J. Hunter Robinson

Listed in The Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch, Commercial Litigation, 2025 National Law Review "Go-To Thought Leader," 2022 GSV Acquisitions, LLC v. Ellison (E.D. Tenn. 2024) Represented founding member of private equity group in business tort and trade secret litigation against his former partners. Obtained favorable settlement following dispositive motion briefing and initial discovery. Houston Humphreys, LLC v. Houston Street Partners, LLC (Davidson Co. Chancery Ct. 2024) Representing joint-venture buyer in a commercial real estate dispute involving the sale of Houston Station, a valuable development in Nashville’s Wedgewood/Houston neighborhood. Walsh v. Peeples (Davidson Co. Chancery Ct. 2024) Represented 49.5% member of veterinary and boarding/grooming business in litigation against her business partner involving claims for expulsion, breaches of fiduciary duties, and fraud. Obtained favorable settlement during discovery, following mediation. The Holistic Connection, LLC v. Burning Acre Co. (Davidson Co. Circuit Ct. 2024) Representing hemp company in litigation regarding alleged business torts. Redline Steel, LLC v. NukonUS, LLC (N.D. Ala. 2022) Obtained a judgment for $1.4 million in compensatory damages, $1 million in punitive damages, and more than $400,000 in prejudgment interest following two-week jury trial in a dispute regarding two fiber laser machines used to manufacture steel décor. Lovreta v. PHH Mortgage Corp. (W.D. Tenn. 2021) Represented mortgage servicer in putative nationwide class action alleging violations of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA). Obtained favorable individual settlement with plaintiff following motion to dismiss briefing. Malek v. Bank of America, N.A. (Nev. Ct. App. 2020) Obtained summary judgment establishing the validity of the lender’s deed of trust that secures a $3 million loan and affirmance on appeal. EMC Mortgage LLC v. First Guaranty Mortgage Corp. (E.D. Va. 2016) Represented mortgage originator in indemnity suit arising from denied repurchase demand. Obtained favorable settlement during discovery. In re Residential Capital LLC (S.D.N.Y. 2012) Defended mortgage servicer in litigation arising from multimillion-dollar proof of claim filed by Florida foreclosure law firm. HOA super-priority lien litigation Managed large mortgage servicers’ litigation portfolios consisting of suits between HOA-foreclosure-sale purchasers and mortgagees over whether the homeowners association’s foreclosure of its super-priority lien extinguished the senior mortgage. Drafted dispositive motions and appellate briefs and crafted portfolio-wide litigation strategy.