- Corporate Law
- Mergers and AcquisitionsMiltner & Menck’s intellectual property practice evolved from the needs of its construction contractor and small business clients for assistance with copyright, trademark, and trade secret issues, as well as unfair competition litigation. Small and growing businesses commonly need to protect their company logos, mottos, advertisements, and trade secrets. Quality intellectual property advice can assist growing businesses in prioritizing their core intellectual resources, considering their competition, the markets, and applicable law. Mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, and the formation of new related entities, also entail a need to provide for the transfer, retention, or permissions to use intellectual property rights of one or more affected entities. Miltner & Menck, APC, and its predecessor firms, Miltner, Polk & Menck, Miltner Law Group and Perkins & Miltner, have also enjoyed success in litigating a variety of intellectual property issues. Small businesses often encounter litigation over such matters as a former partner’s or former employee’s use of trade secret information, the infringement of a growing company’s patents, and copyright infringement affecting promotional brochures, advertisements and websites. The firm also provides advice to clients facing intellectual property threats, enabling them to better assess the importance of the threat so that they can respond in an effective and cost-effective manner.
- Business DisputesBecause of Miltner & Menck’s 30 years of business law experience, we are uniquely qualified to provide our business clients with legal representation that will maximize their recovery while minimizing their legal fees in the following areas...
- Business Transactions
- Limited Liability CompaniesMiltner & Menck represents all types of entities, including corporations, limited liability companies, partnerships, limited liability partnerships, joint ventures, nonprofit mutual benefit corporations, and sole proprietors.
- Construction ContractsMiltner & Menck’s transactional expertise is equally varied and includes the negotiation of residential, commercial, retail and industrial leases, purchase and sale agreements, construction contracts, and development agreements.
- Trade Secrets
- Intellectual PropertyOur effective team of attorneys will assist you to protect, manage, enforce and defend your trademark, copyright, and other intellectual property law rights.
- Unfair Competition
- Wrongful TerminationOur attorneys prosecute and defend employment disputes by both employees and employers, including discrimination, unfair wages, wrongful termination, retaliation, separation agreements, and harassment claims. We also represent employers to provide assistance with employee handbooks, compliance issues, trade secrets, employment agreements, and other related agreements or employment questions.
- Employment ContractMr. Miltner has also gained a great deal of expertise in the employment field, and his expertise includes defense of wage and hour disputes, claims for wrongful/constructive termination, discrimination (race, religion, color, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, age), harassment, retaliation, non-compete disputes, misappropriation of trade secrets, breach of employment contracts, FLSA, Title VII and complaints filed before the California Labor Commissioner, DFEH and EEOC. His aggressive, yet results-oriented approach, has resulted in very favorable settlements for his clients, many of which result in no payment being made by his clients at all.
- Employment LitigationMr. Menck possesses extensive experience trying and litigating general civil actions. During his 30 years of practice, Mr. Menck has tried over 30 cases in San Diego, Orange and Los Angeles Counties. His representations have grossed his clients in excess of $30 million. Mr. Menck has enjoyed tremendous success in positioning claimants in multi-billion dollar federal class action lawsuits. His participation in copyright infringement and intellectual property lawsuits assured rights and financial recovery beyond the client’s expectations. Mr. Menck’s recent participation in an employment litigation lawsuit yielded a tremendous result for the client.
- Non-compete Agreement
- Severance Agreement
- Sexual HarassmentAdditionally, employers are required to promptly investigate sexual harassment and take action to stop any harassment. An employer may never retaliate against an employee for complaining of harassment. Sexual harassment can take many forms, direct or indirect, and every situation is unique. If you think you have been harassed at work, then contact an attorney at Miltner & Menck to review your situation and advise you of your options.
- Real Estate LitigationMiltner & Menck understands the complexities and nuances of real estate disputes and understands the outcome can be costly for any business or individual. Even threatened litigation can weaken your property rights and damage your investment. If you have a real estate issue, contact Miltner & Menck today to schedule a free consultation with an experienced real estate attorney.
- Construction LitigationMiltner & Menck is an aggressive, cost-conscious, and results-oriented law firm with a substantial and respected construction litigation practice group. Our clients have included developers, general contractors, subcontractors, material suppliers, engineers, architects, insurance companies, sureties, purchasers, sellers, landlords, and tenants involved in both public and private works of improvement. Miltner & Menck combines its background in the construction industry and technical knowledge in construction defects to focus on the best way to protect the reputations and investments of our clients.
- Real Estate TransactionsMiltner & Menck provides comprehensive legal counsel to a broad spectrum of businesses, including start-up ventures, small businesses, closely held firms and publicly traded companies. The legal and business experience of our attorneys is expansive and diverse, encompassing corporate transactions, real estate transactions and business operations. Our goal is to deliver real value to the client’s business decision-making processes, and then assist in closing the deals and other transactions as efficiently and cost-effectively as possible.
- Eminent Domain
- Easement
- Land Use and Zoning
- Estate PlanningOur litigation attorneys handle real estate litigation matters of every type and scope, including purchase and sale agreement disputes, easement disputes, boundary disputes, condemnation actions, brokerage commissions, mechanic’s liens, defects in construction, environmental concerns, the prosecution and defense of unlawful detainer, breach of lease actions, breach of guaranty actions, land use disputes, quiet title, habitability issues, escrow difficulties, and any other title issues.