Civil Litigation
For the disputes that put real things at stake — a company, a property, a livelihood — in Franklin, Brentwood, and Williamson County.
The posture is the point.
"She builds matters like a trial lawyer — because she is one."
Most civil disputes settle. That fact misleads people into hiring counsel who prepare to settle — and settlement negotiated from an unbuilt case is settlement on the other side's terms. LMH Law takes the opposite posture: every matter is assembled as if it will be tried. The documents are mastered early. The theory of the case is written down before the first hearing. The record is built to be stood upon.
That discipline comes from a practice formed in the federal courts, where the record is everything and the briefing decides the case. It travels well to the Circuit and Chancery courts of Williamson County — and it changes the tenor of a negotiation long before a jury is ever mentioned.
You will hear plain assessments, including the ones that are unwelcome. Litigation is an instrument, not an identity; when the numbers or the facts counsel resolution, you will hear that too, early and directly.
Matters taken.
Business & commercial disputes
Disagreements between companies, vendors, customers, and competitors — from demand letter through judgment and collection.
Contract disputes
Broken agreements, ambiguous terms, non-performance, and the fights that follow. The written record is read the way a court will read it.
Partnership, LLC member & shareholder disputes
When the people who built a company together stop agreeing about it: buyouts, deadlock, fiduciary claims, and exits.
Real estate, boundary & construction disputes
Purchase and sale disputes, boundary and easement conflicts, construction defect and payment claims across Williamson County.
Fraud, misrepresentation & business torts
Claims that a deal was procured by deception — pursued, or defended, on the strength of the documents.
Appeals
Appellate briefing and argument, in state and federal courts — a practice formed in appellate work from the beginning.
Every engagement begins with a candid conversation about whether the matter is one the firm should take. If it is not, you will be told so plainly — and pointed in a better direction.
Before you call.
What happens in a first consultation?
A focused conversation about the facts, the documents, the timeline, and what a good outcome would look like for you — followed by a candid view of the matter's posture and what the next step would cost. No commitment is made in the room.
Will my dispute go to trial?
Most civil matters resolve before trial. The firm's position is that preparation for trial is what produces good resolutions — so your matter is built for the courtroom whether or not it ever needs one.
Where does the firm appear?
Tennessee state courts — including Williamson County — and the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee. Leen Heresh is licensed in Tennessee and Kentucky, with appellate briefing experience in state and federal courts.
Discuss the dispute.
Bring the documents you have. You will leave with a plainer view of where things stand.
Franklin · Brentwood · Williamson County