David L. Menzel

Partner

The focus of Mr. Menzel’s practice is commercial litigation. He has extensive experience in representing clients in a wide variety of litigation, including the following:

• Representing financial services providers, including banks and insurers in connection with the sale of financial products, in their capacity as lenders, and in matters involving Articles 3 and 4 of the Uniform Commercial Code and the Uniform Fiduciaries Act;
• Construction litigation;
• Professional malpractice including accounting, legal and architectural;
• Trust and estate litigation;
• Commercial landlord – tenant disputes;
• Disputes among owners of closely held business entities;
• Employee restrictive covenants;
• Contract disputes;
• Fraudulent conveyances;
• Consumer fraud;
• Civil RICO
• Class action litigation

Mr. Menzel’s approach to litigation includes an early analysis of the claims and defenses to narrowly focus on material facts and legal issues, and to develop, in consultation with the client, a plan to achieve a cost effective result.