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Chernau, Chaffin & Burnsed, PLLC was founded in 1994 by the merger of Stanley M. Chernau and the firm of Chaffin & Burnsed, P.C. Mr. Chernau formerly was the senior partner of Chernau, Milam & Weiss, P.C., which was preceded by Denny, Lackey & Chernau. Chaffin & Burnsed, P.C. was formed in 1989. The two prior firms worked in conjunction with each other in many commercial litigation cases prior to the 1994 merger. Mr. Chernau is now of counsel to the firm. Each member of the firm has experience in complex commercial litigation, as well as residential and commercial real estate transactional work.

Statement of Practice

The firm maintains a general civil practice in federal and state courts, and has traditionally been active in the following fields of law. Commercial and Residential Real Estate (transactional and litigation), General Commercial Litigation, Banking, Securities Class Action Litigation, Copyright, Trademark and Unfair Competition, Employment Law, Creditor's Rights, and Bankruptcy Law. The firm has extensive experience in a wide range of commercial litigation cases, providing defense for its body of existing clients, including commercial banks, developers and general contractors, and also representing plaintiffs, including the representation of plaintiffs in class action and derivative suits of national significance. For many years the firm has carefully chosen its clients, and is proud of its record of building long-lasting relationships of trust with individuals as well as major corporate concerns. To date the firm has by choice remained small in terms of numbers of attorneys, but the size and magnitude of firm clients has been favorably disproportionate to its size.

Representative Clients:

Wachovia Bank, N.A.
Edwin B. Raskins, Co.
Dolly Parton Enterprises
The Jones Company of Tennessee, LLC
Renasant Bank
Belz Enterprises
B & G Wholesalers, Inc.
A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc.
SunTrust Bank
Pinnacle Bank
The Bank of Nashville
First Citizens Bank
Tennessee Commerce Bank
The Cromwell Group of Radio Stations
Enterprise Rent-a-Car
Gish Sherwood & Friends, Inc.
National Bank of Commerce
The Union Bank (Louisiana)
Red Mountain Bank
Front Page Publicity, Inc.
Adex Corporation
Midas, Inc.
Hobbs & Sons, LP
JAH, Inc.
Jim Curley Properties
NOMCO, Inc.

Clients

REPORTED CASES: Harris v. Forklift Systems, Inc., 114 S.Ct. 367 (1993)
Moore v. Moore, 1998 WL 848091 (Tenn. Ct. App.)
In Re: Someday Baby, Inc. v. Trademark Examining Attorney, Serial No. 73/816, 457 (May 18, 1993)
Someday Baby, Inc. v. JTG of Nashville, Inc., 744 F.Supp. 811 (1990).

Address

One American Center
3100 West End Avenue, Suite 550
Nashville, TN 37203, (Davidson Co.)

Phone

Phone: 615-460-7478
Fax: 615-460-7484
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Website

http://www.ccblawfirm.com

Office Hours

Monday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM

MEMBERS OF FIRM

R. Garry Chaffin (Member) born Cookeville, Tennessee, June 10, 1951; admitted to bar, 1979, Tennessee. Education: Tennessee Technological University (B.S., 1972); Nashville School of Law (J.D., 1979); Vanderbilt University (M.L.A.S., 1999). Certified Rule 31 Mediator, Tennessee. Member, Alternative Dispute Resolution Panel, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Tennessee. Member, Independent Review Panel, State of Tennessee, Division of Tenncare. Member: Nashville and Tennessee Bar Associations; Fellow, American College of Mortgage Attorneys, Inc. Practice Areas: Banking; Residential and Commercial Real Estate; Copyright, Trademark and Unfair Competition; Securities Class Actions; General Civil Practice; Civil Litigation; Creditor's Rights; Bankruptcy Law.Email: R. Garry Chaffin

Linda F. Burnsed (Member) born Tallahassee, Florida, March 13, 1962; admitted to bar, 1989, Tennessee. Education: Middle Tennessee State University (B.S., cum laude, 1983); Nashville School of Law (J.D., 1989); Vanderbilt University (M.L.A.S., 1999). Certified Rule 31 Mediator, Tennessee. Member, Alternative Dispute Resolution Panel, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Tennessee. Member, Independent Review Panel, State of Tennessee, Division of Tenncare. Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Copyright, Trademark and Unfair Competition; Employment Law; Residential and Commercial Real Estate Law; Banking; Securities Class Action Litigation.Email: Linda F. Burnsed

Casey Fisher (Member) born Union City, Tennessee, September 16, 1981; Education: University of Kentucky (B.A., magna cum laude, 2004; J.D., 2007). Member: Nashville Bar Association and Lawyer's Association for Women. Practice Areas: Residential and Commercial Real Estate; Creditor's Rights; Bankruptcy Law; General Civil Practice.Email: Casey Fisher

ASSOCIATE

Heather Wood (Associate) born Colorado Springs, Colorado, 1974; admitted to bar, 2006, Tennessee and U.S. District Court, Middle District of Tennessee. Education: Middle Tennessee State University (B.S., 1998); Nashville School of Law (J.D., 2005). Member: Tennessee Bar Association. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Bankruptcy Collections; Bankruptcy Litigation; Creditor Bankruptcy; Foreclosures.Email: Heather Wood