(Main Office)

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

1000 Ridgeway Loop Road, Suite 200
Memphis, TN 38120, (Shelby Co.)

Phone

Phone: 901-525-6781
Fax: 901-521-0681

Website

http://www.evanspetree.com

Firm/Affiliate Offices

MEMBERS OF FIRM

Frank N. Stockdale Carney (Shareholder) born Memphis, Tennessee, January 7, 1952; admitted to bar, 1981, Tennessee. Education: Baylor University (B.A., 1974; M.A., 1977); Memphis State University (J.D., 1981). Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi. Articles Editor, Memphis State University Law Review, 1980-1981. Author, "Recovering Erroneously Paid Property Taxes in Tennessee: An Epic Journey," 10 Memphis State University Law Review 279, 1980. Member: Memphis, Tennessee and American Bar Associations; NHLA/AAHA, National Health Lawyers Association/ American Association of Health Attorneys. Practice Areas: Federal Taxation; State Taxation; Local Taxation; Estate Planning; Pension and Profit Sharing Plans; Employee Benefits; Corporate Law; Corporate Finance.Email: Frank N. Stockdale Carney

Prince C. Chambliss, Jr. (Shareholder) born Birmingham, Alabama, October 3, 1948; admitted to bar, 1974, Alabama; 1976, Tennessee. Education: Wesleyan University and University of Alabama (B.A., 1971); Harvard Law School (J.D., 1974). Law Clerk for Judge Sam C. Pointer, Jr., U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama, 1975-1976. Grading Assistant, 1982-1988, Secretary-Treasurer, 1989-1992 and Vice President, 1992—, Tennessee Board of Law Examiners. Certified Civil Mediator, Tennessee Supreme Court R. 31. Member: Memphis (President, 1997-1998), Tennessee, Federal, American and National Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Insurance; Litigation; Products Liability; Trial Practice.Email: Prince C. Chambliss, Jr.

Richard E. Duerr, Jr. (Shareholder) born Louisville, Kentucky, January 29, 1947; admitted to bar, 1972, Kentucky and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1975, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky; 1986, Tennessee. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1969); Louis D. Brandeis School of Law, University of Louisville (J.D., 1972). Member, Moot Court. Recipient, Moot Court Scholarships, 1970-1972. Member, Law Journal. Law Clerk to the Honorable Pierce Lively, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit, 1972-1974. Assistant U.S. Attorney, Eastern District of Kentucky, 1975-1977. Assistant Marketing Counsel, Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation, 1977-1979. Group Counsel, Schering Plough Corporation, 1979-1990. Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary, Sofamor Danek Group, Inc. (NYSE: SDG), 1991-1999. Partner, Waring Cox, 1999-2001. Partner, Evans & Petree, 2003—. Member, Global Executives Roundtable, American Society of Corporate Secretaries; Advisory Board, Christian Brothers University School of Business. Member, Product Liability Advisory Council. Member, Board of Directors, Society of International Business Fellows. Member: Memphis, Kentucky, Tennessee, American and International Bar Associations. Reported Cases: In Re: Orthopedic Bone Screw Products Liability Litigation, MDL Docket No. 1014 (denial of certification of nationwide product liability class); In Re Sofamor Danek Group Sec. Litigation, 123 F.3d 394 (6th Cir. 1997); Royal Surplus Line Insurance Company v. Sofamor Danek Group, Inc., (6th Cir.). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; International Law; Health Care; Intellectual Property; Technology; Licensing and Transfer; Litigation; Securities Regulation.Email: Richard E. Duerr, Jr.

Leonard C. Dunavant, Jr. (Shareholder) born Memphis, Tennessee, November 1, 1947; admitted to bar, 1974, Tennessee. Education: University of Tennessee (B.S., 1969); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1973). [Tennessee Army National Guard, 1969-1975]. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Commercial Lending; Real Estate.Email: Leonard C. Dunavant, Jr.

Paul F. T. Edwards (Shareholder) born Memphis, Tennessee, May 3, 1961; admitted to bar, 1986, Tennessee; 1990, Mississippi. Education: University of Mississippi (B.A., cum laude, 1983); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1986). Member: Memphis, Tennessee and American Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar. Practice Areas: Real Estate Development; Finance; Probate and Estate Planning; Corporate Law.Email: Paul F. T. Edwards

C. Bradford Foster III (Shareholder) born Shreveport, Louisiana, August 30, 1947; admitted to bar, 1972, Tennessee. Education: Rhodes College (B.A., with honors, 1969); University of Virginia (J.D., 1972). Omicron Delta Kappa. Law Clerk to the Hon. Robert M. McRae, Jr., U.S. District Court, Western District of Tennessee, 1972-1973. Adjunct Professor, Business Law, Rhodes College, 1985-1993. Assistant City Attorney, City of Memphis, Division of Housing and Community Development, 1976-1995. Life Committee Member and Life Member, Sixth Circuit Judicial Conference. Chancellor, Episcopal Diocese of West Tennessee. Member: Memphis, Tennessee and American (Member, Sections on: Health Care; Real Property, Probate and Trust Law; Urban, State and Local Government Law) Bar Associations; National Association of Bond Lawyers; American Health Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Municipal Bonds; Health Care Law; Real Estate Development; Finance; Government Assisted Financing.Email: C. Bradford Foster III

Scott A. Frick (Shareholder) born Dallas, Texas, December 5, 1962; admitted to bar, 1988, Tennessee, U.S. District Court, Western and Middle Districts of Tennessee, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth and Eighth Circuits and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1985); University of Mississippi (J.D., 1987). Intern, U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Mississippi. Co-Author: "Handling Fidelity, Surety & Financial Risk Claims," Wiley Publishing; "Mechanics' Lien Law and Strategies in Tennessee," National Business Institution; "Tennessee Construction Law: What Do You Do When .....?" National Business Institute; "Advanced Consumer Bankruptcy Issues in Tennessee," National Business Institute. Member: Memphis, Tennessee and American (Member: Tort and Insurance Practice Section; Forum Committee for the Construction Industry; Fidelity and Surety Committee; Aviation and Space Law Committee) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Construction Litigation; Fidelity; Bankruptcy; Surety; Insurance Defense; Civil Trial.Email: Scott A. Frick

Katharine A. Jungkind (Shareholder) born Oak Ridge, Tennessee, March 19, 1963; admitted to bar, 1987, Tennessee. Education: Eckerd College; University of Memphis (B.F.A., magna cum laude, 1984; J.D., 1987). Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; Probate; Estate Planning; Tax Exempt Organizations; State Taxation; Local Taxation; Federal Taxation; Corporate Law.Email: Katharine A. Jungkind

Ernest G. Kelly, Jr. (Shareholder) born Memphis, Tennessee, December 4, 1940; admitted to bar, 1965, Tennessee. Education: Princeton University (B.A., 1962); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1965). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Governmental Law; Personnel Law; School Law; Civil Rights.Email: Ernest G. Kelly, Jr.

Jennifer S. Kiesewetter (Shareholder) born San Bernardino, California, March 17, 1971; admitted to bar, 1999, Tennessee; 2000, Mississippi. Education: University of Florida (B.S., 1992); University of Tennessee, Knoxville (J.D., 1999). Member: Memphis and Tennessee Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; ERISA; Employee Benefits; Taxation.Email: Jennifer S. Kiesewetter

Michael R. Marshall (Shareholder) born Beaufort, South Carolina, November 17, 1963; admitted to bar, 1991, Texas; 1992, Tennessee. Education: University of California, Santa Barbara (B.A. 1986); Southern Methodist University (J.D. 1991). Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Landlord and Tenant Law; Labor and Employment Law; Education Law; Civil Rights.Email: Michael R. Marshall

John W. McQuiston II (Shareholder) born Memphis, Tennessee, September 19, 1943; admitted to bar, 1968, Tennessee. Education: Rhodes College (B.A., 1965); U.S. Naval Justice School (Honor Graduate, 1969); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1968). [Lieut. Cmdr., U.S. Coast Guard, 1968-1972]. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; E-Commerce.Email: John W. McQuiston II

Caren B. Nichol (Shareholder) born Buffalo, New York, March 20, 1969; admitted to bar, 1993, Tennessee. Education: University of Texas (B.A., Government, 1989); University of Memphis (J.D., 1993). Caren Nichol's litigation practice consists of a broad range of matters including business litigation, family law and appellate practice. She has been admitted to practice before the Tennessee Supreme Court and the Sixth Circuit and is a Rule 31 trained family law mediator. Ms. Nichol is a member of the American, Tennessee and Memphis Bar Associations. She is a Fellow of both the Tennessee Bar Foundation and the Memphis Shelby County Bar Foundation, where she serves on the Board of Directors. She is a former member of the Leo Bearman, Sr. American Inn of Court. Ms. Nichol graduated from the inaugural class of the Tennessee Bar Association's Leadership Law Program. In 2006, Ms. Nichol received the Sam A. Myar, Jr. Memorial Award for outstanding service to the legal profession and her community. Ms. Nichol serves on the firm's Board of Directors. Member: Memphis, Tennessee and American Bar Associations. Fellow: Tennessee Bar Foundation; Memphis Bar Foundation (Board Member). Reported Cases: Jean-Claude Prerot v. Debra Moseman Prerot, 59 F.3d 556 (6th Cir. 1995). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Domestic Relations; Adoptions; Mediation; Commercial Litigation.Email: Caren B. Nichol

Richard E.M. Nichol, Jr. (Shareholder) born Memphis, Tennessee, June 23, 1967; admitted to bar, 1994, Tennessee. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1989); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1994). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Federal and State Taxation; Commercial Lending.Email: Richard E.M. Nichol, Jr.

W. Lytle Nichol IV (Shareholder) born Memphis, Tennessee, May 10, 1937; admitted to bar, 1964, Tennessee. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1958; J.D., 1964). Member: Memphis, Tennessee and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Federal Taxation; Probate; Corporate Law.Email: W. Lytle Nichol IV

Andrew H. Raines (Shareholder) born Humboldt, Tennessee, March 7, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Tennessee. Education: Memphis State University (B.B.A., Accounting, magna cum laude, 1977; J.D., 1980). Practice Areas: Property Tax Law.Email: Andrew H. Raines

David C. Scruggs (Shareholder) born Memphis, Tennessee, September 20, 1947; admitted to bar, 1974, Tennessee. Education: University of Mississippi; University of Memphis (B.B.A., cum laude, 1970; J.D., 1973). Practice Areas: State and Local Taxation; Property Taxation.Email: David C. Scruggs

Joyce H. Sealand (Shareholder) born Waverley, Tennessee, November 24, 1955; admitted to bar, 1987, Tennessee; 1988, U.S. Tax Court. Education: Memphis State University (B.B.A., 1983; J.D., 1987). Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Taxation; Probate.Email: Joyce H. Sealand

Joel B. Sklar (Shareholder) born Memphis, Tennessee, April 27, 1967; admitted to bar, 1992, Texas; 1993, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; 1995, Tennessee. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., 1989); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1992). Practice Areas: Corporate Finance; Real Estate.Email: Joel B. Sklar

E. Woods Weathersby (Shareholder) born Memphis, Tennessee, July 13, 1951; admitted to bar, 1976, Tennessee. Education: University of Tennessee (B.S., 1973; J.D., 1976). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Probate; Estate Planning; Corporate Law.Email: E. Woods Weathersby

Michael C. Williams (Shareholder) born Friendship, Tennessee, May 30, 1947; admitted to bar, 1973, Tennessee. Education: Memphis State University (B.A., 1969; J.D., 1973). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Corporate Law; Condominium Law.Email: Michael C. Williams

ASSOCIATES

Blake W. Bourland (Associate) born Memphis, Tennessee, June 8, 1976; admitted to bar, 2002, Tennessee; 2003, Arkansas. Education: Auburn University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1999); University of Tennessee at Knoxville (J.D., cum laude, 2002). Member: Memphis, Tennessee and Arkansas Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Law.Email: Blake W. Bourland

L. Clayton Culpepper III (Associate) born Macon, Georgia, August 5, 1976; admitted to bar, 2004, Tennessee. Education: University of Tennessee at Knoxville (B.S., 1998); University of Memphis (J.D., 2004). Staff Member, University of Memphis Law Review. Recipient, Deans Award for Excellence - Best Memorandum; Deans Award for Excellence - Best Oral Advocate Graduate Assistant Scholarship - Contracts tutor. Former Member, Leo Bearman, Sr. American Inn of Court. Member: American, Tennessee and Memphis Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Corporate Law.Email: L. Clayton Culpepper III

Gennie E. Gieselmann (Associate) born Memphis, Tennessee; admitted to bar, 2006, Tennessee. Education: University of Tennessee (B.A., summa cum laude, 2002; J.D., cum laude, 2006). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Probate; Wills; Intellectual Property; Taxation; Employee Benefits.Email: Gennie E. Gieselmann

Mary C. (Katy) Laster (Associate) born Erie, Pennsylvania, November 14, 1979; admitted to bar, 2007, Tennessee. Education: University of Tennessee (B.A., 2003); University of Memphis (J.D., 2007). Member: Memphis, Tennessee and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Family Law; Labor and Employment; Civil Litigation; Business Litigation.Email: Mary C. (Katy) Laster

Andrea M. McKinnon (Associate) born Memphis, Tennessee, 1973; admitted to bar, 2008, Mississippi and Tennessee. Education: University of Mississippi (B.A., 2003); University of Memphis (Masters, J.D., 2008). Practice Areas: Property Tax Law.

Ashby R. Scott (Associate) born Memphis, Tennessee, February 24, 1978; admitted to bar, 2003, Tennessee. Education: University of Tennessee (B.A., 2000); University of Memphis (J.D., 2003). Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Banking Law.Email: Ashby R. Scott

George V. "Harley" Steffens, IV (Associate) born Memphis, Tennessee, February 16, 1979; admitted to bar, 2006, Tennessee; 2007, Mississippi. Education: University of Georgia (B.A., 2002); University of Memphis (J.D., 2006). Harley Steffens concentrates his law practice in the area of commercial real estate. His practice encompasses all aspects of real estate transactions including entity structure, acquiring, developing, constructing, leasing, managing, and financing commercial real estate developments. Member: Tennessee and Memphis Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Corporate Law.Email: George V. "Harley" Steffens, IV

E. Eugene Thornton, III (Associate) born Sardis, Mississippi, March 2, 1971; admitted to bar, 2002, Tennessee; 2003, Mississippi. Education: Yale University (B.A., 1993); University of Mississippi (J.D., 2002). Member: Tennessee, Mississippi and Memphis Bar Associations; American Health Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Banking Law; Health Care.Email: E. Eugene Thornton, III