Federal Litigation               

Attorney Scott P. Lopez in Boston, Massachusetts has been providing the Boston area with skilled legal representation in the area of federal litigation for over 20 years. His services are offered in metropolition Boston and throughout the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Today's business world can be incredibly complex and difficult. Inevitably, every successful business will have to deal with a lawsuit at some point. When this occurs, you need an experienced trial lawyer whose reputation as an aggressive and effective litigator will either encourage early settlement of the case or win the case at trial.

Attorney Scott P. Lopez is experienced in representing corporations, small businesses, and business men and women facing complex civil litigation, government investigations and SEC enforcement matters in federal court.

Is your company being sued in federal court?

Attorney Lopez can handle nearly any federal litigation that your business is facing. Bear in mind that when you conduct any type of interstate business transactions, a lawsuit against you may be filed in federal court where different processes and court rules apply — issues an inexperienced lawyer often can't handle.

The goal of is helping businesses. Whether you are a large corporation, small business, or an individual businessman or woman, you deserve to get the best possible defense against a lawsuit.

Scott P. Lopez is admitted to practice in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and the Supreme Court of the United States of America. In other words, he can take your case as far as it needs to go.

Attorney Scott P. Lopez will vigorously defend your interests throughout negotiation, trial, and appeal. He handles a full range of civil litigation matters in federal court including:

• Breach of Contract
• Business Torts
• Class Actions
• Corporate and Securities Litigation
• Director and Officer Liability (D&O)
• Discrimination and Sexual Harassment
• Diversity Cases
• Government Administrative Investigations
• Multi-State Transactions
• Joint Ventures
• Securities Claims
• SEC Enforcement
• Shareholder Disputes
• Unfair and Deceptive Trade Practices
• Violation of Federal Regulations

For more information or to make an appointment, call (617) 439-4990.

Scott P. Lopez, Esq.
Lawson & Weitzen, LLP
88 Black Falcon Avenue
Boston, Massachusetts 02210-2414
Telephone (617) 439-4990
Telecopier (617) 439-3987
E-mail

Attorney Scott P. Lopez offers white collar criminal defense and complex business litigation services to clients in metropolitan Boston and throughout the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, including Barnstable County, Bristol County, Essex County, Middlesex County, Norfolk County, Plymouth County, Suffolk County, and Worcester County. 

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Practice Areas

• White Collar Criminal Defense, such as embezzlement, fraud, tax evasion, and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) violation defense.
  
  Attorney Scott P. Lopez's white collar criminal defense practice includes representation of targets, subjects, and witnesses in governmental or grand jury investigations by state and federal authorities, as well as individuals under investigation and charged with health care fraud, tax fraud, bank fraud, mortgage fraud, bankruptcy fraud, and other white collar crimes.
  
  
• Complex Business Litigation, such as breach of contract claims, director and officer liability and SEC enforcement litigation.
  
  Attorney Lopez is located in the heart of Boston and in close proximity to state and federal courthouses. He represents small businesses, corporations, and individuals in all types of complex business litigation, both civil and criminal, such as contract disputes, corporate securities litigation, corporate liability, insurance coverage disputes, partnership disputes, premises liability, and unfair trade practices claims.
  
  
• Tax Litigation, including representation for collection, foreclosure, and criminal defense for tax evasion, failure to file, and other tax fraud.
  
  The federal and state tax litigation services assist individuals, businesses and corporations, accountants, and other professionals facing a collection action, foreclosure for enforcement of tax liens, criminal charges for tax fraud and tax evasion, and other tax litigation matters.
  
  
• Federal Litigation, including class actions, diversity cases, shareholder disputes, multi-state litigation, and governmental investigations.
  
  Attorney Scott P. Lopez also handles a full range of federal civil litigation services, including securities litigation, government administrative investigations, multi-state transactions, class actions, joint ventures, violations of federal regulations - all types of complex civil litigation in federal court.
  
  
• Government Litigation, involving defense of municipalities and governmental and quasi-governmental entities, as well as representation of individuals and businesses facing litigation against a governmental agency.
  
  Mr. Lopez has 20 years of litigation experience and offers legal services for clients involved in litigation with a municipality, governmental agency, or quasi governmental entity, such as disputes related to public contracting, breach of contract, personal injury defense, and other matters.