Areas of Practice
Jim Shea mediates and arbitrates a wide range of disputes, drawing on his extensive legal background and deep understanding of conflict resolution.
Construction – (Commercial, Multi-Family, Single Family & Roadway)
- Construction Defect
- Design Defect
- Breach of Contract
- Materialmen’s Liens & Foreclosure
- Surety Bonds
- Insurance
- Indemnity
- Subrogation
Commercial – (Business, Community Association, Consumer)
- Breach of Contract
- HOA/COA Disputes
- Unfair Trade Practices
- Indemnity
- Subrogation
Employment
- FLSA – Wage & Hour, Misclassification
- Title VII/Discrimination
- FMLA
- ADA
- Wrongful Discharge
- Retaliation
- Employment Agreements
- Workers’ Compensation
Insurance
- Coverage Disputes
- Global Settlement Conferences
- Bad Faith
- First Party Residential and Commercial Property Damage Claims
- Subrogation
Torts
- Professional Liability
- Premises Liability
- Product Liability
- Medical/Nursing Home/Pharmacy Negligence
- Trespass/Conversion/Boundary disputes
- Personal Injury
- Property Damage
- Negligence
01
Civil Rights & Discrimination
- Civil Rights
- Discrimination
- EEOC
- Sexual Harassment
- ADA Disability
02
Employment & Labor
- Employment
- Wage & Hour/FMLA
- Workers’ Compensation
- Wrongful Death (workplace-related)
- EEOC (also fits here)
- Sexual Harassment (workplace-related)
03
Commercial/Business & Consumer
- Commercial/Business
- Class Actions
- Community
- Associations
- Condominiums
- Consumer Fraud
- Contract Disputes
- Debt Collections
- Unfair Competition
04
Construction & Real Estate
- Construction
- Real Estate
- Property Damage
- Mortgage Foreclosure
- Land Use/Planning
- Condominiums
- Community Associations
05
Insurance & Financial
- Insurance
- Debt Collections
- Mortgage Foreclosure
06
Personal Injury & Torts
- Personal Injury
- Premises Liability
- Product Liability
- Medical Malpractice
- Nursing Homes
- Professional Liability
- Professional Malpractice
- Professional Negligence
- Property Damage
- Wrongful Death
- Torts
07
Government & Public Sector
- Local Govt./Municipalities
- Land Use/Planning
- Civil Rights (government action)
- Natural Disasters
08
Specialized Areas
- Admiralty
- Automotive
- Lemon Law
- Technology
- Telecommunications
- Engineering
- Natural Disasters