Michael A. Abel is a trial lawyer who concentrates his practice in the representation of both corporate and individual clients in wide ranging business disputes. For more than two decades, he has handled and managed complex civil litigation in both state and federal courts, as well as in alternative dispute resolution forums, including:

commercial litigation for diverse businesses and industries, such as manufacturers, distributors, land developers, resort and hotel owners, entrepreneurs and start-up companies, real estate and leasing companies, insurance companies, commercial landlords and tenants, health insurance and medical benefit providers, railroads and trucking companies; these have encompassed breach of contract, breach of warranty and business tort claims, as well as claims arising out of fraud allegations
real estate litigation involving the representation of developers, purchasers, title companies, lenders, landlords and tenants in disputes concerning real estate purchases, property development, commercial landlord-tenant disputes, insured title claims, easements and boundary disputes, title issues and mortgage fraud
trust and estate litigation, defense of claims asserted against professional trustees and the representation of large beneficiaries, such as charitable organizations and educational institutions, in contested estate matters
corporate litigation, such as disputes arising out of business entity governance, shareholder actions, derivative actions, corporate dissolution, merger and acquisition claims, and disputes involving limited liability companies and partnerships.