Hitzke & Ferran, LLP - Long Beach, CA

Comprehensive Commercial Litigation and Business Advocacy in Long Beach

Operating from 100 Oceangate in the heart of downtown Long Beach, Hitzke & Ferran, LLP delivers robust and strategic legal representation to commercial enterprises, business owners, and corporate executives throughout Southern California. Founded in 2005 by seasoned trial attorneys Daniel L. Hitzke and Erick Ferran, the firm focuses on high-stakes litigation, business law disputes, and employer defense. When commercial enterprises need a business litigation lawyer to defend against multimillion-dollar claims or must find a contract attorney to protect proprietary operational interests, Hitzke & Ferran, LLP offers the formidable courtroom capability of a national practice paired with the direct attention and efficiency of a boutique law firm.

Core Practice Areas and Corporate Legal Solutions

Commercial conflicts require agile dispute resolution backed by relentless trial readiness. The attorneys at Hitzke & Ferran, LLP represent companies and employers across diverse industries in critical practice areas:

• Commercial Litigation and Business Disputes: Defending businesses against breach of fiduciary duty allegations, business fraud, misrepresentation claims, unfair trade practices, and complex commercial tort actions.
• Breach of Contract Litigation: Enforcing and defending corporate contracts, vendor covenants, supply agreements, non-compete clauses, and commercial leases in California state and federal courts.
• Partnership and Shareholder Conflicts: Guiding closely held corporations and partnerships through internal ownership disputes, minority shareholder oppression claims, corporate dissolutions, and buy-out negotiations.
• Franchise Litigation: Resolving contentious disputes between franchisors and franchisees involving territorial encroachment, disclosure document violations, and termination disputes.
• Workers Compensation Defense: Defending employers, insurance carriers, and third-party administrators against fraudulent and exaggerated workplace injury claims before the California Workers Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB).
• Employment Law Defense: Counseling and defending businesses against wrongful termination claims, wage and hour audits, harassment lawsuits, and Department of Labor investigations.
• Intellectual Property and Trade Secrets: Safeguarding proprietary business assets through litigation involving trademark infringement, copyright disputes, non-disclosure breaches, and misappropriation of trade secrets.

Trial-Tested Appellate Precedent and Multilingual Counsel

The litigators at Hitzke & Ferran, LLP possess extensive experience handling high-stakes courtroom proceedings before the California Second District Court of Appeal, the Supreme Court of California, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Managing partner Daniel L. Hitzke, a graduate of the McGeorge School of Law and an esteemed member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, began his career defending complex workers compensation matters before broadening his practice into commercial trial advocacy. Partner Erick Ferran brings deep focus to intellectual property, criminal defense, and complex business torts. As proud members of the Hispanic community, both partners and their staff are completely fluent in English and Spanish, enabling the firm to serve a broad international and domestic business clientele.

Consult a Long Beach Business Attorney

Proactive legal intervention can resolve corporate disputes before they escalate into crippling liabilities. Whether your company requires immediate courtroom defense in a breach of contract dispute or seeks knowledgeable guidance in workers compensation defense, Hitzke & Ferran, LLP provides pragmatic legal counsel. Contact the Long Beach office on Oceangate to arrange a confidential consultation and safeguard the future of your enterprise.