Education
- Cumberland School of Law, Samford University, Birmingham, Alabama
- J.D. - 1995
- Honors: magna cum laude
- Honors: Phi Delta Phi Legal Fraternity
- Honors: Phi Kappa Phi
- Honors: Order of Coif
- Honors: Order of Barristers
- Honors: Chief Judge Of Trial Advocacy Board
- Honors: Who's Who American Law Students
- University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee
- B.S. - 1989
- Honors: With Honors
- Honors: Order of Omega Greek Honor Society
- Honors: Kappa Sigma
- Major: Business Marketing
Representative Clients
- Check into Cash, Inc.
- Jackson Manufacturing, Inc.
- Fulmarque, Inc.
- David May Construction
- Electrical, Mechanical Technology, Inc.
- Wedgecorp
- Cleveland Anesthesiology Group
- Cleveland Head and Neck
- Don Ledford Auto Park of Athens, LLC
- Southern Housing Management, Inc.
- Southern Heritage Bank
- River City Logistics, Inc.
- Power Management, Inc.
- Trinity Development Enterprises, LLC
- Water & Waste Equipment, Inc.
- Whitewater Inn, LLC
Honors
- AV Preeminent Rating By Martindale - Hubble based upon high ethical standards and professional ability: less than 1% of attorneys in the U.S. receive this distinction.
- The National Trial Lawyers “Top 100”
- American Institute of Personal Injury Lawyers “10 Best”
- America’s Top 100 High Stakes Litigators for Tennessee, 2017 – Present
- America’s Top High Stakes Litigators “Lifetime Achievement”, 2017 – Present
- Tennessee Bar Association Leadership Law
Past Positions
- Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC, Attorney, 1995 to 1997
Languages
- English
Fraternities or Sororities
- Pi Delta Phi
- Phi Kappa Phi
- Kappa Sigma
Professional Associations
- Tennessee Bar Association, Member, 1995 to Present
- Tennessee Bar Foundation, Member, 2011 to Present
- Bradley County Bar Association, President, 2009 to 2010
- Bradley County Bar Association, Vice-President, 2008 to 2009
- Bradley County Bar Association, Secretary, 1997 to 2000
- Tennessee Bar Association, Federal Practice Section, Board of Director, 2006 to 2012
- First Citizens Bank, Board of Director, 2004 to 2006
- BB & T, Local Board of Director, 2007 to Present
- Rotary Club of Cleveland Foundation, Board of Director, 2007 to 2014
- United Way of Bradley County, Board of Director, 2003 to 2014
- United Way of Bradley County, President, 2007 to 2008
- St. Nicholas School, Board of Directors, 2005 to 2014
- Supreme Court of Tennessee Board of Professional Responsibility, Hearing Committee Member, 1997 - 2002 ; 2013 - Present
- Tennessee Board of Law Examiners Investigation Committee, 2017 to Present
Current Employment Position
- Partner
Practice Areas
- Personal Injury Litigation
- Commercial Litigation
- Domestic Relations/Divorce/Custody
- Medical Malpractice
- Construction Litigation
- Discrimination
- Banking Litigation
- Mediation
- Commercial Leasing
- Lemon Law
- Secured Transactions
- Uniform Commercial Code
- Warranty
- Disability
- Race Discrimination
- Defects
- Felonies
- Misdemeanor
- Domestic Violence
- Workplace Harassment/Discrimination
- Commercial Banks
- Lending & Secured Transactions
- Transactions
- Warranties
- Age Discrimination
- Disability & Illness Discrimination
- Sex Discrimination
- Sexual Harassment
- Construction Contracts
- Employment Contracts -- Employee
- Employment Discrimination -- Employee
- Sexual Harassment -- Employee
- Wrongful Termination -- Employee
- Employee Rights -- Employer
- Employment Contracts -- Employer
- Sexual Harassment -- Employer
- Wrongful Termination -- Employer
- Living Wills
- Powers of Attorney and Appointment
- Alimony & Spousal Support
- Domestic Violence & Neglect
- Insurance Commercial
- Directors' & Officers' Liability Insurance
- Motor Vehicle
- Property & Casualty
- Complex Litigation
- Federal Trial Practice
- Multidistrict Litigation
- State Trial Practice
- Defamation & Privacy -- Plaintiff
- Premises Liability -- Plaintiff
- Property Damage -- Plaintiff
- Railroad Accidents -- Plaintiff
- Slip and Fall -- Plaintiff
- Estate Administration
- Machinery & Tools
- Commercial Real Estate
- State & Municipal Employees
Bar Admissions
- Tennessee, 1995
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Tennessee, 1996
- U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1996
