Miller Monroe Holton & Plyler represents a wide range of businesses, investors, shareholders, and individuals – from large national corporations to small local businesses. Our commercial litigation practice is focused on honest, aggressive representation with a cost-effective client-focused approach.
Litigators with Serious Business Experience
Our lawyers have the business experience necessary to guide you through a complex and sometimes daunting litigation process. As business leaders, our lawyers have worked through complex accounting and tax issues, developed marketing plans, managed multi-million dollar budgets, and led dozens of employees. We take the time to understand your business goals in order to create a customized litigation strategy and more effectively serve your legal needs.
Commercial Litigation Practice Areas
- Breach of contract claims, non-compete agreements, franchise and distribution disputes, unfair trade practices, trade secrets, warranty disputes, malpractice, and other disputes.
- Partnership and shareholder disputes in corporations, limited liability companies, partnerships and other business entities.
- Real estate claims, including breach of real estate sales contracts, lease disputes, title insurance claims, and disputes over realtor and broker commissions.
- Boundary disputes, financing disputes including loans, foreclosures, evictions, and deficiency actions.
- Disputes concerning the purchase and sale of business entities.
- Insurance disputes over coverage, declaratory judgments, bad faith and breach of contract, and errors and omissions.
Recent Business/Commercial Experience and Outcomes
THE CASES LISTED BELOW ARE ILLUSTRATIVE OF THE MATTERS HANDLED BY THE FIRM. CASE RESULTS DEPEND UPON A VARIETY OF FACTORS UNIQUE TO EACH CASE. NOT ALL CASE RESULTS ARE PROVIDED. CASE RESULTS DO NOT GUARANTEE OR PREDICT A SIMILAR RESULT IN ANY FUTURE CASE UNDERTAKEN BY THE LAWYER.
- Represented a 50% shareholder of a prominent real estate development group in a “business divorce” after a dispute with his former partner; helped the client recover several million dollars in a settlement.
- Represented the board chairman and majority shareholder of a closely held company who was sued by the company and wrongfully removed from the board. After protracted litigation in the North Carolina Business Court and in a European High Court, we obtained a favorable financial and business resolution for our client.
- Helped a financially distressed manufacturing company find favorable resolutions to multiple simultaneous lawsuits and claims from vendors, contractors, and former employees.
- Represented a large publicly traded company sued in an arbitration proceeding against another publicly traded company in a contract dispute; achieved a very favorable settlement.
- Represented two minority shareholders and partners who were wrongfully terminated by an investment firm and denied their contractual benefits on future deals; obtained a multi-million dollar settlement for our clients.
- Represented an HOA and individual property owners of large condominium complex against multiple defendants related to various construction defects and related misconduct; after nearly five years of litigation, helped resolve the dispute before trial on very favorable terms for our clients.
Why Miller Monroe Holton & Plyler?
As a boutique firm with a focus on business litigation, our business clients are paramount to the vitality of our firm. Your disputes are our disputes. If you choose Miller Monroe Holton & Plyler, we offer you big firm skills with small firm availability and efficiency.
- First and foremost, our lawyers will fight for you. We take our clients’ matters personally. We think about our cases on and off the clock and share your passion for your business. We will not back down from a challenge or be intimidated by large national firms. When you hire Miller Monroe Holton & Plyler, we become a member of your team and help you accomplish your business goals.
- Second, Miller Monroe Holton & Plyler has serious business experience and serious business litigation experience. We view your dispute through the lens of a business executive. We will work with you to understand your unique goals and to develop a strategy that maximizes your company’s resources while work efficiently to achieve the best possible outcome.
- Last, but certainly not least, Miller Monroe Holton & Plyler will be available to answer all of your questions and concerns – promptly and thoroughly. When you call, you will speak to your attorney. If your attorney is not available, we will return your call promptly and address your concerns. Your business is critical to Miller Monroe Holton & Plyler and we will keep this in mind at all times.