Business Formations

Our firm can guide your ideas and ventures through all of the federal and state requirements of business formation. We educate our clients at every step along the way. We will present you with the variety of entities available to you as a possible structure for your business plan. We counsel you about the financial, liability, and business consequences of each type of business formation you are considering.

 If you are starting from scratch, we can also help you create your initial business plan. Whether you are an individual starting your first business or an experienced entrepreneur seeking legal advice about a current project, it is imperative to have experienced counsel retained to protect your time, your endeavors, and your plan.

The Terry Firm, PLLC and its attorneys represent all types of businesses — from a small closely held family company in Greenville, SC, to various small start-ups in Nashville,  to a large multi-million dollar corporation active in multiple states and abroad. We guide our clients through the process of formation or reorganization. Once this crucial step is complete, we continue to serve as general business counsel, advising on all matters related to the business and its ventures, contracts, employees, and partnerships. Should the business become involved in a legal dispute, our firm will assist during arbitration, mediation, and business litigation.

Estate Planning

We believe that proper estate planning is the best way to plan and protect your family’s future and the relationships between surviving relatives, as well as your assets and your life’s work. The best estate plan for your family is one that is customized to meet your specific needs and goals. The Terry Firm understands all aspects of estate law. Your estate plan can range from a simple last will and testament, to powers of attorney, family trusts, or even a more complex family limited partnership that deals with succession planning in the event that you are the central figure in a family business.

After you are gone, your family needs to have an understanding of the probate and trust administration process. We not only draft and execute the necessary documents – our firm serves as advisers to the personal representatives or trustees of those estates we plan. We also advise our clients during times when disputes and concerns may arise during the settling of estate plans, conservatorships/guardianships, or will contests. 

 It is always difficult to come into an attorney's office to talk about one’s personal and financial affairs and concerns about health, children, aging, and legacy. You can’t take it with you, but you can make it count for something and others after your gone.

In the complex world of wills, trusts, advance care planning, probate, and elder law, you want to be sure you have a law firm who not only assists you and your spouse with your legal needs but helps to eliminate as many uncertainties as possible and maximize the value of your estate.

Non-Profit &

Church Law

We counsel religious institutions, charitable organizations, and nonprofit organizations from the formation process to dissolution, regarding issues related to governance, taxes, fund raising, governmental relations, and other daily operational issues.

All nonprofit organizations must adhere to both federal and state laws to maintain their nonprofit tax-exempt status. Our firm advises churches and nonprofits about daily operational issues, governance concerns, and reporting requirements. We also represent religious organizations and churches in responding to and avoiding issues that specifically affects churches like reporting requirements in abuse issues, governance and membership issues, and property tax-exemption disputes.

These types of issues and disputes often detract from a church’s primary mission, affect needed financial resources, and destroy the church’s influence in their community. Our firm can assist or represent a church in mediation, arbitration, and litigation related to:

• Disputes between church members
• Allegations of fraud and mismanagement
• Contract disputes involving third parties
• Dispute or Issue involving the federal and/or state government
•  In moments of crisis or scandal