When you need an attorney you want to be sure to pick the best. Each year we call upon members of the local bar association to help us do just that. Each licensed attorney that was listed in the Knoxville Bar Associations Directory was sent an invitation to participate in our balloting process. They are each asked to vote for their peers with the idea of who would they call or refer their friends to if they were in need of specialized legal services. The response this year was better than ever. Over nine thousand individual votes were cast during the balloting process.The winners in several categories were so close in the total amount of votes that we have decided to list the winners alphabetically. We feel confident that all of the attorneys listed herein would provide wonderful representation but the results of this poll represent only one method of determining who are the best of the best. We strongly advise you to use not only this information but to consult your own attorney about their opinion of whom to hire as well as other viable sources of information like Martindale-Hubbell.
*Disclaimer: Cityview does not endorse any of the attorneys in this issue. The listing of Cityview’s Top Attorneys of 2009 is a simple tabulation of the votes submitted by select members of the Knoxville Bar Association.
Administrative Law
Wade V. Davies
Ritchie, Dillard & Davies
Warren L. Gooch
Kramer Rayson
John K. King
Lewis, King, Krieg & Waldrop
Robert F. Worthington, Jr.
Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz
Charles E. Young, Jr.
Kramer Rayson
Adoption
William T. Ailor
Ailor Law Offices
Donald A. Bosch
The Bosch Law Firm
Dawn Coppock
Law Office of Dawn Coppock
R. Arthur Jenkins
The Jenkins Law Firm
Patrice M. Lee
Law Office of Patrice Lee
N. David Roberts, Jr.
Law Office of N. David Roberts
Sarah Y. Sheppeard
Sheppeard, Swanson & Mynatt
Cynthia R. Wyrick
Ogle, Gass & Richardson
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Hugh B. Bright, Jr.
Woolf, McClane, Bright, Allen & Carpenter
Robert R. Campbell
Hodges, Doughty & Carson
Lewis R. Hagood
Arnett, Draper & Hagood
Robert P. Murrian
Reeves, Herbert & Murrian
Pamela L. Reeves
Reeves, Herbert & Murrian
Howard H. Vogel
O’Neil, Parker & Williamson
Antitrust
Andrew Colocotronis
Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz
Melinda Meador
Bass, Berry & Sims
J. Douglas Overbey
Robertson, Overbey, Wilson & Beeler
Appeals
Robert L. Bowman
Kramer Rayson
Wade V. Davies
Ritchie, Dillard & Davies
Linda Hamilton Mowles
Lewis, King, Krieg & Waldrop
Ann C. Short-Bowers
The Bosch Law Firm
Kelli L. Thompson
Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz
Appellate Practice
Donald A. Bosch
The Bosch Law Firm
John C. Burgin, Jr.
Kramer Rayson
Wade V. Davies
Ritchie, Dillard & Davies
Linda Hamilton Mowles
Lewis, King, Krieg & Waldrop
Michael J. King
Woolf, McClane, Bright, Allen & Carpenter
J. Ford Little
Woolf, McClane, Bright, Allen & Carpenter
Edward G. Phillips
Kramer Rayson
Ann C. Short-Bowers
The Bosch Law Firm
Kelli L. Thompson
Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz
William T. Ailor
Ailor Law Offices
Adrienne L. Anderson
Kramer Rayson
Joshua J. Bond
Hodges, Doughty & Carson
Lewis R. Hagood
Arnett, Draper & Hagood
Mary D. Miller
The Miller Law Firm
Automobile Accidents
Edward U. Babb
Butler, Vines & Babb
Joshua M. Ball
Hodges, Doughty & Carson
William J. Carver
Kramer Rayson
Gregory F. Coleman
Coleman & Edwards
J. Steven Collins
Burroughs, Collins & Newcomb
Bruce D. Fox
Fox & Farley
Laurie H. Hallenberg
Woolf, McClane, Bright, Allen & Carpenter
John K. Harber
Pryor, Flynn, Priest & Harber
P. Edward Pratt
Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz
Wayne A. Ritchie II
Ritchie, Dillard & Davies
Dan Channing Stanley
Law Offices of Dan Channing Stanley
Aviation/Admiralty
Joshua M. Ball
Hodges, Doughty & Carson
E. Bruce Foster, Jr.
Bass, Berry & Sims
Ray H. Moseley
Lacy, Moseley & Crossley
Banking Law
Robyn J. Askew
The Bosch Law Firm
Shannon D. Coleman
Kramer Rayson
Catherine L. Colocotronis
Gentry, Tipton & McLemore
James M. Cornelius, Jr.
Egerton, McAfee, Armistead & Davis
David E. Fielder
Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz
J. Michael Winchester
Winchester, Sellers, Foster & Steele
Bankruptcy & Restructuring
Robert M. Bailey
Bailey & Bailey
Wade M. Boswell
Law Office of Wade M. Boswell
Robert R. Carl, II
Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz
Dean B. Farmer
Hodges, Doughty & Carson
W. Morris Kizer
Gentry, Tipton & McLemore
Gregory C. Logue
Woolf, McClane, Bright, Allen & Carpenter
M. Edward Owens, Jr.
Lewis, King, Krieg & Waldrop
Adrienne L. Anderson
Kramer Rayson
J. Nicholas Arning, Jr.
Woolf, McClane, Bright, Allen & Carpenter
Business Litigation
Bernard E. Bernstein
Bernstein, Stair & McAdams
Lawrence F. Giordano
Lewis, King, Krieg & Waldrop
J. Chadwick Hatmaker
Woolf, McClane, Bright, Allen & Carpenter
S. Russell Headrick
Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz
Michael J. King
Woolf, McClane, Bright, Allen & Carpenter
Gregory C. Logue
Woolf, McClane, Bright, Allen & Carpenter
Ashley Meredith Lowe
Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz
Kelli L. Thompson
Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz
Business/Commercial Law
Adrienne L. Anderson
Kramer Rayson
J. Nicholas Arning, Jr.
Woolf, McClane, Bright, Allen & Carpenter
Shannon D. Coleman
Kramer Rayson
Lawrence F. Giordano
Lewis, King, Krieg & Waldrop
Gregory C. Logue
Woolf, McClane, Bright, Allen & Carpenter
G. Mark Mamantov
Bass, Berry & Sims
Richard S. Matlock
Woolf, McClane, Bright, Allen & Carpenter
Dennis R. McClane
Woolf, McClane, Bright, Allen & Carpenter
Timothy M. McLemore
Gentry, Tipton & McLemore
O. E. Schow, IV
Woolf, McClane, Bright, Allen & Carpenter
James S. Tipton, Jr.
Gentry, Tipton & McLemore
Civil Litigation
Adrienne L. Anderson
Kramer Rayson
Beecher A. Bartlett
Kramer Rayson
Bernard E. Bernstein
Bernstein, Stair & McAdams
Luis C. Bustamante
Woolf, McClane, Bright, Allen & Carpenter
W. Kyle Carpenter
Woolf, McClane, Bright, Allen & Carpenter
Tony R. Dalton
Woolf, McClane, Bright, Allen & Carpenter
John T. Johnson, Jr.
Kramer Rayson
Michael J. King
Woolf, McClane, Bright, Allen & Carpenter
J. Ford Little
Woolf, McClane, Bright, Allen & Carpenter
Harry P. Ogden
Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz
Charles E. Young, Jr.
Kramer Rayson
Collections
Lawrence E. Ault
Ault, Brasfield, Looper & Watts
W. Michael Baisley
Woolf, McClane, Bright, Allen & Carpenter
William J. Carver
Kramer Rayson
Daniel J. Moore
Woolf, McClane, Bright, Allen & Carpenter
J. Calvin Ward
Woolf, McClane, Bright, Allen & Carpenter
Commercial & Construction Litigation
Adrienne L. Anderson
Kramer Rayson
W. Michael Baisley
Woolf, McClane, Bright, Allen & Carpenter
Bernard E. Bernstein
Bernstein, Stair & McAdams
W. Kyle Carpenter
Woolf, McClane, Bright, Allen & Carpenter
J. Ford Little
Woolf, McClane, Bright, Allen & Carpenter
P. Edward Pratt
Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz
Michael P. Sayne
Gentry, Tipton & McLemore
Constitutional/Civil Rights
Robert L. Bowman
Kramer Rayson
John E. Eldridge
Eldridge & Blakney
J. Chadwick Hatmaker
Woolf, McClane, Bright, Allen & Carpenter
Francis L. Lloyd, Jr.
Kramer Rayson
Robert H. Watson, Jr.
Watson, Roach, Batson, Rowell & Lauderback
Construction
Adrienne L. Anderson
Kramer Rayson
David A. Draper
Lewis, King, Krieg & Waldrop
J. Ford Little
Woolf, McClane, Bright, Allen & Carpenter
Robert P. Noell
Woolf, McClane, Bright, Allen & Carpenter
P. Edward Pratt
Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz
R. Loy Waldrop, Jr.
Lewis, King, Krieg & Waldrop
Consumer Protection
Adrienne L. Anderson
Kramer Rayson
W. Gordon Ball
Ball & Scott
Andrew Colocotronis
Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz
Matthew J. Evans
Paine, Tarwater, Bickers & Tillman
Rodney A. Fields
Lewis, King, Krieg & Waldrop
Contracts/Business Transactions
J. Nicholas Arning, Jr.
Woolf, McClane, Bright, Allen & Carpenter
David E. Fielder
Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz
Charls M. Finn
Kramer Rayson
Lawrence F. Giordano
Lewis, King, Krieg & Waldrop
Dennis R. McClane
Woolf, McClane, Bright, Allen & Carpenter
Timothy M. McLemore
Gentry, Tipton & McLemore
O. E. Schow, IV
Woolf, McClane, Bright, Allen & Carpenter
James S. Tipton, Jr.
Gentry, Tipton & McLemore
Corporate Law
Roy L. Aaron
Hodges, Doughty & Carson
Dale C. Allen
Woolf, McClane, Bright, Allen & Carpenter
John G. Brock
Gentry, Tipton & McLemore
David E. Fielder
Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz
Thomas M. Hale
Kramer Rayson
Wayne R. Kramer
Kramer Rayson
Robert S. Marquis
Woolf, McClane, Bright, Allen & Carpenter
Richard S. Matlock
Woolf, McClane, Bright, Allen & Carpenter
Dennis R. McClane
Woolf, McClane, Bright, Allen & Carpenter
O. E. Schow, IV
Woolf, McClane, Bright, Allen & Carpenter
Criminal
Donald A. Bosch
The Bosch Law Firm
Wade V. Davies
Ritchie, Dillard & Davies
W. Thomas Dillard
Ritchie, Dillard & Davies
David M. Eldridge
Eldridge & Blakney
T. Scott Jones
Banks & Jones
Bruce Poston
Law Office of Bruce Poston
Divorce/Family
Lucinda M. Albiston
Schwamm, Albiston & Smith
Jerrold L. Becker
Becker, Fleishman & Knight
Bernard E. Bernstein
Bernstein, Stair & McAdams
John K. Harber
Pryor, Flynn, Priest & Harber
Gregory S. McMillan
Lewis, King, Krieg & Waldrop
Elizabeth K. B. Meadows
Jones, Meadows & Wall
Virginia A. Schwamm
Schwamm, Albiston & Smith
Sarah Y. Sheppeard
Sheppeard, Swanson & Mynatt
Charles W. Swanson
Sheppeard, Swanson & Mynatt
David L. Valone
Lockridge & Valone
Elder Law Services
Monica J. Franklin
The Elder Law Practice of Monica J. Franklin
Matthew B. Frère
Guyton & Frère
Kelly G. Frere
Guyton & Frere
Angelia Morie Nystrom
Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz
Employee Benefits
John C. Burgin, Jr.
Kramer Rayson
J. Chadwick Hatmaker
Woolf, McClane, Bright, Allen & Carpenter
S. Russell Headrick
Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz
Robert S. Marquis
Woolf, McClane, Bright, Allen & Carpenter
Kelli L. Thompson
Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz
Entertainment & Sports
Terry G. Adams, Jr.
The Adams Law Firm
Terrill L. Adkins
Trammell, Adkins & Ward
James H. Bemiller
The Bosch Law Firm
Donald A. Bosch
The Bosch Law Firm
Environmental
W. Kyle Carpenter
Woolf, McClane, Bright, Allen & Carpenter
W. Thomas Dillard
Ritchie, Dillard & Davies
Howard E. Jarvis
Woolf, McClane, Bright, Allen & Carpenter
Ashley Meredith Lowe
Woolf, McClane, Bright, Allen & Carpenter
Mary LeAnn Mynatt
Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz
Estate Planning
Dale C. Allen
Woolf, McClane, Bright, Allen & Carpenter
Wayne R. Kramer
Kramer Rayson
Anne M. McKinney
Anne M. McKinney
Angelia Morie Nystrom
Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz
Thomas R. Ramsey III
Ramsey Elmore
Family Law
Jerrold L. Becker
Becker, Fleishman & Knight
Gregory S. McMillan
Lewis, King, Krieg & Waldrop
Elizabeth K. B. Meadows
Jones, Meadows & Wall
Sarah Y. Sheppeard
Sheppeard, Swanson & Mynatt
L. Caesar Stair, III
Bernstein, Stair & McAdams
Chalres W. Swanson
Sheppeard, Swanson & Mynatt
Federal Court Practice
John T. Buckingham
Lewis, King, Krieg & Waldrop
Wade V. Davies
Ritchie, Dillard & Davies
W. Thomas Dillard
Ritchie, Dillard & Davies
G. Wilson Horde
Kramer Rayson
Gregory P. Isaacs
Isaacs Law Firm
General Civil Litigation
Bernard E. Bernstein
Bernstein, Stair & McAdams
Robert L. Bowman
Kramer Rayson
W. Kyle Carpenter
Woolf, McClane, Bright, Allen & Carpenter
Michael J. King
Woolf, McClane, Bright, Allen & Carpenter
Clarence Risin
Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz
Melissa L. Stevens
Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz
Hospital & Health Care
W. Dale Amburn
London & Amburn
J. Nicholas Arning, Jr.
Woolf, McClane, Bright, Allen & Carpenter
Heidi A. Barcus
London & Amburn
Shannon D. Coleman
Kramer Rayson
Warren L. Gooch
Kramer Rayson
Edward G. White, II
Hodges, Doughty & Carson
Immigration
Susan S. Davis
Attorney Susan S. Davis
Anita Patel
Law Office of Anita Patel
Steve E. Sams
Sams Law Firm
Charles M. Torres
Law Offices of Charles Torres
Kate E. Tucker
Kramer Rayson
Immigration & Naturalization
Anita Patel
Law Office of Anita Patel
Charles M. Torres
Law Offices of Charles Torres
Kate E. Tucker
Kramer Rayson
Insurance
Luis C. Bustamante
Woolf, McClane, Bright, Allen & Carpenter
Robert A. Crawford
Kramer Rayson
Tony R. Dalton
Woolf, McClane, Bright, Allen & Carpenter
S. Russell Headrick
Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz
Richard W. Krieg
Lewis, King, Krieg & Waldrop
Intellectual Property
Peter Brewer
Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz
Linda Hamilton Mowles
Lewis, King, Krieg & Waldrop
Andrew S. Neely
Luedeka, Neely & Graham
Charles E. Young, Jr.
Kramer Rayson
International Securities
Richard L. Gaines
Eldridge & Gaines
Jack H. McCall
Tennessee Valley Authority
Juvenile
Edwin A. Anderson
Cannon & Anderson
Donald A. Bosch
The Bosch Law Firm
Allison D. Easterday
Bernstein, Stair & McAdams
John K. Harber
Pryor, Flynn, Priest & Harber
Sherry L. Mahar
Law Office of Sherry L. Mahar
Jere Franklin Ownby, III
Law Office of Jere Franklin Ownby
Lisa A. White
Law Office of Lisa White
Labor & Employment
Leslie L. Beale
Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz
Betsy J. Beck
Kramer Rayson
Robert L. Bowman
Kramer Rayson
John C. Burgin, Jr.
Kramer Rayson
J. Keith Coates, Jr.
Woolf, McClane, Bright, Allen & Carpenter
Sonda L. Gifford
Woolf, McClane, Bright, Allen & Carpenter
Lewis R. Hagood
Arnett, Draper & Hagood
J. Chadwick Hatmaker
Woolf, McClane, Bright, Allen & Carpenter
Timothy B. McConnell
Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz
Edward G. Phillips
Kramer Rayson
E. H. Rayson
Kramer Rayson
Kelli L. Thompson
Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz
Charles E. Young, Jr.
Kramer Rayson
Mediation
R. Kim Burnette
Arnett, Draper & Hagood
Joseph J. Doherty
Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz
Lewis R. Hagood
Arnett, Draper & Hagood
John K. Harber
Pryor, Flynn, Priest & Harber
Paul D. Hogan
Hogan & Hogan
Donelson M. Leake
Kramer Rayson
Gregory S. McMillan
Lewis, King, Krieg & Waldrop
Robert P. Murrian
Reeves, Herbert & Murrian
William D. Vines, III
Butler, Vines & Babb
Medical Malpractice
Luis C. Bustamante
Woolf, McClane, Bright, Allen & Carpenter
Donna R. Davis
Butler, Vines & Babb
Sidney Gilreath
Gilreath & Associates
Jason H. Long
London & Amburn
Harry P. Ogden
Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz
Robert E. Pryor, Sr.
Pryor, Flynn, Priest & Harber
Thomas S. Scott, Jr.
Ball & Scott
William D. Vines, III
Butler, Vines & Babb
Edward G. White, II
Hodges, Doughty & Carson
Nursing Home Litigation
Joshua J. Bond
Hodges, Doughty & Carson
Harry P. Ogden
Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz
Rick L. Powers
Arnett, Draper & Hagood
William D. Vines, III
Butler, Vines & Babb
Personal Injury
Beecher A. Bartlett
Kramer Rayson
Hugh B. Bright, Jr.
Woolf, McClane, Bright, Allen & Carpenter
Luis C. Bustamante
Woolf, McClane, Bright, Allen & Carpenter
W. Kyle Carpenter
Woolf, McClane, Bright, Allen & Carpenter
Gregory F. Coleman
Coleman & Edwards
Robert A. Crawford
Kramer Rayson
Sidney Gilreath
Gilreath & Associates
John T. Johnson
Kramer Rayson
T. Scott Jones
Banks & Jones
P. Edward Pratt
Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz
Robert E. Pryor, Sr.
Pryor, Flynn, Priest & Harber
Clarence Risin
Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz
Thomas S. Scott, Jr.
Ball & Scott
Dan Channing Stanley
Law Offices of Dan Channing Stanley
Robert L. Vance
Woolf, McClane, Bright, Allen & Carpenter
Louis C. Woolf
Woolf, McClane, Bright, Allen & Carpenter
Probate
Keith H. Burroughs
Burroughs, Collins & Newcomb
Donald J. Farinato
Holbrook, Peterson & Smith
Robert S. Marquis
Woolf, McClane, Bright, Allen & Carpenter
Richard S. Matlock
Woolf, McClane, Bright, Allen & Carpenter
Angelia Morie Nystrom
Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz
Kevin N. Perkey
Woolf, McClane, Bright, Allen & Carpenter
O. E. Schow, IV
Woolf, McClane, Bright, Allen & Carpenter
Product Liability
Hugh B. Bright, Jr.
Woolf, McClane, Bright, Allen & Carpenter
W. Kyle Carpenter
Woolf, McClane, Bright, Allen & Carpenter
Howard E. Jarvis
Woolf, McClane, Bright, Allen & Carpenter
Ashley Meredith Lowe
Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz
Deborah C. Stevens
Lewis, King, Krieg & Waldrop
Louis C. Woolf
Woolf, McClane, Bright, Allen & Carpenter
Professional Malpractice
R. David Benner
Lewis, King, Krieg & Waldrop
Stephen C. Daves
O’Neil, Parker & Williamson
Darryl G. Lowe
Lowe & Yeager
Harry P. Ogden
Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz
Timothy A. Priest
Pryor, Flynn, Priest & Harber
Real Estate/Finance
David E. Fielder
Baker, Donelson, Bearman,Caldwell & Berkowitz
Ashley Meredith Lowe
Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz
G. Mark Mamantov
Bass, Berry & Sims
Richard S. Matlock
Woolf, McClane, Bright, Allen & Carpenter
Timothy M. McLemore
Gentry, Tipton & McLemore
Daniel J. Moore
Woolf, McClane, Bright, Allen & Carpenter
Timothy P. Coode
Law Office of Timothy P. Coode
Clifford C. Cruze
Law Office of Clifford Cruze
John Dreiser
Law Offices of Tony Farmer
Donna M. Lefebvre
Miller & Lefebvre
Kenneth A. Miller
Miller & Lefebvre
Tax
Dale C. Allen
Woolf, McClane, Bright, Allen & Carpenter
Charls M. Finn
Kramer Rayson
Mack A. Gentry
Gentry, Tipton & McLemore
Wayne R. Kramer
Kramer Rayson
Robert S. Marquis
Woolf, McClane, Bright, Allen & Carpenter
Richard S. Matlock
Woolf, McClane, Bright, Allen & Carpenter
Wills & Estate Planning
Donald J. Farinato
Holbrook, Peterson & Smith
Robert S. Marquis
Woolf, McClane, Bright, Allen & Carpenter
Richard S. Matlock
Woolf, McClane, Bright, Allen & Carpenter
Angelia Morie Nystrom
Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz
Thomas R. Ramsey
Ramsey Elmore
O. E. Schow, IV
Woolf, McClane, Bright, Allen & Carpenter
Workers’ Compensation
Leslie F. Bishop
Lewis, King, Krieg & Waldrop
Tasha C. Blakney
Eldridge & Blakney
Joseph J. Doherty
Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz
J. Anthony Farmer
Law Offices of Tony Farmer
Garry W. Ferraris
Law Office of Garry Ferraris
Robert L. Vance
Woolf, McClane, Bright, Allen & Carpenter
Glenn R. Walter
Lewis, King, Krieg & Waldrop
Wrongful Death
Bruce D. Fox
Fox & Farley
Sidney Gilreath
Gilreath & Associates
John K. Harber
Pryor, Flynn, Priest & Harber
Robert E. Pryor, Sr.
Pryor, Flynn, Priest & Harber
Clarence Risin
Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz
Cityview Magazine would like to thank all who participated in this year’s Top Attorneys survey.
Photography by Nathan Sparks and Jimmy Chiarella