About Us

Our business is business law. When we say we are a client-focused law firm, what we really mean is that we view the client-attorney relationship as our most important asset - to us it is a partnership. Partnership is defined as: a relationship between individuals or groups that is characterized by mutual cooperation and responsibility for the achievement of a specified goal. In keeping with this definition, our goal is to help our clients achieve their business objectives. Therefore, we provide each client with a team of experienced attorneys and paralegals overseen by a lead partner who ensures efficiency, value, and open communication appropriate to the matter. While clients have access to all attorneys working on their matter, the lead attorney serves as the point person making sure needs are being met in a timely manner; updating the client on the status of their matter; and reviewing every invoice before it goes to the client. The success and satisfaction of our clients is our success and satisfaction.

We provide sophisticated legal advice and assistance in all types of transactions, proceedings, and other matters critical to our clients’ business success. Our attorneys offer relevant advice that maximizes business opportunities and solves important problems. We work with businesses of all sizes ranging from small start-ups to large public companies in a wide variety of industries. To ensure that we can serve all of our clients’ corporate and litigation needs, we are members of The Law Firm Alliance - an affiliation of law firms that includes over 2,500 attorneys in more than 50 firms throughout North America and around the globe.

The attorneys at H3GM insist on excellence. That is why we are continuously honored for our achievements in the legal field. Some recent honors include:

• 2007 Chambers USA America’s Leading Lawyers for Business recognized H3GM in the areas of Corporate/Mergers & Acquisitions, Healthcare, and Litigation. 
• 2007 Chambers USA America’s Leading Lawyers for Business recognized six of H3GM’s shareholders as top attorneys in Tennessee based on technical legal ability, professional conduct, client service, commercial astuteness, diligence and commitment.
• 2008 Best Lawyers in America® recognized nine H3GM attorneys and 11 practice areas based on peer reviews.
• 2008 Best Lawyers in America® recognized H3GM’s Bankruptcy/Creditor-Debtor Rights practice area as #1 in Tennessee.
• Corporate Board Member Magazine’s 2007 ranking of America’s Best Corporate Law Firms listed H3GM as a Top 5 Tennessee law firm based on board member surveys. 
• Fourteen of H3GM’s 21 shareholders have earned an AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell.  AV is the highest rating awarded by Martidale-Hubbell, which bases their ratings on peer reviews. Attorneys must have been admitted to the bar for over 10 years to earn an AV rating.
• Based on company policies, practices and demographics, along with detailed employee surveys, Business Tennessee named H3GM to their list of Best Employers in the state of Tennessee.
• H3GM has been included in Nashville Business Journal’s Best of the Bar every year since its inception in 2003.
• 2008 Benchmark: Litigation, the definitive guide to America's leading business litigation firms and attorneys recognized H3GM as a leading Tennessee litigation firm, giving them the highest ranking of "Highly Recommended." In addition, three members of our litigation team were named "Local Litigation Stars."