Tennessee Business Lawyers

Attorney Yetunde Okunade Aird has been practicing law for almost seven years. She grew up in Memphis, TN. She earned her law degree (J.D.) from Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law in Indianapolis. For her undergraduate degree, she earned a Bachelor of Science in Finance with a minor in Psychology from Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana. Attorney Aird is licensed to practice law in Tennessee and in Indiana. Attorney Aird originally started her law practice in 2014 in Indianapolis under her maiden name of Okunade and it is now known as Aird Law. In addition, Attorney Aird has...

Cody Galaher represents companies and individuals in litigation of state and federal matters primarily involving family, business, and appellate issues. Cody has wide-ranging and specialized litigation experience, both at the trial court and appellate levels, which he utilizes to obtain the very best possible outcome for his clients. Cody is experienced and has a reputation for obtaining great results for clients in divorce and custody matters.

Cody frequently helps clients form, govern, and operate their businesses and his distinct litigation expertise allows him to advise clients in avoiding and resolving potential disputes. In addition, Cody is also uniquely experienced in the...

I am currently a Registered U.S. Patent & Intellectual Property Attorney at Thrive IP®. I have experience in patent, trademark, and copyright prosecution. I also have experience in various forms of intellectual property litigation in addition to general business and transactional law practice. I hold a Juris Doctorate Cum Laude from the University of Tennessee College of Law, and I received my undergraduate degree in Marine Engineering Technology from Texas A&M University Galveston, graduating Summa Cum Laude. I also hold a minor in Maritime Administration. I have a passion for assisting inventors, businesses, and universities in obtaining intellectual property protection.

Walter E. Schuler graduated magna cum laude from The University of Memphis in 1993 with a B.B.A. in International Business. He received his law degree, cum laude, with a Certificate in Health Law with Honors from Saint Louis University in 1996, where he served on the Law Journal Editorial Board, receiving the award for best student article and other honors. Walt has represented individuals and entities in matters related to health law, business law, corporate law, contracts, civil litigation, and state and federal regulation. He has argued cases before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, the Tennessee...

Profile: Mycol Scott is one of the firm’s “homegrown” transactional attorneys and has been with the firm since he graduated law school and passed the Tennessee Bar Exam in 2019. Since then, he has focused on developing his law practice in the general areas listed above. Mycol grew up in the Bearden area and is an alumnus of the University of Tennessee (’16, G’19). Being a person who subscribes to the “don’t fix it if it’s not broken” mentality, Mycol continues to reside in the Bearden area with his wife Hannah, a kindergarten teacher, and their two dogs. When Mycol is...

Kyle Cannon is a leading workers compensation lawyer in the state of Tennessee and regularly handles Worker’s Compensation claims at all levels of the claims process. Kyle also regularly helps on other matters involving business litigation, personal injury, professional legal malpractice defense, premises liability, collection law and other litigation areas.

Ms. Burton graduated with a Bachelors Degree from the University of Tennessee and received her law degree from the University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law. While in law school, she received the award for Best Oral Advocate in 2003 and was named the Associate Chief Justice of the University of Memphis law school as Moot Court Board. Also while in law school Ms. Burton was a National Environmental Moot Court semi-finalist and completed an internship with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Tennessee, a clerkship in the Corporate Legal Division with Servicemaster, Inc. and...

An immigrant herself, Elizabeth Wafula, Esq., is a multi-lingual attorney offering services to immigrants as well as employers seeking to hire immigrants or retain immigrants. She is an immigration attorney practicing in Memphis, Nashville, and other surrounding areas.

Education: University of Tennessee College of Law 1992; Belmont University 1988; Columbia State Community College 1994. Honors: Tennessee Law Review; Clerk for the Honorable B Waugh Crigler, US Magistrate Judge for the Western District of Virginia at Charlottesville Areas of Practice: General Practice of Law, Employee Benefits, Business, Government Relations. Experience: Thirty years combined private practice of law, law firm and business law experience.

Jeff Germany has extensive experience in the area of civil litigation. He concentrates his practice in the areas of commercial litigation, creditor's rights, construction defect litigation and catastrophic injury litigation. Jeff is a graduate of the University of Arkansas' Walton College of Business Administration and the University of Arkansas' School of Law. He was admitted to practice in Arkansas in 1985 and in Tennessee in 1986. Jeff has served as a member of the board of directors of the Chickasaw Council of the Boy Scouts of America, the AutoZone Liberty Bowl, East Memphis Young Life and the Touchdown Club of Memphis....

GCEM is a full service law firm practicing in the areas of residential, commercial and development real estate transactions, including drafting and negotiation of real estate contracts and leases, business formation, preparation of wills, probate, and estate planning. I am personally experienced with the Neighborhood Preservation Court in Memphis and can provide advice, counsel, and representation related to this and other state and local issues affecting real estate.

My previous position was as an attorney at West Tennessee Legal Services, the legal aid organization for West Tennessee, where I completed a two year fellowship as an Equal Justice Works/AmeriCorps Elder...

Litchford is a founding member of Litchford, Pearce & Associates, PLLC. Litchford is licensed to practice in Tennessee and Georgia and concentrates his practice in government law, commercial litigation, personal injury, business transactions, and criminal defense. In 2016, Litchford was named a “2016 Rising Star” by Super Lawyers of Thomson Reuters.

Litchford has extensive trial experience in representing clients in a variety of areas, including governmental regulations, personal injury, criminal defense, federal and state constitutional law, real property disputes, and public records and annexation actions. Litchford also serves as general representation counsel to various companies involved in the following markets:...

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I am an Agricultural Lawyer in the Metropolitan Memphis Area that serves national and international clients. I also have experience in corporate; contract drafting; legislation drafting; collections; business litigation; arbitration and mediation; and civil cases.

Mike Baisley practices in the areas of business transactions, real estate, commercial law, and business litigation. Typical client engagements include new entity formation, mergers and acquisitions, real estate transactions, shareholder disputes, and bankruptcy and creditor’s rights. He also represents both owners and contractors in construction disputes. Mr. Baisley joined Long, Ragsdale & Waters, P.C. in January 2018. He was previously a partner at Hodges, Doughty & Carson, PLLC. He received his law degree from the University of Tennessee College of Law in 2005, where he was a member of The Tennessee Law Review and served on the...

Nashville attorney Zach Scott Gainous was born in Tallahassee, Florida. After graduating high school, Zach moved to Nashville to pursue his bachelor's degree at Middle Tennessee State University. Zach attended MTSU's College of Media & Entertainment and studied in the Recording Industry program where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Music Business.

While attending MTSU, Zach completed courses in artist management, music publishing, music production, concert promotion & touring, record label marketing, record label operations, A&R, copyright law, music business contracts and legal issues, and more. During his studies at MTSU, Zach also began working as an independent producer...

Bennett J. Wills is an attorney serving clients all across Tennessee. In 2014 he was awarded the Top 40 Under 40 award by the National Trial Lawyers Association and was awarded Super Lawyers 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018 Rising Star. Bennett's practice areas include, business litigation, business formation/dissolution disputes, various contract matter, construction litigation, consumer defense, and real estate matters.

Angel Kane has been practicing law since 1995. While in law school Angel was a member of the University of Memphis Law Review and served as a judicial law clerk for Chancery Court. Upon graduation, she practiced with the law firm of Crislip, Philip & Associates in the areas of creditor’s rights, family law, wills and business litigation.

In 1998, Angel and her husband, Brody Kane, returned to Wilson County, where Angel joined the law firm of Rochelle, McCulloch & Aulds. In 2005, she joined Shawn and Brody at McBrien and Kane and since then has focused her practice...

Amanda manages a boutique firm which serves clients in Tennessee and Georgia. Amanda focuses primarily on business and estates matters including: contracts, trademarks, business formation, wills & trusts, powers of attorney, and probate.

Prior to joining The Lawyers of Brown and Roberto, I practiced law in Nashville where I gained experience in employment discrimination claims, personal injury claims, will contests and breach of contract claims. I served as a judicial law clerk in the Tennessee Supreme Court. While practicing law in the Court, I assisted the Justices of the Court with complex legal research in the drafting of Court opinions. Before I became a lawyer, I served for four years as a policy advisor to Governor Phil Bredesen.

I am a Knoxville native. I graduated from Farragut High School where I...

Born and raised in Memphis, David Arnold received his Bachelor of Arts Degree in Religious Studies from Middlebury College in 2001. He returned to Memphis and earned his Juris Doctorate from the University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law in 2005, where he was the recipient of the Herbert Herff Presidential Law Scholarship. His diverse experience includes handling legal matters in Bankruptcy, Probate, Personal Injury, Social Security Disabiliy, Business Formation and Litigation, Wills and Estate Planning, and Insurance Bad Faith cases. Mr. Arnold is licensed to practice law in the State of Tennessee and is a member...

Zach is a seasoned attorney dedicated to serving the needs of clients in the real estate development, design, and construction industry as well as companies doing business with government entities. He is admitted to practice law in Tennessee, Kentucky, and before the U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. Court of Federal Claims. Zach helps clients avoid disputes by advising them on contracts and risk management. He has experience in traditional design-bid-build projects, as well as more specialized contract structures like design-build, P3, and IPD. Zach has worked on projects ranging from roads and pipelines to retail, office, industrial, and residential developments. He...

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...

Amanda Crowell has been a practicing attorney since 1992. She graduated in 1989 with high honors from the University of Tennessee where she was a member of Phi Beta Kappa. She earned her law degree from the University of Tennessee in 1992.

Amanda began her career as Assistant General Counsel for the State of Tennessee where she prosecuted health care professionals before their respective licensing boards.

Amanda has been in private practice in Lebanon, Tennessee since 1998, formerly with the law firm of Lee & Lee Attorneys, P.C. She practices primarily in the area of family law, representing clients...

A native of Birmingham, Alabama, Mr. Grefseng attended the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) on an athletic scholarship (football) graduating, cum laude in 1979. He was named to the "Academic All South Eastern Conference" honor roll in 1978. Upon graduation, he attended law school at the University of Mississippi graduating in the top third of his class in May of 1982. Upon graduation, he served as the law clerk for Judge Roy Noble Lee of the Mississippi Supreme Court. He was admitted to practice law in the State of Tennessee in 1984 and relocated to Columbia, Maury County and has...

Lawrence B. Hammet II (“Beau”) is 57 years old and original native of the Commonwealth of Kentucky having been born and raised in Paducah, KY. Beau moved to Nashville with his family in the late 80’s to commence his practice of law. Beau handles a number of different high profile litigation matters cases pending Federal and state courts, arbitration and other alternative dispute resolution processes. Beau's experiences have lead him to litigate matters in Tennessee, Alabama, as well as other states throughout the south and mid-west. In addition to litigation, Beau handles transactional work with various clients,...

Attorney Chase Walker is a young attorney full of energy and a desire to help others. Over the years, Chase has seen numerous legal issues arise with various friends and family members and often heard the same two complaints: I can't afford an attorney, and I don't feel like my interests are being fairly represented. Too often, attorneys claim to be client-centered, while simultaneously trying to figure out how they can resolve as many cases as quickly as possible, for the maximum profit, and with the least amount of time and effort possible. After taking the bar exam, Chase put...

*Licensed in New York and Tennessee **Serving clients in New York and Tennessee Alyssa gained valuable insights while working at a renowned intellectual property management company protecting deceased celebrities’ brands. While pursuing her M.B.A., Alyssa demonstrated her business acumen by creating a commercialization strategy from scratch for innovative healthcare software developed by university researchers. Utilizing her collective experience, Alyssa provides value to clients by analyzing issues from multiple perspectives. Alyssa strives to resolve problems for her clients, from the simplest to the most complex. Her experience allows her to view problems from multiple perspectives and create personalized solutions. Alyssa utilizes her collective knowledge...

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...

John and his team work hard to provide the residents of Nashville, Franklin, and Brentwood with skilled representation in the areas of estate planning, business law, and taxation.

Gregory Patton is a founding partner at Patton & Pittman Attorneys. He passionately advocates on behalf of his clients and makes sure their rights are being observed. His primary practices include mediation and arbitration, personal injury, insurance and business disputes, property claims, and more. He has been awarded an AV Preeminent® rating from Martindale- Hubbell® and has earned membership to the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA). Mr. Patton is also a Rule 31 General Civil Mediator and has mediated hundreds of cases.