Civil Litigation &
Dispute Resolution
Civil Litigation &
Dispute Resolution
Our firm handles a wide variety of civil cases in both State and Federal Court. In particular, we routinely practice in Chancery and Circuit Courts throughout Tennessee as well as the Tennessee Court of Appeals. We work relentlessly to represent and protect our clients' interests, working with our clients to determine the best way to proceed and considering mediation and alternative dispute resolution where appropriate, all in an attempt to resolve disputes in a decisive, cost-effective, and timely manner. Please see below for more information about our practice areas.
We Handle the Following Types of Civil Disputes
If you are involved in a dispute with your business partners, or if your business is involved in a dispute with a third-party, it is important for you to find a lawyer that is familiar with the wide range of laws governing these types of disputes in Tennessee. Our firm handles a wide variety of business disputes, including LLC, shareholder, and partnership disputes; business divorces; claims for breach of fiduciary duty; derivative suits; trade secrets disputes; and claims involving business torts, interference, and unfair competition. We have experience with these matters from every perspective – representing plaintiffs and defendants in in cases large and small, whether in mediation, at trial, or before the Court of Appeals.
Our firm has handled a wide variety of disputes over contracts. These cases are often heard in Chancery Court, and often involve issues such as oral contracts, promissory estoppel, implied contracts, and unjust enrichment.
The sale of a timeshare in Tennessee is heavily regulated. There are numerous laws on the books that protect consumers from unfair and unscrupulous sales practices. Our firm routinely represents timeshare purchasers in cases involving claims for fraudulent inducement, common law fraud, violations of the Tennessee Timeshare Act, and violations of the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act. Numerous of our cases have gone to the Tennessee Court of Appeals, resulting in opinions on topics such as recovering punitive damages from timeshare developers, recovering awards of attorney’s fees from timeshare developers, and challenging arbitration provisions used by timeshare developers.
Boundary disputes can be frustrating and emotional for all parties concerned. Our firm handles a wide variety of boundary dispute, adverse possession, and easement cases. These cases often involve claims of trespass and quiet title, and are typically brought in Chancery Court.
As a firm that represents both employees and employers, we strive to understand each client's unique needs. We have handled a wide variety of employment related cases, including cases involving trade secrets, non-competes, breach of employment contracts, wrongful termination, discrimination, sexual harassment, and wage and hour claims.
The failure to disclose defects during the sale of the house can lead to liability for the seller. However, this is an area of law prone to confusion, where purchasers sometimes have overlapping claims under breach of contract, fraud, and residential property disclosure theories. We have represented both purchasers and sellers in cases involving these issues, as well as other issues involving real estate contracts such as options to purchase.
Our firm routinely handles cases before the Tennessee Court of Appeals, including cases relating to timeshare fraud, the enforceability of arbitration agreements, defamation, limited liability company disputes, fraudulent conveyances, partnership law, tort law, and trade secrets.
Our law firm handles libel, slander, and invasion of privacy cases, vigorously protecting our clients' reputations and privacy in both trial and the Court of Appeals.
When a Tennessee landowner has property taken through the process of condemnation/eminent domain, he or she is entitled to fair compensation. Our firm has handled a wide variety of condemnation and inverse condemnation cases.
The death of a loved one is one of life’s worst events. Dispute over a will only compounds the stress. Our firm has handled a variety of cases involving will contests, will construction, undue influence, and lack of testamentary capacity. These cases require not only a thorough knowledge of the law and the rules of procedure, but they also require close attention to the interpersonal relationships at issue in the case.
Our firm represents purchasers and builders in a variety of contracting disputes, including in both Chancery Court and the Tennessee Court of Appeals. Construction and contracting disputes are amongst the most difficult cases for clients – after all, they are often living through a construction project that has gone wrong.
As a firm that represents both employees and employers, we strive to understand each client's unique needs. We have handled a wide variety of employment related cases, including cases involving trade secrets, non-competes, breach of employment contracts, wrongful termination, discrimination, sexual harassment, and wage and hour claims.
At Belcher, Sykes, Harrington PLLC, we have handled numerous cases representing individuals who have been defrauded, scammed, or victimized in investment scams and Ponzi schemes.
We represent both landlords and tenants in residential and commercial lease disputes.
Our firm has handled numerous cases involving nuisance, drainage, mold infestation resulting in a failure to disclose or negligence claim, and even toxic tort claims.
We provide comprehensive legal services to clients challenging insurance companies, including assistance with claim denials, unfair settlement practices, and bad faith insurance actions. Our attorneys strive for rightful compensation for our clients through negotiation and litigation, holding insurers to heir contractual obligations.
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