LITIGATION AND BANKRUPTCY LAW . . . .

The firm is active in litigation in all state and federal courts, handling cases involving business disputes, construction problems, contracts, condemnation, commercial collections, probate of estates and trust litigation, damage claims, defamation, First Amendment rights, employment issues, municipal law, landlord/tenant matters and all types of real property litigation. The firm also has an active bankruptcy practice, representing local and national companies as creditors in bankruptcy cases and representing business debtors in workouts and bankruptcies. The attorneys have handled major creditors' claims in reorganization and liquidation cases and debtor cases in Chapter 11 reorganizations. Also, the firm represents purchasers of assets from bankruptcy debtors and trustees.

Mr. Waters III, Mr. Crossley, Mr. Harrison and Mr. Swartwood practice in these areas.
 

Certifications of Specialization are available to Tennessee lawyers in all areas of practice relating to or included in the areas of Civil Trial, Criminal Trial, Business Bankruptcy, Consumer Bankruptcy, Creditor's Rights, Medical Malpractice, Legal Malpractice, Accounting Malpractice, Elder Law, Estate Planning and Family Law. No lawyer at Long, Ragsdale & Waters, P.C. has been certified as a specialist by the Tennessee Commission on Continuing Legal Education and Specialization in any of these areas of practice.  Further, in areas other than those listed, certification as a specialist is not currently available in Tennessee.