COMMERCIAL AND CIVIL LITIGATION, REAL ESTATE LAW, BANKRUPTCY, PERSONAL INJURY AND WORKER'S COMPENSATION, DOMESTIC RELATIONS, CRIMINAL LAW

                                             

Duncan & Hatcher is a full service law firm which provides legal assistance and representation to businesses and individuals.  Duncan & Hatcher is the designated legal services provider for Access One, a corporate program providing legal counsel to area company employees.

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Paul Hatcher oversees residential and commercial real estate closings and represents commercial lenders and developers in Chattanooga and across the country.  He recently drafted the declarations for the Highland Court and Sole Building Condominiums, handled the rezoning hearings for the owner of a commercial block near downtown, and represented a major tech corporation in the re-purchase of a large minority percentage of its stock from a withdrawing shareholder.  Mr. Hatcher handles 1031 tax-deferred exchanges, partition actions, quiet title litigation, title insurance defense litigation and other real-estate related litigation and mediation hearings.   He is on the faculty for the National Business Institute, Sterling Education Services, and the Tennessee Land Title Association. He currently serves on the fee dispute arbitration committee of the Chattanooga Bar Association. 

Chris Markel practices in the areas of commercial litigation, consumer law, domestic relations, and personal injury.  He is the designated area legal services provider for the largest prepaid legal service in the country.  He is a captain in the United States Army Reserves and recently served wartime duty as a prosecutor and civil legal consultant stationed in Fort Campbell, Kentucky.  He recently settled two large personal injury cases.

Adam S. Major  has trial experience in both general sessions and circuit courts, largely in the areas of premises and automobile liability, and is currently handling corporate litigation involving shareholders disputes and the interests of our banking clients in pending commercial litigation.  He is a member of the Chattanooga and Tennessee Bar Associations.