Property Damage; Elder Abuse Litigation; Heavy Equipment Litigation

Practice Areas Description

Greve, Clifford, Wengel & Paras, LLP offers legal representation on the following areas of practice:

- Commercial, Business and Corporate Law & Litigation

Our lawyers advise clients on the pros and cons of different entities in relation to their goals for their business, including: Corporations; Limited liability companies; Limited liability partnerships; General partnerships; Limited partnerships; Joint ventures. Choosing the right entity to operate your business has significant implications for how the business and its owners are taxed and exposed to liability, as well as issues related to the day-to-day control and management of the enterprise, and how transfers, succession, and dissolution are handled. We further assist in the formation of a new business by preparing and filing the appropriate documents with the Secretary of State, and preparing other necessary documents such as shareholder and partnership agreements, and LLC operating agreements.

- Construction Law and Litigation

Construction projects are complex undertakings, involving many different entities, some with distinct functions and others with overlapping responsibilities. Having well-drafted contracts which clearly spell out the rights, responsibilities, and expectations of the parties is essential to realizing a project that meets your goals and objectives, or that protects you in the event a dispute arises or the venture does not progress in the way you were envisioning. With experience in business and corporate transactions, including commercial real estate, our lawyers are capable of negotiating, preparing and reviewing all manner of contracts and transactional documents relevant to construction projects, including prime contracts, subcontracts, purchase orders, vendor agreements, change orders, and others.

- Design Professional Defense & Representation

Our lawyers represent design professionals in all manner of malpractice claims, including: Acts and omissions; Improperly designed buildings/structures; Building collapse, bridge collapse; Construction defects; Inadequate plans or specifications; Failure to remediate within a timely manner; Unexpected delays. The law firm of Greve, Clifford, Wengel & Paras, LLP is well-situated to defend architects, engineers, land surveyors, and other design professionals who are sued for malpractice in the performance of their professional duties. In addition, we provide design professionals and their insurers with claims consultation and contracts negotiation to prevent problems from arising in the future.

- Employment Law & Litigation

The employment law team is often sought for their claim prevention consultations in order to avoid litigation in the first instance. Once a lawsuit is filed, we aggressively defend the employer's rights, seeking the most cost effective strategy to do so. Our firm represents employers in the defense of claims involving wrongful discharge, constructive discharge, sexual harassment and liability under federal and state statutory schemes such as Title VII, and equal opportunity employment hereunder, the Americans With Disabilities Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act and California discrimination law. Our experience involves representing clients in mediation, arbitration and civil trials in state and federal court.

- Environmental & Toxic Torts Litigation

Greve, Clifford, Wengel & Paras, LLP has an extensive background in handling litigations involving contaminations of and exposure to asbestos, petrochemicals, methyl ethyl ketone, methylene chloride, 1,1,1 trichloroethane, MOCA, and other industrial chemicals as well as ground and drinking water contaminations involving lead, chromium, mercury, copper and arsenic. Representative environmental law litigations involve underground storage tank contaminations, workplace and residential contaminations of toxic construction materials, as well as soil and ground water contamination by hazardous materials used in manufacturing processes.

- Insurance Defense Litigation

Whether the underlying subject matter is property, automobile, professional liability, or any general liability matter, our professionals have the background and experience to defend the insured from a position of strength, settling a dispute when it is in our client's best interest to do so, or aggressively litigating the matter through trial and appeal if necessary. As experienced courtroom litigators representing both plaintiffs and defendants in personal injury cases, we have the insight and perspective to know how the other side thinks. Our attorneys are experts at case evaluation, assessing the value of a particular claim, the strengths and weaknesses of a case, and the probable outcome of a trial. Armed with such powerful information, we are ready at all times to settle or litigate a dispute in our client's favor.

- Insurance Law, Insurance Coverage & Bad Faith

Generally speaking, the interests of the insurance company and the insured are aligned only to the extent that the insured files a valid claim that can be reasonably satisfied by the insurance company. When a claim is denied or an insured does not receive all that he or she feels entitled to, the insured may feel that the insurance company acted unreasonably, and may attempt to gain compensation by filing a claim of insurance bad faith. Our attorneys have practiced insurance law throughout the Greater Sacramento area and northern and central California for decades, providing our insurance company clients with quality legal advice and effective representation in matters regarding the applicability of coverage or allegations of bad faith insurance practices.

- Personal Injury

Our lawyers represent plaintiffs who have been injured in automobile and motorcycle accidents, trucking accidents, and other motor vehicle collisions. We also represent persons injured in construction accidents or harm involving heavy equipment machinery such as bulldozers, cranes and forklifts. From products liability to premises liability, we represent plaintiffs across the spectrum of negligence cases, including defectively designed or defectively manufactured products and unsafe conditions such as collapsing stairs, icy sidewalks, and food spills in grocery stores and restaurants.

- Elder Abuse

Whether the result of neglect or intentional actions, physical abuse of the elderly is a tragic yet all too frequent occurrence. Nursing homes and assisted living facilities which are understaffed or which hire untrained and unskilled workers to care for their patients, often create situations where the residents become victims of malnutrition, dehydration, bedsores, and other illnesses which can prove debilitating or fatal to this generally physically frail population.

- Professional Malpractice Defense

The hallmark of a profession is the self-regulation of its members by a governing body which imposes standards of performance and conduct above and beyond what is expected of others. Whether self-imposed or mandated by statute, the existence of higher standards makes the professional vulnerable to complaints and litigation whenever the outcome does not meet the client's expectations. Also, the existence of malpractice insurance and the perceived deep pockets of professionals may entice a lawsuit in hopes of a quick cash settlement to avoid publicity which could be damaging to the professional's business. Greve, Clifford, Wengel & Paras, LLP defends attorneys, accountants, insurance agents, brokers, and other professionals accused of committing professional malpractice in central and northern California.

- Real Estate Law & Litigation

Our lawyers help with most types of acquisitions, sales and leases in the commercial, industrial, and retail fields, and provide advice and representation throughout the lifetime of the project, including: Obtaining financing; Acquisition of projects; Formation of joint ventures and limited liability companies; Ownership and development of properties; Negotiation of construction-related contracts and transactions; Sale or leasing; Regulatory guidance and counseling; Winding down of business entities formed for the purpose of facilitating a particular real estate project. When disputes do arise, protecting your investment or your stake in the project is paramount. Our experience includes mediation and arbitration and other forms of alternative dispute resolution, as well as litigation in the California state and federal trial and appellate courts.

- Trucking, Transportation, Heavy Equipment Litigation

Greve, Clifford, Wengel & Paras, LLP represents transportation companies, common carriers, freight haulers, and related transportation facilitators in litigation involving allegations of negligence or reckless misconduct. We also represent transportation manufacturers and distributors of manufactured parts, including trucks, tractors and trailers, and other heavy equipment machinery. Our lawyers have an excellent track record of responding professionally and aggressively in investigating, evaluating and litigating major injury and death cases involving common carriers, heavy machinery, 18-wheelers, and the manufacturers who service and supply these industries.

- Alternative Dispute Resolution

Our attorneys are actively involved in business, construction and insurance arbitrations before the American Arbitration Association and Judicial Arbitration & Mediation Services, Inc. (J.A.M.S.). In addition, many of the partners in the firm are judicial arbitrators and settlement conference judges pro tempore for the Sacramento County Superior Court. The firm is committed to participate in and advise clients seeking forms of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) as a means of addressing their legal concerns. Several of our partners, including Gary L. Vinson, and our Of Counsel, Edward T. Clifford and the Honorable Irving H. Perluss (Ret.) are experienced mediators and arbitrators of disputes involving multiple parties and complex business, professional and construction disputes.

- Appellate Law

Our familiarity with the appellate courts and the Justices who sit on those courts affords us the opportunity to counsel our appellate clients effectively as to their claims on appeal. Our attorneys have handled cases in many areas of civil litigation and pride themselves in producing a quality appellate product at a reasonable cost. As a result of our experience in complex issues, including appeals involving commercial litigation, securities, construction litigation, liability of public entities and insurance coverage and defense questions, Greve, Clifford appellate attorneys have the talent and experience to provide vigorous appellate advocacy in any court in California.

Attorneys

Mr. Lawrence A. Wengel Attorney Civil Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Insurance Defense

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