While we provide certain specialized work in Georgia, Tennessee and Alabama for lending institutions, finance companies, banks and Fortune 500 companies, we also provide multi-specialty advice through our team of attorneys to small business owners and individuals. Our small business and individual clients encounter legal issues which generally fall into one of the specialty areas handled by one of our attorneys.
Much of our work involves asserting or protecting our client's legal interests in legal proceedings in formal Courts and other venues. When litigation is required to protect our client's interest, we utilize our trial experience which includes: jury trials, bench trial, arbitration, mediation, and appeals in both Federal and state courts.
Areas of Practice
KSM counsels and represents clients in many areas, including:- Creditor Bankruptcy/Foreclosure
- Creditor Rights and Commercial Litigation
- Personal Injury
- Family and Domestic Law
- Wills, Estate Planning and Probate
- Real Estate
- Small Business Representation
Our Mission
Together with its practical legal experience, KSM energetically wishes to provide the highest level of customer service to its clients. KSM distinguishes itself by measuring its performance through client satisfaction. Client satisfaction is achieved through providing 1) quality legal services, 2) in a timely manner 3) at competitive, reasonable costs.- Quality legal services includes competent, appropriate legal advice and services which obtain the client's goals and objectives and meet, or exceed their expectations.
- The timeliness of the work certainly depends upon the type of legal counseling or service. KSM's objective is to match the urgency to the task and stands ready to work steadily on a project for an extended period or to be available to address a crisis which a new client might bring to the Firm.
- KSM works to provide flexible billing arrangements as well. From the format of the bill to the frequency of the billing statement, KSM offers flexible and innovative billing and fee structures beyond the traditional hourly rates, such as blended rates, fixed and flat fee rates, project billing, contingency fees or a combination to meet the needs of the client.
Our Method
Our clients are extremely important to us … a statement borne out by the fact that a vast majority of our work is for existing clients or referrals from existing/former clients. In our view, work should not always be reactive in nature but proactive or preventative.Regardless of practice area, our goal is to create a long-term relationship with you. Communication is one of the keys to any long term, successful relationship. While technology makes communication efficient, we welcome and prefer face to face or other direct communication methods that sometimes are regretfully absent in the provision of legal services today.
