Real Estate Litigation

Real estate disputes can affect the use, value, and transferability of a property. We help clients resolve conflicts while keeping the asset and the business objective behind it in view.

Our focus

Real estate disputes often place more than property rights at stake. A disagreement can interrupt a development or delay a transaction. It may also affect occupancy, financing, or the continued operation of a business. We help clients assess what needs to be protected and develop a strategy around the result they need from the property.

Our litigators work closely with the attorneys who handle real estate transactions and land use matters. That connection gives us a clearer understanding of the agreements, approvals, and business decisions behind the dispute. It also allows us to consider how the litigation may affect the property after the immediate claim is resolved.

Some matters can be addressed through negotiation or mediation before they create further disruption. Others require arbitration, an administrative appeal, or litigation in state or federal court. We remain focused on the client’s broader objective while preparing the matter for the forum best suited to resolve it.

Real estate disputes can depend on valuation, engineering, or property management issues. We work with appraisers and other professionals when their perspective is needed to develop the case. Our experience across transactions, development, and litigation allows us to assemble a team around the specific property and dispute.

We represent a wide range of clients involved in real estate disputes, including:

  • Developers
  • Property owners
  • Investors
  • Businesses
  • Landlords and tenants
  • Lenders
  • Nonprofit organizations
  • Educational institutions
  • Healthcare organizations
  • Public entities

Our work includes:

  • Title disputes
  • Purchase and sale agreement disputes
  • Commercial lease disputes and eviction proceedings
  • Option and easement agreement disputes
  • Quiet title actions
  • Boundary and adverse possession claims
  • Partition actions
  • Zoning and land use appeals
  • Challenges to municipal land use ordinances
  • Subdivision and land development disputes
  • Condominium and planned-community disputes
  • Eminent domain proceedings
  • Oil, gas, and subsurface ownership disputes
  • Claims involving real estate brokers
  • Home warranty litigation
  • Water-rights disputes
  • Arbitration, mediation, and administrative proceedings
  • Litigation in state and federal courts

Key Contacts

Jonathan D. Andrews

Jonathan D. Andrews

Represents developers in land use and zoning matters. Advises on municipal approvals for industrial, distribution, energy, utility, retail, mixed use, and residential projects.

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Jeffrey Esch McCombie

Jeffrey Esch McCombie

Provides strategic analysis and advice to developers and property owners related to real estate and the entitlement and land use process in Pennsylvania.

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