This specialist commercial litigation boutique owes its reputation to "an all-star cast" of ... attorneys. It acts for an impressive client roster that includes leading international banks and some of the state's most prominent law firms. Much of the workload consists of corporate litigation defense, professional liability and media cases. Recent highlights include the defense of a legal malpractice action involving claims of more than $50 million, and the defense of a class action involving alleged industrywide price-fixing of foundry resins.

[The Chambers USA Guide 2006]

Zeiger, Tigges & Little LLP, is a litigation boutique that consistently rates as one of the top litigation firms in the Midwest. The firm specializes in business and commercial law, with a special focus in media law, First Amendment law, legal malpractice defense, securities law, corporate governance, employment law, ERISA, intellectual property law and unfair competition. The firm's principals have earned a reputation for vigorous and innovative representation of clients in all forums and have built a varied roster of clients ranging from large corporations, medium-sized and small businesses to individuals.

Zeiger, Tigges & Little LLP was formed as a litigation boutique to provide clients with focused litigation services. Our attorneys are drawn from leadership positions in the litigation departments of some of the largest law firms in the United States. Our lawyers bring broad and wide-ranging experience to business litigation matters.

The firm's attorneys have been at the forefront of new developments in several areas of law, including fiduciary principles as applied to members of limited liability companies (McConnell v. Hunt Sports Enterprises, 132 Ohio App.3d 657, 725 N.E.2d 1193 (1999)); media's right to access in juvenile delinquency proceedings (State ex rel. Dispatch Printing Co. v. Louden, 91 Ohio St.3d 61 (2001)); standard of care for handling ERISA-governed retirement accounts during corporate spin-off (Hunter v. Caliber System, Inc., 220 F.3d 702 (6th Cir. 2000)); and public officials' obligations with regard to releasing public records which have been unlawfully withheld (State ex rel. Consumer News Services, Inc. v. Worthington City Board of Education, 97 Ohio St.3d 58 (2002)).

The firm is also counsel to fellow members of the Bar, with a significant part of its practice devoted to defending major law firms in legal malpractice claims and counseling attorneys when claims are threatened.

Zeiger, Tigges & Little LLP attorneys have engaged in virtually every type of business litigation, including collateral litigation arising from tender offers, healthcare industry disputes, complex construction claims, financial services claims, including securities arbitrations, First Amendment actions, including upholding the rights of media access to courts and public records, defense of legal malpractice claims, ERISA class action defense, multi-district price-fixing antitrust claims, complex trust disputes and other actions involving complex litigation.

Located on the 35^th and 36^th floors of the Huntington Center in Columbus, Ohio, Zeiger, Tigges & Little LLP brings intelligent seasoned judgment to your business litigation needs.