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Six years on Written Contracts
O.C.G.A. § 9-3-24
Flexible Fee Structures
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Licensed in Georgia
Business litigation counsel
Overview
Construction Disputes in Georgia
Construction projects generate complex disputes over payment, defective work, delays, and scope. We represent owners, contractors, and subcontractors across Alabama, Georgia, and South Carolina when projects go wrong.
Our attorneys are licensed in Georgia and litigate construction disputes for companies across the state, in Atlanta, Columbus, Augusta, Savannah, and Macon, and everywhere in between. The rules below are the ones that shape a Georgia dispute from the first demand letter.
Deadlines
The Georgia Contract Deadline
Actions on simple written contracts in Georgia must be brought within six years of the breach under O.C.G.A. § 9-3-24; oral contracts carry four years (O.C.G.A. § 9-3-25), and contracts under seal can extend to twenty. As in every state, companion claims, fraud, conversion, statutory claims, often carry shorter periods that drive the real deadline.
Forums
Where Georgia Disputes Are Litigated
We handle Georgia business disputes in the superior and state courts, including the metro Atlanta business bench, and in arbitration seated in Georgia when the contract requires it. Before any of that, the contract itself has to be read closely. Forum-selection, choice-of-law, arbitration, and fee-shifting clauses frequently determine more about the course of a dispute than the merits do, and they are cheaper to address at the outset than to litigate later.
Common Questions
How long does my company have to sue over a Georgia contract?
Actions on simple written contracts in Georgia must be brought within six years of the breach under O.C.G.A. § 9-3-24; oral contracts carry four years (O.C.G.A. § 9-3-25), and contracts under seal can extend to twenty. As in every state, companion claims, fraud, conversion, statutory claims, often carry shorter periods that drive the real deadline.
Where would my Georgia dispute be litigated?
We handle Georgia business disputes in the superior and state courts, including the metro Atlanta business bench, and in arbitration seated in Georgia when the contract requires it. Forum-selection and arbitration clauses in the contract can move the matter to a different venue entirely, which is one of the first things we review in any Georgia case.
Can a Hoover, Alabama firm handle my Georgia business dispute?
Yes. Our attorneys are licensed in Alabama, Georgia, and South Carolina and represent Georgia businesses in person, by telephone, and by video conference. What changes across the state line is the law that applies, and we practice under Georgia's.
How are your fees structured for business disputes?
We work on hourly, flat-fee, hybrid, and, in qualifying matters, contingency arrangements, matched to the size of the dispute and the company's cash position. The structure is agreed in writing before the work begins. The initial consultation is confidential and without charge.
Free Georgia Guides on This Topic
Plain-English answers under Georgia law, free to read before you ever call.
Doing Business in Another State?
The same firm, under the rules of the state where your dispute sits.