The
McClelland Law Firm, P.C. has extensive
experience handling a wide variety of legal matters, at the
advisory, administrative, trial, and appellate levels.
Regardless of the type of case, every one of our clients
receives personal attention, along with vigorous and
experienced advocacy.
We represent and advise clients in the following areas:
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Employment
Law
Employment Law
Employment law
covers a complex network of laws that controls how employers
must treat employees, former employees, and applicants for
employment. Our attorneys have significant experience in
interpreting and construing Federal and state statutes and
case law in areas such as employment discrimination,
affirmative action, sexual harassment, employee benefits,
whistleblower litigation, wrongful discharge, employment
contracts, Title VII, Age Discrimination in Employment Act,
the Americans With Disabilities Act, the Family Medical
Leave Act, the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification
Act, the Federal Employer's Liability Act, the Occupational
Safety and Health Act, and special laws governing municipal
employment. Our attorneys have also handled matters
involving wrongful discharge, breach of contract,
non-compete agreements, trade secret, and defamation.
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General
Litigation
General Litigation
Our general
litigation practice is active in the trial of complex
matters before Federal and State courts, as well as
administrative agencies. We represent clients as both
plaintiffs and defendants in Federal and State courts,
before Federal, State and local administrative agencies, in
arbitrations and other forms of alternative dispute
resolution, and render advice on actual and potential
claims.
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Hospital Law
Hospital Law
McClelland Law
Firm, P.C. has represented hospitals for over twenty (20)
years and can provide expertise in health care operations,
including advising institutions, their medical staffs and
boards on governance issues. Our attorneys have represented
hospitals and physicians in matters such as medical staff
by-laws, rules and regulations, professional and physician
credentialing, peer reviews, allied health professionals,
institutional review boards, joint commission accreditation,
advance directives, medical records, bioethics and other
operational issues. We have also assisted in the creation
and implementation of professional liability self-insurance
plans for certain hospitals resulting in millions of dollars
saved in risk management.
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Health Care
Law
Health Care Law
McClelland Law
Firm, P.C. has prided itself in providing legal assistance
and advice regarding privacy, security, benefits and risk
management to health care provider clients. We have
additionally provided outstanding defense counsel to
hospitals, physicians, and other health care providers. The
firm's attorneys have represented various hospitals, nursing
facilities and primary care facilities, as well as
physicians, and has knowledge and experience in contractual
arrangements with midwives, podiatrists, certified
registered nurse anesthetists, psychologists, registered
nurses, licensed practical nurses, chiropractors, physical
therapists, and other health care providers. The attorneys,
with the assistance of trained paralegals and support staff,
allow us to provide dedicated, efficient, and cost effective
legal representation to our health care clients.
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Consumer Law
Consumer Law
McClelland Law
Firm, P.C. has represented consumers for violations of the
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) and Fair and Accurate
Credit Transactions Act (FACTA). We have handled cases
on behalf of consumers whose rights have been violated by
creditors, advertisers, banks, and collection agencies.
Attorneys at the McClelland Law Firm, P.C., have experience
in class action litigation in state and federal courts, and
are capable of handling consumer litigation matters on
behalf of individuals and potential classes.
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Education Law
Education Law
Our lawyers in
the firm's Education Law practice area represent full- and
part-time teachers, teacher substitutes and aides, teacher
unions, students, parents, school administrators, and have
been involved with educational institutions and school
districts. These practice areas include but are not
limited to teacher liability issues, school board
governance, free speech issues, fraud, restraining orders,
discrimination, special education, student rights, teacher
employment rights, tenure related issues and other current
issues surrounding public school systems.
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Medical Malpractice
Medical Malpractice
The McClelland
Law Firm, P.C., has for over fifteen (15) years provided
defense for its health care provider clients.
Additionally, we have provided legal assistance to
individuals on medical malpractice claims when not in
conflict with our law firm's representation of existing
health care provider clients.
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Criminal Law
Criminal Law
Criminal law is
the practice of law dealing with the defense and prosecution
of misdemeanor and felony crimes in State and Federal trial
and appellate courts. Our law firm's legal staff includes a
former prosecuting attorney for Jackson County, Missouri and
Wicomico County, Maryland, and we are qualified in criminal
trial and criminal appellate law involving the
investigation, evaluation, pleading, discovery, taking of
testimony, presentation of evidence, and argument of jury
and non-jury cases.
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Real Property
Real Property
The Firm offers
comprehensive services in matters regarding the purchase and
sale of residential and commercial real estate, real estate
development and property disputes. We represent clients who
are active in the real estate industry – developers,
builders, management companies, as well as individuals who
acquire, lease or sell real estate. We have solid,
long-standing relationships with banks, lending
institutions, title companies, surveyors, and others
involved in real estate transactions.
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Insurance Law
Insurance Law
Our attorneys
represent clients in insurance matters, including the
prosecution of personal injury cases, coverage disputes, and
transactions involving insurance and reinsurance companies.
We have served as counsel to companies and businesses of all
sizes.
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Business Law and Commercial Litigation
Business Law and Commercial Litigation
McClelland Law
Firm, P.C. maintains an active business law and commercial
litigation practice. Our attorneys provide a wide variety of
services to our business clients from assisting in selecting
the type of organizational entity under which to operate,
preparation of agreements, sale and purchase of businesses,
obtaining financing and funding for business operations, and
employee relations, to dissolution. Our attorneys also
represent individuals and business entities in all aspects
of business enterprise and property and wealth acquisition
and maintenance.
Our attorneys
also assist their clients in resolving a variety of
disputes, including commercial litigation, involving
professional negligence, breach of contract, unfair
competition, franchises, debtor-creditor issues, real
estate, construction, mechanic's liens, banking and
commercial law, shareholder controversies, directors' and
officers' liability, partnership, joint venture, deceptive
trade practices, municipal liability, civil rights,
nuisance, and defamation. Our clients include
individuals and businesses of all types including retail,
manufacturing and distribution, personal and professional
service entities, and shareholders.
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Estate
Planning
Estate Planning
Our firm handles
a variety of estate planning matters, including planning for
the distribution of an individual's property at his or her
death and preparation of wills and trusts, taxes, insurance,
and property so as to gain the maximum benefit of all laws,
while, at the same time, accomplishing the individual's
property disposition instructions.
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Wills and
Trusts
Wills and Trusts
Our law firm's
estate planning includes the preparation of Wills and Trusts
for our clients as well as simple methods to avoid the
probate process when available.
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Litigation and Appeals
Litigation and Appeals
Our firm has
tried numerous judge and jury trials in Federal and State
courts. This representation does not end with the rendition
of a judgment at the trial level. Our firm has considerable
experience in representing our clients through the appellate
process, both before Federal and State courts of appeal.
Additionally, we regularly represent clients through
alternative dispute resolution procedures including
mediation and arbitration in an attempt to resolve disputes
in a cost-efficient manner.
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Personal
Injury
Personal Injury
The attorneys at
McClelland Law Firm, P.C. have specialized knowledge in many
aspects of personal injuries and have an in-depth
understanding of issues involved in personal injury cases.
Our clients are consulted at every stage of the legal
process with competent, understanding advice and answers to
their questions. We diligently pursue each client's case so
they receive fair and just compensation for their injuries,
lost income, and pain and suffering. We represent
individuals seriously injured in motor vehicle accidents,
slip and fall accidents, incidents involving medical
negligence, individuals injured as a result of defective or
unsafe products, and families who have lost a loved one as
the result of an accident.
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