| PRACTICE | |
| Litigation | |
| The Rietz Law Firm is comprised of attorneys who are advocates and skilled negotiators with extensive trial and business experience, and who are committed to finding efficient, expeditious and economical solutions to clients’ problems. The firm’s attorneys have mediated, arbitrated, and tried cases in state and federal courts across the country. The Rietz Law Firm handles all forms of tort and commercial litigation for insurers and corporate clients. | |
| Insurance Defense | |
| The Rietz Law Firm handles all forms of casualty and first party insurance claims. All of its attorneys formerly practiced at large well known insurance defense firms and are experienced tort litigators. Their experience includes handling automobile, transportation, premises and general liability, municipal liability, product liability, and professional liability claims. Their experience extends to the representation of carriers in coverage and other first party litigation. The Rietz Law Firm also serves as national coordinating counsel for some of its insurance clients. | |
| Sports, Recreation and Resort Law | |
| The work of the Rietz Law Firm includes the defense of ski areas and resorts, ski, bike and sporting goods shops, ski, snowboard and equipment manufacturers, trade associations within the ski industry, road and mountain biking companies, river rafting outfitters, equestrian operations and amusement parks. Its attorneys are frequent speakers in the area of sports, recreation law, and resort law. The firm is often consulted for pre-litigation and risk management counseling by its sports and recreation clients. The firm’s attorneys have been active in legislative efforts on behalf of ski industry clients. Through their in court advocacy, the firm’s attorneys are responsible for obtaining numerous rulings limiting liability for the sports, recreation, and resort industries. The firm’s sports and recreation experience extends to representing sporting goods and equipment manufacturers in cases involving a wide range of products. | |
| Legal/Risk Management | |
| The Rietz Law Firm is extensively involved in proactive legal/risk management, including: legal/risk management presentations, review of manuals, employee handbooks, signage, releases, and contracts. The Rietz Law Firm prides itself in committing its time to its clients in order to assist them in being ideally postured to prevent accidents in the first place and in the event an accident occurs, performing the very best investigation so as to more effectively defend themselves in the event of litigation. | |