Ratliff Law Firm has locations in Knoxville, Sevierville, and Johnson City, Tennessee.
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The Ratliff Firm has locations in Knoxville, Sevierville, Morristown and Johnson City, Tennessee. Our attorneys focus on estate, business, employee benefits, and tax planning through trusts, asset protection, intellectual property, and prudent consulting. Representative engagements span from clients with common estate planning issues served by conventional solutions to clients with multi-million dollar estates and businesses requiring complex structures and solutions. We advise small and large business clients on a range of issues, including business formation and succession, capitalization and financing, risk management, intellectual property and employee benefits. Multi-national entities have looked to us to lower their global tax rate by creating entities and mechanisms for global fiscal strategies and succession. We seek to build long-term relationships with our clients by understanding our clients' goals, identifying the issues our clients are facing, and providing sound, creative, and efficient solutions to help our clients reach their goals.
Estate Planning, Employee Benefits, Business Law, Tax Law, Intellectual Property, PPACA