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Address
Suite 340M
222 Second Avenue North
Nashville, Tennessee 37201 (Davidson Co.)
Average Client Review Rating
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Average Peer Review Rating
4.5
out of 5
 Accepts Credit Cards (Main Office) Kay, Griffin, Enkema & Brothers, PLLC focuses its practice on civil litigation in the state and federal courts of Tennessee and the Southeast. The firm is rapidly growing in reputation and represents a number of nationally recognized companies and world renowned artists in addition to some of Tennessee's largest contractors. Statement of PracticeGeneral Civil Trial Practice with an emphasis in the areas of construction, corporate disputes, automobile dealerships, entertainment and employment. The firm also practices personal injury and insurance law, transactional law and alternative dispute resolution including arbitration and mediation. Year Established: 2003
Firm Size: 9
Representative Clients:Roger Miller Music, Inc.
Smith Music Group
Kris Kristofferson
Reba McIntyre
Sawyer Brown
Knestrick Contractor, Inc.
Hawkins Development Corp.
Charles Hawkins Company
Horrell Company
The Conseco Group, Inc.
Suzuki of Nashville
Americredit, Inc.
National Car Credit, Inc.
Charter Communications, Inc.
Edwards & Hotchkiss Architects
Myers Plumbing, Inc.
Southern Electrical Services, Inc.
Centurion Products, Inc.
Werner Enterprises, Inc.
ABF Freight Company, Inc.
Auto Owners Insurance Company
Lancer Insurance Company
Acuity Insurance Company.
Rate InformationFixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
Accepts Major Credit Cards
AddressSuite 340M
222 Second Avenue North
Nashville, TN 37201, (Davidson Co.)
PhonePhone: 615-742-4800
Telefax: 615-742-4801
Websitehttp://www.kaygriffin.com
Office HoursMonday: 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
James D. Kay, Jr. (Partner and Chief Manager) born Nashville, Tennessee, January 15, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, Tennessee and U.S. District Court, Middle District of Tennessee. Education: Balliol College, Oxford, England (1979); Auburn University (B.A., 1982); Washington & Lee University (J.D., 1985). Phi Delta Phi; Omicron Delta Kappa; Mortar Board. Completed over 100 jury trials and mediated over 1100 cases. Ranked as one of Nashville's Best Nine Litigators by the Nashville Business Journal 2004 "Best of the Bar". Listed, Mid-South Super Lawyer 2006 & 2007. Residential general contractor, 1986 . Board Certified Rule 31 Mediator. Member, Board of Professional Responsibility Hearing Disciplinary Committee. Member: Nashville and Tennessee Bar Associations; Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association; Tennessee Association of Construction Counsel. Reported Cases: Waggoner Motors, Inc. v. Waverly Church of Christ, 159 S.W. 3d 42 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2004); Pressman v. Franklin National Bank, 384 F.3d 182; American Child Care, Inc. v. State, 83 S.W.3d 148 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2001); Tomlin by Cockerham v. Warren, 958 S.W.2d 354 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1997); First Inv. Co. v. Allstate Ins. Co., 917 S.W.2d 229 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1994); Miller v. Doe, 873 S.W.2d 346 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1993); McClain v. Kimbrough Const. Co., Inc., 806 S.W.2d 194 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1990); Levy v. Franks, 159 S.W.3d 66 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2004). Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Construction Litigation; Entertainment Litigation; Employment Litigation; Personal Injury; Automotive Franchises and Dealerships; Mediation; Arbitration.Email: James D. Kay, Jr.
John J. Griffin, Jr. (Partner) born St. Louis, Missouri, November 13, 1966; admitted to bar, 1992, Tennessee; 1993, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Tennessee; 2006, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1989); University of Tennessee at Knoxville (J.D., 1992). Ranked as one of Nashville's best eight litigators by the Nashville Business Journal 2004 "Best of the Bar." Named 2005 Nashville Bar Association Pro Bono Volunteer of the Year. Member: Nashville and Tennessee Bar Associations. Reported Cases: Broadcast Music, Inc. v. Roger Miller Music, Inc.; 356 F.3d (6th Cir. 2005). Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation; Personal Injury; Insurance Litigation.Email: John J. Griffin, Jr.
John B. Enkema (Partner) born Nashville, Tennessee, January 9, 1967; admitted to bar, 1994, Tennessee and U.S. District Court, Middle District of Tennessee. Education: University of Tennessee at Knoxville (B.A., cum laude, 1989; J.D., magna cum laude, 1994). Order of the Coif; Phi Kappa Phi. Member: University of Tennessee Law Review; Board of Professional Responsibility Hearing Disciplinary Committee. Reported Cases: American Child Care, Inc. v. State, 83 S.W.3d 148 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2001). Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Construction Litigation.Email: John B. Enkema
Matthew Brothers (Partner) born Woonsocket, Rhode Island, May 10, 1968; admitted to bar, 1993, Tennessee; 1994, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Tennessee. Education: Boston College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1990); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1993). Reported Cases: Waggoner Motors, Inc. v. Waverly Church of Christ, 159 S.W. 3d 42 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2004). Practice Areas: Business Employment Litigation; General Litigation; Business Transactions.Email: Matthew Brothers
ASSOCIATESW.W. Frank Wilbert (Associate) born Nashville, Tennessee, May 16, 1977; admitted to bar, 2003, Tennessee and U.S. District Court, Middle District of Tennessee. Education: David Lipscomb University (B.S., 1999); University of Tennessee School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2003). Phi Kappa Phi; National Honor Society. Managing Editor, University of Tennessee Law Review. Member: Nashville Bar Association; Tennessee Bar Association; American Bar Association; Harry Phillips American Inn of Court (Associate Member). Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation; Insurance Litigation; Construction Litigation; Entertainment Law; Personal Injury.Email: W.W. Frank Wilbert
Benjamin Goldammer (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Tennessee. Education: Xavier University (B.A., magna cum laude, 2004); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 2007). Member: Moot Court Board; Mock Trial; Vanderbilt Trial Advocacy Society. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Benjamin Goldammer
OF COUNSELThomas W. Shumate, IV (Of Counsel) born Nashville, Tennessee, January 18, 1973; admitted to bar, 1998, Tennessee; 1999, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Tennessee and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., cum laude, 1995); University of Notre Dame (J.D., 1998). Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations; Harry Phillips Chapter of the American Inns of Court, 2005-2009. Reported Cases: Stalsworth v. Grummons, 36 S.W.3d 832 (Tenn. App. 2000); Kenyon v. Handal, 122 S.W.3d 743 (Tenn.App.2003). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Business Litigation; Labor and Employment; Appellate Practice; Civil Litigation; Covenants Not To Compete.Email: Thomas W. Shumate, IV
A. Stuart Grimson (Of Counsel) born Vancouver, British Columbia, 1965; admitted to bar, 2006, Tennessee. Education: University of Manitoba (B.A., 2003); University of Memphis School of Law (J.D., 2005). Player, Professional Hockey for the following National Hockey League (NHL) teams: Calgary, Chicago, Anaheim, Detroit, Carolina, and Los Angeles. Retired Member, Nashville Predators, 2003. Executive Vice President and Executive Board Member, National Hockey League Players' Association (NHLPA). In-House Counsel, NHLPA in Toronto, Ontario, 2006-2007. Member of the Board of Directors, Mobile Medicine Disaster Relief of Nashville, TN. Member of the Board of Directors and a Player Advisory Board Member, Hockey Ministries International of Montreal, QC, Since 1998. Member: Tennessee Bar Association. Practice Areas: Civil Practice(100%).
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