The Scates Law Firm
Business Law Firm · Atlanta & St. Simons Island, Georgia

Business Law Firm in Atlanta and St. Simons Island, Georgia

The Scates Law Firm is a Georgia business law firm, with offices in Atlanta and St. Simons Island, for business owners, operators and families. It handles business disputes, LLC and corporate work, commercial real estate, outside general counsel, financing and exits, and succession planning.

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Practice Areas

Representative Practice Areas

01
Commercial Litigation
Not every dispute should go to trial. The judgment is knowing which fights are worth having and what the other side's posture actually signals.
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02
Business Formation & Transactions
Every formation decision has downstream consequences. Structure with the end in mind, not just at signing.
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03
Real Estate & Land Use
Georgia-specific knowledge matters here more than any other practice area. Local zoning codes, coastal regulations, and title quirks demand genuine local fluency.
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04
Outside General Counsel
Outside general counsel is a relationship, not a transaction. The value is knowing your business well enough to give fast, practical advice without a learning curve every time you call.
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05
Refinancings & Exit Advisement
Navigating refinancings, recapitalizations, and exit transactions requires counsel who understands both the deal mechanics and the business reality behind them.
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06
Long-Term Planning & Succession
Families and business owners who hold complex assets need a plan that outlasts any single transaction. That is precisely where this practice begins.
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The Difference

A Law Firm Built for Clients, Not Lawyers.

Too often business lawyers are more interested in the business of lawyering than the business you hired them to represent. This firm is founded on years of experience operating as general counsel, principal, sponsor, and other roles where the mission is to make the legal system work to achieve the client's ends, not the other way around.

What We Are. What We Are Not.
Direct.
You get the answer, then the reasoning. Not the other way around.
Business-minded.
Legal work serves business objectives. We never lose sight of the goal.
Not a factory.
You will not be handed to an associate you have never met.
Not litigious by default.
We solve problems. Court is a tool, not the first option.
Our Offices

Serving Georgia and the Southeast from multiple locations.

Atlanta

Full-service business law for operators, founders, and institutional clients across metro Atlanta and the greater Southeast.

The Scates Law Firm, LLC
309 E. Paces Ferry Rd NE
Atlanta, GA 30305

(404) 939-2977

Coastal Georgia office (St. Simons Island)

Serving business owners in Savannah, Brunswick, the Golden Isles, Waycross, and nearby southeast Georgia. The office is on St. Simons Island.

The Scates Law Firm, LLC
301 Sea Island Rd
St Simons Island, GA 31522

(912) 250-2703

Coastal Georgia office

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