Strong Hart Legal has solid and broad-based hands-on legal experience that includes complex litigation; contract review, preparation and negotiations in the following areas: pharmaceutical, biotechnology, intellectual property, and real estate. Strong Hart Legal brings to the client a strong service mentality and practice with a high level of success in dismissing lawsuits through dispositive motions and negotiating with opposing counsel.
The principal attorney, Robin D. Hart, is an accomplished advocate with extensive experience as a corporate attorney. She has effective analytical, writing, and negotiation skills and is able to propose strategic and creative approaches to resolving disputes.
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
Litigation Attorney. Complex Litigation.
- Successful defense of corporate clients.
- Obtained numerous dismissals due to persuasive motions for summary judgment.
- Defeated motions to compel by arguing that a dissolved corporation cannot verify discovery nor be compelled to produce former employees for deposition.
- Obtained case dismissal immediately following plaintiff’s deposition due to skillful questioning.
- Defeated plaintiff’s motion for CCP 36(a) trial preference and obtained grant of motion for trial continuance.
- Highly proficient in preparing written discovery, case analysis, settlement memos, client correspondence.
Transactional Attorney. Contract Negotiations. Areas: Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology, Intellectual Property, Real Estate
- Conducted compliant, thorough, and appropriate assessment, analysis, drafting, review, negotiation and issuance of contracts for major pharmaceutical corporation.
- Prepared, negotiated, and advised on contracts and Request for Proposals (RFPs) with national vendors involving multi-state goods and services.
- Served as project attorney for the development and implementation of a database marketing system.
- Structured and negotiated intellectual property agreements.
- Provided legal counsel to corporate managers and technicians.
- Reviewed and revised commercial real estate leases, loan documents, management agreements, property portfolios.
- Prepared reports and lease abstracts.
Estate Planning
- Advised clients regarding disposition of assets
- Prepared wills for those diagnosed with HIV/AIDS
- Prepared trusts, wills, durable powers of attorney, health care directives, abstracts, deeds
- Prepared declaration to transfer ownership interest in cemetary plot
- Handled probate matters
- Transferred assets after death (change of name on property, accounts, insurance)