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| | Address | | L&C Tower, 401 Church Street, Suite 2600 | | Nashville, Tennessee 37219 | | (Davidson Co.) | | | |
| | Contact Information | | Phone: 615-242-0060 | | Facsimile: 615-242-0124 | | Visit Our Website | | http://www.wp-pc.com |  | | Send Us Email |  |
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| Williams & Prochaska, P.C. practices in the following areas of law:
Consumer Finance, Commercial Finance, Creditors' Rights and Bankruptcy, Real Estate, Health Care Law, Corporate Law, Taxation, Civil and Criminal Litigation in all State and Federal Courts. | | Year Established: 1992 | Firm Profile:
Formed in 1992, between Ernest B. Williams IV (formerly of Boult, Cummings, Conners & Berry) and Joseph R. Prochaska (formerly with Farris, Warfield & Kanaday), the firm focuses on Commercial and Consumer Bankruptcy, Consumer Lending Programs, Commercial Lending and Litigation, Health Care, Real Estate and General Corporate Law. With the election to the United States Senate of Senator Fred D. Thompson in 1994, Sabin R. Thompson, Senator Thompson's sole partner, joined the firm. With the addition of the firm's Memphis office in 1997, Ernest B. Williams III (formerly of Baker, Donelson, Bearman & Caldwell) has joined the firm in that office. Harris P. Quinn joined the firm as shareholder and managing attorney in the Memphis office on February 1, 1998. F. Michael Bursi and Diane C. Spears have also joined the firm in its Memphis office. The firm has been responsible for various cases and reported decisions of national note. The firm strives to provide cost effective, responsive and efficient legal services to Financial Institutions, Health Care Providers, Corporations and Individuals in business. | | Firm Size: 7 | 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
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Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
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Other Office Locations of Williams & Prochaska, P.C.
Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.A.
| | Ernest B. Williams, IV (Managing Partner) born Memphis, Tennessee, June 26, 1955; admitted to bar, 1986, Tennessee. Education: Rhodes College (B.A., with distinction, 1977); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 1986). Author: "Consumer Bankruptcy Developments", The Business Lawyers, Vol. 59, Issue 3, May 2004; "When Debt Comes Crashing Down (Are Reaffirmation Agreements a Good Thing?", Business Law Today; "Handling Consumer Bankruptcies," American Banker's Association, 1996; "Managing Business Bankruptcies," American Banker's Association, 1996. Board of Governors, Conference on Consumer Finance Law. Tennessee Editor: Car Law; House Law. Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American (Chair, Consumer Bankruptcy Committee, Business Section, 1994-1998; Vice Chair, Business Bankruptcy Committee, Subcommittee on Claims, Priorities and Exemptions, 1988-1997; Chair, Task Force on Perfection of Rents and Leases in Bankruptcy, 1990-1994; Commercial Financial Services Committee, Forum on Health Law, Commercial Financial Services Committee, Creditors' Rights and Interest and Usury Subcommittees); Association of Commercial Finance Attorneys. Practice Areas: Consumer and Commercial Lending and Regulation; Health Care; Bankruptcy and Creditor's Rights; Aircraft Finance; Real Estate. Email: Ernest B. Williams, IV | | Joseph R. Prochaska (Member) born Lansing, Michigan, September 7, 1960; admitted to bar, 1987, Tennessee and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1997, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: Haverford College (B.A., 1982); University of Virginia (J.D., 1987). Contributing Writer, Health Care Insolvency Manual, American Bankruptcy Institute. Author: "Lien Avoidance in Chapter 13," ABI Journal, October, 1996; " The Consequences of Automobile Lease Assumptions in Chapter 13," NACTT Quarterly, October, 1996; "Preferential Transfer and Avoidance Actions in Chapter 13," NACTT Quarterly, October, 1995; "Interstate Compacts for the Disposal of Low Level Radioactive Wastes," Virginia Journal of Natural Resources Law, Spring, 1986. Post-Confirmation Issue in Chapter 13 Cases, NACTT Annual Meeting, 1995-1997; Continuing Financial Obligations in Chapter 13, NACTT Annual Meeting, 1998. Seminars: "Law Practice Management Computerized Communications," Nashville, Tennessee, 1995; "Insurance and Adequate Protection," NACTT, Annual Meeting, 1994. Editor-in-Chief, Virginia Journal of Natural Resources Law, 1986-1987. Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations; American Bankruptcy Institute (Member: Consumer Bankruptcy Committee; Banking and Finance Committee; Health Care Committee; Contributing Editor, ABI Journal, 1995-1998); National Association of Chapter 13 Trustees (Member, Creditor Auxiliary Steering Committee, 1994—, Chair, 1997-1998). Reported Cases: In re Hayes, 376 B.R. 655, 673 (Bankr. M.D. Tenn. 2007) In re Dill, 2008 Bankr. LEXIS 1604, June 3, 2008. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Law; Creditors' Rights Law; Commercial Litigation; Appellate Practice. Email: Joseph R. Prochaska | | Sabin R. Thompson (Member) born Huntsville, Alabama, June 20, 1952; admitted to bar, 1979, Tennessee; 1989, District of Columbia, U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Tennessee, Northern District of Mississippi and District of Columbia, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth and Tenth Circuits and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Middle Tennessee State University (B.S., cum laude, 1973); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1979). Recipient: Assistance of Counsel Award, Nashville Bar Association, 1991; Liberty Bell Award, Nashville Bar Association, 1997. Assistant Legal Counsel, Gore For President Committee, 1988. Co-Author with (former United States Senator) Fred D. Thompson: "Government Use of General Criminal Statutes in the Prosecution of Environmental Crimes" presented to the 1988 Federal Enforcement Conference for The Complex Crimes and Tax Litigation Committees, Section of Litigation, American Bar Association, Washington, D.C., 1991. Member: Nashville (Member, Federal Courts Committee) and Tennessee Bar Associations; American Association for Justice. Practice Areas: Civil and Criminal Litigation in all federal and state courts. Email: Sabin R. Thompson | | —————————— | | Victoria A. Ferraro (Associate) born Bristol, Tennessee, May 12, 1974; admitted to bar, 2000, Tennessee. Education: University of Tennessee (B.A., 1997); University of Memphis (J.D., 2000). Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Nashville and Tennessee Bar Associations; Association for Women Attorneys; American Bankruptcy Institute; National Association of Chapter 13 Trustees. Reported Cases: In re Myers, 2008 Bankr. LEXIS 877, March 26, 2008 In re Gray, 382 B.R. 438; 2008 Bankr. LEXIS 416 In re Hayes, 376 B.R. 655, 673 (Bankr. M.D. Tenn. 2007). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Bankruptcy; Collections; Repossessions; Foreclosures. Email: Victoria A. Ferraro | | Todd H. Hancock (Associate) born Huntsville, Alabama, September 30, 1976; admitted to bar, 2006, Tennessee and U.S. District Court, Eastern, Western and Middle Districts of Tennessee; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: University of Alabama (B.S., 1999); Nashville School of Law (J.D., 2006). Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Litigation(50%); Creditors Rights(50%). Email: Todd H. Hancock | | Erin Heslip (Associate) born Huntsville, Alabama, 1982; admitted to bar, 2007, Alabama. Education: Rhodes College (B.A., Political Science, 2004); University of Denver; Vanderbilt University (J.D., 2007). Member: Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Commercial Transactions; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Tax Law. | Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices
Memphis, Tennessee Office: 50 North Front Street, Suite 845, Morgan Keegan Tower, 38103. Telephone: 901-577-1000. Fax: 901-521-0206.
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