Civil Litigation • Real Estate Litigation & Development • Insurance Defense • Eminent Domain and Condemnation • Business Formation and Litigation • Construction Law • Products Liability • Employment Law

Ramsden & Lyons, LLP represents clients throughout Idaho and Washington. Our practice areas include:

• Civil Litigation - Collectively, the attorneys at Ramsden & Lyons, LLP have represented clients in thousands of civil disputes and hundreds of civil trials in both state and federal courts. We represent clients in both arbitration and court litigation, working toward a resolution that is in our client's best interest. Our trial lawyers' courtroom experience complements our other practice areas and makes us effective advocates for our clients.
   
• Real Estate Development - Commercial, residential, and industrial development currently present significant growth and profit opportunities in the Northwestern United States, particularly in Eastern Washington and North Idaho. In real estate litigation, zoning, land use, planning or development, Ramsden & Lyons, LLP offers knowledgeable representation to property owners, real estate professionals, developers, agents, appraisers, and title insurers.
   
• Construction Law - For general or prime contractors, subcontractors, builders, project developers, property owners, architects, and engineers in need of effective legal representation, we have years of experience mediating, arbitrating and litigating private and public works construction disputes and prosecuting and defending materialman and mechanic’s lien claims. If you have an issue arising out of a construction project, whether it involves the failure of payment, recordation of a lien, defective construction or poor workmanship, or contract interpretation and enforcement, Ramsden & Lyons, LLP can provide legal services on all aspects of your construction related matter.

• Water Law - The Idaho Department of Water Resources has begun the North Idaho and Rathdrum Prairie Adjudication in an effort to identify, manage, and administer water rights in North Idaho. Whether you are a water right holder needing to file a notice of claim, or a permit holder seeking to transfer a permit; or an applicant seeking a permit to appropriate water for beneficial use, Ramsden & Lyons, LLP can provide the legal services you need to assist you in these and other water law related matters. 
   
• Eminent Domain and Condemnation - In the public interest, governments may take private property for public use. We represent residential and commercial property owners in condemnation actions brought by federal, state, local governments, and regulatory agencies. Ramsden & Lyons, LLP works to achieve a fair outcome on right to take issues, just compensation, and severance damages.
   
• Insurance Litigation - Ramsden & Lyons, LLP represents both insurance companies and their insureds in coverage related matters, first-party and third-party claims, bad faith, property damage, comprehensive general liability, environmental damage, toxic torts, professional liability, and malpractice defense. We work to reduce our clients' risk exposure through strong, effective representation.
   
• Business Law and Litigation - For Idaho and Washington clients needing to establish new business entities, including corporations, partnerships, limited liability corporations (LLC), limited liability partnerships (LLP), and tax-exempt corporations, our business lawyers can clarify and advise on business formation or incorporation issues. When business or partnership disputes arise, we have the knowledge and experience to represent our clients' interests in court.
   
• Products Liability - Ramsden & Lyons, LLP represents individuals and defends manufacturers in cases of design or manufacturing defects. Our experience includes claims arising under or involving the applicable Products Liability Act, claims based upon breach of warranty, or strict liability.
   
• Employment Law - From non-compete clauses to annual reviews, to allegations of discrimination, employment law can be fraught with legal risk. We advise companies on how to minimize their exposure to employment claims. We represent employers in negotiating, arbitrating, and litigating employment matters.

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