ATTORNEYS
David T. Black (Member) born Fontana, North Carolina, May 15, 1944; admitted to bar, 1968, Tennessee and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee; 1975, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1982, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Tennessee (B.S., 1966; J.D., 1967). Phi Delta Phi. Assistant District Attorney, Fourth Judicial Circuit, 1973-1975. Chairman, Blount County Planning Commission, 1974-1993. Director, Tellico Reservoir Development Agency, 1982; Chairman, 1992-1994; Director, Blount County Industrial Development Board, Chairman, 1994-1998. Trustee, Pellissippi State College Foundation. Member, Mediation Panel, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee. Advocate, American Board of Trial Advocates. Listed in Best Lawyers in America. Certified in Civil Litigation by the Tennessee Supreme Court Commission on Certification. Member: Blount County (Vice President, 1979; President, 1980), Knox County, Tennessee and American Bar Associations; Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. (Certified Civil Trial Specialist, Tennessee Commission on Continuing Legal Education and Specialization) (Certified as a Civil Trial Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation.Email: David T. Black
Martha S. L. Black (Member) born Maryville, Tennessee, September 18, 1945; admitted to bar, 1974, Tennessee; 1977, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee; 1980, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1982, U.S. Supreme Court; 1990, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: Mount Holyoke College (A.B., cum laude, 1967); Rice University; University of Tennessee at Knoxville (J.D., 1973). Order of the Coif; Phi Delta Phi (Vice Magister, 1972). Recipient, T.B.A. Law and Liberty Award, 1985. Member, Tennessee Law Review, 1972-1973. Graduate of the Year, 1973. Assistant Professor, 1973-1976 and Associate Professor, 1976-1981, University of Tennessee College of Law. Tennessee Supreme Court Commission to Study the Appellate Courts, 1990-1992; Tennessee Supreme Court Commission on the Future of the Tennessee Judicial System, 1993-1996. Listed in Best Lawyers in America. Member: Blount County (Vice President, 1986; President, 1987), Knox County, Tennessee and American Bar Associations; East Tennessee Lawyers Association for Women; Tennessee Lawyers Association for Women. Fellow: American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. (Certified Elder Law Specialist, Tennessee Commission on Continuing Legal Education and Specialization); (Certified Estate Planning Specialist, Tennessee Commission on Continuing Legal Education and Specialization). Languages: Swedish. Practice Areas: Wills; Trust Law; Estate Planning; Probate; Estate Administration; Elder Law.Email: Martha S. L. Black
John T. McArthur (Member) born Maryville, Tennessee, March 31, 1951; admitted to bar, 1983, Tennessee and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee. Education: University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (B.S., 1973); University of Tennessee (J.D., 1983). Member, Moot Court Board, 1983. Board Member, Knoxville Legal Aid Society, 1993-2000. Member: Blount County (President 1992), Knox County, Loudon County, Tennessee and American Bar Associations. Reported Cases: Oliver v. State of Tennessee, 762 S.W.2d 562. (Tenn. 1988); Danny L. Davis Contractors, Inc. v. Hobbs, 157 S.W.3d 414 (Tenn.Ct.App. 2004). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Construction Law; Commercial Law; Collections; Personal Injury.Email: John T. McArthur
J. Kevin Renfro (Member) born Maryville, Tennessee, February 1, 1961; admitted to bar, 1986, Tennessee. Education: University of Tennessee (B.S., with highest honors, 1983; J.D., 1986). Phi Delta Phi. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award. Who's Who Among Practicing Attorneys, 1990; Who's Who Among Rising Young Americans, 1992. Member: Blount County (Secretary, 1994), Tennessee and American Bar Associations; Tennessee Land Title Association. Practice Areas: Real Estate.Email: J. Kevin Renfro
Melanie E. Davis (Member) born Atlanta, Georgia, May 29, 1971; admitted to bar, 1996, Tennessee and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee; 1999, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: University of Tennessee at Knoxville (B.A., high honors, 1992; J.D., cum laude, 1996). Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi. Recipient: American Jurisprudence Award, Constitutional Law and Woman Law Graduate of the Year, 1996. Attorney, City of Maryville, 1999. Hearing Officer, Board of Professional Responsibility, 2006, Board Certified by the National Board of Trial Advocacy in Civil Litigation; Certified as a Civil Trial Specialist by the Tennessee Commission of Continuing Legal Education and Specialization. Member: Blount County (President, 2001); Knoxville Bar Association; American Bar Association; Tennessee Municipal Attorneys Association; Tennessee School Board Attorneys Association; Million Dollar Advocates Forum; Litigation Counsel of America. Reported Cases: Hinkle v. Estate of Hartman, 2007 WL 700973 (Tenn. Ct. App.) Danny L. Davis Contractors, Inc. v. Hobbs, 157 S.W.3d 414 (Tenn. App. 2004) Laurel Valley Property Owners Association, Inc. v. Hollingsworth, 2004 WL 1459404 (Tenn. Ct. App.) In Re: Estate of Peery, 2000 WL 222617 (Tenn. Ct. App.). Languages: French. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Business Litigation; Municipal Law; Land Use Law.Email: Melanie E. Davis
Matthew C. Haralson (Member) born Chattanooga, Tennessee, January 16, 1973; admitted to bar, 2002, Tennessee. Education: University of Tennessee at Knoxville (B.A., 1999; J.D., 2002). Phi Alpha Delta (Marshall, 2000-2001). Ex Official Board Member, Blount County Chamber of Commerce, 2003. Member, Leadership Blount, 2005. Member: Blount County (Program Director, 2004; President, 2006), Knoxville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Elder Law; Estate Planning; Wills; Trust Law; Probate; Nonprofit Corporations.Email: Matthew C. Haralson
Justin R. Martin (Member) born Yakima, Washington, April 14, 1973; admitted to bar, 2000, Tennessee and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee. Education: University of Tennessee (B.A., 1995; J.D., 2000). Phi Alpha Delta. Recipient: 2008 Statewide Public Service Project of the Year Award. Author: "35 Tort & Insurance Law Journal 811," 2000. Member, Tennessee Bar Association Leadership Law Class of 2007. Chair (2009) and Vice-Chair (2008), Tennessee Bar Association Law Alumni. Board Member, Tennessee Young Lawyers Division (2006-2009). Member: Tennessee, Knoxville, Blount County, and American (Member, Corporate Counsel Section) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Transactions; Bankruptcy; Corporate Law; Banks and Banking; Commercial Law; Property Law.Email: Justin R. Martin
G. Keith Alley (Member) born Silver Spring, Maryland, 1971; admitted to bar, 1996, Tennessee. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., with distinction, 1992); University of Tennessee (J.D., 1995). Member: Anderson County, Blount County, Knox County, Loudon County, Sevier County and Tennessee Bar Associations. (Also at Lenoir City Office). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Workers Compensation; Personal Injury; Wrongful Death; Construction Law; Contracts; Torts; Property Law; Premises Liability; Negligence; Insurance Bad Faith; Fraud and Deceit; Condemnation; Consumer Protection.Email: G. Keith Alley
Sherri L. DeCosta Alley (Member) born West Warwick, Rhode Island, April 30, 1976; admitted to bar, 2003, Tennessee. Education: University of North Carolina at Charlotte (B.S., Business Administration, magna cum laude, 2000); University of Tennessee at Knoxville (J.D., magna cum laude, 2003). Order of the Barristers; Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Alpha Delta; Moot Court Board. Former Officio Board Member, Blount County Chamber Foundation, 2006. Member: Knoxville Estate Planning Council; Blount County, Loudon County, Knoxville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations. (Also at Lenoir City Office). Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Wills; Trust Law; Elder Law; Nonprofit Corporations; Probate/Estate Administration.Email: Sherri L. DeCosta Alley
P. Andrew Sneed (Member) born Oxford, North Carolina, 1969; admitted to bar, 2008, Tennessee. Education: Wake Forest University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1992); Duke University (M.Div., magna cum laude, 1995); University of Tennessee at Knoxville (J.D., cum laude, 2008). Pastor, United Methodist, Chattanooga and Knoxville, Tennessee. Member: Blount County, Knoxville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Law; Business Transactions; Probate; Wills; Creditor Bankruptcy; Estate Planning.Email: P. Andrew Sneed