MEMBERS OF FIRM
William R. Goodman, III (Member) born Robertson County, Tennessee, March 3, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Tennessee. Education: Samford University (B.A., cum laude, 1974); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., 1977). Phi Delta Phi; Omicron Delta Kappa. Author: "The Televised Trial: A Perspective" 7 Cumberland Law Review 3 1976. Chairman, Robertson County Election Commission, 19990-2003. Certified Rule 31 Mediator. Member: Robertson County, Montgomery County, Tennessee and American Bar Associations; American Board of Trial Advocates. (Certified Civil Trial Specialist, Tennessee Commission on Continuing Legal Education and Specialization; Certified as a Civil Trial Advocacy Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy). Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Insurance; Probate; Family Law.Email: William R. Goodman, III
Jeff K. Walker (Member) born Nashville, Tennessee, January 13, 1960; admitted to bar, 1986, Tennessee. Education: University of Tennessee at Knoxville (B.S., 1983); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., 1986). Member, University of Tennessee Golf Team, 1978-1983. Director, Cumberland School of Law Trial Advocacy Board, 1985-1986. Member, Cumberland School of Law National Trial Team. Hearing Committee Member, Board of Professional Responsibility. Certified by the Supreme Court of Tennessee as a Rule 31 General Civil Mediator. Certified Rule 31 Mediator. Member: Association of Trial Lawyers of America; American Bar Association; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; Tennessee Bar Association; Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association; Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; Robertson County Bar Association. Practice Areas: Criminal Law; Workers Compensation Law; Personal Injury.Email: Jeff K. Walker
ASSOCIATE
Jonathan A. Garner (Associate) born Pascagoula, Mississippi, December 23, 1980; admitted to bar, 2006, Tennessee. Education: University of South Alabama (B.S., 2003); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., 2006). Moot Court Board Associate Justice, National Team Member. Author: "Schafer v. JLC Food Systems, Inc.; Choosing Between the 'Reasonable Expectations' Test and the 'Foreign-Natural' Test in Food Product Liability Cases," 29 Am.J. Trial Advoc. 237; "Abney v. Crosman Corp.: The Alabama Supreme Court Confronts a Manufacturer's Duty to Warn Consumers," 29 Am. J. Trial Advoc. 707. Practice Areas: Criminal Law; Insurance; Corporate Law; Personal Injury; Domestic Relations.Email: Jonathan A. Garner