Edward Klem

Specialties & Capabilities

• Creative Finance
• Quiet Title & Defects

Languages Spoken

English

Thrift McLemore LLC is a distinguished law firm based in Atlanta, renowned for its comprehensive legal services spanning business law, real estate, and estate planning. The firm prides itself on a collaborative approach, where attorneys seamlessly work across practice areas to deliver integrated and practical solutions tailored to each client's best interests.

For businesses, Thrift McLemore provides guidance through every stage of the business lifecycle. This includes assisting with entity selection and formation, drafting foundational documents and agreements, facilitating mergers and acquisitions, negotiating contracts, resolving partnership disputes, navigating business buyouts, minimizing taxes in sales, protecting intellectual property, and structuring operations for growth and liability reduction.

In the realm of real estate, the firm diligently represents buyers, sellers, landlords, and developers. Their expertise covers commercial leases, contract disputes, construction defect claims, evictions, landlord-tenant matters, and commercial purchases and sales. They are also adept at advising on zoning, planning, and land use, drafting promissory notes, resolving quiet title actions, and handling partition cases involving shared property ownership, all aimed at safeguarding clients' property investments.

The estate planning attorneys at Thrift McLemore craft customized plans, including Wills, Revocable Living Trusts, Powers of Attorney, and Advance Healthcare Directives. They serve a diverse clientele, from new parents and blended families to business owners and individuals requiring Special Needs Trusts, ensuring clarity, confidence, and long-term security for assets and loved ones.

With over a century of combined experience, the firm's litigation team handles a broad spectrum of disputes efficiently and cost-effectively. They prioritize practical resolutions through negotiation, mediation, or arbitration, but are fully prepared to litigate aggressively when necessary. Their litigation practice encompasses partnership and shareholder disputes, contract issues, construction conflicts, quiet title actions, partition actions, commercial and real estate litigation, evictions, post-judgment collections, fiduciary breaches, non-compete agreements, and mechanic’s liens. Thrift McLemore is committed to personalized service, clear communication, and achieving optimal outcomes for their clients.