You litigate when you cannot agree with someone over something important enough that you would rather seek an enforceable judgment than let it go. Of course, an agreement might still be reached before the litigation concludes. But there is a saying: You cannot settle a case that you are not prepared to try.

The Law Office of Ihsan Dogramaci focuses on resolving your dispute by presenting you to the judge, the arbitrator or the jury so you can tell your story and get a judgment in your favor. Typically, this means having a trial.

Many chess games between grandmasters never get as far as the end game; they end with a resignation somewhere in the middle game. But your opponent will not resign, and will continue playing even a weak position, if unconvinced that you know how to play the end game and deliver mate.

Likewise in litigation an adversary will not accept a fair settlement, and will continue to let even a weak case play out, if unconvinced that you are prepared to go to a successful final judgment.

You are best served, therefore, by a focus on winning at trial. Generally, it is a waste to engage in pre-trial wrangling and posturing that does not move a case towards a successful trial.

Whether the dispute involves an overreaching business partner, a self-interested board of directors, a misleading investment pitch, or a simple violation of a contract, I seek a fair outcome for my clients, not busywork for the bar. Read More