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bâÜ [ÉÇÉÜxxá The Golden Gala is held once per decade and this much-anticipated event will celebrate the attorneys for their many years of dedicated service not only to the legal profession but also to the community and its citizens at large. Gary Anderson Peter Angelos J. Thomas Baugh Bernard E. Bernstein David T. Black Meridith C. Bond Wade M. Boswell Francis A. Cain Robert R. Campbell Archie R. Carpenter H. David Cate James Clayton Arnold G. Cohen W. Thomas Dillard Jack B. Draper John Dugger Joe D. Duncan Myron C. Ely Andrew Evans, Jr.
James E. Foglesong E. Bruce Foster, Jr. Lewis C. Foster, Jr. James D. Fox Mack A. Gentry James Kelly Giffen John W. Gill, Jr. Sidney W. Gilreath Robert W. Godwin Kenneth M. Gresham, Jr. Ronald L. Grimm Jesse J. Guin Lewis R. Hagood Patrick Hardin Anna F. Hinds Kenneth W. Holbert Richard L. Hollow G. Wilson Horde Lawrence M. House
Norman B. Jackson H. Dennis Jarvis Leslie M. Jeffress Hon. R. Leon Jordan James W. Justice John K. King Robert W. Knolton Earl R. Layman Donelson M. Leake J.D. Lee Joseph J. Levitt, Jr. Robert S. Marquis Joe M. McAfee W. Keith McCord John A. McReynolds, Jr. George W. Morton Jr. John M. Norris R. Franklin Norton John T. O'Connor, II
William L. Osteen, Jr. William W. Petty Hon. Thomas W. Phillips David R. Piper John M. Porter Robert E. Pryor J. Earl Rainwater Doyle E. Richardson James A. Ridley, III Wilson S. Ritchie August E. Roehrig, Jr. Hon. Wheeler A. Rosenbalm Allen E. Schwartz James B. Scott, Jr. Thomas S. Scott, Jr. Arthur G. Seymour, Jr. William H. Skelton William P. Snyder
Harvey L. Sproul Richard S. Stair A. Benjamin Strand, Jr. Hon. Charles D. Susano, Jr. A. Randolph Sykes John W. Testerman Hiram G. Tipton Dalton L. Townsend Jimmie D. Turner Randell L. Tyree William D. Vines, III Charles A. Wagner, III Allen J. Ware, Jr. John W. Wheeler Harold Wimberly, Jr. Albert L. Witt Louis C. Woolf
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g{tÇ~ lÉâ The KBA would like to thank the Golden Gala Subcommittee for their support in planning the 2019 Golden Gala.
Elizabeth Bowden
Wynne Caffey-Knight
Keith Burroughs
Emily Stulce
Courtney Read
J. Thomas Baugh Born November 11, 1941 in Knoxville, TN Year Admitted to the Bar: 1966
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS/ PROUDEST ACHIEVEMENTS John Thomas (Tommy) Baugh practiced insurance defense litigation as a partner at Kennerly, Montgomery and Finley before opening his own firm in Dandridge and Knoxville with his wife, Patti Jane Lay. His practice focuses on utilities law, representing Jefferson Cocke County Utility District and United Utilities for over 20 years. He was General Counsel to Lincoln Memorial University for 37 years. His son, John Baugh, also practices with Lay and Baugh Law.
Bernard E. Bernstein Born February 3, 1931 in Newark, New Jersey Year Admitted to the Bar: 1956
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS/ PROUDEST ACHIEVEMENTS • Elected President of Knoxville Bar Association and selected for Governor's Award • Selected as Fellow of American College of Trial Lawyers • Appointed as the Founding Chairman of the Tennessee Holocaust Commission • Chairman of Police Review Commission and helped to create the Knoxville Police Review Commission (PARC) • Founding Chairman of the Board of the University Health System (University of Tennessee Hospital and Medical Center) • Participated in several three-judge Federal Courts dealing with civil rights litigation and one man-one vote litigation.
David T. Black Born May 15, 1944 in Maryville, TN Year Admitted to the Bar: 1968
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS/ PROUDEST ACHIEVEMENTS • Challenged small loan companies' methods of charging exorbitant interest in violation of the 1870 Tennessee constitution limiting rate to 10%. • Industrial loans and thrift act provision permitting such charges was declared unconstitutional and the practice prohibited. Cumber Capital Corp. US Patty. • Represented family of a young man housed in the state penitentiary in Nashville for "joyriding". He was murdered in his cell by an inmate from another cell when he resisted a sexual attack. • Challenged the state prison system for its failure to meet the Constitutional requirement of providing "safe & comfortable" prison.
Meredith C. Bond CAREER HIGHLIGHTS/ PROUDEST ACHIEVEMENTS Grew up in Bogalusa, LA. Attended Pearl River Jr. College, Poplarville, Miss. Earned B.S. from University of Southern Mississippi and JD from U.T. College of Law. Began practice in Feb. 1967, primarily insurance defense, emphasis on trial practice. In 1978, along with Archie Carpenter, represented plaintiff in product liability case, tried in Knox Circuit Court, Ellis v. White Freightliner 603 S.W.2d125 was significant at that time for its role in developing law of damages in wrongful death cases. Born October 9, 1938 in Bogalusa, Louisiana Year Admitted to the Bar: 1967
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS/ PROUDEST ACHIEVEMENTS The constants in life are death, taxes and change - and I don't particularly like any of them. However, it has been gratifying to be able to assist clients as they deal with those situations, even to the third generation on occasions. Changes are tolerable as long as I can help others.
Wade M. Boswell Born November 23, 1943 in San Diego, California Year Admitted to the Bar: 1968
Francis A. Cain CAREER HIGHLIGHTS/ PROUDEST ACHIEVEMENTS
Passing the bar exam. Born October 8, 1937 in Knoxville, TN Year Admitted to the Bar: 1964
Robert R. Campbell Born in 1930 in Knoxville, TN Year Admitted to the Bar: 1964
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS/ PROUDEST ACHIEVEMENTS • Accomplishments: • President of the Knoxville Bar Association, 1972 • First Recipient of the KBA Governor’s Award, 1988 • Member, Board of Regents, American College of Trial Lawyers, 1993-1997 • Law Suits: • Successful representation of National Broadcasting Company Street vs. NBC in USDC EDTN and USCA for the Sixth Circuit • Successful representation of RJR Reynolds Tobacco Co. Roysdon v. RJR Reynolds Tobacco Co. in USDC EDTN and USCA for the Sixth Circuit
Archie R. Carpenter CAREER HIGHLIGHTS/ PROUDEST ACHIEVEMENTS
Barristers President; Knoxville Bar Association: Board Member, Treasurer; E.T. Society of Former FBI Agents, President. Born November 2, 1942 in Greenback, TN Year Admitted to the Bar: 1966
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS/ PROUDEST ACHIEVEMENTS My career highlight is being blessed with the opportunity to serve my fellow attorneys and the public for thirty years with the Knox County Chancery Court as Clerk and Master and Chancellor. And I praise the Lord for that blessing.
H. David Cate Born May 30, 1941 in Rockwood, TN Year Admitted to the Bar: 1965
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS/ PROUDEST ACHIEVEMENTS I am most proud of my participation in the Jewish Community, Social Justice Organizations, Beck Cultural Exchange Center and activities and organizations promoting relationships among diverse segments of our community.
Arnold G. Cohen Born August 1, 1941 in Knoxville, TN Year Admitted to the Bar: 1967
W. Thomas Dillard CAREER HIGHLIGHTS/ PROUDEST ACHIEVEMENTS Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney, and U.S. Magistrate, Eastern District of Tennessee. U.S. Attorney, Northern District of Florida. Received KBA Governors' Award and Law & Liberty Award. Most Proud of Opportunity to be a part of Bob Ritchie's Firm for over 30 years! Born November 28, 1941 in Dothan, Alabama Year Admitted to the Bar: 1965
Jack B. Draper Born in 1931
Year Admitted to the Bar: 1958
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS/ PROUDEST ACHIEVEMENTS
Jack B. Draper is an original partner in the firm of Arnett, Draper & Hagood, LLP. He received his B.S. degree in 1953 and his J.D. degree in 1957 from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. He is a past president of the Knoxville Bar Association; past member of the Board of Governors of the Tennessee Bar Association and a member of the American Bar Association, International Association of Defense Counsel, and a Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers and International Academy of Trial Lawyers.
Hon. Joe D. Duncan
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS/ PROUDEST ACHIEVEMENTS Joe was born Feb. 11, 1924 in Huntsville, Tenn,, one of 10 siblings. After high school and a year at the Univ. of Tenn., he served in the Army Air Corps from 1943-45 as a B-29 navigator. He returned to UT, earned his J.D. in 1949, and entered private law practice. From 1950-53 he served as an FBI special agent, working out of the bureau’s Newark and New York offices. He returned to law practice in Knoxville and in 1966 was elected Knox Co. Criminal Court Judge. In 1975 he was appointed to the state Court of Criminal Appeals, where he rose to become Presiding Judge before his retirement in 1990.
Born February 11, 1929 in Huntsville, Tennessee Year Admitted to the Bar: 1949
Hon. Andrew Evans, Jr. CAREER HIGHLIGHTS/ PROUDEST ACHIEVEMENTS I was admitted to the Bar in 1961. I have been blessed and honored to serve my community as a lawyer and as a Knox County Session Court Judge. My very best wishes to the Knoxville Legal Community. Born April 27, 1926 in Knoxville, TN Year Admitted to the Bar: 1961
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS/ PROUDEST ACHIEVEMENTS
I always prided myself in being a Tennessee Lawyer! I never felt deficient in my legal education. Finished 63 years as an attorney.
James E. Foglesong Born January 13, 1931 in Knoxville, Tennessee Year Admitted to the Bar: 1955
E. Bruce Foster, Jr. CAREER HIGHLIGHTS/ PROUDEST ACHIEVEMENTS From my point of view, the highlight of my career has been the opportunity to know and work with the many fine lawyers and judges of Tennessee. Born on May 1, 1936 in Knoxville, Tennessee Year Admitted to the Bar: 1958
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS/ PROUDEST ACHIEVEMENTS
The relationships created by serving clients as both "counselor" and attorney for the over 50 years!
Lewis C. Foster, Jr. Born October 12, 1942 in Knoxville, Tennessee Year Admitted to the Bar: 1967
Mack A. Gentry
Born in 1944 in Knoxville, Tennessee Year Admitted to the Bar: 1969
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS/ PROUDEST ACHIEVEMENTS Mack Gentry founded the firm in 1976. He is a native of Knoxville and a 1966 graduate of the University of Tennessee, where he played and coached football for the Volunteers and was an Academic All-American. Mr. Gentry graduated from the University of Tennessee College of Law in 1968 and later served as an officer in the United States Army. He holds an advanced LL.M. degree in Taxation from New York University and is a John Lyons Certified Horse Trainer.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS/ PROUDEST ACHIEVEMENTS Crafting out of court workout agreements that made it possible for dozens of businesses to continue to operate and for their commercial lenders to eventually realize a full recovery. Serving on the Board of Directors of Mid-South Commercial Law Institute for 16 years. Successfully mediating many commercial and property disputes.
James Kelly Giffen Born November 30, 1942 in Knoxville, Tennessee Year Admitted to the Bar: 1967
John W. Gill, Jr.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS/ PROUDEST ACHIEVEMENTS • • • •
Special Agent, FBI-New Haven, CT, New York City (1967-70) Knox County District Attorney’s Office (1970-1980), (1991-present) Harwell and Nichols, Attorneys at Law (1981) U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Tennessee (1981-1991)
Civic and Community Activities and Honors: • Tennessee Law Revision Commission (1973-76) • Board of Directors, Knoxville Bar Association (1974-76, 1996-1999) • President, The Barristers, 1975-76 • Knoxville Bar Association “Law and Liberty” Award (May 2, 2002) • Leadership Knoxville (Class of 1985, Board of Directors, ‘97-’01, ‘09-’11) • McNabb Center, Board of Directors (1997-2002, Board Chair-2001) • Junior Achievement of Knoxville (1979-83, Vice President, 1981) • Metropolitan Drug Commission, Board of Directors (1987–2012) • Chancellor's Associates, University of Tennessee (1996-99) • TBA Ethics & Professional Responsibility Committee (1998-present)
Born March 17, 1942 in Monterey, Tennessee Year Admitted to the Bar: 1967
Sidney W. Gilreath Born August 22, 1936 in Kodak, Tennessee Year Admitted to the Bar: 1963
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS/ PROUDEST ACHIEVEMENTS • Trial Lawyer representing Plaintiffs in personal injury cases. • Past President, Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association. • Over 50-year member of Tennessee Bar Association. • Member and Board of Director of American Association for Justice. • Member of American College of Trial Lawyers, International Society of Barristers, International Academy of Trial Lawyers, and American Board of Trial Advocates.
Robert W. (Bob) Godwin Born December 12, 1941 in Ft. Sanders
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS/ PROUDESTACHIEVEMENTS • Career Highlights: • Most of my clients become friends • Virtually all my fellow lawyers are friends • I realized I was an old lawyer when I first represented the granddaughter of an early client • Same secretary for 49 years, who still likes me • Proudest Achievements: • 2 Cross country bicycle tours, France and Sweden • 13 Cross-State Bicycle tours • 57 Triathlons • 401 Distance Running Races • Wrote 4.5 Novels
Year Admitted to the Bar: 1966
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS/ PROUDEST ACHIEVEMENTS I was appointed by Federal Court, Chairman of the Federal Land Commission. I sat as Judge at hearings to set the innocent to be paid for land bought for the Federal Government through condemnation. I served for years and learned for myself that I did not have the patience to become a full time Judge.
Kenneth M. Gresham Jr. Born October 9, 1926 in Knoxville, Tennessee Year Admitted to the Bar: 1950
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS/ PROUDEST ACHIEVEMENTS
My 63 years of practice was in New York, Pennsylvania, and California.
Jesse J. Guin Born November 13, 1928 in Washington, D.C. Year Admitted to the Bar: 1956
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Lewis R. Hagood Born in 1930 in Rogersville, Tennessee Year Admitted to the Bar: 1964
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS/ PROUDEST ACHIEVEMENTS Born 1930 on farm in East Tennessee near Rogersville; attended LMU 2 years; graduated from ETSU 1952; worked in Kingsport law firm specializing in labor-union matters until drafted in 1954 in Korean conflict; discharged 1956; returned to same law firm; traveled throughout the country participating in administrative hearings and arbitrations not requiring an attorney; firm loaned me money to attend UT law school (wife and three children) 1960- 1963; graduated first in class; editor in chief of TLR and in Order of Coif; admitted TSC 1964 (3 year tuition at UT approximately $725); joined Foster Arnett and Jack Draper 1965; became a partner 18 months later. (The rest is history).
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS/ PROUDEST ACHIEVEMENTS
Pierce v. Woods 597SW2d295 (Tenn 1980). Serving as President of the Barristers with the support of the late Bob Ritchie, the late John Cary, Wilson Ritchie, Tom Dillard and Sid Gilreath. Being involved in the hiring of Marsha as Executive Director.
Anna F. Hinds Born October 13, 1938 in Newport, Tennessee Year Admitted to the Bar: 1967
Kenneth W. Holbert
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS/ PROUDEST ACHIEVEMENTS
As General Counsel for KCDC, I participated in planning/coordinating/acquiring/disposing of real property for the Whittle Building/US Court Complex, Centre Square, State Street Garage, Hilton Hotel, Summit Hill Drive, Radisson Hotel, 1982 World's Fair, and other projects. I met many wonderful people who became and remain friends today. Born October 28, 1941 in Knoxville, TN Year Admitted to the Bar: 1967
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS/ PROUDEST ACHIEVEMENTS • • • • • • • •
Law Clerk- Chief Justice, Tennessee Supreme Court Deputy Law Director, City of Knoxville UT Legal Clinic, Established Neighborhood Law Offices 17 years teaching Communications Law, UT College of Communications President, Knoxville Bar Association Board of Directors, Tennessee Coalition for Open Government 45 years General Counsel, Tennessee Press Association 50 years representing the Knoxville News Sentinel.
Richard L. Hollow
Born July 8, 1940 in St. Louis, Missouri Year Admitted to the Bar: 1964
G. Wilson Horde Born July 5, 1926 in Fresno, California Year Admitted to the Bar: 1952
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS/ PROUDEST ACHIEVEMENTS Legal Career: Partner in the law firm of Stone, Bozeman and Horde, 1956-1963 First Assistant U.S. Attorney, 1963-1967 Division Counsel for Union Carbide Corporation, 1967-1984 General Counsel for Martin Marietta Energy Systems, Inc., 1984-1995 Vice President and General Counsel for Lockheed Martin Energy Systems, Inc., 1995-1998 • Class Action Counsel for Lockheed Martin Energy Systems, Inc., 1998-2000 • Of Counsel to Kramer Rayson LLP, 2000-to 2017 • • • • •
H. Dennis Jarvis
Born October 16, 1939 in Coral Gables, Florida Year Admitted to the Bar: 1965
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS/ PROUDEST ACHIEVEMENTS Struck down gender discriminatory statute that kept non financially dependent spouse from collecting worker's compensation death benefits from deceased wife. Davis and Swaggerty v Aetena Life and Causality Jr. Dep. Ct. 1979.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS/ PROUDEST ACHIEVEMENTS
Successfully persuaded Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals to declare TCA 40-35-121 violated due process and therefore was unconstitutional. State v. Bonds 502 S. W. 3d 118 (Tenn.Crim.App. 2016)
Leslie M. Jeffress Born May 25, 1940 in Crossett, Arkansas Year Admitted to the Bar: 1967
Hon. R. Leon Jordan
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS/ PROUDEST ACHIEVEMENTS
Senior U.S. District Judge Leon Jordan recently marked 38 years of judicial service- 30 on the federal bench and 8 on the state bench. Judge Jordan, age 84, took senior status 17 years ago but has carried a heavy caseload since. He currently has pending 78 civil cases and 114 criminal defendants. Born on June 28, 1934 Year Admitted to the Bar: 1960
John K. King Born on January 31, 1940 Year Admitted to the Bar: 1965
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS/ PROUDEST ACHIEVEMENTS John King is a senior shareholder in Lewis Thomason’s Knoxville office. He is a preeminent AV lawyer, having been so for over 40 years. He has been selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America®. Mr. King has substantial experience in litigation, with his current practice areas being zoning, land use, governmental contracting, and business transactions.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS/ PROUDEST ACHIEVEMENTS Whew, I try to recall the "highlights" of my legal career (still going), nothing spectacular comes to mind in my practice as a trial lawyer, but, I believe what I cherish the most from my 50+ years of practice are the friendships and the relationships formed with my colleagues in the practice, especially with the Knoxville Bar.
Robert W. Knolton Born January 7, 1937 in Jackson, Tennessee Year Admitted to the Bar: 1966
Earl R. Layman Born on August 5, 1932
Year Admitted to the Bar: 1963
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS/ PROUDEST ACHIEVEMENTS A couple of years out of law school, I received a call. "Layman? Warner. Are you still looking to make a change? How would you like to go with Key and Lee?" Following an interview on October 18, 1964, I was hired… Mack died October 18, 1982. In 18 years, the only arguments we ever had related to questions of law, and was he ever good at that?
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Donelson M. Leake Born August 15, 1938 in Memphis, Tennessee
• Knoxville Bar Association Board of Governors & Leadership Award, 1991 • A "Fellow" of the UT Bar • UT Board of Trustee, 1984-1995 • Campaign Chair for Governor Bredesen and McWherter and Senator Sasser • Commission Committee for USS TN Submarine • Letterman "T" Club Award for service and dedication to UT Athletics Department and Community
Year Admitted to the Bar: 1964
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS/ PROUDEST ACHIEVEMENTS President of: SGA UT College of Law, SGA of ETSU Student Body, American Trial Lawyers Association ‘72, TN Constitutional Convention ‘77. Sued American Tobacco Companies, Successfully, re deaths from smoking. Sued The Islamic Republic of Iran for complicity in 9/11 Attacks, Havlish et al v Iran, Successfully.
J.D. Lee Born May of 1929 Year Admitted to the Bar: 1954
Joseph J. Levitt, Jr. Born April 11, 1931 in Memphis, Tennessee Year Admitted to the Bar: 1957
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS/ PROUDEST ACHIEVEMENTS
I don't claim any career highlights or big deals.
Robert S. Marquis Born on January 16, 1943 in Knoxville, Tennessee Year Admitted to the Bar: 1968
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS/ PROUDEST ACHIEVEMENTS The highlights of my career are not what I expected when I became a lawyer. I now believe the highlights are really the people I have had the opportunity to work with: clients, partners, staff, respected colleagues and assorted rogues. They have enriched my life. It has been a privilege.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS/ PROUDEST ACHIEVEMENTS • The recipient of the Helen Ross McNabb Center Spirit Award in 2013. • The recipient of the University of Tennessee College of Nursing Volunteer Nursing Champion Award in 2015. • Many years of service as a member of the Home Federal Bank of Tennessee Board of Directors.
Joe M. McAfee Born August 29, 1936 in Knoxville, Tennessee Year Admitted to the Bar: 1960
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS/ PROUDEST ACHIEVEMENTS When I started practice, lawyers were professional. Over the years, lawyers became business profit makers only.
George W. Morton Jr. Born on September 7, 1927 Year Admitted to the Bar: 1949
John M. Norris CAREER HIGHLIGHTS/ PROUDEST ACHIEVEMENTS John M. Norris graduated from the University of Tennessee School of Law in 1969. He joined Cheek, Taylor and Groover in 1971. In 1985 he established the current practice at the Strawberry Plains location as a part of the Taylor and Grover Law Firm where he was a senior partner. In 1994, John began practice full time in Strawberry Plains and established the offices of John M. Norris, Attorney.
Born on January 14, 1941
Year Admitted to the Bar: 1969
R. Franklin Norton Born March 24, 1939 in Knoxville, Tennessee Year Admitted to the Bar: 1964
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS/ PROUDEST ACHIEVEMENTS • Admitted, qualified and licensed in Tennessee and United States Supreme Courts; • Instructor University of Tennessee Legal Aid Clinic; • Law Director City of Knoxville; • Practice areas of Medical, Legal, and Professional Malpractice, Product Liability, Construction, Business and Corporate matters; • Mediation and Arbitration (Rule 31 Certified); • Founding member Knoxville Bar Foundation; • Friendships and associations with members of the Bar.
John T. O’Connor, II Born on April 18, 1905 Year Admitted to the Bar: 1963
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS/ PROUDEST ACHIEVEMENTS John O’Connor, II attended UT and following graduation served in the armed forces as an officer. He attended the UT College of Law and upon graduation, he worked as a prosecutor in the Knox Co. Attorney General’s Office. John had a successful domestic relations practice until his retirement in 2010. Clients loved him and he was respected not only by opposing counsel, but also by the judges. John served as KBA President in 1984 and was the recipient of the KBA’s Governors’ Award in 2013.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS/ PROUDEST ACHIEVEMENTS • Associate General Counsel with TVA's Office of General Counsel • Provided legal counsel for commercial transactions such as coal and construction contracts • TVA's Ethics Official for advice, training and review of financials and conflicts • Provided counsel for TVA Retirement System; in retirement, served as Vice-President of the TVA Retirees Association
William L. Osteen, Jr. Born January 14, 1939 in Memphis, Tennessee Year Admitted to the Bar: 1964
William W. Petty
Born May 18, 1937 in Cottonwood, Tennessee Year Admitted to the Bar: 1963
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS/ PROUDEST ACHIEVEMENTS From 1957-1962, Bill knocked on doors to sell books during the summer. He became licensed to practice law in 1963, and worked with Fireman's Fund Insurance Company for two years. In 1965 he went to work at The University of Tennessee as the Director of Promotions for the Athletics Department through 1969. Bill served as the Director of Law for the City of Knoxville from 1971-1972 and then joined the firm of Child & O'Connor where he practiced for more than 40 years. In January of 2014, Bill became affiliated with the firm Pratt Aycock. **In 1970, at the request of Haywood Harris, Sports Information Director, Bill became a member of the "offensive stats" crew joining Frank Kelly and C.J. "Snuffy" Smith. In 1985, Bill became Head Statistician. Bill saw every home game from the Press Box at Shields Watkins Field/Neyland Stadium for 55 years - concluding in 2011.
Hon. Thomas W. Phillips Born July 6, 1943 in Oneida, Tennessee
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS/ PROUDESTACHIEVEMENTS I graduated from law school in 1969, at the height of the Vietnam War, and was immediately drafted. I accepted a commission in JAGC and spent four years defending and prosecuting soldiers who were very unhappy with Uncle Sam's Army. I then went into private practice with the old Baker law firm and eventually started my own firm with my brother Paul Phillips. In 1991, I was selected as a United States Magistrate Judge and, in 2002, I was appointed as a United States District Judge. I am currently serving as an active Senior Judge, which means that I do as little work as I can get by with.
Year Admitted to the Bar: 1969
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS/ PROUDEST ACHIEVEMENTS Fifty Years in the legal profession with liver, sense of humor, mental health and brain function still reasonably intact. Proudest Achievement: Convincing a Federal District Judge in an antitrust case in Birmingham to re-schedule, over the objections of opposing counsel, a hearing due to a date conflict with the annual father/daughter Brownie Scout dance in Knoxville.
John M. Porter Born December 16, 1943 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Year Admitted to the Bar: 1969
Robert E. Pryor Born April 2, 1943 in Knoxville, Tennessee Year Admitted to the Bar: 1969
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS/ PROUDEST ACHIEVEMENTS I was extremely honored to be presented the Knoxville Bar Association Governors’ Award in 2006. It was also a tremendous honor in 2016 when I was presented the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association. No career highlights can compare, however, to having two sons and a daughter-in-law complete their legal education and becoming admitted to practice in Tennessee. My son, Robbie, of course, practicing with me here in Knoxville.
Doyle E. Richardson Born November 20, 1935 in Good Hope, Georgia Year Admitted to the Bar: 1964
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS/ PROUDEST ACHIEVEMENTS Mr. Richardson attended Vanderbilt University, graduating in 1957, and after a tour of military service as an army intelligence officer, entered the Vanderbilt University School of Law, graduating in 1964. He is licensed to practice in both state and federal courts and before the Supreme Court of the United States. He is a member of the Florida, Tennessee and Martin County Bar Associations.
August E. Roehrig, Jr. Born November 23, 1939 in Peoria, Illinois Year Admitted to the Bar: 1964
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS/ PROUDEST ACHIEVEMENTS August received his Juris Doctorate degree in 1964 from the University of Wisconsin. Upon graduation Gus entered patent practice with Xerox Corporation in Rochester, New York. Gus entered private practice in Chicago in 1970, where he practiced for 18 years. In 1988 he became a named partner of an intellectual property firm in Syracuse. In 2005, he joined Luedeka Neely where his practice included all phases of intellectual property law and litigation from patent, trademark and copyright application preparation and prosecution, through trial and appellate practice in all three areas. He has litigated a number of certification mark infringement matters as well as matters before the International Trade Commission.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS/ PROUDEST ACHIEVEMENTS Instructor, UT College of Law, 1964-1966. Associate, Frantz, McConnell and Seymour, 1966-1968. Partner, Frantz, McConnell & Seymour, 1968-1990. Served as Secretary and Vice President, Tennessee Board of Law Examiners approximately 10 years. • Inducted in American College of Trial Lawyers, 1986. • Elected Circuit Court Judge, Knox County, 1990, reelected in 1998 and 2006. Retired on January 1, 2013. • • • •
Hon. Wheeler A. Rosenbalm Born November 24, 1937 in Anderson County, Tennessee Year Admitted to the Bar: 1964
Allen E. Schwartz Born May 21, 1944 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Year Admitted to the Bar: 1969
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS/ PROUDEST ACHIEVEMENTS • Member of Knoxville Bar Association (Lawyer Referral Committee) • Founding Member, Sec.-Treas., Past President Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers • Past President- Knoxville Quarterback Club • Founding Member- Past President - UT Center Court Club
Hon. James B. Scott
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS/ PROUDEST ACHIEVEMENTS • Private Law Practice in Oak Ridge, TN. • Assistant District Attorney General in Roane, Blount, Loudon, Meigs and Morgan Counties. • District Attorney General in Anderson County.
Born on November 7, 1935 in Charleston, West Virgina Year Admitted to the Bar: 1965
• Circuit & Criminal Court Judge in Anderson County for 28 years before retiring in 2005.
Thomas S. Scott, Jr.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS/ PROUDEST ACHIEVEMENTS
It could be my induction into the American College of Trial Lawyers or being Chair of the BPR, but really being 78 years old and having better hair than Tom Hale! Born on March 18, 1940 Year Admitted to the Bar: 1968
Arthur G. Seymour, Jr. CAREER HIGHLIGHTS/ PROUDESTACHIEVEMENTS
Born January 7, 1945 in Kingsport, Tennessee
Passionate yet practical, Arthur has a genuine affinity for law and is a fervent advocate for his clients, who appreciate his vast knowledge and his ability to find the most sensible solutions to their legal issues. A native of Knoxville, Arthur graduated from the University of the South in 1966 and received his J.D. from the University of Tennessee in 1969. After serving his country in the U.S. Army for two years, he began practicing with Frantz, McConnell & Seymour, LLP. For four decades Arthur, whose clients laud his experience as a much appreciated and sought after asset, has maintained a diverse and expansive practice. Over the course of 40 years, Arthur has served as president, board member, and attorney for the East Tennessee Historical Society.
Year Admitted to the Bar: 1969
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS/ PROUDEST ACHIEVEMENTS • Captain in United States Marine Corps, 5th Marine Division • Partner in two great law firms, Baker, Worthington, Crossley, Stansberry & Woolf and subsequently Bass, Berry & Sims • Real estate attorney for 1982 World's Fair • Chair of non-profit organizations responsible for developing Knoxville's greenways system and protection of wilderness in Cherokee National Forest • Editor of Cherokee National Forest hiking guide
William H. Skelton Born November 22, 1942 in Kingsport, Tennessee Year Admitted to the Bar: 1966
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS/ PROUDEST ACHIEVEMENTS Private Practice for more than 60 years Mayor Loudon County (1966-74) Loudon County Attorney (1982-2007) Lenoir City Board of Education Attorney (1980-1990) Staff Judge Advocate, 125th Army Reserve Command, U.S. Army Reserve (1986-1989) • Commander, 194th Judge Advocate General, U.S. Army Reserve (1961-1980) • Service on numerous civic clubs and community organizations. • • • • •
Harvey L. Sproul Born October 8, 1933 in Williamsburg, Kentucky Year Admitted to the Bar: 1957
Hon. Richard S. Stair Born March 20, 1941 in Knoxville, Tennessee Year Admitted to the Bar: 1965
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS/ PROUDEST ACHIEVEMENTS After graduating from U.T. Law School in 1965 and spending years in the Army JAG Corps, I spent 18 years in private practice with my Father, Richard Stair, Sr. From October 1, 1986, until retiring on September 30, 2014, I was privileged to serve as a United States Bankruptcy Judge for the East District of Tennessee.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS/ PROUDEST ACHIEVEMENTS Graduate Carson Newman College (1962) University of Tennessee (1964) Cumberland School of Law, Samford University (1967) Circuit Judge Old Second Judicial Circuit (1975-1976) General Sessions, Juvenile and Probate Judge Jefferson County (1998-2004) Practiced with Bill Goddard (Strand & Goddard (1974-1975 & 1976-1988) • Of Counsel O'Neil, Parker & Williamson (2015 to Present) • • • • •
Hon. A. Benjamin Strand, Jr. Born February 13, 1940 in Knoxville, Tennessee Year Admitted to the Bar: 1967
Hon. Charles D. Susano Jr.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS/ PROUDEST ACHIEVEMENTS
Judge Susano practiced law in Knoxville for 30 years, concentrating in family law; plaintiff’s personal injury and product liability; and white collar criminal defense. He was appointed to the Court of Appeals in 1994, and re-elected in 1998, 2006 and 2014. In 2003, Judge Susano was selected as the Appellate Judge of the Year by the Tennessee Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates. He is a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation and the Tennessee Bar Foundation. Born March 24, 1936 in Knoxville, Tennessee Year Admitted to the Bar: 1964
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS/ PROUDEST ACHIEVEMENTS Have practiced law in Sevier County, Tennessee, (Sevierville, Pigeon Forge, Gatlinburg, Pittman Center, Seymour) since the late 60’s. Now mostly do closings, title searches, title insurance, etc., for financial institutions and real estate companies in Sevier and adjoining Counties, with some estate work and consulting with trial attys on real property matters they are litigating.
A. Randolph Sykes Born on October 11, 1943 Year Admitted to the Bar: 1968
Hiram G. Tipton Born March 4, 1943 in Detroit, Michigan Year Admitted to the Bar: 1968
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS/ PROUDEST ACHIEVEMENTS • 1968-1973: Poore Cox Baker McAuley • 1973-1998: In-House Eastman Chemical Company • 1998-Present: Hodges, Doughty & Carson
Dalton L. Townsend
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS/ PROUDEST ACHIEVEMENTS
Dalton Townsend graduated with honors from the University of Tennessee in 1965. In his senior year he was named a Torchbearer. He received his law degree from the University of Tennessee and was admitted to the Bar in 1968. While in law school, he was case notes editor for Tennessee Law Review and was a member of the Order of the Coif. After law school, Mr. Townsend served as an Army officer with duty in Vietnam. He was managing partner of Hodges, Doughty & Carson from 1997 through 2003. He served as Chairman of the Tennessee Commission on Continuing Legal Education and Specialization for 2010.
Born on March 25, 1943 Year Admitted to the Bar: 1968
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS/ PROUDEST ACHIEVEMENTS Jimmie has an amazing thirst for knowledge. Even though he has practiced for over 50 years, he still is constantly studying and keeping up with the updates of the law. He loves the law, but also has a vast knowledge of many subjects. He is well read. He enjoys working with his clients and tries to always make the feel comfortable when they come in to his office. He exercises daily, riding his bicycle, reading how to be healthy and eat healthy. He was elected mayor of Oliver Springs where he practices, and also serves as a city attorney, and started a local weekly newspaper in the city. He was an officer in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War period.
Jimmie D. Turner Born February 28, 1944 in Bedford, Indiana Year Admitted to the Bar: 1967
Randell L. Tyree
Born January 20, 1940 in Carthage, Tennessee Year Admitted to the Bar: 1967
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS/ PROUDEST ACHIEVEMENTS
• Law Enforcement- Federal, State and local agencies, (FBI, TLEPA, KPD) • City Attorney- City of Norris. Knoxville Mayor (1976-1983) • Public architect - 1982 World's Fair • Rule 31 Mediator- TBA • Knox County Mediation Center- Charter Board Member • Past Chair- KBA Senior Section • Military- USMC- TN State Guard (RET) • Instructor- Criminal Law (Walter State Community College) • My greatest accomplishment was passing Dr. E. Overton’s Con Law class after hearing "If its void, its void" multiple times per class.
William D. Vines, III Born on May 28, 1942
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS/ PROUDESTACHIEVEMENTS
Year Admitted to the Bar: 1966
• Founding member of Butler, Vines and Babb, PLLC • KBA President 1986 • KBA Governors' Award 2007 • Personal: Multi-engine instrument rated pilot • Hobbies are snow skiing, hiking, outdoor activities, perfect grandchildren
Charles A. Wagner, III Born June 29, 1944 in Iowa, Kansas Year Admitted to the Bar: 1968
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS/ PROUDEST ACHIEVEMENTS After graduation from UT Law in 1968, worked for U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, TVA as trial attorney, Assistant and Associate General Counsel for Litigation, and private practice in Chattanooga and Knoxville for 30 years. Invested in Jewelry Television in 1996 and have served as its Vice Chairman and General Counsel since 2005. Currently serving on UT Foundation Board, UT Alumni Board, and Knoxville Museum of Art Board. Served as Chairman of Trustees of Central Baptist Church for approximately thirty years.
John W. Wheeler
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS/ PROUDEST ACHIEVEMENTS • Merit Selection Panel Chair USDC.EDTN. For Magistrate Tom Phillips and late Magistrate Judge Bruce Guyton • Member to Bankruptcy Judge panels. President of the Tennessee Bar Association • House of Delegates (ABA) for 4 years. Life Fellow American Bar Foundation (TN Chair) • Life Fellow of the Tennessee Bar Association • Founding Chairman for the Historical Society USDC,ED, TN. Life member Sixth Circuit Judicial Conference.
Born September 11, 1938 in Murfreesboro, Tennessee Year Admitted to the Bar: 1968
Harold Wimberly, Jr. CAREER HIGHLIGHTS/ PROUDEST ACHIEVEMENTS Hon. Harold Wimberly Jr. was first elected as Knox County General Sessions Judge in 1974. Former Gov. Ned McWherter in 1987 appointed him to the Knox County Circuit Court judgeship. He was reelected in 1988, 1990, 1998 and 2006.
Born in 1943 Year Admitted to the Bar: 1966
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS/ PROUDEST ACHIEVEMENTS Lou loved being a trial lawyer and his practice was nationwide, focusing on jury trials. He tried cases for Ford Motor Company, petrochemical companies, asbestos litigation defendants and others where the client was concerned about the complexity and significance of the issues involved. He was a founding partner of Woolf, McClane, Bright, Allen and Carpenter.
Louis C. Woolf Born in 1934 Year Admitted to the Bar: 1961
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Year Admitted to Practice
Honoree
Year Admitted to Practice
Gary Anderson
1962
W. Keith McCord
1960
Peter Angelos
1961
John A. McReynolds, Jr.
1965
James Clayton
1961
David R. Piper
1958
John Dugger
1963
J. Earl Rainwater
1960
Myron Ely
1967
James A. Ridley, III
1969
James D. Fox
1967
Wilson S. Ritchie
1966
Ronald L. Grimm
1965
William P. Snyder
1963
Patrick Hardin
1966
John W. Testerman
1956
Lawrence M. House
1967
Allen J. Ware, Jr.
1956
Norman B. Jackson
1967
Albert L. Witt
1963
James W. Justice
1966