Automobile Dealership Representation

San Mateo Auto Dealership Defense Attorneys

From offices in San Mateo, Anderlini & McSweeney LLP provides legal services to auto dealerships throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. Auto dealerships are highly regulated businesses that are also frequent targets for lawsuits. Our law firm has a long-standing reputation as solid and knowledgeable lawyers equipped to handle all legal needs for local auto dealerships.

Anderlini & McSweeney LLP

Our law firm is a professional operation led by two partners who have a combined 70 years of legal practice. Our partners — P. Terry Anderlini and Brian J. McSweeney — have received AV Preeminent, the highest peer review rating under the Martindale-Hubbell system,* and Mr. Anderlini and Mr. McSweeney have also been selected for inclusion in Northern California Super Lawyers for several years.

As a midsize firm, our clients can be sure that they will work from start to finish with a senior attorney. Our clients appreciate the confidence they feel, knowing that their legal matters are being handled by the same attorney whose name is on the door.

Representing Bay Area Auto Dealerships

Auto dealerships have unique needs in their dealings with consumers, regulatory agencies, vehicle manufacturers and the state. We represent clients in the purchase and sale of dealerships as well as dealership mergers and acquisitions. Our lawyers are available to provide ongoing legal advice and representation in all areas of day-to-day business operations, from business formation and startup to reviewing and drafting contracts and establishing employee policies and handbooks.

As veteran trial lawyers, we are also well-equipped to work as advocates for car dealerships in formal litigation proceedings. We defend dealers against legal claims brought by consumers, vendors, employees and others. Our goal is to resolve these disputes quickly and cost-effectively, so they do not become a distraction to ongoing business operations. However, if an issue cannot be fairly resolved outside of the courtroom, you can depend on us for aggressive representation at trial.

We provide intelligent defense on behalf of auto dealerships facing legal action under the California Lemon Law and the Consumer Legal Remedies Act. We also represent clients in franchise agreement protests filed with the California New Motor Vehicle Dealer’s Board. If the California Department of Motor Vehicles has taken administrative action or assessed administrative penalties against your dealership, you can rely on us for knowledgeable legal representation.

Finally, we are frequently called on to represent auto dealerships in disputes with their insurance companies over policy coverage issues.

* AV Preeminent and BV Distinguished are certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the confidential opinions of members of the Bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell ratings fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.