- Divorce
- Child SupportDuBois & DuBois, P.C. also has a substantial practice in the family law area. The attorneys in the firm are experienced in divorce and separation, custody and child support matters, guardianship and conservatorship cases and adoption proceedings. In addition, our attorneys represent children in juvenile court proceedings. In divorce and separation matters, the firm strives to help the client dissolve the relationship in as amicable an atmosphere as possible. Our attorneys make a special effort to protect the children during what is often a very difficult time for them. If the client wants to attempt to save the marriage, we can refer the parties to marriage counselors and other professionals for counseling. While the goal of the firm is to resolve all domestic relations matters as amicably as possible, the firm's attorneys do everything legally and ethically possible to prevent a spouse from taking unfair advantage of our client. The law requires a fair and equitable divisions of assets and liabilities, and DuBois & DuBois, P.C. makes a special effort to see that this occurs.
- Adoption
- Guardianship
- Wrongful Death
- Business DisputesWhile in law school, Kevin was a clinic attorney for the University of Tennessee Business Law Clinic, and was a law clerk at the law firms of Adams & Reese, Hodges Doughty & Carson, and Wagner Myers & Sanger. He was also an editor for Transactions: The Tennessee Journal of Business Law as well as the Baker Center Journal of Applied Public Policy.
- Business TransactionsReal estate has been at the forefront of the practice of DuBois & DuBois, P.C. From single-family homes to residential housing developments, industrial facilities, office buildings and condominiums, the firm has been involved in virtually every type of real estate project in Middle Tennessee. Our client base includes buyers and sellers, borrowers and lenders, developers and planners, and landlords and tenants. Our real estate clients include local and regional concerns who are continually involved in major real estate activities in southern Middle Tennessee and elsewhere. Since its inception, the firm has been actively involved in the development and implementation of financing techniques for real estate projects, ranging from the simple mortgage to complex commercial transactions. The firm has been especially active in its representation of banks and other institutional real estate lenders.
- Limited Liability Companies
- Intellectual PropertyKevin consistently made the Dean’s List throughout college and attended the Transatlantic Summer Academy in Bonn, Germany. Following graduation, Kevin had a solo practice involving business, estate, and intellectual property law. He is a member of the Tennessee and Maury County Bar Associations.
- Workers Compensation
- Employment ContractOur attorneys provide general legal services for many types of businesses, both privately and publicly held. These services include structuring business arrangements and the negotiation and drafting of many types of transactions. We render advice regarding all types of corporate employment arrangements including employment contracts. Firm lawyers also advise clients in resolving business disputes through negotiation, mediation, and, when necessary, litigation. In addition to serving the large business organization, we provide efficient service for small business organizations including the organization of business entities. We prepare corporate charters, bylaws, minutes and annual reports. We frequently advise Boards of Directors and stockholders of their duties and obligations in this changing area of the law. We also prepare Articles of Organization and Operating Agreements for limited liability companies. We have several clients who operate under this form of business organization. DuBois & DuBois, P.C. also has extensive experience in representing both buyers and sellers of businesses. Our lawyers are skilled in planning, structuring and negotiating the terms of these transactions to accomplish the client's objectives while minimizing the costs - including taxes - of the transaction. Our lawyers are also skilled in the careful drafting of acquisition documents, seeking to incorporate the business agreement accurately into the written documents.
- Real Estate Litigation
- Construction LitigationA large portion of the firm's litigation practice also involves the representation of commercial and real estate clients. We represent many businesses on a daily basis in matters ranging from routine contracts and collections to complex commercial and construction litigation.
- Personal InjuryDuBois & DuBois, P.C. practices all phases of litigation in all state and federal courts. Our firm's attorneys have litigated a wide variety of claims including real estate, commercial, personal injury (representing both plaintiffs and defendants), bankruptcy, estates, employment contracts, products liability and Social Security claims. A substantial portion of the firm's practice is devoted to representing individuals and companies involved in automobile accidents, wrongful death claims, workers' compensation claims and Social Security disability claims. Our firm's attorneys strive to aggressively and effectively represent individuals who have been injured in accidents.
- Medical MalpracticeNot certified as a business bankruptcy, civil trial, consumer bankruptcy, criminal trial, creditor's rights, elder law, estate planning, family law, or medical malpractice specialist by the Tennessee Commission on Continuing Legal Education and Specialization. Listing of related or included practice areas herein does not constitute or imply a representation of certification of specialization.
- Social Security Disability
- Estate PlanningMr. DuBois is involved in most areas of the firm's practice, with an emphasis on real estate, commercial, creditor's rights and bankruptcy, and estate planning. He is a member of the Maury County and Tennessee Bar Associations. Since 1998, Mr. DuBois has served as City Judge for the City of Columbia. Since 2002, Mr. DuBois has also served as State Representative for the 64th House District in the Tennessee General Assembly, where he serves on the Health and Human Resources Committee and the State and Local Government Committee. In 2004, Mr. DuBois was named Legislator of the year by the Tennessee Development District Association and is a recipient of the Boy Scouts Silver Beaver Award. Mr. DuBois is also actively involved in the Boy Scouts of America, the Columbia Rotary Club, and St. Peter's Episcopal Church.
- WillsAs a part of its practice, DuBois and DuBois P.C. has an established practice in the areas of estates, wills and trusts. The firm frequently assists executors and administrators in dealing with estate issues. Our attorneys have also represented individual beneficiaries of estates in ascertaining or asserting their rights and interests.
- Trusts
- Power of AttorneyOur firm prepares a significant number of wills and assists its individual clients in estate planning. The firm has the experience and capability to handle complex estate planning issues. The firm also prepares a large number of durable powers of attorney, living wills and other similar documents in conjunction with estate planning.
- Probate
- Bankruptcy
- Tax LawThe firm is involved in matters concerning trusts. Our attorneys assist individual clients develop personal trusts for children or other family members for estate tax planning, income tax planning or their personal purposes. We have also represented beneficiaries of trusts in matters relating to their interests in trusts.