Litigation

Civil Litigation

When a dispute lands in court, you want counsel who can try it and win. Our trial attorneys advocate for your position in every kind of general litigation, in local, state, and federal courts, including: Business Litigation; Construction Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation; Lease and Real Estate Disputes; Products Liability; Personal Injury & Torts; Appellate Practice; Environmental Litigation; and Land Use & Zoning.

Not every matter belongs in front of a jury. Alongside our courtroom work, our attorneys are trained and experienced in resolving disputes through arbitration and mediation, often reaching favorable outcomes without the cost and exposure of trial.

Commercial Litigation

For more than 100 years, Gilbert Harrell has concentrated on business law, with a working command of motion practice and discovery that is thorough without running up needless cost. We give you the strategic analysis behind sound, goal-oriented business decisions, and we advise clients across the full range of commercial matters: Business Torts; Breach of Contract Actions; Breach of Fiduciary Duty Claims; Non-Compete and Other Restrictive Covenants; Employment Disputes and Wage Claims; Post-Judgment Collection; Lease Agreement Disputes; Property Damage Claims; Regulatory Disputes; and Corporate Dissolution.

Construction Litigation

On a construction project, the cheapest dispute is the one you avoid. We give clients practical insight and counsel across the issues that decide a job: Contract Drafting, Risk Assessment, Negotiation, Contract Review, Compliance, Termination, and Disputes. When a matter does escalate, clients call on us for Environmental Risks, Materialman's and Mechanics' Liens, Faulty Products and Failures, Construction Defects, Insurance Coverage Disputes, Warranties, and Negligence Claims.

Our attorneys understand construction law in depth, and we put that to work helping clients recognize, avoid, and resolve disputes.

Corporate Litigation

In the life of a corporation, sound legal protection is what lets the business grow and prosper securely. Our litigation and corporate attorneys work together to keep that protection solid across a wide range of corporate matters: Drafting of Contracts, Contract Review, Asset Purchase Agreements, Business Formation and Organization, Personnel Policies, Licensing Agreements, Commercial Leases, and dealings with Regulatory Agencies. For corporations without staff attorneys of their own, our litigators also serve as in-house counsel, handling the Drafting of Employment Agreements, Drafting of Employee Non-Compete Contracts, Drafting and Revision of Operating Manuals, and Hiring and Firing Protocol.

Environmental

We handle environmental litigation of every type, including toxic tort and class action litigation, third-party property damage and restoration cases, natural resource damages claims, citizen suits, administrative permit appeals, and federal and state enforcement matters. Our cases involve large, complex sites with claims brought under CERCLA, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, the Clean Water Act, various state statutes, and common-law theories. We regularly take on difficult claims involving complex scientific and engineering issues at landfills, contaminated sediment sites, and current and former industrial sites carrying decades of historic contamination.

Litigation is expensive by nature, so we staff every case as leanly as it allows, matching each attorney's experience and area of expertise to the case's complexity, financial exposure, and importance to the client. Our environmental team runs the full range of experience, from recent law school graduates to partners with more than 30 years at the bar.

Fiduciary

A fiduciary relationship is a bond of trust between two or more parties, and clients place that trust in us to render their legal services with care. Gilbert Harrell is well established in Estate and Trust Litigation and Probate Administration, and our probate and estate practice covers: Simple Wills, Trust Formation and Management, Guardian and Conservator Representation, Estate Tax Litigation, Complex Estate Planning, Probate and Estate Administration, and Breach of Fiduciary Duty.

Property Taxation

If your property is overvalued, you may be paying more tax than you owe. Gilbert Harrell represents residential and commercial property owners in property tax disputes throughout Glynn and the surrounding counties. We protect your rights as a taxpayer and tell you plainly whether a challenge to your valuation makes sense. When it does, we file the proper notices with the county and go to work negotiating a better value on your behalf.