Litigation

McCandlish Holton provides a wealth of experience and expertise in all areas of litigation. Our attorneys and support staff represent our clients' interests, balancing when a matter needs to be handled aggressively or when an efficient and cost-effective resolution is appropriate.

Our Litigation Team is comprised of trial attorneys with years of experience practicing before the state and federal courts in Virginia. Because of our location in Richmond, Virginia, our Litigation Team has developed a particular familiarity and expertise litigating matters in every division of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia—the famed "Rocket Docket"—as well as the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. In addition, our litigators have extensive experience appearing before state and federal regulatory and administrative tribunals throughout Virginia.

McCandlish Holton’s trial attorneys have a broad range of general, complex commercial litigation experience, and particular expertise in the following practice areas:

  • Alternative Dispute Resolution: Mediation and Arbitration
  • Appellate: State and Federal
  • Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights
  • Business/Partner Disputes
  • Catastrophic Bodily Injury Claims and Defense
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Construction Defect
  • Employer/Employee Disputes
  • ERISA
  • Fire Loss Claims and Defense
  • Health Care
  • Immigration: Deportation and Employer Compliance
  • Insurance Coverage
  • Insurance Defense
  • Intellectual Property and Technology
  • Land Use & Environmental
  • Labor & Employment
  • Local Counsel
  • Non-Compete Litigation
  • Premises Liability
  • Product Liability
  • Professional Liability
  • Real Estate
  • Securities
  • Tax
  • Toxic Torts
  • Utilities & Telecommunications
  • Workers' Compensation