Specialties
Smith.Sholar.Milliken.PLLC. has been providing comprehensive real property title and settlement services throughout Middle Tennessee for over 25 years. Realtors, lenders, builders, developers, and individual homeowners rely on our team of title insurance attorneys and expert staff to handle their closings every step of the way. With three full time attorneys representing over 50 years of experience in the title insurance and real estate industry,
Smith.Sholar.Milliken.PLLC prides itself in being a proactive and industry involved law firm. All of our attorneys are approved educators by the Tennessee Real Estate Commission. Our diverse experience allows for rational and creative solutions to title problems, no matter how complex or involved. Additionally, utilizing both Stewart Title Insurance Company and First American Title as our title insurance underwriters enables us to insure almost any real estate transaction.
We have extensive experience in the following:
Residential Re
History
Established in 1989.
Located in Sumner County, this firm began in 1989 when Brian Smith started as Brian L. Smith, Esq. and Associates. Todd Sholar joined as an associate in 1997 and became a partner in 1999 when Smith.Sholar.Associates.PLLC was formed. Trudy Milliken became a partner in 2010. Our attorneys have been practicing real estate and related law for decades. Brian has been practicing for thirty-seven years, Todd for twenty-three years, Trudy for twelve years, and the newest associate attorney, Preston Matthews, for two years. There are two primary locations. Our Gallatin office is located on Nashville Pike in a restored farm house. Come by for some coffee and swing on the front porch. Our second office is conveniently located in Goodlettsville. A third satellite closing office is located in Metro Center just off of Rosa Parks Boulevard in Nashville. We also say we do 'deals on wheels'. Out of the office closings are no problem for SSM.
Meet the Business Owner: Brian S.
Our firm started in 1989 out of John Pellegrin's law library with Brian Smith, one legal assistant and four cardboard boxes of office supplies. We've grown to multiple offices and a large staff of the most qualified legal assistants in the industry. Attorney Brian Smith: "I started my career litigating, defending and suing people and it was just too negative. Every day, clients were arguing about stuff that happened five years ago and weren't satisfied even if they won because it was too expensive and took five years to resolve. Real estate law is a win-win situation. It is very gratifying to be able to help people in a constructive process." "Buyers buy something they want, sellers sell something they want to sell and the timeline is about one to three months. The folks we serve are at least somewhat happy or ecstatic!"