About Long, Ragsdale & Waters P.C.

Long, Ragsdale & Waters P.C. has served clients since 1986, providing counsel across a broad range of business law matters in Tennessee. The firm is especially known for commercial transactions, real estate, corporate law, and civil litigation. Its attorneys also advise on banking, lending, taxation, estate planning, employment, bankruptcy, construction, and utility matters. The firm emphasizes practical solutions, responsive service, and careful attention to each client’s legal and business objectives.

Long, Ragsdale & Waters P.C. represents clients ranging from Fortune 500 companies and regional financial institutions to small businesses and individuals throughout Tennessee and the Southeast. The firm handles real estate development, acquisitions, financing, commercial loans, business organization, contracts, and other transactions. Its attorneys also assist entrepreneurs and established companies with structuring decisions, commercial relationships, and legal issues that arise during growth, operations, investment, or ownership transitions and long-term planning.

Long, Ragsdale & Waters P.C. also maintains a substantial litigation and dispute resolution practice involving commercial, construction, employment, landlord-tenant, bankruptcy, and creditor matters. The firm represents clients in negotiations, arbitration, administrative proceedings, and state court when disputes require formal action. Its attorneys handle business debts, lien claims, contract disputes, employment claims, regulatory matters, and other conflicts, combining transactional knowledge with litigation experience to pursue efficient and effective resolutions for clients.

Long, Ragsdale & Waters P.C. brings decades of experience to legal matters involving businesses, property, finance, taxation, estates, and disputes. The firm was recognized by Best Lawyers as a Best Law Firm in six categories for 2024, including banking and finance, commercial finance, construction litigation, real estate litigation, real estate law, and trusts and estates. Its attorneys focus on thorough preparation, pragmatic legal advice, and solutions aligned with client priorities.

Practice Areas

Business
  • Administrative & Utility Law
  • Banking & Lending Law
  • Commercial Collections
  • Corporate & General Commercial Law
  • Entrepreneurial Law
Employment & Discrimination Law
  • Policies
  • Non-Compete Covenants
  • Trade Secrets
  • Employment Discrimination
  • Wrongful Discharge
  • Fair Labor Standards
  • Unemployment Compensation
Litigation & Bankruptcy Law
  • Business Disputes
  • Construction Issues
  • Probate Of Estates And Trust Litigation
  • Damage Claims
  • Defamation
  • First Amendment Rights
  • Employment Issues
  • Municipal Law
  • Landlord/Tenant Matters
  • Environmental Issues
  • Real Property Litigation
  • Alternative Dispute Resolution
  • Construction Litigation, Arbitration & Surety Law
  • Chapter 11 Reorganizations
Real Estate Law
  • Commercial Real Estate
  • Acquisition
  • Sale
  • Financing
  • Development
  • Zoning
  • Leasing
  • Landlord-Tenant Law
Taxation, Estate Planning & Probate Law
  • Personal Wealth Preservation
  • Probate Administration
  • Will
  • Trust

Fees

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Office location for Long, Ragsdale & Waters P.C.

Long, Ragsdale & Waters P.C.

1111 N Northshore Dr # S700, Knoxville, TN 37919