Primary Practice Areas
Lehtola & Cannatti offers the expertise of highly credentialed lawyers with the efficiencies of a small firm. Our clients receive personalized attention and exceptional representation in a cost effective manner. We serve businesses, entrepreneurs and individuals nationwide, ranging from start-ups to large, publicly traded firms. The following are some of our firm's primary areas of practice.
Lehtola & Cannatti attorneys work hard to help our clients avoid being sued. But when faced with lawsuits, we focus on obtaining fair and just resolutions while remaining mindful of containing costs along the way.
With the technologies and processes in place to handle massive documentation requirements, and the ability to effectively navigate the appeals process when necessary, Lehtola & Cannatti trial lawyers can be relied upon to protect your interests through any litigation.
Representative Clients
- Fannie Mae
- Aurora Loan Services, LLC
- Nationstar, Inc.
- PSI Fund II, Ltd.
- H2O Supply, Inc.
- Bilco Corporation
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Lehtola & Cannatti attorneys routinely defend property owners that have been sued by those who claim to have been injured in falls or assaults, or wrongfully detained in stores, offices, restaurants, parking lots, garages and other retail locations. We understand the role of insurance adjusters and are well-versed in the intricacies of insurance law.
We also represent non-subscribers and self-insured owners in premises liability and general negligence cases.
Insurance companies rely on us to resolve and handle coverage disputes, allegations of bad faith, interpleader actions, examinations under oath, and general claims investigations. Our attorneys are skilled negotiators and litigators with extensive experience mediating and litigating insurance coverage and insurance defense.
Representative Clients
- Minyard Food Stores, Inc.
- Assurant
- American Bankers Insurance Company
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Lehtola & Cannatti works closely with employers to implement comprehensive policies and practices that help them avert potential employee relations problems along with the distractions and discontent that these problems often cause.
Should an employee file an Equal Employment Opportunities Commission (EEOC), The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) complaint or lawsuit, we assess the situation and advise and defend you vigorously before public oversight agencies and, when necessary, in the courts.
We are experienced in handling employment discrimination and retaliation claims, family and medical leave issues, and claims and wage and hours matters. We also advise clients regarding non-competition and non-disclosure agreements.
Lehtola & Cannatti attorneys help clients implement preventive measures because we know that by helping you avoid litigation in the first place, we render you the greatest service.
Representative Clients
- Sun Commercial Roofing Inc.
- RJ Meridian Care Management Company, LLC
- RGL Empire Group, LLC
- Empire Spanish Meadows Ltd.
- Spanish Meadows of Katy Ltd.
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Lehtola & Cannatti represents institution clients, mortgage bankers, servicing agents, and mortgage brokers in mortgage and lending law disputes, including defense of claimed violations of the Real Estate Settlement Practices Act (RESPA), Truth in Lending Act (TILA), Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), and the Fair Housing Act (FHA).
We also represent clients in lawsuits involving multi-million dollar real estate transactions, and defend the rights of creditors in commercial and residential loans in suits brought by the defaulting borrowers. We often obtain dismissals of such suits through summary disposition as well as zero-payout settlements and verdicts.
With the current turmoil in the mortgage market and the global economic downturn, the firm finds itself in the middle of some of the most significant legal issues in decades.
Representative Clients
- Fannie Mae
- Aurora Loan Services, LLC
- Nationstar, Inc
- Mortgage bankers
- Servicing agents
- Mortgage brokers
- Creditors
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Lehtola & Cannatti helps defend healthcare clients from the first hint of a complaint by responding to investigations instead of waiting until a suit is filed, which may be years later. This practice — honed by years of representing both small and large providers — enables us to identify the critical key issues to implement a successful defense.
We also work closely with healthcare clients to address survey and compliance matters and to help you minimize compliance risk, regulatory penalties and repercussions.
From anesthesia to urology, our medical malpractice defense attorneys possess the expertise necessary to successfully defend complex, emotionally-charged claims through investigation, discovery, dispute resolution and trial. Decades of experience has led to numerous $0 verdicts and satisfied clients.
Our Health Law team has successfully defended physicians of all specialties in medical malpractice cases. In addition, we have provided representation to Nursing Homes, Long Term Care/Skilled Nursing Centers, Rehabilitation Centers, counselors, therapists, perfusionists, dieticians — essentially anyone in the health care industry.
Representative Clients
- Anesthesiologists
- Bariatric Physicians
- Cardiologists
- Cardiothoracic Surgeons
- Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs)
- Dieticians
- Emergency Medicine
- Family Medicine
- Family and Marriage Counselors
- Gynecologists
- Hospitalists
- Infectious Disease
- Internal Medicine
- Licensed Clinical Social Workers (LCSWs)
- Neurologists
- Nursing Homes and Long Term Care facilities
- Occupational Therapists
- Orthopedic Surgeons
- Perfusionists
- Pulmonologists
- Physical Therapists
- Rehabilitation facilities
- Radiologists
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