The law firm of Rotatori, Bender Co., L.P.A. was organized in 2001, just as a new era of legal challenges began to emerge.

The firm is comprised of professional, experienced and innovative lawyers who approach clients' legal matters with consummate knowledge and skill. They have gained the respect of their peers, locally and nationally, and are often called upon to take cases that are especially complex.

The era in which the firm was established was marked by the dot com crash, the Enron scandal and the fateful events of 9/11. These events have forever changed the way we live and do business. In the wake of these developments, new laws, new regulations and new attitudes have been shaped by society's demand for more accountability at every level.

The penalties for failing to comply with these new laws and directives are severe. The judgment rendered in many cases is unyielding. The justice system is quicker, more able and less tolerant than ever before. We live in times more reflective of the desires of society than the axioms of law.

Today's law firm bears little resemblance to that of its predecessor a decade or two ago. Technology has made the size of a firm irrelevant and the practice of law less collegial and more demanding.

Rotatori, Bender Co., L.P.A. strives to maintain a balance, practicing according to traditional legal standards while at the same time adapting to technology, trends and the ever evolving justice system.

What has not changed is the demand for lawyers who are diligent, hard working and keenly aware of the need to be sensitive to the human element that exists in every case.

When and where it can, the firm exercises what we call precautionary counsel, which is advice based on the experience of dealing with hundreds of cases and situations that once were considered civil matters, but now fall within the realm of white-collar crime.

White-collar crime, a term originated by government attorneys to denote fraudulent business practices, is a field in which our lawyers have dealt successfully for years. Part of this success can be traced to the experience that members of the firm acquired while working for the government, in the U.S. Justice Department and the Internal Revenue Service.

The most useful counsel we give today is the admonition to anticipate the consequences of any business strategy before putting it into practice. The lines between criminal cases and civil law suits are no longer blurred, but in many instances, sharply defined.

Because of this experience and their ability to organize and master complex cases, the lawyers at Rotatori, Bender Co., L.P.A. are able to quickly form teams that join difficult and unusual cases and bond into a formidable defense.

Conversely, each lawyer is a litigator who can function independently, effectively and economically, on cases of lesser magnitude.

The firm's timely and knowledgeable intervention in tax cases has prevented many clients from facing the most serious of penalties. This work has earned the firm a reputation of skill and good judgment, qualities that are the mark to which other professionals turn when referring their clients.

Our work in labor and human resource cases is no less significant. No business is a single entity, but a series of issues and events that blend together to create commerce. By understanding the intricacy of this, the lawyers in the firm can apply a perspective to all legal issues that affect business.