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Lawyer Overview

Mr. Hancock received a Bachelor of Science from the University of Tennessee and his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Michigan. Mr. Hancock served as Vice Chairman (1988-1989) and member from 1983 to 1989 of the Board of Professional Responsibility of the Supreme Court of Tennessee. Mr. Hancock is currently a member of the Memphis and Shelby County Port Commission (1988) and the Propeller Club of the United States, Port of Memphis (1966--and President, 1977-1978). He is a member of the Memphis (Chairman: Discipline and Ethics Committee, 1976; Admission Committee, 1978 and Member, Board of Directors, 1978-1979), Tennessee (Chairman, Administration of Justice Committee, 1981-1982) and American Bar Associations, American College of Trial Lawyers, Maritime Law Association of the United States, Federation of Insurance and Corporate Counsel, and American Board of Trial Advocates.

Areas of Practice

• Administrative Law
• Admiralty & Maritime Law
• Estate Planning
• Family Law
• Litigation & Appeals
• Products Liability Law
• Real Estate Law

West Practice Categories

Litigation & Appeals, Admiralty & Maritime Law, Products Liability Law, Administrative Law, Estate Planning, Family Law, Real Estate Law

Bar Admissions

• Tennessee, 1958

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Memphis and Shelby County Port Commission, 1988 - Present (Member)
• Propeller Club of the United States, Port of Memphis, 1966 - Present (Member)
• Propeller Club of the United States, Port of Memphis, 1977 - 1978 (President)
• Supreme Court of Tennessee, 1983 - 1989 (Member, Board of Professional Responsibility)
• Supreme Court of Tennessee, 1988 - 1989 (Vice Chair, Board of Professional Responsibility)
• Memphis Bar Association, 1976 (Chairman, Discipline and Ethics Committee)
• Memphis Bar Association, 1978 (Member, Admission Committee)
• Memphis Bar Association, 1978 - 1979 (Member, Board of Directors)
• Tennessee Bar Association, 1981 - 1982 (Chairman, Administration of Justice Committee)
• American Bar Association (Member)
• American College of Trial Lawyers (Member)
• Maritime Law Association of the United States (Member)
• Federation of Insurance and Corporate Counsel (Member)
• American Board of Trial Advocates (Advocate)

Honors and Awards

• Fellow, Tennessee Bar Foundation
• Fellow, American Bar Foundation

Classes and Seminars

• Adjunct Professor, Trial Advocacy, Memphis State University School of Law, 1962 - 1979

Past Employment Positions

• Memphis Riverfront Harbor Commission, Member, 1978 - 1984

Education

• The University of Michigan Law School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1957
  J.D., Juris Doctor
• University of Tennessee, 1952
  B.S., Bachelor of Science

Fraternities/Sororities

• Omicron Delta Kappa
• Delta Theta Phi

Address

One Commerce Square
Suite 2000
Memphis, TN 38103

Phones

(901) 259-7100

Faxes

(901) 259-7150

Emails

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Websites

http://www.farrismathews.com