What happened when a local powerhouse sports bar, http://www.zippssportsgrills.com/ sued a developer for trying to add a southwestern grill known as, http://ztejas.com/ to one of its shopping centers?

The developer fights back.

The Law Firm of William A. Miller is proud to announce the developer of the shopping center at 16^th and Bethany in Phoenix, Arizona used our firm to fight this case. We are also happy to state that, we won. Patrons are now enjoying their margarita’s at Z’Tejas and Zipps is licking its wounds for filing such a case in the first place.

It was a classic war. Millions and millions in valuation and cash-flow were at stake. Zipps hired one of the top law firms in Arizona and every phone call, letter, email, pleading and the actual hearing was fought tooth-and-nail. But, in the end the Court saw through the smoke screen that Zipps had offered to stop the Z’Tejas from breaking ground and it was not long before the case was dismissed.

The case was covered in the Arizona Republic: http://www.azcentral.com/community/phoenix/articles/20130419phoenix-ztejas-location-opens-legal-battle.html

The docket can be found at: http://www.superiorcourt.maricopa.gov/docket/CivilCourtCases/caseInfo.asp?caseNumber=CV2012-006285

Feel free to call Bill Miller at 602-319-6899 if you need help in a complex case or one requires that extra effort that a big firm simply can not provide.

We also handle, Breach of contract, Non-compete agreements, Non-disclosure agreements, Employee theft and embezzlement, Insurance purchases and enforcement of policy coverage, Negotiation and/or enforcement of commercial leases, Negligence and gross negligence resulting in losses, Intentional acts causing a company to suffer damages, Tortious interference with contractual relationships, Unjust enrichment, Real Estate fraud, Consumer fraud, Conversion/Theft, Intentional and/or negligent misrepresentation, Business torts and Real estate title & escrow.

It’s hard to figure out why lawyers will not quote what the cost of a suit will be. While, variables do exist, your lawyer should know what these variables might be. That can be factored in. Well, the legal marketplace is changing, and companies are now demanding value-based engagements with their outside firms that create alignment and incentivize the elimination of waste and excessive work. Large corporations—the ones law firms covet as clients—find better value and achieve better results with value-based alternative fee arrangements (VBFs).

According to data provided by members of the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC), home-appliance maker Whirlpool put in place a system that emphasizes hitting benchmarks on budgets and giving bonuses for ending legal claims sooner rather than later. In the process, it cut its legal costs by about 15 percent. Sherwin Williams cut its spending by a similar amount using VBFs. And Home Depot adopted new billing procedures in 2008, hiring outside lawyers using fixed fees and retainers. As a result, Home Depot cut its legal fees in half.

At the Law Firm of William A. Miller in Scottsdale, Arizona we are happy to arrange a value-based fee agreement and we will stick to it, after all… your word is your bond.

Feel free to call William A. Miller, Esq. 602-319-6899

We also handle, Breach of contract, Non-compete agreements, Non-disclosure agreements, Employee theft and embezzlement, Insurance purchases and enforcement of policy coverage, Negotiation and/or enforcement of commercial leases, Negligence and gross negligence resulting in losses, Intentional acts causing a company to suffer damages, Tortious interference with contractual relationships, Unjust enrichment, Real Estate fraud, Consumer fraud, Conversion/Theft, Intentional and/or negligent misrepresentation, Business torts and Real estate title & escrow.

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