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| | Address | | Suite 2300, First Tennessee Plaza, P.O. Box 300 | | Knoxville, Tennessee 37901-0300 | | (Knox Co.) | | | |
| | Contact Information | | Phone: 865-546-7000 | | Telecopier: 865-546-0423 | | Visit Our Website | | http://www.adhknox.com |  | | Send Us Email |  |
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| Arnett, Draper & Hagood practices in the following areas of law:
General Civil Practice in all State and Federal Courts. Trial Practice, Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Mediation, Products Liability, Aviation Law, Labor Law, Employment Law, Employment Discrimination, Workers Compensation, ERISA, Insurance Defense, Corporate Law, Estate Planning, Probate, Commercial Law, Drug and Medical Device Defense, Hospital Law, Asbestos Defense. | | Year Established: 1954 | Firm Profile:
The firm was founded in 1954 by Foster D. Arnett. Jack B. Draper joined him in 1958, and seven years later Lewis R. Hagood became a member of the firm. Since its founding the firm has steadily grown and focuses its practice in civil law, and is privileged to serve a wide variety of personal and corporate clients. Members of the firm have achieved distinction and professional recognition by selection to numerous organizations including, but not limited to, the International Association of Defense Counsel, the Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel, the Best Lawyers in America, Mid-South Super Lawyers, the Best 101 Lawyers in Tennessee, America's Registry of Outstanding Professionals, the American Board of Trial Advocates, and the American Inns of Court. Many prominent local, regional and national corporations are included in the firm's clientele. Attorneys at Arnett, Draper & Hagood have a strong commitment to the legal profession, to the organized bar and to a pattern of community development. | | Firm Size: 18 | Clients:
INSURANCE CLIENTS: Accident Fund; American Continental Insurance Co.; American National Property and Casualty Co.; Arch Insurance Co.; Argonaut Insurance Cos.; Associated Aviation Underwriters; Burlington Insurance Group; Canal Insurance Company; Colonial Insurance Company of California; Crawford & Company; Crum & Forster Group; Cumis Insurance Society; Cuna Mutual Group; Fireman's Fund Insurance Co.; First Financial Insurance Co.; Frank Gates Acclaim; GAB Robins; GE Medical Protective Company; Harford Mutual Insurance Co.; Hauler's Insurance Co., Inc.; Independent Fire Insurance Co.; Infinity Insurance Companies; Liberty National Insurance Co.; Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.; Metropolitan Property and Casualty Insurance Co.; National Grange Mutual Insurance Co.; Rutgers Casualty Co.; Sedgwick CMS; State Farm Insurance Cos.; VFIS Claims Management, Inc.; York Claim Service, Inc. | Representative Clients:
Alcoa Federal Credit Union; Bacou-Dalloz Fall Protection, Inc.; Bristol-Myers Squibb; Brunswick Corp.; Brunswick Boat Group; Sea Ray Boats; Covenant Health Systems; Eli Lilly and Co.; Hatteras Yachts, Inc.; Ingersoll-Rand; Klote International Corp.; Kone, Inc.; Lavidge & Associates, Inc.; Life Care Centers of America, Inc.; Mercury Marine; National Healthcare Corp.; Novartis Pharmaceutical Corp.; PACCAR, Inc.; Philips Electronics North American Corporation; Quest Communications; Rexnord Corporation; Ryder Truck Rentals, Inc.; Shoney's of Knoxville, Inc.; Signal Administration, Inc.; 3M Company; Thermocopy of Tennessee, Inc.; U.S. Marine; Vinylex Corp; City of Knoxville. | | Foster D. Arnett (1920-2002). | | Lewis R. Hagood born Persia, Tennessee, July 13, 1930; admitted to bar, 1964, Tennessee and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee; 1968, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1975, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky; 1984, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Lincoln Memorial University and East Tennessee State College (B.S., 1952); University of Tennessee (J.D., 1963). Order of the Coif; Phi Kappa Phi. Editor-in-Chief, Tennessee Law Review, 1963-1964. Author: "A Brief History of the Tennessee Board of Law Examiners and the Standards for Bar Admissions in Tennessee," 71 Tennessee Law Review 571; "Employers Duty to Bargain Under the National Labor Relations Act," 30 Tenn. Law Rev., 543; "The Role of the Judiciary in Labor Arbitration," 30 Tennessee Law Review, 408; "The Agency Shop as a Union Security Device," 31 Tennessee Law Review, 318; "Claims of Mental and Emotional Damages in Employment Discrimination Cases," 29 University of Memphis Law Rev., 577. Contributing Editor, The Developing Labor Law, 1971—. Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America, 1987-2007; Mid-South Super Lawyers, 2006-2007; The Best 101 Lawyers in Tennessee, 2004-2006. Federal and State Mediator; President, 1994-2001 and Secretary, 2002, Tennessee Board of Law Examiners. Member: Knoxville, Tennessee (Chairman, Labor Law Section, 1979-1980) and American (Member, Sections on: Employment and Labor Relations) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Employment Discrimination; Mediation; Employee Benefits; ERISA; Corporate Litigation. Email: Lewis R. Hagood | | William A. Simms born Lebanon, Tennessee, February 18, 1946; admitted to bar, 1972, Tennessee and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee; 1977, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1989, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of the South (B.A., 1968); University of Tennessee (J.D., 1971). Phi Alpha Delta. Qualified Mediator, Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 31. Listed: America's Registry of Outstanding Professionals; The Best Lawyers in America; Strathmore's Who's Who. Member: Knoxville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations; International Association of Defense Counsel; Tennessee Defense Lawyers Association; The Defense Research Institute; Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; American Inns of Court (Master of the Bench, Hamilton S. Burnett Chapter; Secretary-Treasurer, 1990-1991); American Board of Trial Advocates (President, Tennessee Chapter, 2004). Fellow: Tennessee Bar Foundation; Knoxville Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Aviation Litigation; Insurance Defense; Trucking Law; Personal Injury; Mediation. Email: William A. Simms | | F. Michael Fitzpatrick born Cookeville, Tennessee, September 5, 1947; admitted to bar, 1975, Tennessee and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1987, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Tennessee Technological University (B.A., 1969); University of Tennessee (J.D., 1974). Order of the Coif. Member: Knoxville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations; International Association of Defense Counsel; Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel; Tennessee Defense Lawyers Association; Master of the Bench, Hamilton S. Burnett Chapter, American Inns of Court, 1996. [Lt., U.S. Army, 1969-1971]. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Products Liability; Aviation Litigation; Health Care Litigation; Medical Malpractice. Email: F. Michael Fitzpatrick | | Rick L. Powers born South Pittsburg, Tennessee, October 16, 1950; admitted to bar, 1975, Tennessee and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1987, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Tennessee at Knoxville (B.S., 1972; J.D., 1975). Order of the Coif; Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Sigma Alpha. Member, Tennessee Law Review, 1974-1975. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America. Federal and State Mediator. Member: Knoxville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations; International Association of Defense Counsel; The Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel; Tennessee Defense Lawyers Association; The Defense Research Institute; Federal and State Mediator. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Products Liability; Health Care Litigation; Medical Malpractice. Email: Rick L. Powers | | Dan D. Rhea born Louisville, Kentucky, February 26, 1951; admitted to bar, 1978, Tennessee, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: University of Kentucky (B.A., 1973); University of Tennessee (J.D., 1977). Order of the Coif; Phi Delta Phi. Articles Editor, University of Tennessee Law Review, 1977. Law Clerk, Hon. Robert L. Taylor, U.S. District Judge, 1978-1980. Member: Knoxville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; ERISA; Commercial Law. Email: Dan D. Rhea | | Steven L. Hurdle born Memphis, Tennessee, November 20, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, Tennessee; 1980, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Tennessee. Education: University of Tennessee (B.A., 1976; J.D., 1979). Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Beta Kappa. Law Clerk, Hon. Robert K. Dwyer, Judge, Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals, 1979-1980. Member: Knoxville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Insurance Defense; Asbestos Defense; Workers Compensation. Email: Steven L. Hurdle | | R. Kim Burnette born Loudon, Tennessee, November 26, 1958; admitted to bar, 1985, Tennessee; 1986, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee; 1988, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Tennessee Technological University (B.S., 1980); University of Tennessee (J.D., 1985). Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi; Beta Gamma Sigma; Phi Alpha Delta. Law Clerk to Honorable John Y. Powers, U.S. Magistrate, Eastern District of Tennessee, 1985-1986. Tennessee Rule 31 Listed General Civil Mediator. Member: Knoxville (Chair, Functions Committee, 1994-1996; Chair, People's Law School Committee, 1997-2000; Co-Chair, CLE Committee, 2000-2003; Board of Governors, 1997-1999), Tennessee and American Bar Associations; Standing Committee for Admissions, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee; American Inns of Court (Master of the Bench, Hamilton S. Burnett Chapter). Practice Areas: Tort Defense; Premises Liability; Products Liability; Personal Injury; Workers Compensation; Mediation. Email: R. Kim Burnette | | Samuel C. Doak born Nashville, Tennessee, October 16, 1961; admitted to bar, 1988, Tennessee; 1989, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Tennessee; 1991, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee; 1992, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: University of Tennessee at Knoxville (B.S., cum laude, 1984; J.D., 1988). Phi Eta Sigma. Member: Knoxville (KBA Secretary, 2007; KBA Board of Governors, 1999-2003, 2005-2007; Co-Chair, KBA Habitat for Humanity Project, 1999-2003, 2005, 2006; President, KBA Barristers, 2001), Tennessee and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Products Liability; Labor and Employment; Workers Compensation; Admiralty Law; Construction Law; Insurance Defense; Trucking Liability. Email: Samuel C. Doak | | Jay W. Mader born Lincoln, Nebraska, January 18, 1966; admitted to bar, 1993, Tennessee; 1994, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee; 2001, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: University of Tennessee at Knoxville (B.A., with honors, 1989; J.D., 1993); Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology. Member: Knoxville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law; Commercial Litigation; Business Litigation. Email: Jay W. Mader | | Robert N. Townsend born Oak Ridge, Tennessee, June 1, 1946; admitted to bar, 1972, Tennessee; 1974, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee; 1980, U.S. District Court, Western District of Tennessee; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: University of Tennessee (B.S., 1968; J.D., 1970). Phi Eta Sigma; Phi Kappa Phi; Order of the Coif; Phi Delta Phi; Beta Gamma Sigma. Member, Tennessee Law Review, 1968-1970. Member: Knoxville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Employment Discrimination. Email: Robert N. Townsend | | Thomas M. Cole born Knoxville, Tennessee, March 8, 1950; admitted to bar, 1975, Tennessee; 1976, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee; 1994, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: University of Tennessee (B.S., with high honors, 1972; J.D., 1975). Order of the Coif; Phi Kappa Phi; Beta Gamma Sigma. Member: Knoxville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations; Tennessee Hospital Association, Tennessee Academy of Hospital Attorneys (Affiliate Personal Member). Practice Areas: Mental Health Law; Torts; Personal Injury; Workers Compensation Defense; Black Lung; Civil Litigation; Occupational Disease; Civil Appeals; Social Security Disability. Email: Thomas M. Cole | | Broderick L. Young born Knoxville, Tennessee, December 14, 1970; admitted to bar, 1998, Tennessee; 1999, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee. Education: University of Tennessee at Knoxville (B.A., 1994); Catholic University of America (J.D., 1998). Member: Knoxville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Torts; Medical Malpractice Defense; Business Litigation; Personal Injury. Email: Broderick L. Young | | Patrick Dodson born Charlotte, North Carolina, January 4, 1970; admitted to bar, 1997, Tennessee and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee. Education: University of Tennessee (B.S., Business Administration, 1992); Regent University (J.D., 1996). Member: Knoxville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations; Tennessee Claims Association; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation Defense; Civil Litigation; General Liability; Products Liability; Insurance Coverage. Email: Patrick Dodson | | Melody J. Bock born Chattanooga, Tennessee, May 31, 1956; admitted to bar, 1979, Tennessee; 1980, Georgia and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee; 1984, Texas; 1986, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas. Education: Mary Washington (B.A., 1974); University of the South (B.A., cum laude, 1976); University of Tennessee (J.D., 1979). Order of the Gownsman. Author: "Legal Malpractice: Preventing and Minimizing Claims," Texas Bar Journal, July, 1989; "Presenting and Minimizing Legal Malpractice Claims," Texas Bar Journal. Mediator, Family Law, Tennessee, 2003-2004. Member: Blount County (President, 2003), Tennessee and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia; State Bar of Texas; Tennessee Defense Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Automobile Insurance Defense; Legal Malpractice Defense; Mediation. Email: Melody J. Bock | | L. Keith Aldridge born Charlotte, North Carolina; admitted to bar, 2003, Florida; 2005, Tennessee. Education: University of Tennessee at Knoxville (B.A., 1994); Nova Southeastern University (J.D., 2002). Member: Knoxville Bar Association; Knoxville Bar Association Barristers (Executive Committee); Tennessee Bar Association. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Workers Compensation; Commercial Law; Personal Injury. Email: L. Keith Aldridge | | Robert B. Frost, Jr. born Knoxville, Tennessee, August 24, 1968; admitted to bar, 1996, Tennessee; 1997, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee; 2003, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: University of Tennessee (B.A., English, 1991; B.A., History, 1991; B.A., Political Science, 1991); Tulane University of Louisiana (J.D., cum laude, Certificate in Sports Law, 1996); Loyola University. Elected City Council, City of Knoxville, 2001—. Appointed, City of Knoxville Historic Zoning Commission. Member, Tulane Journal of International and Comparative Law, 1994-1996. Legal Authorship: Comment, Intellectual Property Right Disputes in the 1990's between the People's Republic of China and the United States, 4 Tulane Journal of International and Comparative Law 119 (1995). Member: Knoxville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations. Email: Robert B. Frost, Jr. | | ASSOCIATES | | Stacie D. Miller (Associate) born Knoxville, Tennessee, June 12, 1971; admitted to bar, 2003, Louisiana; 2005, Tennessee. Education: University of Tennessee (B.A., 1994); Loyola University (J.D., 2003). Member: Knoxville Bar Association. Practice Areas: General Civil Litigation(100%). Email: Stacie D. Miller | | George H. Rutrough (Associate) born Roanoke, Virginia, July 17, 1960; admitted to bar, 2004, Tennessee. Education: Union University (B.S., 2001); Mississippi College School of Law (J.D., 2003); University of Missouri (LL.M., 2008). Member: Knoxville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Transactions and Taxation; Business Law; Commercial Litigation. Email: George H. Rutrough | | OF COUNSEL | | Jack B. Draper (Of Counsel) born Nashville, Tennessee, January 21, 1931; admitted to bar, 1958, Tennessee and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee; 1960, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: University of Tennessee (B.S., 1953; J.D., 1957). Order of the Coif. Editor-in-Chief, Tennessee Law Review, 1957. Certified Mediator, State and Federal Courts. Member: Knoxville (President, 1977-1978), Tennessee (Member, Board of Governors, 1972-1975) and American Bar Associations; Tennessee Bar Foundation; International Association of Defense Counsel. Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers; American Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Mediation. Email: Jack B. Draper |
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