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| | Address | | 2701 Kingston Pike, P.O. Box 2649 | | Knoxville, Tennessee 37901 | | (Knox Co.) | |  | Accepts Credit Cards |
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| | Contact Information | | Phone: 865-637-3531 | | Fax: 865-637-3385 | | Visit Our Website | | http://www.bvblaw.com |  | | Send Us Email |  |
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| Butler, Vines and Babb, P.L.L.C. practices in the following areas of law:
Civil Trial Litigation in all Courts. Automobile Accidents and Injuries, Banking, Business Contracts, Class Actions, Commercial, Construction Law, Corporate, Environmental Law, Eminent Domain, Food Borne Disease Litigation, Health Law, Insurance, Land Use, Medical Malpractice, Municipal Law, Negligence, Partnership and Transactional Law, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Probate and Estate Planning, Products Liability, Real Estate, Securities Litigation, Tax, Toxic Torts, Trucking Law, Trust Law, Wills, Wrongful Death, Zoning Law. | | Year Established: 1973 | Firm Profile:
Established in 1973, Butler, Vines and Babb first focused on trial work. Over the years, the firm has been engaged by clients in a number of areas of practice. In order to accommodate client needs, the firm has developed a diverse practice. Although the firm and the areas of practice have grown, the members of the firm are dedicated to a small firm concept of providing quality legal services on a personal basis. The firm has acted as regional coordinating defense counsel and as trial counsel throughout the southeastern United States and portions of the Midwest. In this capacity, the firm has supervised thousands of cases in these various jurisdictions. Additionally, members of the firm have received honors from their profession. Members of the firm have conducted numerous seminars and written on various legal issues. | | Firm Size: 12 | Representative Clients:
American Family Home Ins. Co.; American Fidelity Assurance Co; American International Adjustment Co.; American Manufacturers Mutual Ins. Co.; American Modern Home Ins. Co.; American Motorists Ins. Co.; Amica Mutual Ins. Co.; Appalachian Underwriters Inc.; Argonaut Insurance Company; Atlantic Companies; Auto-Owners Ins. Co.; Autozone, Inc.; Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Tennessee; Bottling Group, LLC; Brentwood Services Administrators, Inc.; Broadspire; Buddys bar-b-q, Inc.; Burlington Ins. Co.; Charter Communications; Citizens Ins. Co.; City of Knoxville, Tennessee; Claims Service Network; CNA; Colonial Loan; Community Health System, Inc.; Concord Properties, Inc.; Dillard Smith Construction Co.; Domino's Pizza; DTS Trucking Co.; DynoNobel, Inc.; East Tennessee Family Physicians; ESIS; Essex Insurance Co.; Family Brands International, Inc. (Elm Hill Meats); Fireman's Fund Insurance Co.; Founders Insurance Co.; Frito-Lay, Inc.; GAB Business Services, Inc.; Gainey Insurance Services, Inc.; Gallagher Bassett Services, Inc.; Georgia Casualty Ins. Co.; Hanover Ins. Co.; ICON Health & Fitness, Inc.; Interstate Ins. Co.; J.D. Glover & Assoc., Inc.; Kemper Group; Lancer Insurance; Laurel OB/GYN Associates, PA; Lester Coggins Trucking Co.; Lindsey & Morden Claim Service; Lloyd's of London; Mechanical Data, Inc.; MS Carriers; MSI Claims (USA) Inc.; Nautilus Ins. Co.; Nobel Insurance Co.; Northbrook Ins. Co.; Otis Pest Control; Pacific Life Ins. Co.; Pepsi Bottling Group; Pinnacle Marketing, Inc.; Pizza Hut; Podiatry Ins. Co.; Premier Food Services, Inc.; Print One, Inc.; Proactive Media, Inc.; Process Supplies & Accessories, Inc.; Providence Washington Ins. Co.; PWM, Inc.; Quanta Services, Inc.; QuickPen International Corp.; RLI Corp.; St. Paul Travelers; Schaad Properties; Sedgewick Claims; Seigler Building & Development; Sentry Ins. Co.; Sevier County Bank; Smothers Properties; South Knoxville Family Physicians; Stambaugh Roofing, Inc.; Star Transport Trucking Co.; Sunrise, USA Trucking Co.; Super Service Trucking Co.; Teledyne Laars, Inc.; Tengasco, Inc.; Tower Risk Management; Union Planters Bank; Unitrin; Valley Lumber Sales, Inc.; Wampler's Farm Sausage Co., Inc.; Waterbury Companies, Inc.; Wright Brothers Construction; Zurich-American Insurance Co.; Zurich Insurance Co.; Zurich North America. | 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 - 05:00 PM
Saturday: By Appointment Only
Sunday: By Appointment Only
| Rate Information:
Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
Accepts Major Credit Cards
 Visa
MasterCard | | MEMBERS OF FIRM | | William D. Vines, III (Member) born Kingsport, Tennessee, May 28, 1942; admitted to bar, 1966, Tennessee and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1972, U.S. Supreme Court; 2001, U.S. Court of Federal Claims. Education: University of Tennessee (J.D., 1965). Certified as a Rule 31 Mediator by the Tennessee Supreme Court. Recipient, Knoxville Bar Association Governors Award, 2007 (KBA's highest award). Listed in Best Lawyers of America, 2007. Listed in Best Lawyers of Knoxville, 2007. Member: Knoxville (President, 1986), Tennessee (Member, General Practice Section) and American Bar Associations; Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Lawyer-Pilots Bar Association; American Inns of Court (Master of the Bench, Emeritus). Fellow: Tennessee Bar Foundation; Knoxville Bar Association; International Society of Barristers. Reported Cases: K.M.C. v. Irving Trust, 757 F.2d 752 (1985). Practice Areas: Trial Practice; Appellate Practice; Medical Malpractice; Lender Liability; Personal Injury. Email: William D. Vines, III | | Martin L. Ellis (Member) born Columbus, Mississippi, June 12, 1951; admitted to bar, 1979, Tennessee and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth and Sixth Circuits; 2002, U.S. Court of Federal Claims; 2003, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of the South (B.A., 1973); University of Tennessee (J.D., 1978). Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi. Member: Red Ribbon Society. President, Order of the Gown. Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 31 Civil Mediator. Member: Knoxville, Tennessee (Member, General Practice Section) and American (Member, Sections on: Insurance, Negligence and Compensation Law; Tort and Insurance Practice) Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute. (Board Certified, Civil Trial Specialist by the Tennessee Commission on Continuing Legal Education and Specialization) (Board Certified, National Board of Trial Advocacy). Reported Cases: Bobbie E. Simmons v. Sears & Roebuck Co., 713 S.W.2d 640 (Tenn. 1986); McCurry v. Container Corporation of America, 982 S.W. 2d 841 (Tenn. 1998); Burns v. Schuller International, Inc.; 1995 WL 40587 (Tenn. Ct. App., June 30, 1995); Sharp v. Anderson County, 1996 WL 42237 (Tenn. Ct. App., Feb. 5, 1996); Scott v. Calia, 1997 WL 367234 (Tenn. Ct. App., July 2, 1997); Courtemanche v. Rivard, 1996 WL 605145 (Tenn. Ct. App., Oct. 23, 1996). Practice Areas: Products Liability; Food Borne Disease Litigation; Medical Malpractice; Insurance Litigation; Trial Practice; Appellate Practice; Dispute Resolution; Litigation; Negligence; Toxic Torts; Personal Injury; Truck Litigation; Civil Rights; Employee Benefits; Workers' Compensation. Email: Martin L. Ellis | | Ronald C. Koksal (Member) born Russell, Kansas, November 29, 1943; admitted to bar, 1973, Tennessee. Education: Wichita State University (B.A., 1968; M.A., 1970); University of Tennessee (J.D., 1972). Phi Delta Phi; Order of the Coif. Recipient, Knoxville Bar Association Pro Bono Award, 1990. Editor-in-Chief, Tennessee Law Review, 1972. Law Clerk to Justice Allison B. Humphreys, Supreme Court of Tennessee, 1972-1973. Author, Torts-Statute of Limitations-Personal Injury-Defect in Real Estate Construction, 38 Tenn. L. Rev. 613. Member, Board of Directors: Knoxville Legal Aid Society, 1976-1991; Volunteer Legal Assistance Program, 1982-1990. Member: Knoxville and Tennessee Bar Associations; American Inns of Court (Master of the Bench). Reported Cases: Paine, Webber, Jackson & Curtis, Inc. v. Lambert, 389 F. Supp. 417, 524 F.2d 1405; Smith v. Hartford Mutual Ins. Co., 751 S.W.2d 140 (6th Cir., 1975); Foster v. Duggin, 695 S.W.2d 527 (Tenn. 1985); Federal Savings & Loan Ins. Corp. v. Burdette, (Tenn. Ct. App. 1987) 718 F. Supp. 649 (E.D. Tenn. 1989). Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Securities Litigation; Personal Injury. Email: Ronald C. Koksal | | James C. Wright (Member) born Murfreesboro, Tennessee, May 29, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Tennessee, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth and Sixth Circuits; 2002, U.S. Court of Federal Claims; 2003, U.S. Supreme Court; 2004, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan. Education: Middle Tennessee State University (B.S., magna cum laude, 1977); University of Tennessee (J.D., 1980). Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Alpha Theta; Phi Delta Phi (Exchequer, 1979-1980); Order of the Coif. Member, Tennessee Law Review, 1979-1980. Author, Tennessee Current Legal Summaries. Co-Author: Avoiding Environmental Liability in Tennessee; Hazardous Waste in Tennessee. Member and Past Chair, Board of Directors, Knoxville Legal Aid Society. Certified Rule 31 Mediator. Member: Knoxville (Past Chair, Environmental Law Section, 2000—) and Tennessee (Vice Chair, Environmental Law Section) Bar Associations. Reported Cases: Cincinnati Insurance Company v. Fred Post, 747 S.W.2d 777 (Tenn. 1988); City of Pigeon Forge v. Midland Ins., 788 F2d 368 (6th Cir. 1986); C & C Millwright v. Town of Greeneville, 946 F.Supp. 555 (E.D. Tenn. 1996); Chadwell v. Knox County, 980 S.W.2d 378 (Tenn. 1998); Lockett v. Charles Blalock & Sons, Inc., 2002 WL 111304 (Tenn. Ct. App. Jan. 29, 2002); Wilson v. Smythe, 2004 WL 2836 43 (Tenn. Ct. App. Dec. 10, 2004). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Banking; Corporate Law; Business Transactions Litigation; Litigation; Environmental Law; Toxic Torts; Drug and Medical Device Litigation; Products Liability; Personal Injury. Email: James C. Wright | | Gregory Kevin Hardin (Member) born Sevierville, Tennessee, October 16, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, Tennessee; 1986, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1989, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 1991, U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Tennessee at Knoxville (B.S., with highest honors, 1981; J.D., with honors, 1984). Beta Gamma Sigma. Robert R. Neyland Memorial Scholar. Member: Knoxville and Tennessee Bar Associations. Reported Cases: Petty v. Privette, 818 S.W.2d 743 (Tenn.Ct.App. 1989); Billingsley v. Seeber, 939 S.W.2d 579 (Tenn.Ct.App.1996). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Banks and Banking; Commercial Law; Contracts; Litigation; Real Estate; Securities; Trusts & Estates. Email: Gregory Kevin Hardin | | Steven Boyd Johnson (Member) born Springfield, Tennessee, July 19, 1953; admitted to bar, 1980, Tennessee; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Tennessee; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1975); Webster College (M.A., 1976); Memphis State University (J.D., 1979). Omicron Delta Kappa; Delta Theta Phi. Member: Moot Court Board; Order of Barristers. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Contracts. Notes Editor, Memphis State University Law Review, 1978-1979. Associate Professor, Entertainment Law, Memphis State University, 1980. Co-Author, "Tennessee Workers' Compensation Practice" (PESI 1995). Member: Knoxville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute; Tennessee Defense Lawyers Association. Reported Cases: Bennett v. Howard Johnson's Motor Lodge, 714 S.W.2d 273 (Tenn. 1986); Blalock v. Claiborne, 775 S.W.2d 363 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1989); Brown v. Canterbury Corp. 844 S.W.2d 134 (Tenn. 1992); Bradshaw v. Old Republic Insurance Co. 922 S.W.2d 503 (Tenn. 1996); Bomely v. Mid-America Corp., 970 S.W.2d 929 (Tenn. 1998). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Partnership Law; Negligence; Insurance; Products Liability; Medical Malpractice; Securities Litigation; Environmental Law; Workers' Compensation; Personal Injury. Email: Steven Boyd Johnson | | Edward U. Babb (Member) born Knoxville, Tennessee, March 12, 1964; admitted to bar, 1989, Tennessee; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Middle Districts of Tennessee; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1986); University of Tennessee (J.D., with honors, 1989). Phi Alpha Delta. Assistant Editor, 1987-1988 and Articles Editor, 1988-1989, Tennessee Law Review. Member: Knoxville and Tennessee Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute. Reported Cases: Dixson v. Atlantic Soft Drink Co., 980 S.W.2d 220 (Tenn. Ct.App. 1998). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Civil Appeals; Insurance Defense; Medical Malpractice; Products Liability; Workers' Compensation; Negligence; Automobile Litigation; Trucking Litigation; Veterinary Malpractice. Email: Edward U. Babb | | John W. Butler (Member) born Knoxville, Tennessee, August 4, 1964; admitted to bar, 1991, Tennessee;U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Tennessee; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan. Education: Hardin Simmons University; University of Tennessee (B.S., 1988); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1991). Phi Kappa Phi. Dean's Merit Scholar. Member, Cumberland Law Review, 1989-1991. Member: Knoxville and Tennessee Bar Associations. Reported Cases: John L. Miller v. Scott D. Williams, 970 S.W.2d 497 (Tenn. App. 1998); Beaudreau v. Larry Hill Pontiac, 2004 WL 2168387 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2004). Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Civil Litigation; Corporate Law; Negligence; Products Liability; Commercial Litigation. Email: John W. Butler | | Mark Charles Hartsoe (Member) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, June 12, 1958; admitted to bar, 1985, Virginia; 1991, Tennessee; U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Virginia Commonwealth University (B.S., 1981); University of Tennessee (J.D., 1985). Special Assistant U.S. Attorney, 1987-1994. Assistant State Attorney General, 1994-1997. Deputy Law Director, City of Knoxville, 1997-2000. Member: Knoxville, Blount County, Sevier County and Tennessee Bar Associations; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association; Million Dollar Advocates Forum. Reported Cases: State v. Teasley, 913 S.W.2d 175 (Tenn.Ct.App. 1995). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Medical Malpractice; Personal Injury; Products Liability; Eminent Domain; Truck Accidents; Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect. Email: Mark Charles Hartsoe | | ASSOCIATES | | Darren V. Berg (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Tennessee; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Tennessee. Education: University of Tennessee at Nashville (B.A., summa cum laude, 2001; J.D., magna cum laude, 2004). Order of Barristers. Member, Moot Court Board. Law Clerk to: Hon. J. Daniel Breen, U.S. District Judge, Western District of Tennessee, 2006-2007; Hon. Joseph M. Tipton, Presiding Judge, Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals, 2004-2006; Adjunct Coach, University of Tennessee, College of Law, Constitutional Law Moot Court Team, 2004-2006. Member: Knoxville and Tennessee Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Insurance Defense; Products Liability; Personal Injury. Email: Darren V. Berg | | Candace R. Garner (Associate) born Knoxville, Tennessee, 1982; (Admission pending). Education: University of Tennessee (B.A., summa cum laude, 2004; J.D., cum laude, 2007). Phi Alpha Delta. Member, Transactions: The Tennessee Journal of Business Law. Email: Candace R. Garner | | OF COUNSEL | | Donna R. Davis (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1980, Tennessee. Education: Methodist Hospital School of Nursing (R.N., with high honors, 1966); University of Tennessee (B.S., with honors, 1976; J.D., 1979). Phi Alpha Delta. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award for Future Interest. Adjunct Faculty, University of Tennessee College of Law, 1999—. Faculty Member, ATLA College of Trial Advocacy, 1984, 1991-1999. Member, Board of Trustees, National College of Advocacy, 1991-1997. Stalwarts Committee, 1997—. Member, Tennessee Supreme Court Commission on Alternative Dispute Resolution, 1992-1994. Member, Federal Mediation Panel, U.S. District Court, Tennessee, 1995—. Certified Mediator, American Arbitration Association. Member: Knoxville (Co-Chairperson, Non-Authorized Practice of Law Committee, 1999) and Tennessee Bar Associations; Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Governors, 1987-1991; President, 1991-1992); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (State Delegate, 1993-1995; Member, Tennessee Board of Professional Responsibility, 1993-1999). Hamilton Burnett American Inns of Court, Master of the Bench, 1993—, Board, 1997—; President, 2000—. Practice Areas: Personal Injury(30%); Medical Malpractice(70%). | | LEGAL SUPPORT PERSONNEL | | Fred W. Grello, Jr., M.D. born Bethesda, Maryland, February 12, 1959; Education: George Washington University (B.A., 1981); Georgetown University (M.D., 1987) Cornell University Medical Center (Residency, 1990). Email: Fred W. Grello, Jr., M.D. |
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