With a reputation that is nearly unmatched, Willoughby, Stuart & Bening provides support and services for virtually all matters of business litigation. We specialize in helping medium businesses, large businesses, and corporations handle all aspects of business litigation with a pragmatic, problem-solving approach that achieves a resolution in an efficient and satisfying manner.

From contract consulting to full trial litigation, our vast practical and trial experience means that every avenue is thoroughly explored in creating the best solution -- even if that means going to trial to resolve the matter. Our services include:
As experienced San Francisco Business Litigation Attorneys, we consult with businesses throughout California to prevent disputes from becoming large problems. Our business consultation services can be applied in a variety of manners, all performed with an effort to minimize future complications and prevent eventual litigation.

We are smart, practical, aggressive and view the practice of law as a higher calling where counsel is always entirely focused on the client’s best interest. Our reputation is unmatched and all parties and counsel know you are represented by the best. Our personal relationship with our clients is very important, and we believe in taking care of their problems.

The best way to avoid litigation is to propose sensible resolutions before differences become irreconcilable; our experience consulting nearly all areas of business legal matters provides clients with a proven path to minimizing potential problems tied to business litigation.

Our Firm is recognized as one of the preeminent business litigation law firms in Northern California with trial experience that is second-to-none. When cases need to go to full trial, we bring the credibility, experience, and knowledge necessary to execute a case to the fullest if absolutely necessary.

The founding partners of our Firm truly believe that the practice of law is a higher calling. The client is relying upon their counsel to, with zeal and dedication, always act in the client's best interest to solve an important problem, whether it be resolving a dispute or negotiating a contract. As skilled San Francisco Business Litigation Attorneys, we take this charge seriously, and whether it is getting the best result in settlement or trial, we are always focused upon obtaining the client the best possible result at the most reasonable cost. This is a primary reason our Firm enjoys a reputation as one of the finest, most respected and admired small firms in Northern California.

We provide a sophisticated blend of practical and actual trial experience that is virtually unmatched by local firms. When the opposition hears that Willoughby, Stuart & Bening are opposing counsel, they know they are up against the best, including attorneys who will genuinely attempt settlement, but are entirely prepared with years of experience to go to trial if that is what the client desires.

Throughout each matter, one thing remains consistent –  we are focused solely on the client’s best interests and draw upon our wealth of experience to give the client the best possible result.

Our Firm provides legal representation for virtually any disputes in the realms of business, real estate, and insurance. Representing medium- and large-sized businesses and individuals, we prosecute and defend cases for clients in sophisticated business disputes, landlord/tenant violations, insurance coverage matters, and more.

Drawing from more than 125 years of combined legal experience, the Firm’s unique combination of a pragmatic, problem-solving approach and a depth of practical and actual trial experience makes it one of the Bay Area’s standard setters in the area of legal representation.

Every Willoughby, Stuart & Bening lawyer’s focus is to determine the best possible result for each client’s dispute, regardless of how big or small the task may be. We believe the best solution for any case involves:

• Identifying key issues within the dispute from day one.
• Creating a dialogue between parties to attempt early resolution.
• Providing council to explain client options in terms of budget and potential solutions.
• Bringing the case to court if absolutely necessary.

With a reputation recognized and respected by other Bay Area lawyers, Willoughby, Stuart & Bening backs up every case with a nearly unmatched level of experience. The Firm’s credibility and knowledge gives every client the absolute best representation possible, regardless of whether the process is settled early or goes to court.

• Trade Secrets/Unfair Competition: Represented software developer in successful action against control employees asserting theft of complex source code used to value hundreds of millions of dollars of mortgages. Negotiated settlement shortly before trial.
• Business Litigation: Represented company and investors through trial against founder/inventor of semiconductor patents for power factor correction in appliances. After three-week trial court awarded patent to company.
• Business Litigation: Represented building owner through trial in claim against contractor for improper construction, obtaining award for all damages sought, and all attorneys fees incurred, all of which was collected.
• Business Insurance: Represented through trial national company which was denied a defense by insurer in complex underlying business/trademark infringement case. Successfully prevailed on appeal through the Federal Ninth Circuit, recovering all fees and settlement incurred by client.
• Real Estate: Selected to represented prominent law firm through trial in claims against firm that it had improperly taken case on a contingency fee, instead of hourly basis. Prevailed at trial defeating claims of over $3 million, and recovered over $350,000 by way of cross complaint.

If you or someone you know in California needs the legal services of a skilled San Francisco Business Litigation Attorney, call Willoughby, Stuart & Bening today at 866-499-8639, or use the contact form provided on this site to schedule your initial consultation.