Sound Advice. Vigorous Advocacy. Since 1907 these tenets are the foundation of the Evans Petree Bogatin law firm and characterized the manner in which our attorneys approach the practice of law.

Located in Memphis, Tennessee, Evans Petree Bogatin is geographically positioned to serve clients located throughout the Mid-South and beyond. We represent a diverse group of clients in both corporate and litigation matters. As a full service firm, we also offer counsel in a wide variety of areas including employment law, tax planning, wills and estates, real property and health care. Our clients include public corporations, governmental entities, privately held companies, family-owned businesses, and individuals.

Over the last 100 years, we have built a reputation for protecting the best interests of our clients. We intend to perpetuate this legacy by continuing to provide advice and advocacy that allows our clients meet their objectives.

Statement of Practice

Administrative Law, Alternative Disputes Resolution (Arbitration and Mediation), Banking, Bankruptcy, Business Law, Civil Litigation, Civil Rights, Class Action, Commercial Litigation, Computer Law, Construction Litigation, Consumer Protection, Corporate, Criminal Law, Domestic Relations, Employee Benefits, Environmental Compliance, ERISA, Estate and Financial Planning, Family Law, Franchising, Health Care, Hospital Law, Immigration, Insurance Defense, Intellectual Property, International Law, Labor and Employment Litigation, Municipal, Personal Injury, Privacy, Probate, Product Liability, Professional Liability, Property Tax, Real Estate, Taxation (Federal & State), Wills and Trusts, Worker's Compensation, and Zoning Law. Trial and Appellate Practice in Federal and State Courts.

Address

1661 International Place Drive, Suite 300
Memphis, TN 38120, (Shelby Co.)

Phone

Phone: 901-767-1234
Fax: 901-767-2803; 901-767-4010

Website

http://www.evanspetree.com

Firm/Affiliate Offices

MEMBERS OF FIRM

G. Patrick Arnoult (Shareholder) born Memphis, Tennessee, March 18, 1938; admitted to bar, 1966, Tennessee. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.B.A., Accounting, 1960); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1966). Recipient, Judge Jerome Turner Lawyer's Lawyer Award, 2007. Mediator, State and Federal, 1997. Member: Memphis Bar Association (Past President). Fellow: Tennessee and Memphis Bar Foundations. [United States Marine Corp., 1960-1963]. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation (State and Federal); Estate Administration.Email: G. Patrick Arnoult

W. Kerby Bowling (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1980, Tennessee and U.S. District Court, Western District of Tennessee; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third, Fifth and Sixth Circuits. Education: University of Mississippi (B.B.A., 1977); Memphis State University (J.D., 1980). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment.

Charles W. Cavagnaro, Jr. (Shareholder) born Memphis, Tennessee, 1971; admitted to bar, 1996, Tennessee and U.S. District Court, Western District of Tennessee; 2006, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Memphis State University (B.B.A., cum laude, 1992); University of Memphis (J.D., with honors, 1996). Co-Author and Presenter: "Fundamentals of Workers' Compensation in Tennessee," Sterling Educational Services; "Advanced Employment Law: Working Through Common Problems," National Business Institute; "Preventing Employee Lawsuits through Compliance with Tennessee Human Resources Law," National Business Institute; "Reducing Workers' Compensation Claims and Costs in Your Company," National Business Institute. Presenter: "How to Remain Union Free," West Tennessee Personnel Association; "Fundamental Issues in Human Resources Law," Millington Chamber of Commerce and Olive Branch Chamber of Commerce; "Top 5 Employee Relations Mistakes of 2005," Society of Human Resources Management, Oxford; "Averting Disaster: Employee Documentation," Discipline and Termination, National Business Institute; "Common Fund Doctrine under ERISA and Tennessee Common Law," BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee Annual Attorney Conference. Member, Society for Human Resource Management. Member: Memphis Bar Association (Member, Labor and Employment Law Section). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Litigation; Workers Compensation.

David J. Cocke (Shareholder) born Charlottesville, Virginia, August 19, 1945; admitted to bar, 1973, Tennessee. Education: Yale University (A.B., 1967); Harvard University (J.D., 1973). Fellow: Tennessee Bar Association. Member: Memphis, Tennessee and American Bar Associations. Special Agencies: West Tennessee Vice Chairman, Tennessee Human Rights. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Bankruptcy Law; Health Law; Election Law.Email: David J. Cocke

Joseph M. Crout (Shareholder) born Jackson, Mississippi, January 17, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, Mississippi, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1988, Tennessee, U.S. District Court, Western District of Tennessee and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: University of Mississippi (B.A., 1983; J.D., 1986). Phi Alpha Delta. Law Clerk to Mississippi Supreme Court Chief Justice Harry G. Walker and Justice Joseph S. Zuccaro, 1987-1988. Member: Memphis and Tennessee Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Workers Compensation; Litigation.

R. Mark Field (Shareholder) born Indianapolis, Indiana, April 15, 1958; admitted to bar, 1983, Tennessee. Education: University of Alabama (B.S., Finance, 1980); University of Memphis (J.D., 1983). Member, Moot Court Board. Member, Memphis Regional Chamber - Interim Team EMEA Chair -International Business Council. Past Board Chair, Private Industry Council of Memphis, Shelby & Fayette Counties, 1996-2000. Member: American Bar Association (Chair, Section of Intellectual Property Law, Online Data, Transactions and Security Committee, 2008—; Co-Chair, Section of International Law, Information Services, Transactions and Data Protection Committee, 2008—; Member, Section of International Law, China Law and Canada Law Committees); Memphis Bar Association (Past Chair, Continuing Legal Education Committee). Practice Areas: Securities Law; Intellectual Property Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Law; Privacy and Data Security; International Business Law.Email: R. Mark Field

William L. Hendricks, Jr. (Shareholder) born 1959; admitted to bar, 1985, Tennessee. Education: University of Memphis (B.S., 1982; J.D., 1985). Mr. Hendricks has been selected by his peers numerous times to be included as a Mid-South Super Lawyer. Rule 31 Mediator. Certified Civil Trial Specialist by the Tennessee Commission on Continuing Legal Education and Specialization and by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. Member: Memphis, Tennessee and American Bar Associations; Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Trials and Appeals; Commercial Litigation; Construction Litigation; Personal Injury Law; Insurance Defense Law.

Russell J. Hensley (Shareholder) born Dyersburg, Tennessee, September 30, 1956; admitted to bar, 1982, Tennessee. Education: University of Mississippi (B.A., 1978); University of Memphis (J.D., 1982). Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Commercial Law; Municipal Law; Nonprofit Corporations; Venture Capital Investments; Corporate Law.Email: Russell J. Hensley

James Stephen King (Shareholder) born Jackson, Tennessee, October 23, 1963; admitted to bar, 1989, Tennessee. Education: Jackson State Community College; University of Tennessee at Martin (B.S., with honors, 1986); University of Memphis (J.D., 1988). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Business Law; Corporate Law; Personal Injury.Email: James Stephen King

Theodore T. Kitai (Shareholder) born Detroit, Michigan, August 15, 1972; admitted to bar, 2000, Tennessee. Education: University of Tennessee (B.S.B., magna cum laude, 1994; J.D., 2000). Member: Tennessee and Memphis Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Business Law; Commercial Transactions; Commercial Litigation.Email: Theodore T. Kitai

John F. Murrah (Shareholder) born Memphis, Tennessee, October 25, 1958; admitted to bar, 1984, Tennessee and Mississippi. Education: Millsaps College (B.B.A., 1981); University of Mississippi (J.D., 1984); Emory University (LL.M. in Taxation, 1989). Fellow: American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Practice Areas: Tax Law; Probate; Trust Planning; Estate Planning.Email: John F. Murrah

David C. Porteous (Shareholder) born Boston, Massachusetts, January 14, 1947; admitted to bar, 1971, Tennessee. Education: University of Memphis (B.S., 1968; J.D., 1971). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Law; Real Estate.Email: David C. Porteous

Arthur E. Quinn (Shareholder) born Memphis, Tennessee, April 11, 1952; admitted to bar, 1978, Tennessee. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1974); University of Memphis (J.D., 1978). Fellow: American Inn of Court. Member: Memphis (President, 2009) and Tennessee Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil and Criminal Litigation (State and Federal).Email: Arthur E. Quinn

Daniel T. Robinson, Jr. (Shareholder) born Memphis, Tennessee, June 6, 1960; admitted to bar, 1987, Tennessee. Education: University of Memphis (B.B.A., 1982; M.B.A., 1987; J.D., 1987). Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Law; Business Law.Email: Daniel T. Robinson, Jr.

Thaddeus S. Rodda, Jr. (Shareholder) born Memphis, Tennessee, September 12, 1950; admitted to bar, 1975, Tennessee. Education: Southwestern at Memphis (B.A., 1972); University of Memphis (J.D., 1975). Member: Tennessee, Memphis and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Corporate Law; Asset Based Finance; Mergers and Acquisitions; Commercial Real Estate.Email: Thaddeus S. Rodda, Jr.

ASSOCIATES

Clayton C. Chandler (Associate) born Memphis, Tennessee, 1979; admitted to bar, 2008, Tennessee. Education: Washington & Lee University (B.A., 2001); University of Memphis (J.D., 2008). Practice Areas: Litigation; Corporate Law; Debtor and Creditor.

Martin Andrew Wohlfarth (Associate) born Memphis, Tennessee, May 16, 1978; admitted to bar, 2003, Tennessee. Education: Rhodes College (B.A., cum laude, 2000); University of Memphis (J.D., cum laude, 2003). Member: Memphis and Tennessee Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Trusts and Estates; Income Tax; Estate and Gift Taxation.Email: Martin Andrew Wohlfarth

OF COUNSEL

Tillman C. Carroll (Of Counsel) born Memphis, Tennessee, February 27, 1947; admitted to bar, 1973, Tennessee. Education: Memphis State University (B.B.A., 1970; J.D., 1973). Certified Public Accountant, Tennessee, 1977. Member: Memphis Bar Association (Graduate, Memphis Bar Association Leadership Forum, 2009). [Mississippi Wing Commander and National Board Member, Civil Air Patrol]. Practice Areas: Probate; Estates, Wills and Trusts; Estate Planning; Taxation of Individuals; Estates and Trusts; Tax Appeals; Tax Litigation.Email: Tillman C. Carroll