Below are the Practice Areas of Gholson, Hicks & Nichols. Please use the menubar to the left to skip to a desired Practice Area if you desire.

Governmental Entities

We defend governmental entities with emphasis on the defense of Section 1983 and State Tort Claim Act cases. Areas of emphasis and experience include the First, Fourth, Eighth, and Fourteenth Amendments, including claims for excessive force, conditions of confinement, due process and other civil rights.

Employment Law

We advise and litigate all aspects of employment law. Special concern is given to discriminatory hiring, selection, promotion and discharge practices and the impact on the private and public employer. We provide a wide range of services, including the preparation and review of employment manuals and practices to ensure compliance with applicable federal and state employment law and EEOC responses.

Professional Negligence

We represent healthcare professionals, hospitals, insurance professionals, accountants, attorneys, real estate firms and other professionals. We provide services in health ,hospital , and medical liability issues.

Complex and Class Action Litigation

We represent national, regional and local clients in areas of litigation such as environmental claims, medical malpractice, RICO claims, intellectual property, tortious interference and product claims.

Estate Planning

Our areas of experience include tax issues, closely-held businesses, partnerships, real estate, wills, trusts, and powers of attorney. Special emphasis is given to planning for business succession, minimizing estate taxes and asset preservation.

Banking

Our attorneys represent both lenders and borrowers in efforts to craft workable financial arrangements as well as other financial matters including negotiations, lease-backs and financial restructuring.

Bankruptcy

Our attorneys counsel and represent creditors and debtors in reorganization and liquidation proceedings under federal bankruptcy laws.

Taxation

Our attorneys offer advice, planning and representation in clients' administrative and judicial proceedings. We advise clients in income tax planning, mergers, acquisitions, reorganizations, financing arrangements, pensions, profit sharing and deferred compensation plans.

Business and Corporate

Our attorneys are experienced in handling all types of business activities including the formation of corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies and other business entities; planning and drafting of employment manuals, contracts and other business documents; employment issues and commercial transactions.

Construction

Our attorneys represent owners, developers, design professionals, contractors, insurance companies and suppliers in all aspects of the construction process, whether on a national, regional or local level.

Premises Liability

We handle a variety of premises claims which may involve landowners, homeowners, landlords or business owners, and may include violent crimes, negligent security, environmental violations and building code violations.

Products Liability

We represent national, regional and local manufacturers, distributors and sellers as well as individuals in negligence, strict liability and warranty claims for personal injury, toxic torts and property damage. We offer technologically advanced management and defense of complex products liability claims.

Insurance Defense

Over four decades of representing insureds and insurance companies have prepared us to represent all types of coverages based on a rock solid foundation of knowledge and experience. We have extensive experience in bad faith prevention and bad faith litigation.

Real Estate

We represent buyers, sellers, brokers, developers, contractors, subcontractors, landlords, tenants, lenders, and borrowers. Services include offering advice, counseling, reviewing documents, drafting, negotiating and closing all types of real estate transactions. This includes brokers and agents liability claims.

Workers' Compensation

We provide a complete range of legal services to our private and public sector clients in all aspects of workers' compensation.

Medical Malpractice

Our firm has a distinguished and successful history in representing physicians and other healthcare professionals and facilities in defending against medical malpractice claims and litigating related healthcare issues.

Personal Injury

Our Attorneys are involved in every aspect of personal injury representation from mediation to trial for a base of diverse clients.