Current Employment Position(s)

Partner, since 1987

Lawyer Overview

Mr. Wright was born in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. He attended Middle Tennessee State University (B.S., summa cum laude, 1977); the University of Tennessee (J.D., 1980) Order of the Coif, Law Review. He was admitted to the Tennessee, Sixth Circuit and Fourth Circuit Bar in 1981. Author credits include: Tennessee Current Legal Summaries. Co-Author: Avoiding Environmental Liability in Tennessee; Hazardous Waste in Tennessee; Distinguished Alumni Speaker - University of Tennessee College of Law 2008. He has been on the Executive Committee of the Tennessee Bar Association Section on Environmental Law since the founding of the section and is a past Chair of the Section. He is also the Co-Chair of the Knoxville Bar Association Environmental Law Section, the Past President of the Knoxville Legal Aid Society (three terms), and is a past Director of Knoxville Montessori School. Notable cases include: Joe Chadwell v. Knox County, Tenn. Sup. Ct. (Environmental Law); Davis v. Indian Mountain Clinic, Tenn. Ct. App. (Medical Malpractice); Deaton v. Sensaboy, Tenn. Ct. App. (Civil Rights and Medical Malpractice); Anthony v. Felknor and Cunningham, Tenn. Ct. App. (Legal Malpractice); Cincinnati Insurance Co. v. Fred S. Post, Tenn. Sup. Ct. (Insurance Law); Campbell County v. Brownlee-Kesterson, Inc., Tenn. Ct. App. (Product Liability); Jefferson County v. Celotex, Tenn. Ct. App. (Product Liability); Lockett v. Blalock Construction.

Areas of Practice

• Corporate and Banking
• Environmental Law & Toxic Torts
• Products Liability
• Lender Liability
• Personal Injury
• Medical Malpractice & Medical Devices

Representative Clients

• CNA
• Pepsi Bottling Group
• Frito-Lay, Inc.
• Sedgwick CMS
• Wampler's Farm Sausage, Incorporated
• Family Brands International
• Shaner Group

Representative Cases

• Cincinnati Ins. Co. v. Fred S. Post (Tenn. Sup. Ct. (Insurance Law))
• K.M.C. Co., Inc. v. Irving Trust Co., 757 F.2d 752 (C.A.6 (Tenn.) 1985)
• Anthony v. Felknor & Cunningham (Tenn. Ct. App. (Legal Malpractice))
• Joe Chadwell v. Knox County (Tenn. Sup. Ct. (Environmental Law))
• Davis v. Indian Mountain Clinic (Tenn. Ct. App. (Medical Malpractice))
• Deaton v. Sensaboy (Tenn. Ct. App. (Civil Rights and Medical Malpractice))
• Campbell County v. Brownlee-Kesterson, Inc. (Tenn. Ct. App. (Product Liability)
• Jefferson County v. Celotex (Tenn. Ct. App.(Product Liability))
• Lockett V. Blalock Construction , (Tenn. Ct. App - Disc Costs/Prejudg. Intrst (Construction Law-Blasting))
• Wilson v. McCann Steel Corp. , ((Corporation Law))
• Ward v. Bush Construction , ((Tenn. Ct. App. (Construction; Tennessee One-Call))

West Practice Categories

Banking & Finance Law, Lending & Secured Transactions, Business Organizations, Environmental Law, Personal Injury -- Plaintiff, Products Liability Law, Medical Products & Devices, Medical Malpractice, Toxic Torts

Bar Admissions

• Tennessee, 1981
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Tennessee, 1982
• U.S. Federal Courts, 1981
• U.S. Court of Federal Claims, 2002
• U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 1981
• U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit
• U.S. Supreme Court, 2004

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Tennessee Bar Association, Section on Environmental Law, 2003 - 2004 (Member, Past Chair, Executive Committee)
• Knoxville Bar Association, Environmental Law Section (Co-Chair)
• Knoxville Legal Aid Society (Past President (Three Terms))

Education

• University of Tennessee College of Law, Knoxville, Tennessee, 1980
  J.D.
  Honors: Order of the Coif
  
  Law Review: University of Tennessee Law Review
• Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, 1977
  B.S.
  Honors: summa cum laude

Fraternities/Sororities

• Phi Delta Phi

References

• Wamplers Farm Sausage
• Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc.
• Frito Lay, Inc.

Published Works

• Tennessee: Current Legal Summaries
• Avoiding Environmental Liability in Tennesse; Hazardous Waste in Tennessee (Co-Author)

Address

2701 Kingston Pike
Knoxville, TN 37919-4619

Office Hours

8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday-Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Friday

Phones

(865) 637-3531
(800) 697-3531 (Toll Free)

Faxes

(865) 637-3385

Emails

jwright@bvblaw.com

Websites

http://www.bvblaw.com