Current Employment Position(s)

Partner, since 1990

Lawyer Overview

Steve was born in Springfield, Tennessee. He attended Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1975); Webster College (M.A., 1976); and Memphis State University (J.D., 1979). He was admitted to the bar in Tennessee in 1980. In Law School, he was a member of the Law Review, the Moot Court Board and Order of Barristers, and was the recipient of the American Jurisprudence Award in Contracts. Steve Co-authored "Tennessee Workers' Compensation Practice" (PESI 1995). He is a member of the Knoxville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations, the Defense Research Institute, and the Tennessee Defense Lawyers Association. Notable cases include: Bennett v. Howard Johnson's Motor Lodge, 714 S.W.2d 273 (Tenn. 1986); Blalock v. Claiborne, 775 S.W.2d 363 (Tenn.App. 1989); Brown v. Canterbury Corp., 844 S.W.2d 134 (Tenn. 1992); Bradshaw v. Old Republic Insurance Co., 922 S.W.2d 503 (Tenn. 1996); Bomely v. Mid-America Corp., 970 S.W.2d 929 (Tenn. 1998).

Areas of Practice

• Corporate Law
• Products Liability
• Medical Malpractice
• Environmental Law
• Workers' Compensation
• Personal Injury

Representative Clients

• GAB Business Services, Incorporated
• National Grange Mutual Insurance Company
• Providence Washington Insurance Company
• The St. Paul Insurance Companies

Representative Cases

• Bennett v. Howard Johnson's Motor Lodge, 714 S.W.2d 273 (Tenn. 1986)
• Simmons v. Sears, Roebuck and Co., 713 S.W.2d 640 (Tenn. 1986)
• Blalock v. Claiborne, 775 S.W.2d 363 (Tenn.App. 1989)
• Brown v. Canterbury Corp., 844 S.W. 2d 134 (Tenn. 1992)
• Bradshaw v. Old Republic Insurance Co., 922 S.W. 2d 503 (Tenn. 1996)
• Bomely v. Mid-America Corp., 970 S.W. 2d 929 (Tenn. 1998)

West Practice Categories

Business Organizations, Environmental Law, Personal Injury -- Plaintiff, Products Liability Law, Medical Malpractice, Workers' Compensation Law

Bar Admissions

• Tennessee, 1980

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Knoxville Bar Association (Member)
• Tennessee Bar Association (Member)
• American Bar Association (Member)
• Defense Research Institute (Member)
• Tennessee Defense Lawyers Association (Member)

Honors and Awards

• Who's Who in Tennessee, 1991
• Delta Theta Phi National Fraternity Member of the Year, 1979
• American Jurisprudence Award for Contracts

Education

• Memphis State University School of Law, Memphis, Tennessee, 1979
  J.D.
  Honors: Order of the Barristers
  Honors: Board, Moot Court
• Vanderbilt University, 1975
  B.A.
• Webster College, 1976
  M.A.

Fraternities/Sororities

• Delta Theta Phi

References

• First American National Bank
• Flexsteel Industries
• Great Dane Trailers
• Self-Insured Services, Incorporated

Published Works

• "Tennessee Workers' Compensation Practice," (Co-Author), PESI, 1995

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

sjohnson@bvblaw.com

Websites

http://www.bvblaw.com