Civil Trial Practice Areas
Gainesville, Georgia
641 Spring St SE
Gainesville, GA 30501
770.534.1980
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Athens, Georgia
325 N. Milledge Ave.
Athens, GA 30601
706.425.8740
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Atlanta, Georgia
3355 Lenox Rd, Lenox Center, Suite 850
Atlanta, GA 30326
404.214.3661
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With offices in Athens, Atlanta, and Gainesville, Georgia, the attorneys and lawyers at Orr Brown Johnson LLP serve clients throughout North Georgia, including Clarke County, Fulton County, Hall County, Gwinnett County, Jackson County, Barrow County, Banks County, Dawson County, Lumpkin County, White County, Habersham County, Stephens County, Franklin County, Forsyth County, Madison County, Oconee County, and the Georgia cities of Athens, Atlanta, Gainesville, Lawrenceville, Suwanee, Buford, Braselton, Hoschton, Jefferson, Winder, Commerce, Dawsonville, Dahlonega, Cumming, Toccoa, Cleveland, and Watkinsville. The firm's lawyers handle a wide variety of cases, including those involving personal injury, wrongful death, auto accidents, trucking collisions, breach of contract, business or commercial disputes, employment discrimination, unpaid wages or overtime, real estate or probate issues, and insurance disputes.
Business Disputes and Commercial Litigation
Business Disputes and Commercial Litigation
Orr Brown Johnson LLP has a thriving business and commercial litigation practice. The firm’s North Georgia lawyers have successfully represented clients in cases of breaches of contract, real estate disputes, employee fraud and theft, debt collections, franchise relations, Uniform Commercial Code issues, fraudulent real estate transfers, employment disputes, insurance coverage disputes, landlord-tenant relations, and a wide variety of other matters. Recently, Orr Brown Johnson obtained a jury verdict of over $500,000.00 on behalf of a local business client in a case involving complex legal issues, defeated a claim brought by a large materials supplier that a former corporate officer was personally liable for the debt of a defunct corporation based on a signed personal guaranty, and successfully negotiated a high-profile “business divorce” between 2 owners of a very lucrative and profitable North Georgia business.
Orr Brown Johnson LLP has substantial experience representing real estate developers in the workout and resolution of large commercial loans through litigation, arbitration, and voluntary resolution processes such as mediation. As of July 2010, the firm represented developers in attempts to resolve loans with an aggregate indebtedness of approximately $30 million.
Part of our firm’s successful track record in commercial cases is likely attributable to the impressive education and practical business experiences of our lawyers. For example, partner Spence Johnson has a Masters Degree in Business Administration (MBA) and has experience running and serving on the boards of small businesses. Dustin Marlowe has extensive hands-on experience in the restaurant industry through a family-owned business and understands the seemingly constant stream of potential problems faced by small-business owners. We believe our blend of business and litigation experience gives us a unique perspective on the needs of businesspeople.
If you are in need of representation in any business or commercial dispute in Gainesville, Athens, Atlanta, or any surrounding county or city, we can likely help. Please contact us to tell us more about your problem.