Hantman & Associates

LITIGATION

Hantman & Associates recognizes the frustrations and expense of litigation and marshals all of its resources to assist the client in avoiding litigation and seeking alternative avenues of dispute resolution. However, when required, the firm stands ready to litigate aggressively, vigorously, and professionally on behalf of our clients.

On behalf of corporations and individuals, the firm has litigated disputes in a variety of matters involving contract disputes, shareholder derivative suits, libel suits, suits involving the ownership of intellectual property (including the ownership of a "source code" in a computer related case), personal injury cases, matrimonial, and white collar criminal defense cases throughout the country.

Representative of our firm's broad experience in the litigation area is the firm's success in obtaining one of the largest private libel verdicts in New Jersey's history, the successful resolution of a multimillion dollar probate matter in Palm Beach, Florida, and the successful handling of white collar criminal defense matters in federal courts in New York, Florida, and Las Vegas, Nevada.

Most notably, we have achieved successes against the New York Yankees, Montel Williams, Anna Nicole Smith, DNA Model Management, "Fabio" (televised nationally over Court TV), ID Models, and countless others reflected in Mr. Hantman's Resume.

ARBITRATION AND MEDIATION

Arbitration and mediation are recognized as alternative forms of dispute resolution.

In this regard, principals of our firm have experience in all phases of arbitration and mediation, particularly with the American Arbitration Association.

The type of matters subject to arbitration and mediation include complex construction matters and employee disputes, such as wrongful severance and/or termination.

Our integrity and dedication to you, the client, makes us your BEST choice for legal representation!

CRISIS MANAGEMENT - LOBBYING

Hantman & Associates recognizes that often a client's problem not only involves but transcends legal issues and that an effective coordinated effort to obtain a result may often involve an association with a public relations and lobbying firm.

In this regard, Hantman & Associates has a working relationship with Yecies & Co., the Appia Group, Rubenstein & Associates, and the Cassidy Group. These organizations afford our clients the additional support needed for lobbying, crisis management, and the media - public relations aspect of attempting to avoid a legal problem or effectively resolving a problem that cannot be avoided.

FASHION AND ENTERTAINMENT

Hantman & Associate is particularly knowledgeable and experienced in the legal and contractual problems that face the fashion industry, particularly as it involves modeling agencies, such as IMG, New York Models, LA Models, APM, Karins, Visages, Vue Photos Reps, Art Department , and Oliver Piro.

The firm also represents, or has represented, bookers, agents, and principals of many of the major modeling agencies. The firm not only prepares, reviews, and negotiates contracts regarding all contractual aspects of the business, such as contracts between the agency and models, bookers and the agency, and the agency and third parties, but perhaps, more importantly, handles litigation involving the interpretation, enforceability, and breaches of these contracts.

Hantman & Associates also specializes in resolving or litigating issues that arise when bookers and/or models leave one agency for another. The firm has been successful in recouping all advances and damages occasioned by this type of "defection" and/or defending against these types of actions that are all too common in the fashion industry.

HEALTHCARE/ ELDER LAW

Hantman & Associates acknowledges that clients may have elderly loved ones and must plan for, or are currently facing, an array of healthcare and financial legal issues related to this sensitive matter. Hantman & Associates has the resources to assist families with these often distressing concerns by advising them on feasible options and providing a variety of legal tools, such as durable power of attorney documents, healthcare surrogate designations, and living wills.

Hantman & Associates also has a working relationship with a variety of skilled nursing care facilities in Southern Florida to assure your family is treated with dignity and respect. We have represented these facilities in their operations therefore enabling us to have a well rounded view of the industry.

RIGHTS MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION

In today’s global business environment the complex maze of media rights have also increased thereby increasing business and revenue opportunities. Hantman & Associates will provide Contract Administration, Revenue Accounting, Royalties Receivable, Rights Restrictions, and Participations.

BUSINESS/PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT ANALYSIS

As mid-sized media companies realize the demands and difficulties of launching new businesses or products, Hantman & Associates, with its team of consultants, can assist in the critical analysis that will help to determine the profitably of such business or products and provide advice and guidance to help avoid many of the risks.