SKS Lawyers

Our Recent & Past Accomplishments

Civil & Real Estate Litigation

• Defense judgment for client developer on $23 million personal injury claim.
• Defense counsel on Federal class action dismissed at pleadings stage on $10 million to $30 million fraud claim.
• Publicly traded company to pay high six figures in confidential settlement to former employees for past due wages and attorney’s fees and costs incurred.
• Seller of commercial property ordered to specifically perform and sell commercial property to buyer valued in excess of $3 million.
• Successfully defend individuals accused of aiding and abetting securities Ponzi scheme–$3.5 million in damages sought.
• Verdict for children of mother wrongfully killed by step father. Clients awarded marital estate, and punitive damages.

Estates & Trust Litigation

• Child of deceased parent to receive additional $1 million in dispute with charity over interpretation of will. Charity contended client entitled to zero.
• Establish that child of deceased parent unduly influenced that parent prior to death to leave entire estate to that child, resulting in estate going to other sibling.

Family Law

• Succeed in terminating spousal support from a long-term marriage–$26,000 per month to zero.
• Successfully defend claim of parental alienation, with court ordering accuser to pay client’s attorney’s fees and costs.
• Establish that business claimed to be separate property by spouse was community property, resulting in $2 million award to client.
• Successfully defend judgment from being set aside on claim of fraud and duress following 8 day trial with client retaining approximately $60 million in assets awarded under judgment.

Medical Malpractice

• Prominent high hospital to pay family for wrongful death of child in confidential settlement.