Criminal Law

• Wrongful Death
  In Seaton v. Shelter Mutual Ins. Co., plaintiffs’ daughter, Chelsea Seaton, was killed in an accident while riding as a passenger driven by Seaton. Plaintiffs settled a wrongful death claim with Seaton’s carrier, American Family Insurance, for policy limits and then sought underinsured motorist coverage from Shelter pursuant to three separate endorsements to her own auto insurance policies. Shelter paid the claim under one policy but denied coverage pursuant to the endorsements to the remaining two policies. Plaintiff filed for declaratory judgment.

Business and Corporate Law

• Corporate Law
  Dysart Taylor’s attorneys help family and private businesses solve legal disputes. Our attorneys counsel clients on corporate governance and financial disclosure matters, director and officer liability, fiduciary obligations, succession planning, restrictive covenant agreements and disputes, corporate partnerships and strategic alliances.
• Mergers and Acquisitions
  Dysart Taylor’s attorneys advise transportation and logistics companies in every aspect of corporate business practice. Our experienced team of attorneys counsels clients in mergers and acquisitions, succession plans, and the purchase or sale of business interests to third parties. Our team is fully equipped to advise clients on corporate management and operations matters, including negotiating and preparing all forms of business, partnership, licensing, operating, and shareholder agreements, and all other types of business contracts.
• Business Disputes
  USLAW firms are experienced in commercial and business law, employment and labor law, litigation and other business-related areas of law. All firms have substantial trial experience. USLAW member firms provide legal representation to major corporations, insurance companies, and large and small businesses alike.
• Limited Liability Companies
  Our team is experienced in assisting with the formation of all types of corporate entities, including partnerships, limited partnerships, limited liability companies and corporations. We are well-versed in the business and tax implications that must be considered when selecting the appropriate form of business entity. We have substantial experience in mergers and acquisitions and successfully represent both buyers and sellers in corporate transactions ranging from asset and stock purchases to tax-free reorganizations, recapitalizations and mergers.
• Intellectual Property

Employment Law

• Employment Contract
  Dysart Taylor’s employment attorneys help family-owned and privately held businesses navigate complex workplace laws and regulations. Our employment law services include employment litigation, advice and training, drafting of employment agreements, policy and handbook advice, and third-party investigations and audits.
• Employment Litigation
  Dysart Taylor’s employment attorneys help you navigate complex workplace laws and regulations. Our services in the transportation, logistics and distribution industry include employment litigation, advice and training, and third-party investigations and audits.

Property Law

• Construction Litigation
  Dysart Taylor offers experienced litigation and dispute resolution to the insurance and fidelity industries. Our attorneys represent insurance companies and their insureds and bondholder in federal and state regulatory matters, commercial disputes, insurance coverage and litigation, mergers and acquisitions, personal injury, construction defects, workers’ compensation claims, employment matters, regulatory compliance and licensing, risk management, and much more.
• Property Damage
  January 15, 2020 By Kent Bevan In Messina v. Shelter Insurance Company, the plaintiff, Messina, insured his home using Shelter Insurance Company. A brick veneer on an exterior wall of the house collapsed and Messina filed a property damage claim with Shelter, which...

Health Law

• Personal Injury
  In 2014, Dr. Neil Desai alleged that he sustained personal injury while being escorted from a Garcia Empire establishment by a Garcia Empire employee. Seneca Specialty Insurance Company (“Seneca”) offered to defend the club’s operator, Garcia Empire, LLC (“Garcia”) but would not commit to paying any resulting judgment.
• Medical Malpractice
  In Wilson v. P.B. Patel, MD., P. C., et al, Plaintiff Wilson brought a medical malpractice lawsuit a doctor and his practice group. Plaintiff appealed a verdict in favor of the Defendants alleging that the trial court abused its discretion by refusing to give a proposed withdrawal jury instruction regarding her alleged informed consent to the medical procedure.
• Auto Accidents

Trusts and Estates

• Estate Planning
  At the turn of the century, Dysart Taylor experienced significant growth, which led to representing more national and international clients. The firm’s practice areas continued to expand with the addition of attorneys practicing in employment law and estate planning. In addition, the firm rebranded to Dysart Taylor Cotter McMonigle & Montemore, P.C.
• Probate

Finance Law

• Tax Law
  Dysart Taylor’s Estate Planning & Probate Group strives to assist family-owned and privately held business clients in the transfer of assets to their desired beneficiaries with the least amount of tax and administration costs. Our legal services range from simple estate plans, designed to protect and maintain an estate for children and minors due to an unexpected and untimely death of a parent or parents, to highly sophisticated tax planning techniques, including business succession solutions.