Areas of Practice
Three disciplines.One standard.
Construction, business, and real estate law — practiced with the rigor of a national firm and the attention of a boutique.
Practice Area 01
From the first contract to a courtroom, construction projects generate more legal exposure than almost any other kind of business — delays, defects, disputed payments, licensing questions, and disagreements that can stall a project entirely. We bring over a decade of construction law experience at some of the nation's top firms to every stage of a project, helping clients avoid disputes when possible and resolve them decisively when not.
Dispute Resolution & Litigation
We assess your case early and pursue mediation or arbitration when it serves you — for payment, defect, and delay disputes. When resolution can't be reached outside the courtroom, we represent you in it.
Contract Drafting & Negotiation
Clear, enforceable agreements that protect your interests before work ever begins.
Construction Defects & Delays
Resolving claims tied to defective work, missed schedules, and the disputes that follow.
Regulatory Compliance & Licensing
Guidance through the permitting, licensing, and code requirements that govern your project.
Project Consulting
Ongoing legal guidance throughout a project's lifecycle — not just when something goes wrong.
Liens, Bonds & Payment Issues
Protecting your right to payment, and resolving disputes when payment doesn't come.
Contract Compliance & Terminations
Navigating disputed terminations and enforcing the terms of your existing agreements.
Risk Identification & Claim Strategy
Spotting exposure early, and building a strategy before a dispute becomes a lawsuit.
Insurance Claims & Coverage Disputes
Pursuing and defending construction-related insurance claims, and challenging wrongful denials that leave you exposed.
General Counsel Services
Ongoing legal support for contractors and construction businesses, beyond any single project.
Practice Area 02
Every business decision carries legal weight, whether you're drafting your first operating agreement or restructuring after years of growth. We advise business owners, executives, and investors across Tennessee through the full lifecycle of a company — building the right structures early, and stepping in decisively when disputes threaten what you've built.
Dispute Resolution & Litigation
When a business dispute threatens what you've built, we pursue negotiation or arbitration where it makes sense. When it doesn't, we represent you in court, from filing to resolution.
Entity Formation & Capital Structure
Choosing and structuring the right entity to protect your interests and support your growth.
Corporate Governance & Operating Agreements
Clear governance frameworks and operating agreements that prevent disputes before they start.
Employment & Executive Agreements
Drafting and negotiating the agreements that define your relationships with key employees and executives.
Commercial Transactions
Negotiating and closing the deals that move your business forward.
Joint Venture Formation & Dissolution
Structuring partnerships from the outset, and unwinding them when it's time to part ways.
Corporate Restructuring
Guiding companies through reorganization, ownership changes, and structural transitions.
Business Torts & Fiduciary Duty
Pursuing and defending claims involving breach of fiduciary duty, fraud, and tortious interference with business relationships.
General Counsel Services
Ongoing legal support for businesses that need a trusted advisor, not just outside counsel on call.
Practice Area 03
Real estate matters rarely stay simple — a straightforward purchase can turn into a title dispute, a lease can become adversarial, and a property structure can require years of foresight to get right. We advise property owners, investors, businesses, developers, buyers, and sellers across a broad range of real estate matters, from contracts and transactions through development, property transfers, and litigation when disputes can't be avoided.
Real Estate Contracts & Transactions
Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating purchase and sale agreements, FSBO transactions, seller-financed transactions, land contracts, and lease-option agreements.
Deeds & Property Transfers
Preparing and reviewing deeds, quitclaim deeds, and other transfer documents to move real estate interests accurately and with confidence.
Commercial Real Estate & Leasing
Representing landlords, tenants, owners, and investors in lease drafting, negotiation, and commercial property transactions.
Disputes & Litigation
Quiet title actions, boundary disputes, title and ownership disputes, fraudulent conveyance claims, and other adversarial real estate proceedings.
Business Planning for Investors
Advising real estate professionals on acquisitions, ownership structures, entity formation, joint ventures, and the legal framework behind their portfolios.
Zoning, Permitting & Land Use
Guiding owners and developers through zoning classifications, planning approvals, and permitting before they become costly obstacles.
HPRs, HOAs & CCRs
Establishing Horizontal Property Regimes, drafting HOA bylaws, and preparing Covenants, Conditions & Restrictions for development projects.
Easements & Right of Ways
Resolving disputes and negotiating agreements involving easements, access rights, and right-of-way issues.
Short-Term Rental Compliance
Advising property owners on the regulatory and contractual issues specific to short-term rentals in Tennessee.