Practice Area
Civil Litigation
Contract, property, business, and collection disputes in North Carolina state courts and federal court.
When a disagreement cannot be resolved across a table, it ends up in court. The firm represents individuals and small businesses in civil disputes in North Carolina’s District and Superior Courts and, where appropriate, in federal court. Paul Scott Lipof is licensed in North Carolina, Florida, and the District of Columbia and handles each matter personally.
Disputes the firm handles
- Contract disputes — breach of contract, enforcement, and defense for both businesses and individuals.
- Property and boundary disputes — easements, access, encroachments, adverse possession, and quiet-title actions, supported by the firm’s title experience.
- Business disputes — disagreements among owners, partnership and operating-agreement disputes, and dissolution.
- Collections — pursuing money owed, and defending those pursued.
- Real estate litigation — failed closings, specific performance, and disputes arising out of a purchase or sale.
- Estate and trust disputes — see Estate and Trust Litigation for will caveats and fiduciary claims.
A measured approach
Litigation is expensive and slow, and most disputes are better resolved by negotiation, mediation, or a well-timed motion than by trial. The firm gives you a candid read of the strength of your position and the likely cost before you commit, then pursues the most efficient path to a result. When a case must be tried, it is tried.
Where the firm appears
The firm appears in the courts of Clay County (Hayesville), Cherokee County (Murphy), Macon County (Franklin), and Graham County (Robbinsville), and in the federal courts of the Western District of North Carolina.