Current Employment Position(s)

Managing Partner

Lawyer Overview

Edward (Ned) Babb was born in Knoxville, Tennessee. He attended the University of Virginia (B.A., 1986) and the University of Tennessee (J.D., with honors, 1989), and was admitted to the Tennessee bar in 1989. He was the Assistant Editor, 1987-1988 and Articles Editor, 1988-1989, for the Tennessee Law Review. Ned is a member of the Knoxville and Tennessee Bar Associations. He is also a member of the Tennessee Supreme Court, the United States District Court for the Eastern and Middle Districts of Tennessee, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Notable cases include: Dixson v. Atlantic Soft Drink Co., 980 S.W.2d 200 (Tenn. Ct.App. 1998).

Areas of Practice

• Automobile Liability
• Foodborne Illness
• Insurance Law
• Products Liability
• Veterinary Malpractice
• Workers' Compensation

Representative Cases

• Dixson v. Atlantic Soft Drink Co., 980 S.W.2d 200 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1998)
• James v. S.G. Wells, W.L. 901474 (Tenn. 1994)

West Practice Categories

Insurance Law, Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Defense, Products Liability Law, Professional Malpractice Law, Workers' Compensation Law

Bar Admissions

• Tennessee, 1989
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Tennessee, 1990
• U.S. District Court Middle District of Tennessee, 2003
• U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1990

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Knoxville Bar Association (Member)
• Tennessee Bar Association (Member)
• Defense Research Institute (Member)
• American Inns of Court (Master of the Bench)

Classes and Seminars

• Tennessee Workers' Compensation Law: Recognizing and Reacting to Workers' Compensation Claims - Defense Perspective, Professional Education Systems, Inc., December 15, 1995
• Civil Practice Tips and Civil Motion Practice, Knoxville Bar Association, November 18, 1998

Education

• University of Tennessee College of Law, Knoxville, Tennessee, 1989
  J.D.
  Honors: With Honors
  
  Law Review: Tennessee Law Review, Assistant Editor, 1987 - 1988
  
  Law Review: Tennessee Law Review, Articles Editor, 1988 - 1989
• University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1986
  B.A.

Fraternities/Sororities

• Phi Alpha Delta
• Sigma Pi

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

ebabb@bvblaw.com

Websites

http://www.bvblaw.com