Kent Bailey
Kent Bailey is a dedicated and results-driven attorney with 8 years of experience providing comprehensive legal counsel to businesses and individuals. He is committed to delivering personalized and effective legal solutions to his clients across a variety of legal topics.
His practice focuses on Business, Real Estate, and Construction law with litigation a primary focus. Kent also serves as In-House Counsel to numerous small businesses across Atlanta handling a wide variety of legal tasks from Corporate formation and Contract/Vendor management, to collections and shareholder disputes. With his primary practice area presenting a need for service, Kent has also recently expanded his practice into probate and probate litigation.
Having spent a number of years professionally outside of the legal industry, Kent understands the unique needs and challenges of the individuals and businesses he serves, and prides himself meeting his clients where they are, by providing responsive and client-focused service, offering practical and strategic legal advice, and building long-term relationships with his clients.
- University System of Georgia - University of Georgia
- B.B.A. | Economics
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- Georgia State University College of Law
- J.D. (2017)
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- State Bar of Georgia # 442889
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- Current
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- Georgia
- State Bar of Georgia
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- Free Consultation
- Credit Cards Accepted
- Contingent Fees
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Real Estate Law
- Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums, Easements, Eminent Domain, Homeowners Association, Land Use & Zoning, Mortgages, Neighbor Disputes, Residential Real Estate, Water Law
- Collections
- Construction Law
- Construction Contracts, Construction Defects, Construction Liens, Construction Litigation
- Estate Planning
- Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills
- Probate
- Probate Administration, Probate Litigation, Will Contests
- English
- Q. Truck held by repair shop led to business loss. Legal actions?
- A: There are a few questions before advice can be fully offered. For example, did the shop initially inform you that the truck could not leave? Were attempts made to retrieve the truck that they refused? If either of these are the case, then they later recanted this assertion, then a claim is possible under potential negligence, or conversion for withholding the vehicle. I would need to better understand the nature of the agreement with the shop before alleging breach of contract. To prevail you would need to prove that the shop witholding the vehicle was a direct cause of your business failing, as well as supporting those damages with evidence (lost income, repossession, etc.
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- Q. Can sister sell deceased father's house without will or probate in GA?
- A: If your father was the only individual on the deed, then the home sale must go through probate. The probate process is designed to safeguard heirs such as yourself in this situation, where you can demand accounting, or object to your sister serving as the administrator. I recommend consulting with an attorney who can discuss the probate process and your rights as an heir in detail.
- Q. Hi I want to get out of my lease with receiving my deposit back my lease isn’t up until Feb 2025 but there are rodents
- A: Given what you have described in your question, it appears that you may qualify for termination of your lease under what is known as a "Constructive Eviction". A review of the terms of the lease would be necessary to advise specifically, however, I recommend that you speak with an attorney to fully discuss your claims.