Ambrose, Wilson, Grimm & Durand, LLP

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Law Firm in Knoxville, Tennessee
 
Address
607 Market Street, Sixth Floor, P.O. Box 2466
Knoxville, Tennessee 37901-2466
(Knox Co.)
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Contact Information
Phone: 865-544-3000
Toll Free: 1-800-242-1709
 
Facsimile: 865-637-1709
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Ambrose, Wilson, Grimm & Durand, LLP practices in the following areas of law:
General Trial Practice in all State and Federal Courts. Professional and Products Liability Claims, General Insurance Defenses, Civil Rights, Workers Compensation, Domestic Relations, Corporations, Municipal Finance, Banking, Federal and State Taxes, Trusts, Probate, Pension and Profit Sharing, Real Estate, Commercial Law, Trial and Appellate Practice.
Year Established: 1946
Firm Size: 11
Representative Clients:
Simon Property Group, L.P. (retail shopping mall development); East Tennessee Automobile Club (AAA); Knox-Tenn Rental & Sales Co.; The Toms Foundation; Kerr-McGee Corp.; Triangle Refineries, Inc.; Southern Railway Employees' Credit Union; National Association of Credit Management; Fulton Employees Credit Union; Tellico Village Property Owners Association; Teleflex Corp.; Glock, Inc.; H & R 1871, Inc. (New England Firearms Co.); Interarms, Inc.; Ryobi America and Ryobi Limited; Fanuc USA; Yamaha Motor Corp.; Queen Carpet, Inc.; Deposit Guaranty National Bank; First State Bank; Associates Commercial Corp.; All Interior Supply, Inc.; Hertz Corp.; Roadway Express; Receivables Management Bureau, Inc. KLLM, Inc.; Volunteer Wire Rope & Supply; Glazier Steel Corporation; United Mercantile Agencies, Inc.; Heritage Arms Manufacturing Company; A.G. Heins Company, Inc.; U.S. Concrete, Inc.

INSURANCE CLIENTS: Lloyd's of London; American Security Insurance Co.; Dairyland Insurance Co.; Preferred Risk Mutual Insurance Co.; Midwest Mutual Insurance Co.; Utica Mutual Insurance Co.; Appalachian Insurance Co.; American Mutual Fire Insurance Co.; Georgia Casualty and Surety Co.; Carroon & Black Benefits, Inc.; Sentry Insurance Co.; Republic Insurance Co.; Great Atlantic Insurance Co.; American Special Risk Insurance Co.; Integon, Insurance Co.; Marshall Adjusting Co.; Southeastern Fire Insurance; Pennsylvania Manufacturing Association Insurance Co.; Rockwood Insurance Co.; Ranger Insurance Co.; World Wide Insurance Co.; Principal Casualty Co.; Modern Woodmen of America; Horace Mann Insurance Cos.; Capitol Indemnity Co.; The Tokio Marine and Fire Insurance Co., Ltd.; Prudential Insurance Companies; Southeastern Security Company; Cumis Insurance Society; Grange Insurance; Massachusetts General Life Insurance Company; Motors Insurance Group; Michigan Millers Insurance Company; Meadowbrook Insurance Group; American National Property & Casualty; Alliance Insurance Group; Guardian Royal Exchange Insurance Group; Nobel Insurance Group; Liberty Mutual Insurance Company; Montgomery Insurance Company; Evanston Insurance Company; Ohio Casualty Insurance Company; American Southern Insurance Company; American Family Insurance Group; Rockford Insurance Company; Markel Shand, Inc.; Gallagher Bassett Services, Inc.
Office Hours:
Monday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Tuesday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Wednesday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Thursday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Friday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
W. L. Ambrose, Jr. (1907-1992).
Wm. C. Wilson (1912-1995).
Philip P. Durand (1933-2000).
ATTORNEYS
Ronald L. Grimm (Member) born Dayton, Kentucky, January 22, 1940; admitted to bar, 1965, Kentucky; 1968, Tennessee; 1974, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Cincinnati and University of Kentucky (A.B., 1962); University of Kentucky (J.D., 1965). Phi Alpha Delta. Master of the Bench, Hamilton Burnett American Inn of Court. Member: Knoxville, Kentucky, Tennessee and American (Member: Litigation Section; Professional Liability Litigation Committee, 1983-1984; Section on Tort and Insurance Practice) Bar Associations; Defense Research and Trial Lawyers Association; Tennessee Defense Lawyers Association; Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Commercial Law League of America; Tennessee Bar Foundation; American Judicature Society. [Captain, U.S. Army, Ordnance Corp., active duty, 1965-1967]. (Senior Trial Attorney and Managing Partner). Practice Areas: Litigation; General Civil Practice; Commercial Law; Professional and Products Liability Claims; General Insurance Defense; Medical Malpractice. Email: Ronald L. Grimm
Stephen W. Gibson (Associate) born Kingsport, Tennessee, August 18, 1953; admitted to bar, 1984, Tennessee; 1985, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee; 1990, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1994, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Tennessee (B.A., with honors, 1975; J.D., 1984); Pre-doctoral work, University of Chicago. Phi Delta Phi. Member: Knoxville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Wills; Trust Law; Personal Injury; Insurance Defense. Email: Stephen W. Gibson
Stephen C. Walling (Member) born Bristol, Tennessee, March 10, 1958; admitted to bar, 1983, Tennessee. Education: University of Tennessee at Knoxville (B.S. with honors, 1980; J.D., 1983). Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Knoxville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations; American Land Title Association; Tennessee Land Title Association. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Banking; Commercial; Estate Planning; Probate; Zoning; Municipal; Commercial Litigation; Civil Litigation.
William F. Searle, III (Associate) born Knoxville, Tennessee, August 13, 1935; admitted to bar, 1958, Tennessee and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee. Education: University of Tennessee (A.B., 1957; J.D., 1957). Phi Delta Phi. Member: Knoxville Bar Association. Practice Areas: Property; Commercial; General Practice. Email: William F. Searle, III
Paul L. Sexton (Associate) born Somerset, Kentucky, August 16, 1973; admitted to bar, 2006, Tennessee. Education: Eastern Kentucky University (B.B.A., 1997); Nashville School of Law (J.D., 2005). Member: Knoxville and Tennessee Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Family Law; General Practice. Email: Paul L. Sexton
Stephanie L. Slater (Associate) born Williamson, West Virginia, November 10, 1961; admitted to bar, 1990, Tennessee. Education: University of Tennessee at Knoxville (B.A., 1984; M.S.S.W., 1986; J.D., 1990). Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi. Former Law Clerk: U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee; Tennessee Court of Appeals; Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals; Tennessee Supreme Court. Member: Knoxville and Tennessee Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Domestic Relations; General Practice.
Mary L. Abbott (Associate) born Yorkshire, England, March 12, 1951; admitted to bar, 1998, Tennessee; 1999, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee. Education: Case-Western Reserve University (B.A., cum laude, 1973); University of Tennessee at Knoxville (J.D., 1997). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: Knoxville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Domestic Relations; General Practice. Email: Mary L. Abbott
John M. Smartt (Of Counsel) born Smartt, Tennessee, February 24, 1919; admitted to bar, 1948, Tennessee; 1969, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee. Education: University of Tennessee at Knoxville (B.S., 1942; J.D., 1948). Phi Delta Phi; Omicron Delta Kappa. Member, Tennessee Law Review, 1947-1948. Alumni Director, University of Tennessee, 1948-1969. Life Member, 6th Circuit Judicial Conference. Coordinator, Tennessee Law Institute, 1972-1997. Member: Knoxville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations; Tennessee Bar Foundation. [With U.S. Army, 1942-1946; Lt. Col., USAR].
Wallace W. Conaway (Of Counsel) born Burnsville, Mississippi, September 5, 1942; admitted to bar, 1972, Tennessee, Mississippi, U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. District Court, Western District of Tennessee and Northern District, Mississippi; 1976, U.S. Tax Court. Education: Memphis State University (B.A., 1966; J.D., 1972); Harvard University (M.B.A., 1968). Delta Theta Phi. Member: Memphis, Tennessee and American Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar. Practice Areas: Taxation Law; Estate Planning Law; Employee Benefits Plans Law; Corporation Law; Probate Law.


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