Firm Overview

A Litigation, Business, and Insurance Law Firm

Mission Statement

To address the ever-present and newly-evolving legal issues and legal needs confronting its clients with preparation and competence. We strive to achieve client objectives through dedicated effort, professionalism, quality service, efficient performance, and commitment.

Overview of The firm

For over 20 years, Hardin, Kundla, McKeon & Poletto has provided an integrated association of professionals committed to attaining clients' goals through quality service, pragmatic guidance, and thoughtful planning. The proficiency, expertise, and experience of its attorneys creates achievable goals and practical results for its clients through communication and teamwork.

Unrivaled Litigation Services

Hardin, Kundla, McKeon & Poletto consists of 50 attorneys, most of whom are dedicated to litigation. This capacity rivals or exceeds the size of litigation departments in larger transactional firms. Additionally, all of its senior litigators are certified civil trial attorneys.

The firm is best known as a defense litigation law firm that practices in many fields of law. The diverse experiences of its litigation attorneys provide the foundation for its ability to respond to both routine and complex matters involving a wide range of legal issues. The firm’s lawyers are devoted to assisting businesses with a variety of controversies, including those involving the following:

Lawyers with Diverse Experience

The firm’s attorneys possess diverse backgrounds. Many of its lawyers came to the firm after successful careers in other areas, including the following:

Labor relations
Legislative aide
Legislative counsel
Assistant prosecutor

The firm’s lawyers also participate in leadership positions in state and local bar associations and other professional organizations. In recognition of the obligation of the profession to serve the public, the firm also encourages an active presence in community matters.

Individual Responsibility and Practice Unit Approach

Hardin, Kundla, McKeon & Poletto takes serious responsibility for each client's file. While one or more associates may work with a partner on a case, the partner maintains primary responsibility to assure that the client benefits from the firm's experience and expertise and is provided efficient management of any litigation. This strategy establishes that clients benefit from a personal and committed approach.

In all professional work--from health care law practice to product liability, construction, and insurance defense--the firm is committed to the professional management of all litigation matters. We are recognized for efficient litigation-related investigations and focused, well-planned discovery. Where appropriate, we utilize forensic expert consultants in various technical, engineering, scientific, professional, and financial disciplines. The firm’s attorneys maintain regular, ongoing communications with its clients, frequently discussing issue analysis, litigation strategy, and case evaluation.

Communications and Team Work

Experience teaches that a law firm thrives if it maintains a true focus and team effort with client participation. The firm encourages open communications among all attorneys of the firm and its clients. This approach contributes to the delivery of high-quality professional services and leads to the best use of resources in handling client matters.

Fees

Hardin, Kundla, McKeon & Poletto recognizes that developing and maintaining long-term client relationships depends upon satisfying clients' financial concerns, in addition to consistently delivering quality legal work. In the increasingly competitive business environment, we involve our clients in the development of litigation strategy to help manage and contain costs for legal services.

Support

The assistance and involvement of competent support staff, effective office management techniques, and computerized legal research and communication are essential to providing quality legal service. The firm effectively deploys its paraprofessional staff and technology to obtain maximum benefits for its clients.