Payne & Jones offers experience and extensive support services to our clients when handling litigation matters. The following are among some of the more common types of cases the firm handles.

     Personal Injury: personal injury cases ranging from products liability to slip and fall to automobile accidents and false arrest; representation of department stores, land owners, construction companies and municipalities against all types of personal injury claims.

     Professional Negligence: representation of physicians, hospitals and nursing homes against claims for medical malpractice; representation of attorneys, accountants, architects, and engineers in professional negligence claims; coverage and liability matters stemming from E & 0 and D & 0 insurance policies.

     Environmental: experienced legal assistance in the application of both federal and state environmental regulations; representation of parties involved in Superfund clean-ups.

     Payne & Jones's expertise extends beyond acting as defense counsel. The firm also renders coverage opinions, deals with insurance regulatory agencies and commissions, handles antitrust matters, and analyzes complex coverage, bad faith and unfair practice matters. The firm's attorneys regularly deal with issues in the areas of property and casualty insurance, health and life insurance, and excess and reinsurance.

     The firm has handled numerous complex insurance matters, including bad faith actions, an action in which the plaintiff sought over $100 million in coverage for antitrust liability, and several environmental liability coverage actions involving millions of dollars of potential exposure.

     Payne & Jones attorneys are committed to keeping our clients up-to-date on changes in the law. In addition, we frequently conduct individualized in-house seminars for clients free of charge.