You can count on Proctor Hutchins Porterfield for the most up-to-date information, direct and honest feedback, and quick implementation in a wide range of practice areas, including:
Litigation & Arbitration
• Business Disputes
• Breach of Contract
• Goods and Services
• Collections
• Fraud
• Liens
• Dispute Avoidance Advice
Corporate
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Joint Ventures
• International
• Incorporations (Profit, Not-For-Profit, Professional)
• Non-Profit (501(c) Tax-Exempt Filings)
• Contracts
• Corporate Finance
• Loan Transactions
• Leasing
• Shareholder, Partnership and Operating Agreements
• Limited Liability Companies and Partnerships
• Venture Capital and Investment
Labor and Employment
Internal issues can seriously affect your firm’s operations, compensation, and profitability. Among the areas clients count on us to address are:
• Labor and Management Relations Advice
• Employment Contracts
• Employment Manuals
• Non-competition Agreements
• Personnel Policies (Advice and Review)
• Dispute Avoidance Advice
• Employment Discrimination Advice
WE ARE BUSINESS OWNERS, SO WE THINK LIKE BUSINESS OWNERS.
As a business owner, you’re faced with challenges every day — from minimizing overhead to maximizing profits — all while taking care of your employees and meeting the needs of your customers. We’re business owners, too, so we know the drill.
At Proctor Hutchins Porterfield, we bring a business owner’s mentality to the practice of law. We understand your needs, your concerns, and, most of all, we know what you want from a law firm.
Our goal is to provide your business with the legal insights, counseling, and guidance you need to keep your business healthy and growing. Whether we’re focusing on a specific transaction that matters today, or “big-picture” issues that will shape your business tomorrow, we’ll be there with you every step of the way.
WE ALWAYS THINK BIG.
Business owners often find themselves seeking various specialty attorneys to handle a specific issue or transaction. This can result in legal advice that, while adequate in the “small picture,” does not fit the business’s overall long-term goals.
Increasingly, our small business clients are relying on us to provide counsel on all of their business matters, personally handling matters in which we have experience and expertise and, when appropriate, connecting them with other attorneys and professional resources. By providing a coordinated, “big-picture” approach to our clients’ legal needs, we help them implement better, more effective strategies to reach their overall business objectives.
The Counsel You Need.
It’s critical for today’s businesses to have attorneys who are not afraid to take a case to trial or arbitration but, at the same time, are sensitive to the client’s desired outcome, budget, and likelihood of success.
Our philosophy is that no fair resolution can be achieved unless we know the client’s bottom-line goals and litigation tolerance. This knowledge provides the strength from which all successful negotiations develop. Thus, while we’re willing to aggressively pursue a matter to the end, we frequently encourage our clients to consider a cost-benefit assessment that necessarily considers the time, effort, and expense involved in pursuing a dispute. Factors that play a role in the decision-making process include:
• How long might the dispute take to resolve?
• What impact will the dispute have on operations as staff members need to take time away from their work to comply with requests for historical records, give depositions, or appear at trial?
• Could the dispute affect your dealings with current or future business suppliers, customers, or partners in your industry?
• What will the personal emotional toll be on the business owners and their families and employees?
• Ultimately, the final decision is always the client’s, but our role as counselor and advisor goes beyond that of a hired litigator. By considering the overall impact on a client’s business, we insure that their best interests are served, not simply that another case is won.
We invite you to learn more about Proctor Hutchins Porterfield and see how we can help meet your legal needs. (770) 394-3500.
