Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Year Joined Organization: 1991

Lawyer Overview

Born in Knoxville, Tennessee, he earned his Bachelor of Science Degree from The University of Tennessee in 1988 majoring in finance. He then attended Cumberland School of Law of Samford University where he was a member of the Cumberland Law Review and graduated Magna Cum Laude in 1991. He was admitted to the bar, Tennessee Supreme Court, and Federal District Court the same year. Memberships include the Knoxville Bar Association, Tennessee Bar Association, and American Bar Association (Business Law Section).

Areas of Practice

• Personal Injury
• Professional Negligence
• Commercial Real Estate

Representative Clients

• BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee
• Hanover Companies
• Manchester Tank and Equipment Company
• Office Depot
• Schaad Companies

Representative Cases

• Jake Joyner v. Arnold Clower, Thomas Harwell, Michael Stoetzel and Roane County, TN, 1992 WL 204468 (Tenn.Ct.App. 1992)
• Larry Lawson v. Garry and Margaret Cannon, 1993 WL 39739 (Tenn.Ct.App. 1993)
• John L. Miller v. Scott D. Williams, 970 S.W.2d 497 (Tenn. App. 1998)
• Patrick Beaudreau, et al. v. Larry Hill Pontiac/Oldsmobile/GMC, Inc., 160 S.W.3d 874 (Tenn.Ct.App. 2004)
• Claudia Benson v. Penske Truck Leasing Corp., 2006 WL 840419 (W.D. Tenn. 2006)
• Paul Russell and wife, Virginia Russell v. I. Allan Howard, et al., 2007 WL 432987 (Tenn.Ct.App. 2007)

West Practice Categories

Personal Injury -- Plaintiff, Professional Malpractice Law, Commercial Real Estate

Bar Admissions

• Tennessee, 1991
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Tennessee
• U.S. District Court Western District of Tennessee
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Michigan

Professional Associations and Memberships

• American Bar Association, Business Law Section (Member)
• Tennessee Bar Association (Member)
• Knoxville Bar Association
• Hamilton Burnett American Inn of Court (Master of the Bench)

Pro Bono Activities

• Volunteer Legal Assistance Program, 1991 - Present

Education

• Cumberland School of Law, Samford University, Birmingham, Alabama, June, 1991
  Juris Doctor
  Honors: magna cum laude
• University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, June, 1988
  Bachelor of Science
  Major: Finance

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

jbutler@bvblaw.com

Websites

http://www.bvblaw.com