DECLERCQ· PRACTICE / P-01 — LITIGATION 2,000+ MATTERS CLOSED $350M TRANSACTION VOLUME ADMITTED NJ · NY · PA
Practice — P-01

Litigation.

Complex civil litigation for businesses and individuals; serious personal injury; consumer fraud and recovery. Documents, timelines, and motion practice.

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The work.

What P-01 covers
LT-01

Complex civil litigation

Federal and state court, including the matter that produced a $5.39M judgment with separate interest and fee awards.*

LT-02

Consumer Fraud Act

New Jersey CFA claims, including reorienting a case on the Sun Chemical precedent days after it issued.

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Fraud & recovery

Fraudulent transactions unwound; wrongdoers pursued into bankruptcy court when they run.

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Motion practice

Briefing measured in thousands of pages.

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The process.

Five steps
01

The file

Every document and date, reviewed before strategy is set.

02

The strategy

The theory of the case set early.

03

Discovery

Methodical and complete.

04

Motion practice

Written advocacy — a decade of it, for other firms, before this one.

05

Resolution

Judgment, settlement, or dismissal.

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$6.8M+
Total recovery · One client · As of Aug 2026*
$5.39M
Judgment · May 2026*
$891,975
Attorneys' fees · Aug 2026*
$522,376.97
Prejudgment interest · Aug 2026*
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The fee.

Hourly · retainer · in writing
$525+ / HOUR
Complex matters from $525/hr, with a retainer to begin. Quoted in writing, first
  • Retainers sized to the matter, held in trust, applied against the work
  • Personal injury is different: handled on a contingency basis: no fee unless we recover
  • Detailed monthly statements: you see where every hour went
  • Written fee agreement before any work begins
  • Replenished only if the matter requires it

Retainer amount quoted per matter; final rates confirmed in the written fee agreement after a brief consultation.

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Related matters.

From the case index
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The wider docket.

Matters worked, 2016 — present
Federal appellate

Defense of a waste-processing facility through trial and appeal, in federal proceedings that ended with the opposing side's petition to the U.S. Supreme Court failing. Our side prevailed.

Construction

Claims prosecuted against contractors; defense of businesses in construction disputes.

Sovereign nation

Counsel to the executive branch of a sovereign Indian nation in complex litigation.

Professional sports

Representation of a professional athlete, alongside the players' association, in a league appeal.

Certain matters were handled as engaged drafting counsel for other firms: the briefing and strategy originated with this office; appearances were entered by the retaining firms.

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Emily K. Declercq
Your counsel for this work
Emily K. Declercq, JD·MBA
Admitted NJ · NY · PA · A dedicated paralegal on every matter