Case file — No. 02 · Franklin, Tennessee

Business &
Transactions

Agreements drafted by a litigator — for the companies, owners, and properties of Franklin and Brentwood.

The doctrine

Drafted for the bad day.

Every agreement is a prediction about a future disagreement. Most are written as if that day will never come.

LMH Law drafts from the other direction. Leen Heresh has litigated the contracts that failed — and that experience is in every document the firm produces: definitions that end arguments, remedies that actually remedy, the clause someone thanks you for in year four.

The practice covers the full life of a closely held company — formation, the agreements that govern it, the deals that grow it, the real estate that houses it, and the sale that concludes it well. For owners who want continuity without a general counsel's payroll, the firm serves as outside counsel on standing terms.

Scope

Work undertaken

NO. — 01

Entity formation & governance

LLCs, PLLCs, corporations — with operating agreements written for the day the partners disagree, not the day they sign.

NO. — 02

Contracts & commercial agreements

Drafting, review, negotiation: services, supply, leases, NDAs — the terms a business actually runs on.

NO. — 03

Buying or selling a business

Asset and equity deals for closely held companies. Diligence, documents, and a closing that holds up afterward.

NO. — 04

Commercial real estate & leases

Purchases, sales, and leasing for the property side of a Williamson County enterprise.

NO. — 05

Employment & contractor agreements

Offer letters, restrictive covenants, contractor terms — for employers who want them enforceable and fair.

NO. — 06

Outside general counsel

Standing counsel for owners who want a lawyer who already knows the company — before questions become disputes.

Q&A

Before you call

New businesses or established ones?

Both. Formation for owners starting something in Williamson County; contract, transaction, and standing-counsel work for companies already running — including those replacing an out-of-town firm with local counsel.

How are transactional engagements billed?

Scope and fee agreed in writing before work begins. Well-defined matters — a formation, a contract set, a lease review — get quoted plainly. [LEEN: confirm fee-structure language]

What does outside general counsel include?

A standing arrangement sized to the company: contract review as it arises, governance questions, employment documents, first-call advice — defined together at the start.

Put the paper in order.

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