Whether asserting or defending a client’s rights, Houck Anderson P.A. takes an aggressive stance in litigation, moving cases forward and striving for successful conclusions.  With offices in Miami and Fort Lauderdale, the firm handles a wide range of litigation and business-related legal services, including commercial and complex civil litigation in state and federal courts.  We are currently handling cases on behalf of Fortune 500 and other renowned companies encompassing a wide range of commercial litigation matters.   

With experience in litigating emergency matters, our lawyers have been called upon by clients to quickly and effectively marshal resources when needed.  Our commercial trial lawyers analyze legal issues for presentations to judges and use the latest technologies when seeking to persuade juries. 

Commercial Contract Disputes
Our litigation attorneys, headed by Raúl J. Chacón Jr., have a broad range of experience in representing clients in areas of contract interpretation and enforcement.  We offer skilled, practical and experienced counseling and support to assist with all types of business problems, both domestic and international.  Often, because of our years of experience in counseling businesses of all sizes, our lawyers are called on by clients to serve as general corporate counsel, or as liaison with a client’s general counsel, to administer all types of business and legal matters.  

Our attorneys have handled complex contract, fraud, breach of fiduciary duty and unfair competition in trade practices claims involving companies and their directors and officers.  We have represented national and multi-national corporations. We have assisted in the preparation of lease, franchise agreements, license agreements, purchase and sale agreements, as well as represented our clients in virtually any other contract-based controversy.   

Creditor’s Rights
Our attorneys have handled creditor’s rights litigation involving complex foreclosure actions on all types of properties.  We have appeared in both state and federal court on many creditor/debtor issues, including pre-judgment remedies such as replevin, garnishment and attachment.  We also assist our clients in post-judgment execution, through the domestication of judgments of other states and foreign countries.   

Commercial/UCC
Our attorneys advise on a wide variety of commercial law matters for business clients, including product warranties and conduction of sales contracts under Article 2 of the UCC; commercial letters of credit; documentary drafts and documents of title; transactions involving investment properties; secured and unsecured lending facilities; and consulting on UCC litigation. 

Our attorneys provide advice with respect to the documentation and perfection of security interest and liens on assets subject to the Uniform Commercial Code, and we issue opinions of counsel as to such transactions.   

Arbitration
Our attorneys have been lead trial counsel in important and successful international and U.S. arbitrations involving a wide variety of commercial disputes and often involving parallel United States litigation.  We have represented clients in arbitral proceedings before tribunals internationally and throughout the United States.

Franchise Litigation 
Our attorneys are highly skilled in assisting clients in a wide range of franchise law matters, both domestic and international.  We regularly assist clients with the organization and operation of franchised businesses, methods of distribution of licensed goods and services, evaluations of commercial and anti-trust implications of various distribution systems, trademark protection and licensing, compliance with Federal and State laws, and related litigation.   

We provide our franchise and distribution clients with business and strategic solutions that address the full spectrum of franchise-related issues.

Real Property
Our attorneys handle a wide range of real estate matters, from foreclosures, workouts, to operating disputes and allocation of revenues.  We provide practical business advice to assist developers, investors, and financing entities to achieve cost effective solutions.   

Our attorneys have years of litigation experience in real estate matters.  Our attorneys have litigated and/or are currently litigating matters concerning adverse possession and prescriptive easements, inverse condemnation, commercial real estate workouts, condemnation, eminent domain, leasing disputes, mechanic’s liens, premises liability, title insurance and vendor/purchaser litigation.

Business Torts
Our attorneys have handled a wide variety of business tort matters, including tortious interference with advantageous business relationship and contractual relationship, civil theft, fraud, unfair competition, misrepresentation and the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act.  

We provide our clients with constructive advice and effective representation, but only after a thorough understanding of our clients’ products and services.  Our attorneys have become trusted advisors to the decision makers in many different businesses of all sizes.

ADA Litigation
Our attorneys have assisted clients in matters ranging from permitting, design, waivers, accessibility and compliance to labor, safety and employment issues.  Our attorneys are able to coordinate a team to alert clients to potential ADA and related accessibility issues, as well as responding immediately to job site and work place safety issues.

Copyright and Trademark Infringement
Our attorneys have assisted clients with the release of goods seized for alleged copyright and trademark infringement.  We have effectively represented clients in matters against US Customs regarding alleged Lantham Act violations, importation, US Customs seizures and Rule G Admiralty defense matters.