Business Transactions & Litigation

At Dozier, Miller, Pollard & Murphy, LLP we are not only lawyers, we are also business people who believe that sound legal advice provides the foundation upon which all successful businesses are built. Growing and building a thriving company depends upon the coexistence of entrepreneurial vision and legal pragmatism. Our attorneys make sure our clients' businesses are on firm legal ground, so that they can apply their skills and energy to running and growing their companies.

The firm offers a full range of business services and advocacy for our corporate clients. Our attorneys offer advice and counsel on a variety of complex transactional matters, including:

  • Sales and acquisitions
  • Mergers
  • Dissolutions and liquidations
  • Contract drafting and negotiation
  • Incorporations
  • Business formation
  • Limited liability companies
  • Non-compete agreements
  • Leases
  • Strategic planning
  • Commercial transactions
  • Buy-sell agreements
  • Franchise agreement review
  • Shareholder disputes
  • Succession planning
  • Contract disputes

Our experienced business attorneys will arm your business with the legal expertise necessary to prosper in today’s marketplace. We work with business owners to identify potential problems and resolve them before they become costly drains on the time and resources of the business. We know that early prevention of litigation and other disputes is usually the most cost-effective way to for a business to operate. However, when disputes do arise, the firm helps clients resolve them as quickly and efficiently as possible.

Proven Experience & Results:

The following is an example of the results we have achieved for our clients who were victims of unfair business practices. This example does not constitute a promise or guarantee of any particular result in any particular case. Each case was handled and resolved on its own merit, and the outcome of any particular case cannot be predicted by these results. Unless otherwise specified, each of the following cases was contested on liability and damages, the opposing pasties were represented, the matters involved complex legal and/or factual issues.

  • $4.5 million verdict and permanent injunction for a contractor in North and South Carolina against several defendants who had infringed on his patent license (trebled by the court to $13.5 million against one defendant, regretfully the judgment remains uncollected) (Mecklenburg County 2001)

Contact one of the experienced North Carolina business law attorneys at Dozier, Miller, Pollard & Murphy, LLP.

Contact Dozier, Miller, Pollard & Murphy, LLP's Business Litigation Counsel.