Contract Disputes · Internal Disputes · Business Torts · Employee Agreements

The success of your business relies on the strength of your relationships with clients, financiers, employees and partners. If one of those relationships goes bad, it is important that you find a way to protect your interests, resolve the dispute and if necessary, extricate your business and yourself from a potentially damaging situation. Remaining entangled in a dysfunctional business relationship can have serious legal and financial consequences if it isn’t dealt with swiftly and effectively.

For more than four decades, Powers & Worshtil, P.C., has counseled clients in a wide variety of business litigation issues. We work closely with you to better understand your business and individual goals and to make sure you are comfortable with the legal response. Upper Marlboro business litigation attorney Ralph Powers Jr. has received an AV rating* under Martindale Hubbell’s peer review system and enjoys an excellent reputation in the legal and business communities of southern Maryland.
Our firm handles business and commercial litigation in Prince George’s, Calvert, Charles, St. Mary’s and Anne Arundel counties. Contact us today.

Prince George’s County And Waldorf Contract Attorney
Wide Experience In Business Law And Litigation

Ralph Powers is an experienced trial lawyer who can capably represent business owners, partners, executives or employees in legal conflicts such as:

• Breach of contract — customer or vendor contract disputes
• Partnership/shareholder disputes
• Partnership dissolution (“business divorce”)
• Buy-sell agreements invoked by death, divorce or force-out
• Tort lawsuits — fraud, unfair business practices, tortious interference
• Noncompete agreements and restrictive covenants
• Intellectual property disputes
• Commercial lease disputes

Internal disputes and business dissolutions can be very complex, especially when the partnership is a “handshake deal” that was never formalized. Ralph Powers can intervene to safeguard your interests and de-escalate the dispute. If it is important to salvage the business relationship, he can help you explore a mediated or negotiated solution. If the battle lines have been drawn, he will represent you in court to ensure a fair outcome.

An Experienced Trial Lawyer In Your Corner

From simple business litigation issues such as voiding an unfulfilled contract to complex cases like dissolving a partnership and distributing the assets and liabilities, we can help you resolve legal matters with as little frustration and expense as possible.

Call us at 240-847-0738 or email us to arrange an appointment.

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