Practice Areas

Barth Tozer & Daly LLP is a full service civil and criminal litigation firm that represents individuals, businesses, and government entities in the following areas:

Civil

Business Formation – assisting business owners in choosing the legal entity of and in the governance of their business

Business Litigation – representing business owners and companies in the litigation of commercial disputes and advising companies of shareholder/partner rights and responsibilities

Contracts – advising clients in contract work and representing clients in the litigation of contract relationships in the areas of insurance, agriculture, construction, and general business

Eminent Domain – representing public agencies and individual property owners in eminent domain litigation, handling the condemnation of property and the just compensation of property owners

Employment Defense – advising employers before the termination of an employee and representing employers against claims of violation of state and federal law, including wrongful termination and discrimination

Government – advising and representing State-wide university system, counties, cities, school districts, special districts, and other local agencies (including Mutual Water Companies) concerning: governance, property tax issues/allocations, school District Development mitigation, public works construction, election contests, special districts, and Mutual Water Companies

Landlord-Tenant Disputes – Representing landlords against ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) claims, discrimination claims, and tort defense

Military Law – representing military clients facing legal challenges

Professional Licensing – representing clients facing professional discipline, minimizing the harm done and helping them continue their practice

Real Estate Litigation – representing clients involved in real estate and contract disputes, including easement rights. boundary questions. water rights. protections from flood risks, and the operation and effect of purchase and sale agreements, option agreements, and leases

Trust and Estate Litigation – representing clients in Probate Court litigation to protect their rights or help them comply with fiduciary duties

Criminal

Antitrust (Sherman Act)  representing business owners and companies charged with violating U.S. antitrust law

Computer crimes  representing clients in a wide range of computer crime areas, including computer fraud, identity theft, copyright fraud, and software piracy

Embezzlement – representing clients charged with embezzlement, with an emphasis on early advocacy for an out of court resolution

Environmental crimes  representing business owners charged with environmental crimes, including ground and air pollution and dumping toxic waste, with an emphasis on the prevention of the filing of criminal negligence charges

Federal Corrupt Practices Act – representing individuals and companies facing federal charges of violating the Federal Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), by reviewing the laws of each country in which business was conducted and crafting a rigorous defense

Grand Jury Investigations – representing clients who are the “target” or “subject” of a federal grand jury investigation

Health Care Fraud – representing health care providers accused of fraud, including charges of fraudulent billing, fraudulent prescribing, and kickbacks

Mail and Wire Fraud – representing individuals charged with mail and wire fraud

Mortgage Fraud – representing individuals charged with mortgage and real estate fraud

Public Figures  representing public figures charged with public corruption and white collar crimes, including bribery, conflicts of interest, embezzlement of public funds, tax fraud, money laundering, and conspiracy

Securities Fraud – representing stockbrokers charged with financial crimes such as stock fraud, insider trading, investment fraud, financial advisor fraud, and manipulation of stock prices

Child Molestation – representing individuals charged with a sex crime involving children

Rape and Statutory Rape – representing individuals charged with rape or statutory rape

Child Pornography – representing individuals charged with child pornography possession or allegations of child pornography distribution

Tax Fraud – representing individuals charged with tax crimes, including tax evasion, preparing false returns, and tax structuring crimes

Theft of trade secrets – assisting companies in protecting their secret and proprietary information and enforcing trade secret laws