- Criminal DefensePaige Coleman was born and raised in Panama City, Florida and moved to Tennessee in 2005. She graduated from Florida State University with an undergraduate degree in Communications, attended law school at Lincoln Memorial University – Duncan School of Law where she obtained her J.D. in 2013 as a part of the inaugural class. Paige has a great deal of experience in the insurance industry and is now focusing her legal efforts largely on insurance defense work. She also handles domestic and criminal law cases.
- Fraud
- Restraining Order
- Corporate Law
- Business FormationKay Griffin, PLLC, in Nashville and Knoxville provides a full menu of commercial legal services, including drafting, reviewing, revising, negotiating and formalizing contracts. Clients’ contract issues have to do with business formation and operations, purchase and sale of goods, purchase, sale and leaving of commercial real estate, employment, construction, transport of goods and much more.
- Business DisputesCommercial law encompasses diverse factors influencing the flow of goods, services and monetary resources. A skilled, experienced business law attorney on the side of a particular commercial entity may be as essential as a receptive marketplace.
- Business Transactions
- Construction Contracts
- Trade Secrets
- Intellectual PropertyMr. Johnson’s practice focuses on complex commercial litigation, entertainment law, and intellectual property. He has extensive experience in a wide variety of civil litigation matters at both the trial and appellate level in state and federal courts across the country. In addition, Mr. Johnson regularly handles copyright and trademark applications, intellectual property licensing, entertainment transactions, and corporate transactions. Mr. Johnson counts among his corporate clients local businesses, record companies, and tech start-ups, for which he serves as a business advisor and outside general counsel.
- Unfair CompetitionCommercial litigation: Contracts and real estate are just of many legal matters that become critical to our clients’ ongoing profitability and resilience. The firm also concentrates a large part of its practice in the general business litigation area, including business disputes, unfair competition, intellectual property litigation over trademark infringement and other disputes, litigation concerning real estate, and commercial banking. We bring claims and lawsuits and defend against legal challenges coming from our extensive
- Wrongful TerminationKay Griffin, PLLC, in Nashville and Knoxville represents local and regional companies in employment matters. The practice encompasses both administrative law and defense of wrongful termination, discrimination and harassment claims. The firm consults on drafting and negotiating employment agreements and independent contractor and severance agreements. Attorneys of the firm help clients file these claims with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and argue cases before state and federal courts.
- Employment Contract
- Employment LitigationLegal issues involving employees is the last thing you want to deal with. That’s why we’re here. We help make sure businesses are covered when forced to handle employment issues.
- Non-compete Agreement
- Severance Agreement
- Real Estate LitigationCommercial real estate matters: Our business clients may be commercial landlords or tenants. They may encounter challenges when they attempt to buy, sell or lease commercial property. Our focus on commercial real estate often includes helping clients resolve legal disputes.
- Premises LiabilityJohn “Dana” Slater focuses his practice primarily on insurance defense work, including personal injury, premises liability, and construction litigation. He has experience defending claims in state, federal, and administrative courts throughout Tennessee, and has tried numerous jury and non-jury cases. A native to Nashville, Dana graduated from Belmont University with a B.A. in Business Administration before attending Nashville School of Law where he graduated with his Juris Doctorate degree in 2014. Dana was admitted to practice in the State of Tennessee in 2014 and is also admitted to the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee. Dana enjoys golf, playing guitar, and spending time with his spouse Chelsea and twin daughters.
- Construction LitigationReview of Banking & Financial Law. He is a member of the State Bar of Texas Construction Law Section, Austin Bar Association, and Texas Young Lawyers Association.
- Real Estate TransactionsKay Griffin, PLLC, advises clients on these and other vital issues associated with commercial real estate transactions and dispute resolution. We bring fraud and breach of contract claims and defend against them. We negotiate and litigate cases having to do with commercial property usage, boundaries, zoning and more.
- Land Use and Zoning
- Landlord-Tenant DisputesMr. Goldammer’s practice focuses primarily on the fields of business and construction litigation, representing businesses, insurance companies and individuals. His litigation practice includes contract and payment disputes, construction defect disputes, landlord-tenant disputes, construction lien claims, title and boundary disputes, corporation and LLC disputes and contractor licensing disputes. Mr. Goldammer also has extensive experience in drafting and negotiating contracts, including construction contracts and the AIA family of form documents. Mr. Goldammer also represents several large commercial landlords in and around Nashville, as well as several residential homeowner’s associations.
- Personal InjuryMr. Evans’s practice is focused on products liability, pharmaceutical, commercial and insurance litigation in both state and federal courts. Matthew built his practice defending pharmaceutical and products liability cases and is adept at handling complex litigation, having significant experience in MDL cases, both in Tennessee and across the country. Matthew routinely works with highly specialized experts ranging from physicians to fire investigators and professional engineers. Matthew has extensive jury and non-jury trial experience in business, corporate, insurance and personal injury litigation. He has represented Fortune 100 companies, manufacturers and insurance companies in a wide variety of disputes.
- Medical MalpracticeMr. Sharrett joined the firm as an Associate in 2022. Mr. Sharrett's practice focuses on complex litigation, construction defect defense, and real property disputes. Before joining Kay Griffin, his practice was focused on healthcare litigation and regulatory work, working directly with physicians, physicians groups, and nursing home care providers. Representation of these providers included medical malpractice defense, long-term care defense, prisoner civil rights claims against physicians, and healthcare board investigations
- Estate Planning
- WillsChris also enjoys working with clients in matters involving petitions for conservatorships and will contests in the Davidson County Probate Court. Chris has represented many clients faced with deciding whether a loved one is in need of a conservator. Chris understands that aging and mental or physical illnesses do not discriminate against anyone, and, like all of his cases, handles both of these difficult probate matters with integrity.
- Bankruptcy
- Tax LawBrian received his bachelor’s degree in political science, with a minor in philosophy, from the University of Florida in 2010, and his law degree from Boston University School of Law in 2014. While in law school, Brian was named an Edward F. Hennessey Distinguished Scholar and Paul J. Liacos Scholar. In addition, he participated in moot court, worked as a research assistant for a renowned tax law professor, and was on the staff of the