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| | Address | | The Weston Building, 4823 Old Kingston Pike, Suite 300 | | Knoxville, Tennessee 37919 | | (Knox Co.) | | | |
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(Main Office)
| Bernstein, Stair & McAdams LLP practices in the following areas of law:
General Civil Trial Practice in all State and Federal Courts, Business Litigation, Negligence and Products Liability Law, Domestic Relations, Probate, Business Law, Commercial Law, Banking, Business Entities, Bankruptcy, Employment Law, Real Estate and Real Estate Development, Zoning, Planning and Land Use Law. | | Year Established: 1959 | Firm Profile:
Bernstein, Stair & McAdams LLP was founded in 1959. The firm's focus over the years has been to provide the highest level of legal representation and service to its clients on an efficient and cost effective basis. This approach has enabled the firm to remain small enough to provide personalized service to clients without duplication of efforts but large enough to provide the skills needed in a competitive business environment. Lawyers in the firm work regularly with lawyers in other firms in joint representation of clients to ensure that clients receive the best possible advice on specific matters. The firm's primary focus areas are business litigation, general civil litigation, real estate transactions and development, business entities, financing, employment matters and general business advice. A significant part of the firm's practice also includes representation of individuals in areas such as domestic relations, probate and real estate. The firm has tailored its practice to meet the specific needs of its clients and offers representation in all state and federal courts and in arbitration and mediation. | | Firm Size: 10 | Representative Clients:
Action Sports Media, Inc.; Clayton Homes, Inc.; The Development Corporation of Knox County; Knoxville Area Chamber partnership; ImagePoint Inc.; Market Linx, Inc.; Metropolitan Life Insurance Company; Modern Supply Company; Norton Creek, LLC; Nova, Inc.; Partners Development Inc.; Radio Systems Corporation; Rafferty's Restaurants; Saddlebrook Homes, LLC; Saks, Inc.; SSS Service Solutions; Tennessee Orthopaedic Clinics, P.C.; Textron Financial Corporation; The Trust Company of Knoxville; Turkey Creek Land Partners, LLC; Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc.; WBIR-TV10. | | MEMBERS OF FIRM | | Bernard E. Bernstein (Member) born Newark, New Jersey, February 3, 1931; admitted to bar, 1959, Tennessee. Education: Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania (B.S., in Econ., 1952); New York University; University of Tennessee (J.D., 1958). Phi Delta Phi. Instructor, The University of Tennessee College of Law, 1962-1969. Special Trial Counsel, City of Knoxville, 1966-1967. Delegate, Constitutional Convention, 1977. Member: Knoxville (Secretary, 1960-1964; Treasurer, 1965-1966; President, 1967-1968), Tennessee and American Bar Associations; Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association. Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers; Tennessee Bar Foundation; American Bar Foundation. [Lt. U.S. Air Force, 1952-1954]. Practice Areas: Litigation; Business Consultation; Domestic Relations; Shopping Center Law. Email: Bernard E. Bernstein | | L. Caesar Stair III (Member) born Knoxville, Tennessee, August 8, 1944; admitted to bar, 1973, Tennessee. Education: Yale University (B.A., 1966); University of Tennessee (J.D., 1972). Member, Order of the Coif. Editor in Chief, Tennessee Law Review, 1971-1972. Member: Knoxville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations; Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association; American Association for Justice; Tennessee Bar Foundation; Knoxville Bar Foundation. [Capt., U.S. Marine Corps, 1966-1969]. Practice Areas: Domestic Relations; Business Litigation; Civil Litigation. Email: L. Caesar Stair III | | Thomas N. McAdams (Member) born Jackson, Tennessee, August 10, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Tennessee. Education: University of Tennessee (B.S., 1974; J.D., 1976). Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Knoxville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations. Fellow: Tennessee Bar Foundation; Knoxville Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Business Transactions; Business Entities; Real Estate Development; Corporate Law. Email: Thomas N. McAdams | | Doris C. Allen (Member) born Nashville, Tennessee, May 26, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, Tennessee. Education: University of Tennessee (B.S., with high honors, 1975; J.D., 1978). Phi Alpha Delta. Member, Tennessee Law Review, 1976-1977. Member, Board of Governors of the Knoxville Bar Association, 1982-1985. Member: Knoxville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations. Fellow, Knoxville Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Litigation; Commercial Law; Corporations; Real Estate. Email: Doris C. Allen | | James W. Parris (Member) born Rockwood, Tennessee, February 18, 1958; admitted to bar, 1984, Tennessee. Education: University of Tennessee at Knoxville (B.A., with honors, 1980; J.D., with high honors, 1983). Order of the Coif; Phi Kappa Phi. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award for Evidence. Member, Tennessee Law Review, 1982-1983. Member: American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Commercial Law; Real Estate; Business Entities; Probate; Banking. Email: James W. Parris | | W. Tyler Chastain (Member) born Cleveland, Tennessee, January 2, 1968; admitted to bar, 1993, Tennessee. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., cum laude, 1990); University of Tennessee at Knoxville (J.D., 1993). Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Knoxville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Civil Litigation; Commercial Law; Bankruptcy; Employment Law. Email: W. Tyler Chastain | | C. Scott Taylor (Member) born Dyersburg, Tennessee, October 3, 1975; admitted to bar, 2000, Tennessee; 2001, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee; 2003, U.S. Court of Federal Claims; 2007, U.S. District Court, Middle and Western Districts of Tennessee. Education: University of the South (B.A., 1997); University of Tennessee (J.D., 2000). Member: Knoxville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Employment Law; Construction Law; Domestic Relations. Email: C. Scott Taylor | | ASSOCIATES | | Margo J. Maxwell (Associate) born Waukegan, Illinois, May 5, 1951; admitted to bar, 1996, Tennessee. Education: University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana (B.A., 1973; M.A., 1976); University of Chicago (Ph.D., 1987); University of Tennessee at Knoxville (J.D., 1996). Order of the Coif. Articles Editor, Tennessee Law Review, 1995-1996. Adjunct Professor, University of Tennessee College of Law. Member: Knoxville and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Business Transactions; Real Estate; Employment Law; Probate. Email: Margo J. Maxwell | | Allison Danielle Easterday (Associate) born Somers Point, New Jersey, January 25, 1977; admitted to bar, 2004, Tennessee. Education: University of Tennessee (B.A., summa cum laude, 1999; J.D., 2004). Phi Eta Sigma; Phi Beta Kappa; Golden Key. Member: Knoxville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: General Practice; Domestic Relations. Email: Allison Danielle Easterday | | L. Caesar Stair IV (Associate) born Knoxville, Tennessee, March 28, 1976; admitted to bar, 2005, Tennessee. Education: Emory University (B.A., Classics, 1998); University of Tennessee at Knoxville (J.D., magna cum laude, 2005). Order of the Coif. Member, Tennessee Law Review, 2004-2005. Member: Knoxville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: General Practice; Business Transactions; Business Entities; Corporate Law; Real Estate Development. Email: L. Caesar Stair IV |
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