Title Insurance
Owner's and lender's title insurance policies on every closing. Comprehensive coverage with an attorney who'll actually represent your interests if a claim arises later.
Attorney-Led Title Company in Franklin, TN — Same Price. Real Protection.
Title insurance, title searches & real estate closings · Franklin, Nashville & 30+ Middle Tennessee cities
Smart Before, Safe After: FREE pre and post-signature contract review, available 7 days a week for most Tennesseans. By law, title companies and agents can't offer legal advice. Vanderpool Law protects you at every stage. Get an attorney who actually works for you.
Vanderpool Title is a trade name of Jim R. Vanderpool PC — Middle Tennessee's attorney-led title-services practice. Same services as any title company, at the same price, with a real Tennessee-licensed attorney representing you.
Most title companies in Franklin aren't law firms. We are. Vanderpool Title is the title-services practice of Jim R. Vanderpool PC — so when you close with us, you become a client of an attorney, not a customer of a title-processing shop. Same services, same price, legally different relationship. Read why it matters →
Paper Pusher or Legal Advocate — You Choose
Title companies push paper. Tennessee law won't even allow them to give you legal advice or represent you as a client — that's just the reality. At Vanderpool Title, we represent you. Every question gets answered. Every concern gets resolved. And with 25 years of helping Tennessee families through the most important transaction of their lives, we know what can go wrong — and how to make sure it doesn't.
| Title Company | Vanderpool Title ✓ | |
|---|---|---|
| Who do they represent? | The transaction | YOU |
| Can they give you legal advice? | ❌ No — by law | ✅ Yes |
| Attorney-client relationship? | ❌ None | ✅ Full protection |
| Regulated by the State Bar? | ❌ No | ✅ Yes |
| Cost | $$ | $$ (Same price) |
All for the exact same cost as a title company closing.
Under T.C.A. § 23-3-103, title company attorneys cannot represent buyers or sellers — they've now put it in writing themselves. Read the full story →
Title Services
Everything a title company does — title search, title insurance, closing coordination, deed preparation — plus a licensed Tennessee attorney representing you. Same flat price as title-company-only closings across Williamson, Davidson, Rutherford, Sumner, and Wilson counties.
Title Search & Examination
Deep title searches that catch what software-only searches miss: old liens, boundary disputes, easement conflicts, heir claims. Resolved by an attorney before you sign.
Real Estate Closings
You become our client. Jim Vanderpool is YOUR attorney — not the title company's. He can advise you, advocate for you, and flag problems others are legally required to ignore.
Contract Review
Before you sign the biggest purchase of your life, have an attorney review it — one who legally can (and will) tell you what it really means. Included at no extra cost.
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