Johnston Allison Hord is a regional, mid-sized law firm serving clients primarily in the Southeastern U.S. Founded in 1912, the firm’s practice areas include corporate, mergers and acquisitions, nonprofit, commercial real estate, commercial litigation, employment and benefits, health care, trusts and estates, creditor’s rights and financial services. The firm’s practice group structure promotes the sharing of information and teamwork, enabling the firm to provide comprehensive legal advice to clients in a collegial, yet professional manner. Johnston Allison Hord often serves as outside in-house counsel to clients. The firm also has the ability to associate other law firms nationally and internationally for the benefit of clients using its membership with Meritas, an international affiliation of more than 190 full-service law firms serving 235 markets, each subject to regular quality monitoring by peer review.