About
With over 75 years of combined experience, the founding partners of Shires Peake & Gottlieb have joined together with the goal of providing the highest quality legal representation to proactively provide solutions to our clients’ legal issues to optimize the result in the most efficient and cost-effective manner. We are problem solvers with the experience to present creative solutions to complex issues.
Whether the goal is to maximize compensation for bodily injury, defending our clients’ against often frivolous claims, protecting our clients business interests, or facilitating a positive result in a business transaction, our attorneys possess the skills to obtain the desired result. We believe in a collaborative approach in which the clients voice is heard.
Our litigators are experienced trial attorneys with a track record of success in providing aggressive prosecution or defense in federal and state courts, as well as in arbitration and mediation proceedings. We have over 35 years of experience in business and franchise transactional matters and the flexibility to set fees to meet the needs of both established and emerging companies and entrepreneurs.
Shires, Peake & Gottlieb can assist you with a variety of legal needs. Our areas of expertise include:
Trucking & Commercial Transportation
We have handled hundreds of commercial transportation cases in Georgia and Alabama, representing numerous interstate and intrastate carriers, interstate and international freight forwarders, and insurers in a variety of litigation arising out of various modes of transportation throughout the United States.
Business & Franchise Law
- Breach of Contract Actions and Disputes
- Construction Litigation
- Commercial Collections
- Fraud and Unfair Business Practices
- Fiduciary Duty Litigation
- Trade Secret Litigation
- Misappropriation of Confidential and Proprietary Information
- Tortious Interference with Contracts and Business Relationships
- Enforcement or Defense of Covenants Not to Compete and other Restrictive Covenants
- Partnership Disputes
- Commercial Leasing Disputes
- Franchisor-Franchisee Litigation and Disputes
- Employment Litigation
- Employment Discrimination Claims (Title VII, ADA, ADEA, and Wage & Hour)
- Business Dissolutions
- Real Estate Contract Litigation
- Homeowners Association Litigation, Collections, and Disputes
Civil Litigation
- Automobile Accidents
- Premises Liability Claims
- Product Liability Claims
- Dram Shop Claims
- Negligent Security Claims
- Wrongful Death and Catastrophic Injury Claims
- Elevator/Escalator Claims
- F.E.L.A. Claims
Personal Injury
- Automobile Accidents
- Motorcycle Accidents
- Boating Accidents
- Bicycle Accidents
- Pedestrian Accidents
- Distracted Driver Accidents
- Fatigued Driver Accidents
- Aggressive Driver Accidents
- Drunk Driver Accidents
- Hit and Run Accidents
- Premises Liability and Slip-and-Falls
- Product Defect
- Vicious Animals and Dog Bites
- Invasion of Privacy
- Misappropriation of Image or Likeness
- Medical Malpractice
- Physical Attacks
- Sexual Assaults
- Negligent Acts
- Catastrophic Injuries
Business Disputes
- Breach of Contract Actions and Disputes
- Construction Litigation
- Commercial Collections
- Fraud and Unfair Business Practices
- Fiduciary Duty Litigation
- Trade Secret Litigation
- Misappropriation of Confidential and Proprietary Information
- Tortious Interference with Contracts and Business Relationships
- Enforcement or Defense of Covenants Not to Compete and other Restrictive Covenants
- And More
No matter your legal need, our staff can help. You’ll receive legal expertise that’s professional and personal.
