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Lawrence B. Hammet II (“Beau”) is 59 years old and original native of the Commonwealth of Kentucky having been born and raised in Paducah, KY.  Beau moved to Nashville with his family in the late 80’s to commence his practice of law.  Beau handles a number of different high profile litigation matters cases pending Federal and state courts, arbitration and other alternative dispute resolution processes.  Beau's experiences have lead him to litigate matters in Tennessee, Alabama, as well as other states throughout the south and mid-west. In addition to litigation, Beau handles transactional work with various clients, including the preparation of necessary documents to launch and form entities, preparation of various documents and instruments necessary for the sale and purchase of businesses, preparation and counseling of business owners with respect to acquisitions as well as shareholder, partner and member matters.   Prior to entering the legal profession, Beau spent several years in management of a family owned construction business that focused on heavy and highway construction in the southeast region of the United States.  Beau’s experience ranged from project management through regional management of various projects and undertakings.  Beau earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Mississippi in 1980 and his law degree from the Cumberland School of Law at Samford University, 1989.  Beau and his wife are the proud parents of three daughters, who were born, raised and educated in Nashville, Tennessee.

Howell O’Rear is a founding member of McInteer & O'Rear PLC.  Howell's practice focuses on litigating business disputes, including copyright, trademark, unfair competition, and Internet matters. His recent experience includes representing individuals in corporate disputes; music publishing and record companies in copyright-infringement litigation; counseling a leading print and online publication company; litigating issues specific to digital music rights; arbitrating cybersquatting disputes; and successfully obtaining a jury verdict on behalf of a critically-acclaimed band involving a tour bus dispute. He also prosecutes trademark applications, and assists clients in developing enforcement procedures to protect their intellectual property rights.

Civil trial practice in federal and state courts, administrative agencies, and health care boards. Civil trial practice includes Corporate and Business Litigation, Employment Litigation, Professional Liability Litigation , including medical and legal negligence claims and Personal Injury.  Admitted to practice before The United States Supreme Court, State Trial and Appellate Courts, United States District Court for the Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Tennessee, United States Court of Appeals Sixth Circuit, Department of Veterans Affairs and the Supreme Court of Tennessee.

Brett represents clients in state and local tax disputes involving all Tennessee taxes, including sales and use tax, franchise and excise tax, property tax, and business tax. Brett's clients span numerous industries, including cable, telecom, technology, manufacturing, financial services, transportation, entertainment, hospitality, healthcare, insurance, retail, and construction.. Brett has significant experience in tax litigation, mergers and acquisitions, leasing transactions, airplane transactions, nexus, Tennessee tax exemptions (including the manufacturing exemption), state tax incentives, voluntary disclosures, and tax enforcement matters. Brett also advises companies on the taxation of computer software, in light of emerging technologies and the use of cloud computing.. Brett also assists businesses with general business disputes and collections matters.. Brett has developed a broad following for his use of social media to track state and local tax matters as the Tennessee Tax

Experienced Litigation attorney serving clients in Nashville and surrounding areas.