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Address
900 South Gay Street
Suite 1400, Riverview Tower
Knoxville, Tennessee 37902 (Knox Co.)
Average Client Review Rating
5.0
out of 5
Average Peer Review Rating
4.6
out of 5
(Main Office) The firm was founded in 1932 by M.W. Egerton and Joseph A. McAfee. Statement of PracticeGeneral Civil Practice. Corporate, Banking, Securities Regulation, Real Estate and Finance, Insurance Defense, Hospital and Health Care Law, Antitrust, Taxation, Employment and Labor, Sexual Harassment, Creditors Rights, Bankruptcy, Negligence, Products Liability, Workers Compensation, Estate Planning, Pension and Profit Sharing, Wills, Probate and Trusts, Construction, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Trucking Accidents. Litigation in all State and Federal Courts, including Chancery and Bankruptcy. Year Established: 1932
Firm Size: 16
ClientsCOUNSEL FOR: Home Federal Bank of Tennessee
The H. T. Hackney Co.
Copper Cellar Corporation
White Realty & Service Corp.
Cherokee Distributing Co., Inc.
Weigel's, Inc.
The Industrial Development Board of the County of Knox
The Health, Educational and Housing Facility Board of the County of Knox
Regas Real Estate Co.
The Public Building Authority of the County of Knox and the City of Knoxville
Woods Memorial Hospital
Cumberland River Hospital
Restoration Healthcare, Inc.
MasterCraft Boat Company, LLC.
Representative Clients:Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc.
Regions Bank
Jefferson Federal Bank
East Tennessee Children's Hospital
Great American Insurance Companies
National Food Processors Association
The Audubon Insurance Group
Universal Underwriters Insurance Co.
The Harford Mutual Insurance Company
National American Insurance Co.
Pharmacist Mutual Insurance Co.
Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc.
American Southern Insurance Company
State Auto Insurance Company
Bass Pro Outdoor World, LLC
Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.
Federal Express Corporation
ConAgra Foods, Inc.
Kelly Services, Inc.
United Fire Group.
Address900 South Gay Street
Suite 1400, Riverview Tower
Knoxville, TN 37902, (Knox Co.)
PhonePhone: 865-546-0500
Fax: 865-525-5293
Website
http://www.emadlaw.com
Office HoursMonday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Tuesday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Wednesday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Thursday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Friday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
M. W. Egerton (1897-1969).
Joseph A. McAfee (1903-1984).
M. W. Egerton, Jr. (1925-1994).
John M. Armistead (1913-2002).
William W. Davis (Member) born Charlotte, North Carolina, August 23, 1921; admitted to bar, 1946, Tennessee; 1948, U.S. Tax Court; 1954, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Louisiana State University (B.A., 1943); University of Tennessee (J.D., 1947). Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi; Order of the Coif. Editor-in-Chief, Tennessee Law Review, 1946. Member: Knoxville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations. [Lieut., A.A.F., 1943-1945]. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Probate; Taxation; Corporate Law; Commercial Law.Email: William W. Davis
Joe M. McAfee (Member) born Knoxville, Tennessee, August 29, 1936; admitted to bar, 1960, Tennessee. Education: University of Tennessee (B.S., 1960; J.D., 1960). Phi Delta Phi. Member, Hearing Committee, Tennessee Board of Professional Responsibility, 1983. Member: Knoxville and Tennessee Bar Associations. Fellow: Tennessee Bar Foundation. [Capt. Judge Advocate General Corps, U.S. Army, 1961-1963]. Practice Areas: Taxation; Estate Planning; Probate; Corporate; Commercial Law.Email: Joe M. McAfee
Lewis C. Foster, Jr. (Member) born Knoxville, Tennessee, October 12, 1942; admitted to bar, 1967, Tennessee; 1968, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee; 1978, U.S. Tax Court; 1979, U.S. Supreme Court; 1990, U.S. Court of Federal Claims. Education: University of Tennessee (B.S., 1964; J.D., 1967). Phi Delta Phi. Law Clerk, Justice Ross W. Dyer, Tennessee Supreme Court, 1967-1968. Field Attorney, Regulatory Boards State of Tennessee, 1974-1975. Member: Knoxville, Tennessee (Member, Non-Profit Corporate Law Revision Committee, 1986-1987) and American Bar Associations. Fellow: Tennessee Bar Foundation; Eastern Mineral Law Foundation. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Business Litigation; Hospital Law; Mining Law.Email: Lewis C. Foster, Jr.
Herbert H. Slatery III (Member) born Knoxville, Tennessee, March 8, 1952; admitted to bar, 1980, Tennessee. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1974); University of Tennessee (J.D., 1980). Member, 1977-1980 and Articles Editor, 1980, Tennessee Law Review. Author: "Tennessee's New Nonprofit Corporation Law," 1987. Member: Knoxville, Tennessee (Member: Corporate Law Revision Committee, 1985-1986; Chairman, Nonprofit Corporate Law Revision Committee, 1987; Member, Special Committee on Opinion Standards, 1992-1995) and American Bar Associations; American College of Mortgage Attorneys. Practice Areas: Banking; Corporate; Commercial Law; Securities; Bankruptcy; Real Estate.Email: Herbert H. Slatery III
Stephen A. McSween (President) born Newport, Tennessee, April 17, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, Tennessee; 1985, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., cum laude, 1981); University of Tennessee at Knoxville (J.D., with honors, 1984). Member: Knoxville, Tennessee and American (Health Law Section) Bar Associations; American Health Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Health Care Law; Commercial Litigation; Bankruptcy; Corporate Law.Email: Stephen A. McSween
William E. McClamroch, III (Member) born Knoxville, Tennessee, June 23, 1960; admitted to bar, 1987, Tennessee; 1988, U.S. Tax Court; 1989, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee. Education: University of Tennessee (B.S., with high honors, 1983; J.D., 1987). Phi Alpha Delta. Certified Public Accountant, Tennessee, 1982. Member: Knoxville, Tennessee (Member, Task Force on Limited Liability Companies, 1992; Tax Section) and American (Member, Tax, Real Property Trust and Probate Sections) Bar Associations; American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Practice Areas: Limited Liability Companies; Estate Planning; General Tax; Banking; Corporate.Email: William E. McClamroch, III
Rockforde D. King (Member) born Bluefield, West Virginia, May 22, 1959; admitted to bar, 1985, Tennessee; 1986, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee; 1987, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1989, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Tennessee (B.A., 1981; J.D., 1985). Phi Alpha Delta. Certified Civil Trial Specialist. Member: Knoxville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations; The Coalition of Food Industry Defense Counsel; The Association of Defense Lawyers. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Worker's Compensation; Tort; Casualty Defense.Email: Rockforde D. King
Jonathan D. Reed (Member) born Jonesboro, Tennessee, September 24, 1953; admitted to bar, 1988, Tennessee, Georgia and U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern and Middle Districts of Georgia; 1991, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee; 1999, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Tennessee (B.A., 1975; B.S.B.A., 1976; J.D., 1987); College of William and Mary (LL.M., Taxation, 1988). Adjunct Professor of Law, University of Tennessee, 2001-2004, 2007. Member: Knoxville, Tennessee (Member, Executive Committee; Tax Section, Executive Committee; Tax, Probate and Real Property Newsletter, Editor) and American (Member: Sections on Tax and Probate and Real Property, Estate and Gift Tax Committees) Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia. Fellow: Tennessee Young Lawyers Conference. [United States Navy, 1976-1984; Designated Naval Aviator, 1978; Retired United States Navy Reserves, 1994; Lieutenant Commander USNR]. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Taxation; Corporate Law; Business Formation; Tax Exempt Organizations; ERISA Litigation; Franchise Law.Email: Jonathan D. Reed
Ronald T. Hill (Member) born Memphis, Tennessee, March 26, 1951; admitted to bar, 1985, Tennessee; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Tennessee; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Memphis (B.A., 1973; J.D., 1984). Sigma Delta Kappa (Chancellor, 1984). Certified Mediator, Tennessee Supreme Court. Member: Knoxville and Tennessee Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation; Products Liability; Trial Practice; Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Negligence; Probate Litigation.Email: Ronald T. Hill
Reuben N. Pelot, IV (Member) born Knoxville, Tennessee, 1963; admitted to bar, 1991, Tennessee. Education: University of Tennessee (B.A., 1986; J.D., 1991); Vanderbilt University (M.Ed., 1987). Phi Eta Sigma, Phi Kappa Phi, and Alpha Delta Omega Honor Societies. Member: Knoxville and Tennessee Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Employment Law; Commercial Litigation; Torts; Casualty; Products Liability; Workers Compensation; Employment Litigation; Insurance Coverage; Collections.Email: Reuben N. Pelot, IV
Norman G. Templeton (Member) born Kingsport, Tennessee, August 15, 1961; admitted to bar, 1991, Tennessee. Education: University of Tennessee (B.S., with high honors, 1983; J.D., with honors, 1991). Recipient: Judge John W. Green Scholarship. Associate Editor, 1989-1990, Student Materials Editor, 1990-1991, Tennessee Law Review. Member: Knoxville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: General Business Law; Corporate; Information and Technology Law; Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: Norman G. Templeton
Cheryl G. Rice (Member) born Bluefield, West Virginia, August 25, 1967; admitted to bar, 1991, Virginia and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia; 1994, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 1998, District of Columbia and U.S. Supreme Court; 2001, Tennessee. Education: George Mason University (B.A., 1988; J.D., 1991). Phi Delta Phi. Member: Knoxville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations; American Association for Justice; Tennessee Association for Justice. Practice Areas: Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Employment Litigation; Employment Law; Personal Injury.Email: Cheryl G. Rice
R. Christopher Trump (Member) born Beckley, West Virginia, October 13, 1975; admitted to bar, 2001, Tennessee. Education: East Tennessee State University (B.S., 1998); University of Tennessee (J.D., 2001). Member: Knoxville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Banking; Corporate Law; Real Estate; Bankruptcy.Email: R. Christopher Trump
Nicholas J. Chase (Member) born Washington, D.C; admitted to bar, 2005, Tennessee. Education: University of Tennessee (B.A., summa cum laude; J.D., cum laude, 2005). Adjunct Professor, University of Tennessee College of Law. Member, National Moot Court Team. Student Materials Editor, University of Tennessee Law Review. Member, The Tennessee Journal of Business Law. Member: Tennessee Bar Association, American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Taxation; Business Formation; Corporate Law.Email: Nicholas J. Chase
——————————P. Newman Bankston (Associate) born Knoxville, Tennessee, July 11, 1978; admitted to bar, 2004, Tennessee. Education: Furman University (B.A., 2000); University of Tennessee at Knoxville (J.D., 2004). Member: Knoxville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Business Law; Wills; Probate; Trusts and Estates; Taxation.Email: P. Newman Bankston
James M. Cornelius, Jr. (Associate) born Nashville, Tennessee, August 29, 1966; admitted to bar, 1991, Tennessee; 1992, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee; 2006, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Tennessee. Education: Tennessee Technological University (B.S., magna cum laude, 1988); University of Tennessee (J.D., with highest honors, 1991). Phi Alpha Delta. Order of the Coif. Member, Tennessee Law Review. Recipient: Judge John W. Green Scholarship; Charles D. Snepp Scholarship; American Jurisprudence Awards, Appellate Advocacy and Property. Law Clerk to Justice E. Riley Anderson, Tennessee Supreme Court, 1991-1992. Member: Knoxville and Tennessee Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Commercial Law; Corporate Law; Debtor Bankruptcy; Creditor Bankruptcy.
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