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Address
1720 West End Avenue, Suite 300
Nashville, Tennessee 37203 (Davidson Co.)
Average Client Review Rating
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Average Peer Review Rating
4.7
out of 5
(Main Office) Statement of PracticeLitigation, Labor and Employment, Corporate Law, Business Law, Military Law, Family Law, Divorce, Securities, Mergers and Acquisitions, Estate Planning, Bankruptcy. Firm Size: 9
Address1720 West End Avenue, Suite 300
Nashville, TN 37203, (Davidson Co.)
PhonePhone: 615-425-7111
Fax: 615-425-7110
Website
http://www.dsattorneys.com
James H. Drescher (Shareholder) born Hannibal, Missouri, November 3, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, Missouri; 1984, South Carolina; 1991, Tennessee. Education: University of Illinois (B.A., 1978); University of Missouri (J.D., 1982). Phi Kappa Phi; Order of the Coif. Law Foundation Scholar. Member, Missouri Law Review, 1982-1983. Member, Law School Board of Advocates. Regional Participant, ABA Trial Competition, 1981-1982. Recipient: R. Jack Garrett Prize, ATLA Trial Competition Regional Participant; J. Lewis Parks Prize and Law School Certificate of Academic Achievement for Antitrust Law. Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar; South Carolina Bar. [Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Marine Corps Reserve, retired, active duty, 1982-1991]. Practice Areas: Litigation; Family Law; Military Law; Consumer Law; Personal Injury.Email: James H. Drescher
Kevin Hunter Sharp (Shareholder) born Memphis, Tennessee, January 22, 1963; admitted to bar, 1993, Tennessee and U.S. District Court, Middle District of Tennessee; 1996, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 2004, U.S. District Court, Western and Eastern Districts of Tennessee. Education: Christian Brothers College (B.S., summa cum laude, 1990); Vanderbilt University School of Law (J.D., 1993). Listed, Who's Who in American Law. Voted, Best of the Bar, Nashville Business Journal, 2003, 2005-2009. Mid-South SuperLawyers, 2007-2009. Associate Problem Editor, Vanderbilt School of Law Moot Court Board. Attorney, U.S. Congress, Office of Compliance, 1996-1997 and Deputy General Counsel, 1997. Associate, Stokes & Bartholomew, P.A., 1993-1995, 1997-2000. Principal, Stokes Bartholomew Evans & Petree, P.A., 2001-2003. Member, Disciplinary Hearing Committee, Tennessee Board of Professional Responsibility, 2000-2006. Board Member, Lawyers Fund for Client Protection, Tennessee Supreme Court. Member: Nashville (Member, Employment and Civil Rights Committee), Tennessee (Member: Labor and Employment Law Section; Access to Justice Committee) and American (Member: Litigation Section; Labor and Employment Law Section; Employee Rights and Responsibilities Committee) Bar Associations; National Employment Lawyers Association. Fellow: Nashville Bar Foundation. [Petty Officer, U.S. Navy, 1982-1986]. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment(90%); Administrative Law(5%); Civil Litigation(5%).Email: Kevin Hunter Sharp
Bryan E. Pieper (Shareholder) born Biloxi, Mississippi, March 16, 1969; admitted to bar, 1994, Tennessee; U.S. District Court, Middle and Eastern Districts of Tennessee and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1991; J.D., 1994). Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Corporations. President, Vanderbilt Labor Law Society, 1993-1994. Administrative Law Judge: Nashville Electric Employees' Civil Service and Pension Board presiding over hearings between Nashville Electric Service and its employees, 2003-2006. Outside Review Hearing Officer: Metro Nashville School Board presiding over hearings between Nashville schools and their employees, 2004. Frequent speaker on a variety of employment law and HR topics for attorney Continuing Legal Education seminars and HRCI-approved seminars for the Middle Tennessee Society for Human Resource Management. Member: Nashville (Member, Employment Law and Civil Rights Committee), Tennessee and American (Member, Labor and Employment Law Section) Bar Associations. Languages: German. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law; Civil Litigation; Administrative Law.Email: Bryan E. Pieper
Sean J. Martin (Shareholder) born Detroit, Michigan, July 17, 1974; admitted to bar, 1999, Tennessee. Education: University of Tennessee at Knoxville (B.A., 1996; J.D., 1999). Recipient, Award for Academic Excellence, Case Development. Author: column, "Beside the Bench: critical tips for litigation from the cheapest seat in the house," Nashville Bar Journal: "Voir Dire," June 2000; "Opening Statements," August 2000; "Direct Examination," September 2000; "Cross Examination," October 2000; "Closing Arguments," November 2000; "Preparation," December 2000; "Exhibits," February 2001. Member: Nashville and Tennessee Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Criminal Defense; DUI/DWI; Personal Injury.Email: Sean J. Martin
David E. Heller (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1994, Pennsylvania and New Jersey; 1996, Tennessee. Education: Carnegie Mellon University (B.S., Information Systems and Mathmatics, 1984); Widener University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1994) Phi Delta Phi; Georgetown University Law Center (LL.M., Taxation, with honors, 1995). Widener Moot Court Honor Society Executive Board; Young Leader's Council, Nashville; Gilda's Club, Volunteer Presenter; Jewish Community Center, Finance Committee Member; Jewish Family Services, Board Member, Committee Member; Friends of the Nashville Zoo, Board Member, Committee Member. Member: Nashville (Member, Estate Planning Committee) and Tennessee Bar Associations; Nashville Estate Planning Council. Practice Areas: Estate Planning.Email: David E. Heller
Elliott W. Jones (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1975, Tennessee and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.E., 1971; J.D., 1975). Associate Editor, Vanderbilt Law Review. Law Clerk, Chief Judge, Harry Phillips, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit, 1975-1976. Member: Nashville (Chairman, Corporate and Commercial Committee) and Tennessee Bar Associations; American Bankruptcy Institute. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Chapter 11; Corporate; Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities.Email: Elliott W. Jones
——————————Stacey Schlitz (Associate) born Elyria, Ohio, April 9, 1968; admitted to bar, 2003, Tennessee and New York. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.Mus., 1990); Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University (J.D., 2003); Georgetown University (LL.M., Taxation, 2004). Executive Editor, Cardozo Journal of International and Comparative Law, 2002-2003. Author, Note, "How the Petroleum Addict Negotiates With the Dealer: Challenges to the Bush Administration's North American Energy Policy," 11 Cardozo J. Int'l & Comp. L. 177 (2003). Member: Country Music Association; National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences. Editor, Tennessee Bar Association Entertainment & Sports Newsletter (2008-2009). Presenter at Tennessee Bar Association Entertainment & Sports Section CLE "When You Say Nothing At All: How Lawyers Can Learn From Songwriters" (2008). Member: Nashville (Member, Sections on: Entertainment & Sports; Tax) and Tennessee (Member, Sections on: Entertainment & Sports; Tax) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Entertainment Law; Entertainment Litigation; Taxation; Trusts and Estates Taxation; Federal Taxation; State Taxation; Trademarks; Estate Planning.Email: Stacey Schlitz
OF COUNSELTracey A. Kinslow (Of Counsel) born Winchester, Tennessee; admitted to bar, 1995, Tennessee; U.S. District Court, Middle District of Tennessee; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces. Education: Princeton University (A.B., Economics, 1991); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1994). In-House Counsel with HCA, 1999-2004. AVP of Contracting and Supplier Development with HCA, 2004-2006. Founder - T2K Consultant Group, 2006. Deputy Staff Judge Advocate with the 118th Airlift Wing, Nashville, Tennessee, 2002. Board Chair, Matthew Walker Comprehensive Health Center, 2009. Member, Stormwater Management Committee, Metropolitan Davidson County, 2004. Board Member, Boy Scouts of America, Middle Tennessee Council, 2002. Eagle Scout, 1986. Member: Tennessee Bar Association; United States Air Force Court of Criminal Appeals. [2nd Lieutenant, U.S. Air Force, 1991-1995; 1st Lieutenant, U.S. Air Force, 1995-1996; Captain, U.S. Air Force, 1996-2003; Major, Tennessee Air National Guard, U.S. Air Force, 2003]. Practice Areas: Health Care; Labor and Employment; Immigration and Naturalization; Litigation.Email: Tracey A. Kinslow
David N. Burn (Of Counsel) born Holyoke, Massachusetts, January 9, 1953; admitted to bar, 1980, Tennessee; 1985, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Tennessee; 1986, U.S. District Court, Western District of Tennessee; 1987, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1975); University of Memphis (J.D., 1980). Staff Attorney, Securities Division, Department of Commerce and Insurance, State of Tennessee 1981-1985. Private Practice, Nashville, Tennessee, 1985-2004. Vice President and General Counsel, M633, Inc. 2005-2008. At-large Board Member, US Lacrosse, Inc., 2000-2004. Counsel to the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of US Lacrosse, Inc., 2004-2008. Practice Areas: Business Formation; Business Litigation; Business Transactions; Bankruptcy Chapter 11; Blue Sky Law; Broker-Dealer Regulation; FINRA Arbitration; Private Placement; Securities Litigation.Email: David N. Burn
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