Middle Tennessee

Business Law in Tennessee

This page explains how Schneidman Law serves business owners and property buyers across Tennessee with flat-fee outside general counsel, business acquisitions, and real estate transactions. The firm is transactional. It writes contracts, closes deals, and keeps companies out of trouble before trouble starts.

Rooted in Franklin, serving Middle Tennessee, and trusted by clients across the country. Most legal work happens by phone, video, and shared documents, so a client in Memphis or Knoxville gets the same responsiveness as a client down the street in Williamson County.

The Nashville, Tennessee skyline at dusk along the Cumberland River, including the AT&T tower and Shelby Street pedestrian bridge, part of the Middle Tennessee business market Schneidman Law serves

Where does Schneidman Law serve clients in Tennessee?

Schneidman Law works from a single office at 99 E Main St in Franklin and serves clients throughout Middle Tennessee, across the state, and nationwide. The heaviest concentration of clients sits in Williamson, Davidson, and Maury counties.

The firm's home base is downtown Franklin, in the middle of one of the fastest growing counties in the country. From there, Andrew R. Schneidman, Esq. counsels businesses in Brentwood, Nashville, Spring Hill, Nolensville, Thompson's Station, and Columbia, along with owners who relocated to Tennessee but still run companies in other states.

Because the practice is transactional, geography rarely matters. Contract review, deal negotiation, and general counsel calls work the same over video as they do across a conference table. Clients who want to sit down in person book time at the Franklin office.

How does flat-fee outside general counsel work?

Clients pay one flat monthly fee for ongoing legal counsel. There is no hourly billing and hours are never counted. Three tiers set the depth of involvement, from periodic contract review to counsel that functions like an in-house legal department.

The subscription model exists because hourly billing punishes communication. When every call starts a meter, owners stop calling, and small questions grow into expensive problems. A flat monthly fee removes that friction. Clients call early, ask often, and get answers before signing instead of after.

Each tier is defined by depth of involvement, not by a count of documents or minutes. A company that needs a lawyer looped into weekly leadership calls sits in a different tier than one that needs quarterly contract cleanups. The fee stays predictable either way, which makes legal spend a line item owners can actually budget.

What business transactions does the firm handle?

Schneidman Law handles business acquisitions from one million to twenty million dollars, both asset and equity deals, plus real estate transactions for buyers and sellers, residential and commercial, including new construction, leases, and landlord-tenant matters on both sides.

On the acquisition side, the firm represents buyers and sellers of Tennessee companies from the letter of intent through due diligence, purchase agreement negotiation, and closing. The step-by-step process is laid out in the firm's guide to buying a business in Tennessee.

On the real estate side, the firm closes residential and commercial purchases, reviews new construction contracts, drafts and negotiates leases, and represents both landlords and tenants. Entity work rounds out the practice, including formations, operating agreements, and the questions covered in the guide to starting an LLC in Tennessee.

Why does Tennessee's growth create demand for proactive counsel?

Tennessee has no state income tax on wages, and Middle Tennessee keeps drawing relocating companies, new residents, and investment. Fast growth means more deals, more leases, and more contracts signed quickly, which is exactly when proactive legal review earns its keep.

The pattern repeats across Williamson and surrounding counties. An owner moves here, buys a business or a building, hires fast, and signs whatever paperwork keeps the momentum going. Months later the lease renewal, the vendor dispute, or the partner disagreement surfaces the terms nobody read closely.

Proactive counsel flips that sequence. The contract gets read before it is signed. The operating agreement matches how the partners actually plan to run the company. The acquisition includes real due diligence instead of a handshake and hope. That is the work Schneidman Law does every day, and the reason the flat-fee model fits this market. Call 615-236-8888 to talk it through.

Frequently asked questions

Does Schneidman Law only work with clients near Franklin?+

No. The office is in Franklin, but the practice serves clients across Tennessee and nationwide. Transactional work, including contract review, deal negotiation, and general counsel calls, happens by phone, video, and shared documents, so distance does not change the quality or speed of the service.

Does the firm handle lawsuits or disputes in court?+

No. Schneidman Law is a transactional firm. The work is contracts, business acquisitions, real estate closings, leases, and ongoing counsel designed to prevent disputes from forming. When a matter requires a courtroom, the firm refers clients to attorneys who focus on that work.

What size businesses does the firm represent?+

Most clients are small and mid-sized companies, from single-owner LLCs to businesses involved in acquisitions between one million and twenty million dollars. The flat-fee general counsel tiers are built so that a company at any point in that range pays for the depth of involvement it actually needs.

Start a conversation.

A short, direct talk about your business, what you need, and whether the fit is right, both ways. Call 615-236-8888 or use the contact page.

Andrew R. Schneidman, Esq. is licensed in New Jersey and authorized to practice in Tennessee (License Pending).