Franklin County
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Business, Bankruptcy, Divorce and Estate Planning
Business, Bankruptcy, Construction and Consumer
Texas Tech University School of Law
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Business, Estate Planning, IP and Real Estate
I am the founder and managing member of LaBAR LAW PLLC. I concentrate my practice on advising business and corporate clients on all manner of general counsel services, including, transactional, corporate and real estate law matters throughout Tennessee and the Southeast. I also advise clients on employment law matters and represents them in both administrative matters as well as in litigation, including matters in State and Federal courts as well as before the EEOC, NLRB, and collective actions under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
I also advise clients and business owners in implementing tax, business and estate planning strategies and, for...
Business, Bankruptcy, Estate Planning and Real Estate
Business and Products Liability
Business, Criminal and Insurance Defense
Business, Employment, Insurance Defense and Medical Malpractice
Business, Civil Rights, Insurance Defense and Personal Injury
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Kevin Christopher
Hamilton County, TN Business Law Attorney with 4 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, IP, Patents and Trademarks
University of California - Berkeley, University of San Francisco School of Law and University of California Hastings College of the Law
Kevin Christopher is the founder and principal of Rockridge Venture Law®, Tennessee’s only B Corp Best For The World law firm. Kevin is a registered patent attorney, entrepreneur, county and state commissioner, National Institutes of Health (NIH) RadX faculty member, and National Science Foundation (NSF) program evaluator. He is a Leadership Lawyer and Leadership Tennessee alumnus, and board member to several environmental and social impact nonprofits. Kevin has been recognized as a SuperLawyer by Thomson Reuters and Top Business Leader by Conscious Company Magazine.
Attorney Kevin Christopher is a corporate attorney, patent attorney, and trademark attorney. Specifically, his practice areas include:...
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Brandon E. Bass
Rutherford County, TN Business Law Attorney with 17 years of experience
Free ConsultationOffers Video ChatBusiness, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury and Products Liability
University of Tennessee College of Law
Brandon Bass is a shareholder at The Law Offices of John Day, P.C., located in Nashville, Tennessee, where he’s been practicing law since he graduated from the University of Tennessee College of Law in 2002. Brandon is active in several legal organizations, including: the Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association Executive Committee, Board of Governors, Amicus Curiae Committee Chair, and Mentor; the American Association for Justice on their New Lawyers Division Board of Governors; the Tennessee Bar Association’s Leadership Law; and the Nashville Bar Foundation as a Fellow and Mentor.
Brandon has received many accolades throughout his career. He has been named in...
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Rutherford County, TN Business Law Attorney with 39 years of experience
Business, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury and Products Liability
University of North Carolina School of Law
John A. Day is the founding partner of The Law Offices of John Day, P.C., located in the Nashville, Tennessee, area. John graduated with honors from the University of North Carolina School of Law in 1981. He is certified as a Civil Trial Specialist and has more than 30 years’ experience trying cases. John has served as President of the Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association and Chair of the Council of State Presidents of the American Association for Justice (formerly the Association of Trial Lawyers of America). John has also served on the boards of the Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association, Lawyers...
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Martin L. Pierce
Hamilton County, TN Business Law Attorney with 39 years of experience
Business, Elder, Estate Planning and Tax
University of Memphis
Martin L. Pierce is a native of Memphis, Tennessee, and received his undergraduate degree, summa cum laude, from Tennessee Technological University in 1978. He received that institution's Outstanding Young Alumnus Award in 1988. Martin received his law degree, with high honors, from the University of Memphis in 1981, where he was a published member of the University of Memphis Law Review. He is licensed to practice law in Tennessee and Georgia, as well as before the U.S. Tax Court and the U.S. Supreme Court.
Martin works primarily in the areas of: (1) Estate Planning, Wills, Trusts, Elder Law,...
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Amanda Jelks
Hamilton County, TN Business Law Lawyer with 10 years of experience
Business, IP, Real Estate and Trademarks
University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law
Amanda manages a boutique firm which serves clients in Tennessee and Georgie. Amanda focuses primarily on business and estates matters including: contracts, trademarks, business formation, wills & trusts, powers of attorney, and probate.
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Free ConsultationBusiness, Elder, Estate Planning and Social Security Disability
Cumberland School of Law, Samford University
As the founder of Jackson Law Firm, PLLC, I provide counsel in Social Security Disability and personal injury cases. Prior to deciding to found my own firm, I spent a number of years with several firms in the Southeastern United States. After spending the early years of my career working at larger law firms, it was clear to me that I should start my own firm to help the injured and disabled in the way I believe it should be done. By keeping the firm small, we are able to give our clients their legal concerns the...
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Mary Beth Hagan
Rutherford County, TN Business Law Attorney with 17 years of experience
Business, Arbitration & Mediation, Collections and Construction
University of Tennessee - Knoxville
Mary Beth Hagan practices law primarily in the field of construction law. She represents persons in a variety of legal disputes both in residential and commercial construction. Ms. Hagan has represented contractors, subcontractors, owners, architects, and homeowners throughout her career. Ms. Hagan assists contractors and subcontractors with their daily legal matters, as well as the disputes that need to be heard by the court or arbitrator.
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736 Cherry Street
Chattanooga,
TN 37402
Business and Real Estate
Pete Johnson has experience representing a wide variety of businesses ranging from small local companies to some of the country’s largest publicly traded corporations. Before joining the Hutton Company, Johnson was the General Counsel for a real estate development and commercial general construction company. Johnson has practiced with law firms in Georgia and Tennessee, including an AmLaw100 firm, primarily in the areas of general corporate transactions, government representation, construction, and real estate law. Johnson has held a variety of public offices including serving as Assistant District Attorney, City Solicitor, and Magistrate. He has been...
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(423) 777-4061
3001 South Broad Street
Suite 101
Chattanooga,
TN 37408
Business, Criminal and DUI
Cumberland L.S./Samford
I have been practicing criminal law for over 26 years in federal and state courts. I am licensed to practice in the states of Tennessee and Georgia, however, I have appeared or consulted in criminal cases in many other states across the United States. I have tried well over 150 jury trials, including approximately 20 murder and/or death penalty cases. I have also been successful in appellate litigation, and have argued cases before federal court of appeals and state supreme courts. In 2011, I successfully argued a constitutional speedy trial violation before the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, which resulted...
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John Buhrman
Hamilton County, TN Business Law Attorney with 20 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Elder, Estate Planning and Probate
Cumberland School of Law, Samford University
John was born and raised in Chattanooga. He was active in the Boy Scouts growing up and earned his Eagle Scout Award. In law school, John earned the Book Award in his estate planning class for the highest grade. Prior to joining his father's law practice in 2002, he worked for two years with UBS Trust Company (formerly Bradford Trust Company). John speaks on the areas of Chattanooga estate planning and probate to other attorneys and professionals, as well as the public. In the past, John served on local boards such as the Orange Grove Center, the Siskin...
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University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
Matthew R. Hinson is an attorney at The Law Offices of John Day, P.C., where he focuses on personal injury, wrongful death, and commercial litigation.
Matt obtained his J.D. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he was a member of the Broun National Trial Team, Holderness Moot Court National Team, and a staff member on the First Amendment Law Review. While in law school, Matt also served as a Research Assistant for the Honorable Richard E. Myers, United States District Judge for the Eastern District of North Carolina.
Prior to law school, Matt received his Bachelor of Arts...
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Rodney Mark Scott
Rutherford County, TN Business Law Attorney with 37 years of experience
Business, Collections, Consumer and Estate Planning
Case Western Reserve University
Rodney M. “Rod” Scott is an attorney currently engaged in the general practice of law, focusing on estate planning and elder law. He obtained his undergraduate degree in Accounting from West Virginia University in 1979, and his law degree from Case Western Reserve University in 1982. Originally admitted to practice in the states of Tennessee, Pennsylvania, and Ohio, he has happily chosen Tennessee as his home and the location of his practice. In his 34+ years of experience as an attorney, he has seen the impact of pre-planning and crisis estate planning upon individuals, their...
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Offers Video ChatBusiness, Appeals, Personal Injury and Products Liability
University of Tennessee College of Law
Liz served as a Senior Judicial Law Clerk to the Honorable Frank G. Clement, Jr. of the Tennessee Court of Appeals before transitioning into private practice with The Law Offices of John Day, P.C. Liz is a self-proclaimed “people person” who enjoys helping others using the law as a conduit. She enjoys listening to her clients, understanding what they are going through, then sharing their story with the courts so her client’s story is given a voice.
Liz has been a long-time Board Member of the Lawyers’ Association for Women (LAW), Marion Griffin Chapter, and currently serves as the President of...
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Joshua A Jenkins
Rutherford County, TN Business Law Lawyer with 8 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Collections, Construction and Probate
Oklahoma City University School of Law
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Business, Estate Planning, Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury
University of Tennessee - Knoxville
Valerie W. Epstein currently owns her own firm concentrating her practice in the areas of civil litigation, wills and estates, arbitration/mediation and business. She has been a practicing Rule 31 mediator for over 10 years and she has been a commercial arbitrator with the American Arbitration Association for over 15 years (by invitation only). She was awarded a contract with the State of Tennessee to perform Independent External Reviews and she is a neutral for the American Health Lawyers Association. She has had numerous cases in Chancery, Circuit and Sessions court in Hamilton County representing both plaintiffs and defendants. She...
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Business, Communications, IP and Trademarks
University of Tennessee College of Law
Every now and then, you stumble upon people who are natural leaders, innovators, and disruptors. They are tried of the stale way of things and want to push through the mundane into the cutting-edge.
They are driven by passion and a desire to enrich their communities.
These are my people. Whether you are a start up with a unique spin or an empire paving the way into the future, I want to help get you there.
"Law: an ordinance of reason for the common good, made by him who has care of the community." Thomas Aquinas
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Stephen Adams
Hamilton County, TN Business Law Lawyer with 9 years of experience
605 Chestnut Street
Suite 1700
Chattanooga,
TN 37450
Free ConsultationBusiness, IP, Patents and Trademarks
University of Tennessee - Knoxville
I am a Tennessee-licensed attorney and my practice focuses exclusively on assisting my clients with the acquisition, maintenance and enforcement of intellectual property, including patents, trademarks, and copyrights.
One of my primary roles is to identify potentially patentable inventions and the scope of protection available for those inventions. In this role, I regularly prepare, file and prosecute U.S. patent applications before the United States Patent and Trademark Office and also work with attorneys around the world in order to obtain foreign patent protection.
I also assist clients in identifying competing technologies that might limit the scope of their patent protection or...
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Drew Justice
Rutherford County, TN Business Law Lawyer with 10 years of experience
Business, Appeals, Criminal and Personal Injury
University of Tennessee College of Law
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Free ConsultationBusiness, Insurance Claims, Real Estate and Traffic Tickets
University of Tennessee - Knoxville
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Business and Appeals
University of Georgia
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David Paul Coates
Hamilton County, TN Business Law Attorney with 14 years of experience
Business, Securities and Stockbroker Fraud
University of Alabama School of Law and Stetson University College of Law
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Amy Farrar
Rutherford County, TN Business Law Lawyer
Business, Elder, Estate Planning and Probate
University of Mississippi School of Law
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Business, Asbestos, Family and Landlord Tenant
University of Tennessee - Knoxville
Graduate United States Naval Academy 1958 and University of Tennessee Law School 1963. Admitted to all state courts of record and Eastern and Middle District Federal Courts in Tennessee, and 6th Circuit Court of Appeals and United States Supreme Court.
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Business, Bankruptcy and Personal Injury
Wagner & Wagner is one of the longest-established law firms in Chattanooga. With more than seven decades of proven legal experience, our law practice has steadily grown through repeat business, valuable referrals and a tradition of client satisfaction.
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Jason Reeves
Bedford County, TN Business Law Lawyer with 21 years of experience
(931) 684-6444
704 N. Jefferson Street
P.O. Box 910
Shelbyville,
TN 37162
Free ConsultationBusiness, Criminal, DUI and Divorce
University of Tennessee - Knoxville
The Reeves Law Firm was started in 2001 by attorney Jason Reeves. Mr. Reeves began his practice in 1999 with the law firm then known as Norton & Smith in Shelbyville, Tennessee. After one year of outstanding service to the firm, Mr. Reeves earned the position of managing partner at the firm whose name was changed to Norton & Reeves, P.C. After serving in this capacity for one year, Mr. Reeves fulfilled his career goal of owning his own law firm in 2001. Mr. Reeves has served as senior managing partner since that time.
The Reeves Law Firm has had the...
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Emory University School of Law
Sonya Smith Wright is a graduate of the Emory University School of Law, where she was inducted into the Order of the Barristers for outstanding oral advocacy and legal writing. She is an experienced litigator with a wealth of diverse experiences. Wright began her career with a large defense firm in its civil litigation department, where she participated in several state jury trials and successfully defended a multimillion dollar lawsuit in federal court for a national hotel chain. She also tried one of the first medical malpractice cases to ever go to arbitration in Tennessee obtaining a full defense...
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Ira Long
Hamilton County, TN Business Law Attorney with 37 years of experience
(423) 756-5900
200 W. M.L. King Blvd.
Suite 1205
Chattanooga,
TN 37402
Free ConsultationBusiness, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury and Workers' Comp
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(423) 267-3807
O'Shaughnessy & Carter, PLLC
735 Broad Street, Suite 1000
Chattanooga,
TN 37402
Business, Estate Planning and Real Estate
University of Tennessee - Knoxville
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Business, Divorce, Family and Personal Injury
Cumberland School of Law, Samford University
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Business, Criminal, DUI and Divorce
University of Tennessee College of Law
I practice criminal defense, divorce/family law, personal injury law, and wills/estates in Warren County, TN and the surrounding counties. I graduated from the University of Tennessee College of Law and have over ten years experience as an attorney. In the past, I have been privileged to serve as an assistant district attorney, a special assistant United States attorney, and in 2008 as the command judge advocate for the Victory Base Complex Garrison Comand in Baghdad, Iraq.
Need legal help with a business law matter?
Business laws include all municipal, state, and federal laws that regulate businesses and commerce. Some industries, such as finance, face specific laws and regulations that apply to those in the field. Businesses of all types also must conform to many regulations that apply across the board, such as environmental regulations and advertising laws.
A business lawyer can help you address the myriad legal issues that arise when you are starting a new venture, operating an established company, or winding up or selling a business.
Business lawyers handle a broad spectrum of legal issues that confront companies. For new ventures, a business lawyer can help with business formation decisions, including selecting the proper business form, such a partnership, LLC or corporation, or addressing financial compliance issues when raising capital. In addition, business lawyers can offer advice when reviewing leases, purchase agreements, and other types of contracts. Other issues covered in this practice area include employee compensation and benefits, building relationships with independent contractors and other entities, and compliance with relevant advertising regulations.
While most business lawyers deal in transactional work (contracts and forms), some also litigate business disputes that arise from transactional work. Business litigation attorneys may handle issues such as breach of contract claims, consumer class action lawsuits, and wrongful termination claims.
Business judgment rule:
a presumption that directors making a business decision, not involving self-interest, act on an informed basis, in good faith and in the honest belief that their actions are in the corporation's best interest.
Pierce the veil:
A court no longer affords a shareholder of a corporation the protection of limited liability when the corporation has neglected corporate formalities and intermingled assets between the shareholder and the corporation.
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