The practice · Civil litigation

When it matters, posture matters.

Civil litigation for the disputes that put real things at stake — a company, a property, a livelihood — in Franklin, Brentwood, and Williamson County.

The idea

Most disputes settle. That's exactly why preparation wins them.

Settlement negotiated from an unbuilt case is settlement on the other side's terms.

LMH Law takes the opposite posture: every matter is assembled as if it will be tried. The documents are mastered early. The theory of the case is written down before the first hearing. The record is built to be stood on.

That discipline comes from a practice formed in the federal courts, where briefing decides cases — and it carries into the Circuit and Chancery courts of Williamson County. It changes the tenor of a negotiation long before anyone mentions a jury.

You'll hear plain assessments, including unwelcome ones. When the facts or the numbers counsel resolution, you'll hear that early and directly.

Scope

Matters taken.

Business & commercial disputes

Companies, vendors, customers, competitors — from demand letter through judgment and collection.

Contract disputes

Broken agreements, ambiguous terms, non-performance, and the fights that follow. The written record gets read the way a court will read it.

Partnership, LLC member & shareholder disputes

When the people who built a company together stop agreeing about it — buyouts, deadlock, fiduciary claims, exits.

Real estate, boundary & construction disputes

Purchase and sale disputes, boundary and easement conflicts, construction defect and payment claims across Williamson County.

Fraud, misrepresentation & business torts

Claims that a deal was procured by deception — pursued, or defended, on the strength of the documents.

Appeals

Appellate briefing and argument in state and federal courts. Her practice was formed in appellate work.

If a matter isn't one the firm should take, you'll be told plainly — and pointed somewhere better.

Common questions

Before you call.

What happens in a first consultation?

A focused conversation about the facts, documents, timeline, and what a good outcome looks like for you — then a candid view of the matter's posture and what the next step would cost. No commitment is made in the room.

Will my dispute go to trial?

Most civil matters resolve first. The point of trial-ready preparation is that resolutions negotiated from a built case come on better terms — and when trial is the right course, the matter is already built for it.

Where does the firm appear?

Tennessee state courts — including Williamson County — and the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee. Leen is licensed in Tennessee and Kentucky, with appellate briefing experience in state and federal courts.

The light is on

Bring the dispute in before it hardens.

Bring the documents you have. You'll leave with a plainer view of where things stand.

Request a Consultation (615) 767-2685
Franklin · Brentwood · Williamson County