About Vanderpool Title

Vanderpool Title is a trade name of Jim R. Vanderpool PC — Middle Tennessee's attorney-led title-services practice.

What that means in plain English: title searches, title insurance, and real estate closings — the same services any title company offers, at the same price — handled by a licensed Tennessee attorney who represents you personally rather than the transaction. Same work. Same cost. A fundamentally different relationship.

Jim Vanderpool has been closing real estate deals in Middle Tennessee for 25 years and has personally handled 15,000+ transactions since establishing the firm in 2001. Jim R. Vanderpool PC operates under two trade names: Vanderpool Law (vanderpoollaw.com) for the broader legal practice, and Vanderpool Title here for title-services work. One firm, one attorney, two doors — because that's the phrase most buyers and sellers are searching for, and we'd rather meet you where you are than leave you to a commodity title-processing shop with no attorney on your side.

Why a law firm, not a title company?

Under Tennessee law, a title company is a "law-related business" — it can process closings, but it cannot give you legal advice or represent you. The attorney sitting at many title-company closing tables works for the title company, not for you. With Vanderpool Title, you get full title services and a real attorney-client relationship with Jim Vanderpool — for the same price as a non-attorney title company.

Did you know? One of Jim's favorite aspects of his practice is finding ways to save clients money. When clients reach out before they even look at a home or before their listing appointment, he can save them hundreds if not thousands of dollars 99% of the time.

Recent Success: Attorney Vanderpool recently saved a client $26,715.30! While those results may not be typical, they show something important — these clients got Attorney Vanderpool involved early, before the contract was ever signed. That is the key.

When You Close With Us, You Become Our Client

Not a file number. Not a transaction. Jim personally reviews every closing — and because you're a client of the law firm, you get the legal-advice, contract-review, and advocacy rights that come with an attorney-client relationship. That's what no title company in Tennessee can give you, regardless of price.

Title Services We Provide

Title Insurance

  • Owner's and lender's policies
  • Full attorney review of every policy
  • Tennessee-regulated rates (no markup)

Title Search & Examination

  • Deep searches, not just automated reports
  • Boundary, easement, and heir-claim review
  • Problem resolution before you sign

Real Estate Closings

  • Attorney-led closing, same price as a title company
  • Deed preparation and recording
  • Wire-fraud protection protocols

Contract Review

  • Purchase agreements reviewed before signing
  • Builder contract negotiation
  • Included at no additional charge

Looking for wills, trusts, or estate planning? That's also Jim — on the sister site vanderpoollaw.com/estate-planning.

Office Location

Our Franklin, TN office
Monday – Friday, 9am – 5pm CT