Hacker Murphy has the caliber of commercial litigation lawyers that you want on your side. Our team has a solid foundation in real property law, business law, and property taxation and the skills and experience to represent you well in courtroom advocacy and effective dispute resolution.
Matters We Handle
The Hacker Murphy team litigates commercial cases arising under federal and state statutes and matters involving general principles of contract and business law. We regularly represent clients in partnership and shareholder disputes, claims for breach of contract and other business torts, and a variety of legal matters, including the following:
- Boundary Line, Property Title & Lake Rights Disputes
- Business Litigation
- Collections and Payment Disputes
- Commercial Real Estate Litigation
- Construction Disputes Litigation
- Labor Employment
- Out-of-State Litigation
- Professional Licensing Defense
- Transactional, Corporate and Commercial Litigation
- Not-for-profit and charitable organizations
- Contract Disputes
- Business Dissolution and Shareholder Disputes (“Business Divorces”)
- Breach of Fiduciary Duty Claims
- Non-Compete Litigation
- Partition Actions
- Real Estate Transactions (breach of contract, fraud, escrow or earnest money)
- Commercial Evictions
- Commercial Foreclosure and mechanic’s liens
- Zoning and land use litigation
- Adverse possession claims
- Eminent domain/condemnation
- Real estate property tax reduction and abatement (tax certiorari)
A Strong Reputation Means Quality Results
The Hacker Murphy firm is well known across the Capital District, upstate New York and statewide for formidable representation in business and commercial litigation. We have a reputation for excellence in our trial and appellate practices.
Our commercial litigation division is directed by managing partner James Hacker and partners Thomas Higgs and John Harwick. Together, they have served as lead trial counsel in cases involving multi-million dollar settlements and property disputes. The firm has represented corporations as large as General Electric, Verizon, Inc. and QuadGraphics Inc., and as small as a husband-wife partnership start-up business.
Managing partner James Hacker has been recognized as the “Lawyer of the Year” in the category of “Bet-the-Company” litigation by Best Lawyers. He is widely regarded as a leading and preeminent trial lawyer with specialized experience in commercial litigation. Other members of the firm have been recognized as “Super Lawyers” in the field of commercial litigation and have achieved the highest rating of “AV” from Martindale Hubble.
We Do What’s Right for Our Client
Although we have used our superior trial skills to win courtroom battles when necessary (and are always prepared to do so,) we never forget or take for granted that cost-effective resolutions are the best possible outcomes for our clients.
We pride ourselves on our ability to find the right resolution for our clients’ specific disputes, including through negotiation, mediation, or arbitration. Hacker Murphy’s strong reputation is sometimes all that is necessary to prompt opposing parties to negotiate fair and reasonable resolutions.
However, when a matter cannot be resolved through agreement and our clients’ rights and best interests are at stake, we will confidently take the matter to court. Our commercial litigation lawyers will tenaciously assert your interests in pre-trial motions, discovery, settlements, hearings, final trials, and, if necessary, appeals.
Whether you are trying to resolve a dispute before it escalates into a lawsuit or you need strategic counsel to protect your interests in and out of court, our team will fight for you. Contact us today or call (518) 284-3183 to discuss a plan of action.