(Main Office)

Since its establishment by Eugene Jared in 1978, Madewell, Jared, Halfacre, Williams & Wilson has concentrated its practice in general civil trial with a strong emphasis in the area of insurance defense. The firm primarily represents companies and corporations throughout middle Tennessee but is not limited to that area. The attorneys are committed to working really hard at their cases and treat clients the way they would like to be treated. They take special interest in their clients and develop a very good rapport with them. The firm is listed in the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers under General Practice, Civil Trial Practice and Insurance Defense.

Statement of Practice

General Civil Trial Practice in all Federal and State Courts, Commercial, Condemnation, Construction, Corporate, Family, Divorce, Child Custody, Child Support, Visitation Rights, Adoptions, Insurance, Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice, Products Liability, Unsafe Products, Wrongful Death, Automobile Accidents, Slip and Fall, Dog Bites, Real Estate, Worker's Compensation, Wills, Probate, Guardianship.

Clients

GENERAL COUNSEL FOR: Cumberland Container Corporation
Lakeland Electric Company
Genco Stamping Co.

Representative Clients:

General Motors Corporation
Adams USA
W & O Construction
Personal Home Health Care, Inc.
Shoney's
Filter Mart Corporation
Fields Apparel, Inc.
The Edward J. DeBartolo Corporation
Genco Stamping and Manufacturing Co.
Russell Stover Candies
State Farm Insurance Companies
Allied Insurance Company, Allstate Insurance Company
Cincinnati Insurance Companies
Maryland Casualty Insurance Company
Aetna Insurance Companies
Indiana Lumbermen's Insurance Co.
Nationwide Insurance Companies
Exchange Mutual Insurance Company
Employers Mutual Insurance Company
Jefferson Pilot Insurance Company
National American Insurance Company
Florida International Indemnity Co.
Western Heritage Insurance Co.
Westfield Insurance Companies
Scottsdale Insurance Company
Union Central Life Insurance Company
Gainesco Insurance Company
Integon Insurance Company
Cotton States, Consumers.

Clients

APPROVED ATTORNEYS FOR: Chicago Title Insurance Company
Lawyers Title Insurance Company.

Address

230 North Washington Avenue
Cookeville, TN 38501, (Putnam Co.)

Phone

Phone: 931-526-6101
Fax: 931-528-1909

Website

http://www.mjhwlaw.com

MEMBERS OF FIRM

Eugene Jared (Member) born Baxter, Tennessee, February 23, 1931; admitted to bar, 1958, Tennessee. Education: Tennessee Polytechnic Institute (B.S., 1953); University of Tennessee (M.S., 1961); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1958). Delta Theta Phi. Staff Member and Editor, Vanderbilt Race Relations Law Reporter, 1957-1958. Member: Putnam County (President, 1971), Tennessee and American Bar Associations; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporate Law; Real Estate Law; Commercial Products Liability Law.

James D. Madewell (Member) born Cookeville, Tennessee, September 16, 1945; admitted to bar, 1971, Tennessee. Education: Miami University (A.B., 1968); Washington & Lee University (J.D., 1971). Delta Theta Phi. Member: Putnam County and Tennessee Bar Associations; Tennessee Defense Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense Law; Personal Injury Law; Workers Compensation Law.

William E. Halfacre, III (Member) born Gainesboro, Tennessee, October 21, 1961; admitted to bar, 1987, Tennessee. Education: Tennessee Technological University (B.S., 1984); University of Tennessee at Knoxville (J.D., 1987). Member: Putnam County, Tennessee and American Bar Associations; Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense Law; Personal Injury Law; Workers Compensation Law.

Kenneth S. Williams (Member) born Ripley, Tennessee, February 5, 1957; admitted to bar, 1983, Tennessee. Education: University of Tennessee, Martin (B.A., high honors, 1980); University of Tennessee, Knoxville (J.D., honors, 1983). Law Clerk, Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals, 1983-1984. Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporate Law; Commercial Law; Personal Injury; Probate; Domestic Relations.

Cynthia A. Wilson (Member) born Ft. Oglethorpe, Georgia, September 29, 1963; admitted to bar, 1988, Tennessee; 1995, Georgia and U.S. District Court, Western District of Tennessee; 1996, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Georgia; 1998, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Tennessee. Education: University of Tennessee (B.S.N., 1985); Memphis State University School of Law (J.D., 1988). Phi Alpha Delta (Secretary, 1987). Member, Moot Court Board, 1986-1988. Freshman Moot Court Championship Counsel, 1986. Registered Nurse, Tennessee, 1985-1992. Instructor, National Academy for Paralegal Studies, 1990-1991. Member: Memphis, Tennessee and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Health Care; Torts and Insurance Practice) Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia; Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Practice Areas: Employment Discrimination; Personal Injury; Civil Rights; Workers Compensation; Health Care.