Stites & Harbison, PLLC, is a preeminent law firm based in strategic Southeastern locations and sought by business and institutional clients nationwide for sophisticated transactions, difficult litigation and complex regulatory matters. Stites & Harbison is a full service firm practicing through departmental groupings with specialty and industry teams whose seven locations function as a single law office. The firm, which traces its origins to 1832, has been the Kentucky editor of the Martindale-Hubbell Law Digest since 1917.

Certificates of Specialization are available to Tennessee lawyers in all areas of practice relating to or included in the areas of Civil Trial, Criminal Trial, Business Bankruptcy, Consumer Bankruptcy, Creditor's Rights, Medical Malpractice, Legal Malpractice, Accounting Malpractice, Elder Law, Estate Planning and Family Law. Listing of related or included practice areas herein does not constitute or imply a representation of certification of specialization.

The attorneys of Stites & Harbison are not certified as specialists in any practice area for which certification is available by the Tennessee Commission on Continuing Legal Education and Specialization, with the sole exception of Robert C. Goodrich, Jr., who is certified in Business Bankruptcy.

Reviser of the Kentucky Law Digest for this Directory.

Statement of Practice

General Civil Practice in all State and Federal Courts. Acquisitions, Divestitures and Mergers, Administrative Hearings and Appeals, Admiralty, Antitrust, Appellate Practice, Aviation, Banking, Bankruptcy, Charitable Trusts and Foundations, Commercial, Complex Litigation, Construction, Corporation, Defense of Legal and Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury, Dissolution of Marriage, Employment, Environmental, Equine, Estate Planning and Probate Administration, Health Care, Insurance Defense, Labor Legislative Practice, Litigation, Mineral, Planning and Zoning, Public Finance, Products Liability Litigation, Real Estate, Securities, Social Security Disability, Taxation (Local, State, Federal Income, Estate and Gift), Toxic Torts Litigation, Trust(s) and Utilities. Intellectual Property, including Patents (Mechanical, Biochemical, Chemical, Computer, Medical, Metallurgical, Pharmaceutical, Electromechanical), Trademarks, Copyrights, and Trade Secrets, Franchising and Licensing Law, and Litigation Related to Intellectual Property Matters, including Infringement, Unfair Competition, and Deceptive Trade Practices.

Firm Affiliations

TOLEDO GROUP NETWORK

Representative Clients:

Adams USA, Inc.
Aegon USA Investment Management, Inc.
A.H. Belo Corporation
Alcoa Fujikura Ltd.
Alstom Power
Ambrake Corporation
American Electric Power Service Corporation (Kentucky Power Co.)
American General Corporation
American Institute of Steel Construction, Inc.
Anthem Inc.
Bank One, Kentucky, N.A.
Baptist Healthcare System
The Beck Group
BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc.
Beverly Enterprises, Inc.
Brainstorm USA LLC
Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc.
Brown-Forman Corporation
Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation
Caldwell Tanks, Inc.
Catskill Development, LLC
CHA HMO, Inc.
Dynergy Power Corp.
Electrolux LLC
Fidelity National Bank
Fleet Financial Corp.
Fortune Brands
Frontier Insurance Corporation
GE Capital Corporation
GlaxoSmithKline
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
International Port of Kentucky
James N. Gray Company
Holder Construction Company
ITT Financial
J.P. Morgan Mortgage Capital
Kajima Construction Services, Inc.
Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority (KEDFA)
KFC Corporation
Lexington-Fayette Urban County Airport Board
Life Insurance Company of Georgia
Louisville Regional Airport Authority
Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority
Microsoft
Modis Professional Services, Inc.
National City Bank of Kentucky
National Health Investors, Inc.
National Renal Alliance, LLC
New Life Corporation of America
New York Department of Insurance
Northern Life Insurance Company
Pizza Magia International, LLC
Presco Steel, Inc.
Purdue Pharma LP
Regions Bank
Lin R.Rogers Electrical Contractors
Russell Athletic Corporation
Southern Land Company
Steel Technologies, Inc.
Stock Yards Bank & Trust Co.
SunTrust Bank
Synaxis Group, Inc.
ThermoView Industries, Inc.
Tricon Global Restaurants
Tyson Foods, Inc.
Union Planters Bank, N.A.
University Medical Center, Inc.
University of Kentucky
University of Louisville
Vanderbilt University
Whayne Supply Company
Zurich American Insurance Companies.

Former Names

(Formerly Farris, Warfield & Kanaday, PLC)

Address

SunTrust Plaza
401 Commerce Street, Suite 800
Nashville, TN 37219, (Davidson Co.)

Phone

Phone: 615-244-5200
Fax: 615-782-2371

Website

http://www.stites.com

Firm/Affiliate Offices

MEMBERS

Jeffrey R. King (Member) born McComb, Mississippi, January 1, 1949; admitted to bar, 1973, Mississippi; 1985, Tennessee. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1970); Tulane University (J.D., 1973). Law Clerk to Presiding Justice Henry Lee Rodgers, Mississippi Supreme Court, 1973-1974. Member: Nashville (Chairman, Real Estate Committee, 1997), Davidson County, Tennessee and American Bar Associations; Mississippi State Bar. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Zoning, Planning and Land Use; Commercial Transactions; Banking.Email: Jeffrey R. King

Warren H. Wild, Jr. (Member) born McComb, Mississippi, September 14, 1948; admitted to bar, 1973, Tennessee and Mississippi. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., cum laude, 1970; J.D., 1973). Member: Nashville (Chairman, Real Estate Committee, 2003) and Tennessee (Chairman, Real Estate Section, 1988-1989; Secretary-Treasurer, Real Estate Section, 1987-1988) Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar. [Lt., JAGC, U.S. Navy, 1974-1977]. Transactions: Vast experience in commercial real estate including representation of developers, buyers, sellers and managers of office buildings, shopping malls, shopping centers and apartment complexes; and real estate lending representing borrowers and lenders, including representation of a major insurance company in all of its lending in North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate(50%); Lending Law(50%).Email: Warren H. Wild, Jr.

Robert Norman Buchanan III (Member) born Nashville, Tennessee, March 27, 1948; admitted to bar, 1974, Tennessee. Education: Davidson College (B.S., 1970); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1974). Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American (Member: Real Property and Probate Section; Business Law Section; Health Law Section) Bar Associations. [Capt., USAR]. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Secured Transactions; Commercial Law.Email: Robert Norman Buchanan III

Julian L. Bibb (Member) born Decatur, Alabama, October 18, 1951; admitted to bar, 1977, Tennessee. Education: University of the South (B.A., 1973); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1977). Administrative Editor, Vanderbilt Law Review, 1976-1977. Member: Nashville, Williamson County, Tennessee and American Bar Associations; Lawyers Association for Women. Fellow: Tennessee Bar Foundation; Nashville Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Commercial Banking.Email: Julian L. Bibb

A. Stuart Campbell (Member) born Cleveland, Ohio, January 11, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, Georgia; 1980, Tennessee. Education: Emory University (B.A., cum laude, 1975); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1978). Phi Alpha Theta. Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American (Member, Section of Business Law; Negotiated Acquisitions Committee) Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia; American Health Lawyers Association; National Association of Bond Lawyers. Fellow: Nashville Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Loan Syndication; Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Law; Debt and Equity Finance; Tax Exempt Securities.Email: A. Stuart Campbell

Charles A. Grice (Member) born Washington, D.C., February 14, 1952; admitted to bar, 1980, Tennessee. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1974); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., cum laude, 1980); Emory University (LL.M., Taxation, 1982). Delta Theta Phi. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Contracts and Estate Planning. Associate Editor, The American Journal of Trial Advocacy, 1979-1980. Member: Nashville and Tennessee Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Tax-Exempt Securities; Commercial Transactions; Banking Law.Email: Charles A. Grice

Michael Hinchion (Member) born Chicago, Illinois, January 27, 1953; admitted to bar, 1980, Indiana; 1984, Tennessee. Education: Indiana University (A.B., 1975; M.B.A., 1980; J.D., 1980). Phi Beta Kappa; Beta Gamma Sigma. Certified Public Accountant: Illinois, 1976 and Indiana, 1981. Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Taxation(40%); Corporate Law(40%); International Business Transactions(20%).Email: Michael Hinchion

William L. Penny (Member) born Memphis, Tennessee, September 4, 1953; admitted to bar, 1981, Tennessee, U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Tennessee and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Tennessee at Knoxville (B.A., 1975); Nashville School of Law (J.D., 1981). Tennessee Editor, "The Environmental Due Diligence Guide," BNA. Principal Author, "A Practical Guide to Environmental Law in Tennessee." Instructor, Nashville School of Law, 1999—. General Counsel: Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, 1991-1992; Tennessee Department of Health and Environment, 1984-1991. Member: Nashville (Founding Chair, Environmental Law Committee, 1993), Tennessee (Founding Chair, 1991-1992 and Member, Executive Committee, 1992—, Environmental Law Section) and American (Co-Chair, Dispute Resolution Committee, Administrative Law Section, 1988-1990; Vice Chair: Solid Waste Committee, 2000-2002; Keystone Committee, 2005-2006; 2005 Fall Meeting Committee; Chair, Committee of State and Regional Cooperation, 2003-2005 and Council Member, 2005—, Environment, Energy and Resources Section) Bar Associations. Special Agencies: Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation; Tennessee Department of Health. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Administrative Law; Regulatory Law.Email: William L. Penny

Pamela A. Taylor (Member) born Fort Worth, Texas, April 26, 1954; admitted to bar, 1982, Georgia; 1986, Massachusetts; 1987, Tennessee. Education: Texas A & M University (B.A., 1976); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 1981). Delta Theta Phi. Member, Moot Court Board. Member: Massachusetts, Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Domestic Relations.Email: Pamela A. Taylor

Robert C. Goodrich, Jr. (Member) born Perth Amboy, New Jersey, June 11, 1956; admitted to bar, 1983, Tennessee, U.S. District Court, Middle, Western and Eastern Districts of Tennessee and U.S. Court of Appeals, Third, Sixth and Eleventh Circuits. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., with distinction, 1978); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1983). Elliot Cheatham Scholar. Managing Editor, Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law, 1982-1983. Member, Vanderbilt Legal Aid Society, 1980-1983. Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations; American Bankruptcy Institute. Fellow: Nashville Bar Foundation. (Certified Business Bankruptcy Law Specialist, Tennessee Commission on Continuing Legal Education and Specialization). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Banking Law; Creditors' Rights; Bankruptcy.Email: Robert C. Goodrich, Jr.

Katherine Simpson Allen (Member) born Nashville, Tennessee, April 10, 1951; admitted to bar, 1985, Tennessee. Education: Emory University (B.A., 1972); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1985). Order of the Coif. Author: "Belly Up Down in the Dumps: Bankruptcy and Hazardous Waste Cleanup," 38 Vanderbilt Law Review 1037 (1985); Tennessee Practice: Uniform Commercial Code Forms and Commentary, Annual Supplements to Volumes 1, 2 and 2A (2d Ed., West Publishing Co., 1987-2000). President, Mid-South Commercial Law Institute, 1998. Co-Editor, Commercial Law Newsletter, 1997-2000. Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations; Lawyers Association for Women; Tennessee Lawyers Association for Women. Practice Areas: Commercial Loans; Equipment Leasing; E-Commerce; Uniform Commercial Code.Email: Katherine Simpson Allen

Gregory D. Smith (Member) born Bitburg, Germany, October 13, 1955; admitted to bar, 1985, Tennessee; 1989, U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Tennessee. Education: University of Tennessee (B.A., with high honors, 1978); University of Wales, Swansea, Wales; Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1985). Recipient: American Jurisprudence Awards, Contracts and Criminal Constitutional Law; Joseph G. Cummings, Sr. Pro Bono Volunteer of the Year Award, Nashville Bar Association, 1996. Editor, Nashville Docket, 1989. Member: Committee for Continuing Legal Education. Member, Board of Directors, Nashville Pro Bono, Inc., 1997-1998; Board of Directors, Nashville Bar Association, 2002-2004. Named one of 100 Best Lawyers in Nashville by Nashville Business Journal ("Best of the Bar"), 2003. Frequent contributor to seminars on domestic relations and ethics. Member: Nashville (Chairman: Juvenile Court Committee, 2001; Circuit and Chancery Court Committee, 2004, 2005; Member, Board of Directors, 2002-2004) and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Domestic Relations(70%); Commercial Litigation(15%); Appellate Practice(10%); Bankruptcy(5%).Email: Gregory D. Smith

Garry K. Grooms (Member) born Prattville, Alabama, September 11, 1959; admitted to bar, 1987, Tennessee. Education: Auburn University (B.S., with highest honors, 1982); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1987). Phi Kappa Phi. Member, Moot Court Board. Recipient, Vanderbilt Law Review Associate Editor's Award. Member, Vanderbilt Law Review, 1986-1987. Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation.Email: Garry K. Grooms

Dianna Baker Shew (Member) born Morgantown, West Virginia, September 10, 1960; admitted to bar, 1987, Tennessee. Education: University of Missouri (A.B., Biology, with honors, 1982); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1987). Phi Beta Kappa. Curators' Scholar; University Scholar; National Merit Scholar. Member, Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law, 1985-1987. Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American (Member, Litigation and Employment Sections) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Employment Law; Product Liability Litigation.Email: Dianna Baker Shew

Joseph J. Jensen (Member) born Milwaukee, Wisconsin, May 23, 1957; admitted to bar, 1985, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana; 1994, Tennessee, U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan and U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1999, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin; 2001, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Tennessee. Education: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (B.B.A., Business Law, with emphasis in Economics and Finance, 1980); Valparaiso University (J.D., 1984). Law Clerk, Indiana Court of Appeals, 1984-1986. Member: Indiana and Tennessee Bar Associations; Tennessee John Marshall American Inn of Court. Practice Areas: Banks and Banking(60%); Real Estate Finance(20%); Real Estate(10%); Business Law(10%).Email: Joseph J. Jensen

Stephen H. Price (Member) born Jackson, Mississippi, December 26, 1963; admitted to bar, 1991, Tennessee. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.S., magna cum laude, 1986); University of Virginia (J.D., 1989). Executive Editor, Virginia Law Review, 1988-1989. Author, "The Sinking of the 'Captain of the Ship': Reexamining the Vicarious Liability of an Operating Surgeon for the Negligence of Assisting Hospital Personnel," 10 J. of Legal Medicine 323, 1989. Co-Author: "Job Abandonment or Legal Leave?" Nashville Bus. L.J., at 10 (Winter 1996). Law Clerk to Hon. Will Garwood, Circuit Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, 1989-1990. Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American (Member, Employment Law Committee) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Employment Law; Intellectual Property Litigation.Email: Stephen H. Price

John Bryan Echols (Member) born Birmingham, Alabama, July 14, 1954; admitted to bar, 1981, Tennessee; 1998, Georgia. Education: United States Air Force Academy (B.S., 1976); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1981). Member: Nashville, Williamson County, Tennessee and American Bar Associations. [Lieutenant Colonel (Ret.), U.S. Air Force, 1976-1998]. Practice Areas: Leases and Leasing(15%); Secured Finance(15%); Zoning, Planning and Land Use(10%); Land Acquisitions(10%); Planned Unit Development Law(10%); Real Estate Development(10%); Condominium Development(10%); Conservation Easements(10%); Homeowners Association Law(5%); Real Estate Exchanges(5%).Email: John Bryan Echols

Ronald G. Steen, Jr. (Member) born Oxford, Mississippi, February 16, 1971; admitted to bar, 1996, Alabama; 2000, Tennessee. Education: David Lipscomb College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1992); University of Alabama (J.D., 1996). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Commercial Litigation.Email: Ronald G. Steen, Jr.

Richard Showse Myers, Jr. (Member) born Cleveland, Mississippi, January 28, 1969; admitted to bar, 1994, Tennessee and South Carolina; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Delta State University (B.S., Chemistry, 1991); University of Mississippi (J.D., 1994). Patent Examiner, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 1995-1997. Member: Tennessee and American Bar Associations; South Carolina Bar; American Intellectual Property Association; Tennessee Intellectual Property Law Association; Association of University Technology Managers. Practice Areas: Patents; Intellectual Property Litigation.Email: Richard Showse Myers, Jr.

Cathy Carpenter Speers (Member) born Nashville, Tennessee; admitted to bar, 1995, Georgia; 1997, Tennessee. Education: Auburn University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1991); University of Alabama School of Law (J.D., 1994). Bench and Bar Legal Honor Society, Dean's Award, 1994. Law and Psychology Review, (Student Works Editor); Dean Nathaniel Hansford Service and Leadership Award, 1994. Rule 31 Mediator. Member: Nashville (Member, Domestic Relations Committee, Juvenile Court Committee) and Tennessee Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Family Law(100%).Email: Cathy Carpenter Speers

Alexandra MacKay (Member) born Lansing, Michigan; admitted to bar, 2000, Tennessee; U.S. District Court, Middle and Western Districts of Tennessee; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth and Federal Circuits. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.Mus., 1997); University of Michigan (J.D., 2000). Member: Nashville Bar Association; Tennessee Bar Association; American Bar Association; International Trademark Association; Lawyers Association for Women. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property.Email: Alexandra MacKay

SENIOR ATTORNEY

James B. Johnson (Senior Attorney) born Chattanooga, Tennessee, April 26, 1960; admitted to bar, 1992, Tennessee. Education: University of Tennessee (B.S., 1983; J.D., 1992). Practice Areas: Employment Law; Civil Litigation; Contracts; Personal Injury.Email: James B. Johnson

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Elizabeth Harris Ferguson (Associate) born Chattanooga, Tennessee, April 13, 1973; admitted to bar, 1999, Tennessee and Georgia. Education: University of the South (B.A., Philosophy, 1995); University of Tennessee at Knoxville (J.D., 1999). Order of the Barristers. Member, National Moot Court Team. Recipient: Susan B. DeVitt National Moot Court Award for Outstanding Writing and Oral Advocacy, 1998; John C. Baugh Memorial Achievement Award for Moot Court Oral Advocacy, 1999; Gunn, Ogden & Sullivan Moot Court Brief Writing Award, 1999. Member: Nashville, Tennessee, Federal and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia; Lawyers' Association for Women. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Civil Litigation; Employment Law.Email: Elizabeth Harris Ferguson

James C. Cotey (Associate) born Murfreesboro, Tennessee, December 28, 1971; admitted to bar, 2000, Tennessee and Georgia. Education: Furman University (B.A., History, Political Science, 1994); University of Tennessee College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2000). Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Real Estate.Email: James C. Cotey

John M. McDonald (Associate) born Nashville, Tennessee, October 15, 1973; admitted to bar, 2000, Tennessee. Education: University of Georgia (B.A., Economics, 1996); University of Memphis (J.D., cum laude, 2000); University of Florida (LL.M., Taxation, 2005). Phi Delta Phi. Member, University of Memphis Law Review. Member: Nashville and Tennessee Bar Associations; Nashville Estate Planning Council. Practice Areas: Estate Planning(60%); Corporate Services(20%); Taxation(15%); Charitable Giving(5%).Email: John M. McDonald

James R. Michels (Associate) born Baltimore, Maryland, January 31, 1976; admitted to bar, 2001, Tennessee; 2002, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Tennessee; 2004, U.S. District Court, Western District of Tennessee and U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit; 2005, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee; 2007, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 2008, U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., cum laude, 1998; J.D., 2001). Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law; Professional Authorities Editor; Author: Note, "U.K. Charity Law: Is it Creating a True Democracy of Giving?," 34 Vand. J. Transnat'l L. 169 (2001). Member: Nashville Bar Association; Tennessee Bar Association; American Bar Association; International Trademark Association. Reported Cases: Microsoft Corp. v. Sellers, 411 F.Supp.2d 913 (E.D. Tenn. 2006). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Technology Law.Email: James R. Michels

Alexander C. Waddey (Associate) admitted to bar, 2001, Tennessee. Education: University of Virginia McIntire School of Commerce (B.S., 1995); University of Tennessee College of Law (J.D., 2001). Member: Nashville and Tennessee Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Real Estate Acquisitions; Real Estate Development; Banking Law; Commercial Lending.Email: Alexander C. Waddey

Edward H. Burrell, III (Associate) admitted to bar, 2001, Tennessee and U.S. District Court, Western District of Tennessee. Education: University of Tennessee at Knoxville (B.S., Accounting, cum laude, 1998); University of Mississippi School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2001). Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate; Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Law; Contracts.Email: Edward H. Burrell, III

Donna L. Roberts (Associate) born 1975; admitted to bar, 2002, Tennessee. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1997); Pepperdine University School of Law (J.D., 2002). Lead Articles Editor, Pepperdine Law Review, 2001-2002. Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations; Law Association for Women. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Employment Litigation.Email: Donna L. Roberts

Tara Mooney Aaron (Associate) born Teaneck, New Jersey, July 5, 1975; admitted to bar, 2004, Tennessee. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., English, cum laude, 1997); University of Tennessee at Knoxville (J.D., with high honors, 2004). Order of the Coif; Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Dean's Advisory Council, University of Tennessee; Tennessee Law Review. Law Clerk, Office of the General Counsel, University of Tennessee. Co-Author: "Performance Royalty in Sound Recordings," ABA Committee Report, April 2008. Member: Country Music Association; Americana Music Association; National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences; Board of Trustees, U.S.A. Copyright Society, 2009-2010. Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American (Member, Intellectual Property Section; Member, Entertainment, Arts, and Sports Law Committee, Young Lawyers Division) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Trademarks; Copyrights; Intellectual Property Licensing; Media Law; Entertainment Law.Email: Tara Mooney Aaron

William Charles Ferrell, Jr. (Associate) born 1973; admitted to bar, 2005, Kentucky; U.S. District Court, Western and Eastern Districts of Kentucky; U.S. Court Appeals, Federal Circuit; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. (Not admitted in Tennessee). Education: University of Louisville - Speed Scientific School (B.S., Mechanical Engineering, with honors, 1999); Louis D. Brandeis School of Law at the University of Louisville (J.D., magna cum laude, 2005). Phi Kappa Phi; Brandeis Honor Society; Recipient, Harry B. O'Donnell III Memorial Scholarship; Stites & Harbison Scholar; Diversity Committee; 2003-2004 Honor Council; Best Note, Honorable Mention, Brandeis Law Journal, Volume 42; Labor Law Moot Court Team, 2004; Editor-in-Chief, Brandeis Law Journal. Member: Louisville (Member, Intellectual Property Section), Kentucky and American Bar Associations; American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA). Practice Areas: Patent Litigation(90%); Patent Prosecution(8%); Intellectual Property(2%).Email: William Charles Ferrell, Jr.

Campbell C. Steele (Associate) born 1980; admitted to bar, 2005, Tennessee. Education: University of Tennessee at Knoxville (B.S., Communications, 1999); University of Memphis (J.D., 2005). Phi Alpha Delta (Membership Chairman). Quarterfinalist, Freshman Moot Court Competition. Recipient: Dean's Distinguished Service Award; Dean's Award for Excellence, Outstanding Appellate Brief. Member, Editorial Board, University of Memphis Law Review, 2004-2005. Author: "Burroughs v. Magee: The Tennessee Supreme Court Extends a Physician's Duty to the Motoring Public to Warn Patients of the Effects of Taking Medication While Driving But Declines to Extend a Duty to Third Parties for Negligent Prescription Decisions," 35 U.Mem.L.Rev 173 (2004); "Attorneys Beware: Metadata's Impact on Privilege, Work-Product and the Ethical Rules," 35 U.Mem.L.Rev. 907 (2005) Practice Areas: Real Estate; Real Estate Finance.Email: Campbell C. Steele

William D. Wright, Jr. (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Tennessee. Education: Rollins College (B.A., Philosophy, 1994); Vanderbilt University (Master of Theological Studies, 1996); University of Tennessee at Knoxville (J.D., 2005). First Place, ASCAP Nathan Burkan Memorial Competition, 2004. Recipient: Merchant & Gould Excellence in Intellectual Property Award; ABA/BNA Award for Excellence in the Study of Intellectual Property Law. Member: American Health Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Health Law.Email: William D. Wright, Jr.

Miranda R. Christy (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Tennessee. Education: Kentucky Wesleyan College (B.A., Religion and Philosophy, 2001); Vanderbilt University Divinity School (Master of Theological Studies, 2003); University of Tennessee College of Law (J.D., 2006). Member: Dean's Advisory Council; Class Gift Council; Student Bar Association. New Student Advisor. Recipient: Third Year Editor's Prize; National Association of Women Lawyers Award; Outstanding Pro Bono Service Award; Dean's Citation for Extraordinary Contributions to the College of Law; Marion S. Griffin Scholarship; National Association of Women Judges Scholarship. Managing Editor, Tennessee Law Review. Member: Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program; Hamilton Burnett Chapter, American Inns of Court; James Reuben Clark Society; Innocence Project. Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations; Lawyers Association for Women. Practice Areas: Real Estate Practice.Email: Miranda R. Christy

Rebecca K. McKelvey (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Tennessee. Education: Belmont University (B.S., Political Economy and Broadcast Journalism, summa cum laude, 2003); Mercer University, Walter F. George School of Law (J.D., 2006). Member, Bootle Inn of Court, Macon, Georgia, 2005-2006. Moot Court, 2005; Georgia Intrastate Competition Team (Second Place Oralist). Legal Writing Certificate Program. Vice President, Legal Aid Clinic, 2004-2005. Lead Articles Editor, Mercer Law Review. Author, Casenote, "Blakely v. Washington: Criminal Sentencing and the Sixth Amendment Limitation on Judicial Factfinding," 56 Mercer L. Rev. 1079 (2005). Member, International Child Abduction Attorney Network (ICAAN). Volunteer, Saddle-Up Equine Therapy Program. Member, Tennessee Justice Center Development Committee. Member, Belmont University Alumni Board of Directors. Member: Nashville, Tennessee, and American Bar Associations; Christian Legal Society (President, 2005-2006). Practice Areas: Family Law(100%).Email: Rebecca K. McKelvey

Lauren Paxton Roberts (Associate) born Johnstown, Pennsylvania; admitted to bar, 2005, Virginia; 2006, Tennessee. Education: Washington & Lee University (B.S., Accounting and Business Administration, magna cum laude, 2002); Washington & Lee University (J.D., 2005). Phi Delta Phi. Chair, Executive Board, Moot Court. Member, Mock Trial Team. Honor Advocate. Recipient: Wood Foundation and Washington and Lee Academic Scholarships; Charles V. Laughlin Award. Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: Business Litigation.Email: Lauren Paxton Roberts

Melissa C. Hunter (Associate) born Dallas, Texas, February 19, 1982; admitted to bar, 2007, Tennessee. Education: Lipscomb University (B.A., Psychology, summa cum laude, 2004); University of Tennessee at Knoxville (J.D., 2007). Logistics Chair, Speaker Series Committee. Recipient, Frank Benson Creekmore Memorial Award. Executive Editor, 2006-2007 and Member, Tennessee Law Review. Articles Editor, Transactions: The Tennessee Journal of Business Law, 2006-2007. Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Intellectual Property Litigation; Patent Litigation; Trademarks; Copyrights; Business Litigation.Email: Melissa C. Hunter

Paul Allen England (Associate) born Jackson, Tennessee, November 18, 1979; admitted to bar, 2007, Tennessee. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., Economics and History, 2002); Nashville School of Law (J.D., 2007). Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Real Estate Finance; Banking Law; Commercial Lending.Email: Paul Allen England

Christina Bodewig Davidow (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, Tennessee; 2009, Florida. Education: Emory University School of Law (J.D. 2008); Florida International University (B.A., Marketing, 2005). Dean's List. Book Award Advanced Civil Trial Techniques. LEED AP. Member: American, Tennessee and Nashville Bar Associations; National Association of Women Lawyers; Law Association for Women. Languages: Spanish, Italian, German. Practice Areas: Administrative Law; Environmental Law; Mining Law; Natural Resources; Toxic Tort Defense.Email: Christina Bodewig Davidow

COUNSEL

Russell H. Hippe, Jr. (Counsel) born Montgomery, Alabama; admitted to bar, 1965, Alabama and Tennessee; 1967, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Tennessee and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1997, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., Economics, cum laude, 1961; J.D., 1964). Commissioner of Finance and Administration, State of Tennessee, 1971-1972. United States Bankruptcy Judge, Middle District of Tennessee, 1978-1981. Associate Member, National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges. Member: Tennessee and American Bar Associations. Fellow: American College of Bankruptcy. [Captain (Ret.), U.S. Naval Reserve, Naval Aviator, Naval Intelligence Officer, Recipient of Naval Commendation Medal (for meritorious leadership achievement)]. Practice Areas: Creditors Rights; Bankruptcy.Email: Russell H. Hippe, Jr.

Madison L. Martin (Counsel) born Nashville, Tennessee, January 7, 1973; admitted to bar, 1999, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 2001, Delaware; 2002, U.S. District Court, District of Delaware; 2004, Tennessee and U.S. District Court, Middle District of Tennessee; 2005, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Tennessee and U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 2006, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 2007, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., cum laude, 1996); University of Michigan Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 1999). Order of the Coif, 1999. Law Clerk to Honorable Milton I. Shadur, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, 1999-2000. Author, "Changes Effective October 17, 2005," Financial Institutions Advisor, October 2005. Co-Author: with Robert C. Goodrich Jr., "Money in the 'Till', Norton Bankruptcy Law Advisor, No. 10, October 2004 and "Emptying the 'Till,' The Sixth Circuit Sequel," Norton Bankruptcy Law Advisor, June 2006. Speaker: "Fundamentals of Bankruptcy Law and Procedure in Delaware," NBI Seminar, 2004; "Overcoming the Challenges of Complex Bankruptcy Cases in Tennessee," NBI Seminar, December 2005. Board Member, Morning Star Sanctuary. Rule 31 Mediator. Member: Nashville, Tennessee (Member, Executive Council, Bankruptcy Section), Delaware State and American Bar Associations; American Bankruptcy Institute; Lawyers Association for Women. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation(50%); Creditors Rights(25%); Bankruptcy(25%).Email: Madison L. Martin

OF COUNSEL

Charles H. Warfield (Of Counsel) born Clarksville, Tennessee, October 18, 1924; admitted to bar, 1949, Tennessee. Education: University of the South and Vanderbilt University (A.B., 1947); Vanderbilt University (LL.B., 1949). Phi Delta Phi; Order of the Coif. Member, Vanderbilt Law Review, 1947-1948. Lecturer, Vanderbilt Law School, 1958-1961. Chairman, Law Revision Commission, 1968. Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations; American College of Trial Lawyers. [United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1946].Email: Charles H. Warfield

Bradley A. MacLean (Of Counsel) born Evanston, Illinois, July 15, 1950; admitted to bar, 1981, Tennessee. Education: Stanford University (A.B., 1973); Emory University (M.A.T., 1974); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1981). Order of the Coif. Recipient, Founders Medal and Dean's Award. Professional Awards: Nashville Bar Association Liberty Bell Award, 1997; Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Lionel Barrett Award, 1998. Co-Author: MacLean and MacLean, West's Federal Forms, Volume 6 and 6A, Bankruptcy Procedure and Forms, 2nd Ed., West Publishing Co., 1993; MacLean and MacLean, Tennessee Practice Volumes 3 and 4, Rules of Civil Procedure Annotated, 2nd Ed., West Publishing Co., 1989 and Tennessee Practice Volumes 5 and 6, Tennessee Civil Procedure Forms, 2nd Ed., West Publishing Co., 1987. Adjunct Professor, Vanderbilt University Law School (trial advocacy, capital case litigation), 1993—. Executive Director, The Tennessee Justice Project. Member: Nashville (Member, Bankruptcy Section) and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Creditors Rights; Bankruptcy; Commercial Litigation; Post-Conviction Capital Case Litigation.Email: Bradley A. MacLean

Daniel W. Small (Of Counsel) born Fayetteville, North Carolina, April 6, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, Tennessee. Education: Harvard University (A.B., 1975); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1978). Author: "A Wimmer's Tale," Tennessee Bankers Magazine (January 2008); "Does Your Bank Have the Right Stuff to Be Public," Tennessee Bankers Magazine, Volume XCIII, Number 8 (August 2005); Revision, "West's Civil Procedure Volumes for Tennessee," West Publishing Company, 1981. Member: Nashville (Former Chair, Ethics and Unauthorized Practice Committee), Tennessee and American (Member, Corporation, Banking and Business Law Sections) Bar Associations; Tennessee Bankers Association (Chair, Bank Lawyers Committee, 2005-2007). Reported Cases: U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit in Bass v. Janney 210 F.3d 577 (6th Cir. 2000) (Briefed and Argued); Auto Credit of Nashville v. Wimmer, 231 S.W. 3d 896 (Tenn. 2007) (Briefed and argued for Amicus Curiae Tennessee Bar Association); Foster Business Park, LLC., et al. v. Mark Winfree, et al., M 2006-02340-COA-R3-CV (January 15, 2009) (Briefed and Argued). Languages: Swedish. Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Real Estate; Bank Regulation; Commercial Lending; Commercial Litigation; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities Law; Construction Law; Bankruptcy.Email: Daniel W. Small