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Strategic decisions play an important role in any civil lawsuit. There are decisions regarding which claims to bring or not bring. There are decisions about which witnesses to call. There are choices regarding whether to settle or to litigate all the way to judgment. Additionally, you may find yourself in a situation in which you…

When you enter into a commercial contract, you likely have high hopes for a successful project, a mutually beneficial relationship and perhaps more business in the future. Of course that doesn’t always happen. Sometimes, the other side walks away in the middle of the project. When they do, and the contract did not give them…

In a recent Georgia appellate case, a contractor appealed after there was a final judgment in favor of the plaintiff restaurateur in connection with her breach of contract and negligent construction claims. The restaurateur sued the contractor for damages related to work he performed during construction of a patio and sunroom that were to be…

Please watch the YouTube video from Todd Poole, founder and managing attorney of Poole Huffman, discussing the importance of getting your fi fa as the first step in any Georgia judgment collection.

Please see the YouTube video by Todd Poole, managing attorney of Poole Huffman, discussing the hot topic of negotiating and modifying commercial leases.

As a creditor, you understand that your business involves certain risks that “come with the territory.” Sometimes, a debtor’s business may fail to attract customers or may be destroyed by a catastrophic event. Other times, though, the debtor is not an innocent actor, such as cases where the debtor engages in fraudulent transfers to try…

As a commercial landlord, you know that sometimes you may have problems with a tenant. The tenant may fail to pay rent on time occasionally or sometimes may fail to keep up the premises as required by the lease. You probably don’t anticipate your tenant making an error that burns the building down but, sometimes,…

Whether you’re a small landlord with only a very few commercial tenants, or a very large one that has entered into hundreds of commercial leases, it is important to recognize that details matter, and even seemingly small details may matter a great deal. Even sections of your lease that seem like mere form language should…

In most cases, a party initiates a civil lawsuit because it has been harmed and it seeks an award of money damages to compensate it for the harm it suffered. Sometimes, though, the type of harm that is caused by a breach of a contract cannot be corrected through an award of money damages, regardless…

Sometimes, some things that might seem straightforward still require considerable litigation to resolve. This is one reason why, if you are involved in a business dispute, it pays to have an experienced Georgia business litigation attorney working on your behalf. One example in which this was true occurred recently when the Georgia Court of Appeals…