Admiralty and Maritime Litigation
Simms Showers is very active in the area of vessel arrest and maritime attachment. The Firm averages three national or international vessel arrests or attachments each month. Read more >
Bankruptcy Litigation
Simms Showers delivers effective, responsive, sophisticated litigation solutions for its clients in complex business and civil litigation, at a quality and value exceeding many larger firms. Our complex litigation practice ranges from antitrust to insurance coverage, from RICO and securities to reinsurance, from intellectual property to real property, in federal and state courts across the country. Read more >
Business and Civil Litigation
Our complex litigation practice ranges from antitrust to insurance coverage, from RICO and securities to reinsurance, from intellectual property to real property, in federal and state courts across the country. In order to assure control of litigation costs, we work in appropriate matters according to litigation budgets, guaranteeing that fees and expenses do not exceed an agreed percentage of the client’s. Read more >
Criminal Defense
Simms Showers defends clients who are under criminal investigation or who have been charged with crimes in federal and Maryland courts. The Firm also represents clients in asset forfeiture actions, criminal appeals, and post-conviction matters (habeas corpus). The Firm’ s criminal defense attorneys include former federal prosecutor Scot Morris and former state prosecutor Richard Boucher. Both have substantial felony jury-trial experience and have handled a wide variety of criminal matters. Read more >
False Claims Act / Whistleblower Litigation
We are recognized as one of the nation’s leading law firms working in the area of civil False Claims Act litigation. In May, 1995, the Firm assisted the U.S. Government in concluding a Medicare fraud case with the third largest False Claims Act recovery (US $8.6 million) paid by a national medical testing laboratory. Read more >
Health Care & Nursing Home Law and Litigation
Simms Showers’ health care practice extends to virtually all aspects of health care law. We advise and counsel health care providers and suppliers that wish to achieve Medicare and Medicaid certification, state licensure, certificates of need, and federal payment recognition of new medical devices. Because we are a leading firm in False Claims Act litigation, we also offer counsel to health care providers and practitioners in establishing operations and payment policies that comply with federal and state laws targeting fraud and abuse. Read more >
Intellectual Property Law and Litigation
Simms Showers’ expertise in the area of intellectual property litigation includes the defense and prosecution of internet domain name disputes, and of alleged patent, trademark, and copyright violations. The Firm or its principals have successfully defended patent infringement suits involving patents for agricultural pesticide products, and alleged copyright infringement in computer-related litigation. Read more >
Products Liability, Casualty, and Insurance Coverage Litigation
The firm’s insurance coverage litigation practice focuses on the representation of excess and umbrella liability insurers in “long-tail” risk coverage disputes, such as those for environmental claims. Read more >