The firm's Practice Areas include
Criminal Defense,
Civil Litigation ,
Education, and
Appeals
Criminal Defense
Ekstrand & Ekstrand LLP represents individuals and corporations in all aspects of criminal matters, from representing witnesses and targets in initial investigations, to grand jury investigations, to criminal trials and parallel civil proceedings.
Ekstrand & Ekstrand has a reputation for zealously defending its clients. The cornerstone of the Firm’s reputation is its exhaustive factual investigations and creative legal approaches. Thorough preparation at the earliest stages of a case can sometimes prevent a client from being criminally charged or an investigation from becoming public.
When a case does go to trial, the Firm employs all of its energies to achieving complete victory. This unparalleled emphasis on winning is what sets us apart, and is what brings clients who can settle for nothing less than complete victory.
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Civil Litigation
In keeping with its reputation for excellence in trial work, Ekstrand & Ekstrand represents a number of individual and corporate clients in a variety of types of civil litigation. At the outset of our representation, we first seek to acquire or defend temporary emergency relief pending the resolution of the case.
The Firm does not prepare its cases for settlement; we prepare our cases for trial.
We believe that the only way to obtain the best possible settlement is to convince the adversary that we will achieve total victory at trial. Convincing the adversary that defeat is inevitable requires the development of all available evidence and witness testimony for trial. The Firm understands that acquiring and preserving evidence and witness testimony is paramount, and we begin the work of “developing the case” as soon as we assume any representation.
Our litigation strategy is simple: we seek to overwhelm the adversary with evidence. In our view, an advocate’s greatest failure is the failure to discover some evidence that could help the case. To avoid that, we strive to leave no stone unturned. We understand that there is no excuse for not knowing our case better than our adversary.
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Education
The Firm’s Education Practice covers two main areas:
First, we represent children, through their parents or guardians, in special education cases. The Firm has successfully vindicated the rights of disabled children in schools through enforcement of the Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act, the Rehabilitation Act, and the Americans with Disabilities Act. This includes the development, implementation, and modification of IEPs and behavior plans. We have pursued claims for reimbursement of educational expenses incurred by parents to assist their child in overcoming learning disabilities, and defending against schools’ attempts to place disabled children in unduly restrictive educational settings.
Second, we represent students involved in school disciplinary proceedings. This includes preventing or challenging punishments such as suspensions and expulsions, filing appeals, and preserving a student’s educational record. The firm has represented students of all ages and backgrounds from preschool through graduate school.
Mr. Ekstrand has authored an article on the nuances of mediation in Special Education cases entitled Mediating Special Education Cases published in The Administrative Lawyer
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Appeals
Ekstrand & Ekstrand LLP accepts representations of individuals and corporations in appeals to state and federal appellate courts. The Firm’s appellate practice combines our dogged research with persuasive writing and oral advocacy skills. Our lawyers’ trial skills translate into our ability to present trial-related issues at the appellate level in a meaningful and thorough manner.
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