Litigation Areas

Commercial Litigation

Construction Litigation—Mr. Skipworth has handled many cases involving commercial and residential construction. He has represented contractors, engineers, architects, and property owners.

Contracts—Mr. Skipworth has experience with litigation involving contracts and leases.  That experience includes disputes between partners, landlords and tenants, insureds and insurance companies, breach of sales agreements of all types, and disputes involving sales merchandise and businesses.

Collections—Mr. Skipworth handles commercial collections in excess of $25,000.

Leases—Mr. Skipworth regularly represents landlords regarding issues involving the construction of leases, rent, leasehold space, and many other matters.

Real Estate—Mr. Skipworth has extensive litigation experience involving eminent domain (condemnation) cases from large tracts of undeveloped land to service stations. Experience also includes disputes over easements, boundaries, encroachments, and adverse possession among others.  Mr. Skipworth also provides property tax consultation and litigation after the decision of the appropriate taxing authority.

Deceptive Trade Practices—Many cases involve claims of deceptive trade practices.  A typical case is where a consumer is told that the product purchased is of good quality and it turns out to be a lemon. Mr. Skipworth has defended and prosecuted many such cases.

Stock Fraud-Mr. Skipworth handles cases involving stock fraud, where an investor pays money to a broker only to find out that the broker did not handle the money as instructed or took the money.  Another situation is where the investor has been told something in writing that is false when if the truth had been known, the investor would not have invested.  Mr. Skipworth handles cases with the NASD (National Association of Securities Dealers) and in court, if possible. 

Negligence and Products Liability

Negligence—This theory of law is present in many cases over many subjects. Simply put, negligence is the failure of a person or corporation to do something it should have done to prevent damage to another person or corporation.  It can be a factor in construction cases, personal injury cases, stock fraud cases, and many others. Mr. Skipworth has more than 30 years of experience handling cases involving negligence.

Personal Injury—When a person is injured by someone because of the other person's negligence, the injured person may sue for the damages he/she has sustained. This occurs in auto accidents, medical malpractice cases, and many other situations. Mr. Skipworth has much experience handling personal injury cases for truck drivers, auto accident victims, and similarly situated people.

Products Liability—This is a version of personal injury law and occurs when someone is injured by a product because the product is improperly designed, marketed, or manufactured.  Mr. Skipworth has handled many such cases to conclusion.