What we handle.

Civil Rights Litigation

When power is abused, the consequences are personal. Freedom, dignity, opportunity, and even life itself can be at stake. The Hutton Firm’s national civil rights practice stands beside individuals and families seeking accountability for discrimination, government misconduct, and violations of their constitutional rights.

Civil rights disputes can involve police misconduct and excessive force, unlawful arrest and detention, retaliation for protected speech, discrimination, and denials of due process or equal protection. These cases require more than conviction. They demand careful attention to the conduct at issue, the people and institutions responsible, and the legal barriers that can stand between an injured person and meaningful relief.

We bring the focus of a trial firm to cases that demand the strength to challenge powerful opponents. Our approach combines personal attention with disciplined investigation, strategic advocacy, and preparation for the courtroom. We listen closely, examine the evidence, challenge the official account when the facts warrant it, and build each case around what must be proven to win.

We look beyond the immediate incident to investigate whether policies, practices, or failures of oversight contributed to the harm. Our objective is to pursue compensation, accountability, and, where appropriate, changes that help prevent the same violations from happening again.

Business Litigation

A business dispute can threaten far more than the bottom line. Ownership, reputation, critical relationships, and years of investment may hang in the balance. The Hutton Firm represents businesses, entrepreneurs, executives, and owners in commercial disputes nationwide, bringing focused strategy and substantial courtroom experience to the matters that shape their future. Our business litigation practice addresses breach of contract, partnership and shareholder disputes, business fraud, breaches of fiduciary duty, interference with business relationships, and contested financial obligations.

Entertainment, Sports & Media

Talent creates opportunity. The right legal strategy helps protect its value. The Hutton Firm represents clients in entertainment, sports, and media with a clear focus on securing strong agreements, protecting our client’s interests, and preparing to enforce their rights when necessary.

From endorsement opportunities to complex commercial relationships, we help clients understand what they are receiving, what they are committing to, and what they may be giving away. Our practice includes drafting, reviewing, and negotiating contracts, endorsement and sponsorship agreements, and name, image, and likeness (NIL) arrangements. We examine compensation, exclusivity, ownership, approval rights, performance obligations, termination provisions, and the continued use of a client’s identity or content after an agreement ends. For athletes, entertainers, and media personalities, a signature can shape opportunities for years. We approach each agreement with that longer view. A compelling offer must be evaluated against its restrictions, its effect on future partnerships, and the protections available if the other party fails to perform. Our goal is to help clients capitalize on today’s opportunities while preserving control over tomorrow’s career. When negotiations break down or rights are threatened, we are prepared to litigate.

Criminal Defense

A criminal accusation can put everything at risk like your freedom, your family, your livelihood, and your reputation. The Hutton Firm brings focused preparation, independent judgment, and forceful trial advocacy to defend individuals facing criminal investigations and charges in state and federal court. We understand the pressure of standing against the government. Every allegation deserves scrutiny. Every consequential decision deserves a strategy. We examine how evidence was obtained, test witness credibility, analyze inconsistencies, and pursue appropriate challenges to unlawful searches, improper questioning, and other violations of constitutional rights.

U.S.–Mexico Law ES · EN

When business and legal interests cross the U.S.–Mexico border, details carry added weight. Differences in language, legal systems, and business expectations can affect what an agreement means, how obligations are performed, and where rights can be enforced. The Hutton Firm helps clients address those differences with clear communication, careful preparation, and a strategy that connects both sides of the matter.

Our U.S.–Mexico practice supports individuals, entrepreneurs, and businesses with cross-border contracts, commercial relationships, and disputes. We draft, review, and negotiate agreements in English and Spanish, focusing on the terms that shape a client’s position: payment, ownership, performance, liability, termination, governing law, and dispute resolution. We examine inconsistencies between language versions and work to ensure that the written agreement reflects the parties’ intended commitments.

Diana Hutton brings a distinctive perspective to this work. Licensed to practice law in Mexico and holding a University of Minnesota law degree, she combines Mexican legal training with in-house counsel experience and an understanding of the practical demands businesses face. Her bilingual approach helps clients communicate their priorities, understand their obligations, and make informed decisions throughout a cross-border matter.

Immigration Law ES · EN

Status questions, removal defense, and the family matters that come with them — including the immigration fallout of a cross-border or criminal case. Communication is available in English and Spanish.

Sports Law

Representation and eligibility work for athletes and organizations, plus the contract conflicts that follow. In this work, timing and discretion usually shape the available options.

Complex Litigation

Some disputes threaten an entire business, place substantial assets at risk, or involve years of conduct spread across multiple parties and jurisdictions. The Hutton Firm handles complex litigation with a focused objective: master the record, identify the issues that will decide the case, and prepare a compelling path toward the client’s goals.

Our practice brings together the firm’s experience in business disputes, securities, construction, civil rights, and other contested matters. These cases often involve overlapping claims, extensive electronic discovery, technical evidence, and competing expert opinions. We develop a coordinated strategy that accounts for how each claim, party, and proceeding affects the larger dispute.

Complex litigation also requires disciplined judgment about resources. We focus on consequential issues, challenging unnecessary burdens, and evaluate the cost and value of each major step. When a matter requires specialized expertise, we work with appropriate experts and additional counsel while maintaining a consistent strategy and clear responsibility for the work.

Employment Law

Workplace disputes can threaten a career, disrupt a business, and place years of professional investment at risk. The Hutton Firm represents employees, executives, and employers in employment matters with direct attention, candid advice, and the preparation needed to pursue a strong result.

Our practice addresses discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wrongful termination, unpaid wages, and disputes over compensation and employment agreements. We examine the decisions, communications, and workplace conditions behind each claim to determine what the evidence supports and which legal protections or defenses apply. Whether pursuing accountability or defending against allegations, our strategy begins with a thorough understanding of the facts.

For employees and executives, we recognize that the stakes extend beyond a paycheck. A dispute may affect professional standing, future opportunities, financial security, and personal well-being. We help clients evaluate their rights, document their losses, and make informed decisions about negotiation and litigation. We also review and negotiate employment, compensation, separation, and severance agreements, focusing on both immediate terms and obligations that may affect the next stage of a career.

For employers, we bring a practical understanding of the pressures involved in managing people and responding to claims. We assess the record, identify potential exposure, and develop a response that accounts for business operations, workplace relationships, and reputational concerns. Clear advice and early preparation help clients address disputes before positions harden and costs escalate.

Employment cases often turn on the details: the timing of a complaint, a change in treatment, inconsistencies in an explanation, or the gap between a written policy and actual practice. We analyze personnel records, payroll information, electronic communications, performance documentation, and witness accounts to build a clear chronology and test the opposing position. When litigation becomes necessary, that preparation guides discovery, motion practice, witness examination, and trial.

Real Estate Law

Title, transaction, and property litigation, including boundary and development fights. We keep the focus on the underlying asset and the deadline that actually governs it.

Personal Injury

An injury can change the course of your life in an instant. Medical treatment, missed work, financial pressure, and uncertainty about the future can leave you facing decisions you never expected to make. The Hutton Firm represents injured individuals and families with personal attention, disciplined preparation, and the strength to pursue accountability.

We begin by understanding what happened and how it has affected you. Your case must account for the full consequences of an injury: the treatment you need, the income you have lost, the activities you can no longer enjoy, and the challenges you may face for years to come. We work to develop a claim that reflects those losses and is supported by credible evidence.

Personal injury disputes can arise from vehicle collisions, dangerous property conditions, defective products, and other acts of negligence. We investigate the circumstances, identify potentially responsible parties and available insurance coverage, and examine efforts to shift blame or minimize the harm. Photographs, recordings, witness accounts, medical records, and physical evidence help establish both responsibility and the extent of the injury.

Preparation also means looking ahead. When appropriate, we work with medical professionals, accident reconstruction specialists, economists, and other experts to evaluate disputed issues and future needs. We scrutinize assumptions about recovery, earning capacity, and ongoing care so that settlement decisions are informed by more than the bills already received.

Consumer Law

Fraud and deceptive-practice claims, brought individually or as class exposure. The work starts with documents, timelines, and whether the law supports a practical remedy.

Family Law

Family law decisions can shape your relationship with your children, your financial security, and the life you build after a separation. The Hutton Firm provides focused counsel and strong advocacy during these deeply personal transitions, helping clients move forward with a clear understanding of their rights, options, and priorities.

Our practice addresses divorce, child custody, parenting time, child support, spousal maintenance, and the division of assets and debts. We also assist with prenuptial and postnuptial agreements and disputes involving the enforcement or modification of existing orders. Each matter receives a strategy tailored to the family’s circumstances and the decisions that will have lasting consequences. Our goal is to help clients make informed decisions about both immediate needs and long-term financial stability.

General Litigation

Disputes that don't fit a category. If it is contested and it matters, we will assess it and give you a straight answer on whether it is worth pursuing.