Experience + Judgment Outstanding Business Insights.

Providing Exceptional Legal Services  Since 2010

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Experience + Judgment Outstanding Business Insights.

Providing World-Class Legal Services Since 2010

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An Exceptional Law Firm Specializing in Business Litigation

Ridberg Aronson offers world-class results in starting businesses, growing them, protecting them, fighting for them, and, when the time is right, selling them. Find out how we can help you and your organization.

Principal

Joel S. Aronson has first chaired over 50 jury trials and dozens of non-jury trials. He concentrates his practice primarily in the area of commercial litigation, with a particular focus on creditor’s rights issues and the representation of clients in the lending and financial industries.

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Areas of Practice

Creditors’ Rights

  • Represents commercial lenders and captive finance companies in a variety of commercial disputes and litigation matters.
  • Regional counsel for several of the nation’s largest
    SBA lenders.
  • Represents creditors and bankruptcy trustees in both chapter 11 and chapter 7 cases.
  • Brings and defends fraudulent conveyance, preference, and lift stay actions.
  • Represents commercial lenders and captive finance companies in a variety of commercial disputes and litigation matters.
  • Regional counsel for several of the nation’s largest
    SBA lenders.
  • Represents creditors and bankruptcy trustees in both chapter 11 and chapter 7 cases.
  • Brings and defends fraudulent conveyance, preference, and lift stay actions.
  • Represents commercial lenders and captive finance companies in a variety of commercial disputes and litigation matters.
  • Regional counsel for several of the nation’s largest SBA lenders.
  • Represents creditors and bankruptcy trustees in both chapter 11 and chapter 7 cases.
  • Brings and defends fraudulent conveyance, preference, and lift stay actions.

Commercial Litigation

  • Represents automotive dealerships and companies involved in the automotive industry in a wide range of commercial disputes.
  • Represents clients in trademark and
    copyright litigation.
  • Well-versed in the use of alternative dispute resolution processes in order to resolve disputes without resorting to costly and
    time-consuming litigation.
  • Active employment law practice, counseling clients on employment matters, conducting in-house training programs, developing alternative dispute resolution programs for employers.
  • Enforces restrictive covenants and protects
    trade secrets
  • Represents automotive dealerships and companies involved in the automotive industry in a wide range of commercial disputes.
  • Represents clients in trademark and
    copyright litigation.
  • Well-versed in the use of alternative dispute resolution processes in order to resolve disputes without resorting to costly and time-consuming litigation.
  • Active employment law practice, counseling clients on employment matters, conducting in-house training programs, developing alternative dispute resolution programs for employers.
  • Enforces restrictive covenants and protects
    trade secrets
  • Represents automotive dealerships and companies involved in the automotive industry in a wide range of commercial disputes.
  • Represents clients in trademark and copyright litigation.
  • Well-versed in the use of alternative dispute resolution processes in order to resolve disputes without resorting to costly and time-consuming litigation.
  • Active employment law practice, counseling clients on employment matters, conducting in-house training programs, developing alternative dispute resolution programs for employers.
  • Enforces restrictive covenants and protects trade secrets

Employment and Labor

  • Represented employer in trade secret litigation against a former officer. Obtained a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction against the employee.
  • Represented a publicly traded corporation in litigation against a former salesperson who violated his covenant not to compete. Obtained injunctive relief and the return of sensitive company property.
  • Developed prototype arbitration program administered by the American Arbitration Association for employers seeking to avoid the unpredictability of jury trials. Implemented the program for multiple employers, reducing the number of claims.
  • Counseled employers about wage and hour issues including overtime and minimum
    wage compliance.
  • Prepared covenants not to compete, severance agreements, agreements relating to ownership of intellectual property.
  • Conducted internal investigation of alleged sexual harassment and other unlawful employment practice claims.
  • Conducted sexual harassment training
    for managers
  • Represented employer in trade secret litigation against a former officer. Obtained a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction against the employee.
  • Represented a publicly traded corporation in litigation against a former salesperson who violated his covenant not to compete. Obtained injunctive relief and the return of sensitive company property.
  • Developed prototype arbitration program administered by the American Arbitration Association for employers seeking to avoid the unpredictability of jury trials. Implemented the program for multiple employers, reducing the number of claims.
  • Counseled employers about wage and hour issues including overtime and minimum wage compliance.
  • Prepared covenants not to compete, severance agreements, agreements relating to ownership of intellectual property.
  • Conducted internal investigation of alleged sexual harassment and other unlawful employment practice claims.
  • Conducted sexual harassment training for managers

Awards and Honors

  • SmartCEO magazine named Mr. Aronson a "go-to attorney" for business law in its Legal Elite issue. Mr. Aronson has also been listed in SuperLawyers magazine since 2007 in the Washington, DC and Maryland editions; he has also been listed in the Corporate Counsel issue in the category of Business Litigation.
  • SmartCEO magazine named Mr. Aronson a "go-to attorney" for business law in its Legal Elite issue. Mr. Aronson has also been listed in SuperLawyers magazine since 2007 in the Washington, DC and Maryland editions; he has also been listed in the Corporate Counsel issue in the category of
    Business Litigation.
  • SmartCEO magazine named Mr. Aronson a "go-to attorney" for business law in its Legal Elite issue. Mr. Aronson has also been listed in SuperLawyers magazine since 2007 in the Washington, DC and Maryland editions; he has also been listed in the Corporate Counsel issue in the category of Business Litigation.

Professional Memberships

  • Maryland, DC and Virginia Bar Associations
  • American Bankruptcy Institute
  • Bankruptcy Bar Association of Maryland
  • U.S. Courts of Appeals for the District of Columbia and Fourth Circuits
  • U.S. District Courts for the District of Columbia, District of Maryland, Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia
  • U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern and Western
    Districts of Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia
  • U.S. Supreme Court

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