James C. Wright Knoxville, Tennessee
| Partner, since
1987 | |
| Phone | 866-701-9631 865-622-7720 |
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Mr. Wright was born in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. He attended Middle Tennessee State University (B.S., summa cum laude, 1977); the University of Tennessee (J.D., 1980) Order of the Coif, Law Review.
He is admitted to the United Supreme Court Bar as well as all Tennessee State and Federal Courts. He is also admitted before the Sixth Circuit and Fourth Circuit Bar.
Author credits include: Tennessee Current Legal Summaries. Co-Author: Avoiding Environmental Liability in Tennessee; Hazardous Waste in Tennessee.
Mr. Wright was the Distinguished Alumni Speaker - University of Tennessee College of Law 2008 Commencement.
He has been selected as a Mid-South Super Lawyer and in Knoxville's Best Lawyers.
Mr. Wright serves as Chair of the Tennessee Bar Association Tort and Insurance Practice Section.
He has been on the Executive Committee of the Tennessee Bar Association Section on Environmental Law since the founding of the Section and is a past Chair of the Section.
He is the Co-Chair of the Knoxville Bar Association Environmental Law Section.
Mr. Wright served as President of the Knoxville Legal Aid Society (three terms).
Mr. Wright serves as lead State Chair for Tennessee for the Claims and Litigation Management Alliance and as an Education Committee Chair.
Mr. Wright is a member of the American Inns of Court - Hamilton Burnett Chapter.
Representative Clients, Insurers and Third-Party Administrators:ACE Specialty Claims
CNA
Chartis
Dean Foods
Family Brands International
Florida Rock & Tank Lines, Inc.
Frito-Lay, Inc.
Gallagher Bassett
One Beacon Insurance
Pepsi Related Entities
Sedgwick CMS
Shaner Group
Wampler's Farm Sausage Co., Inc.
- Areas of Practice:
- General Practice
- Litigation and Appeals
- Business and Commercial
- Bar Admissions:
- Tennessee, 1981
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Tennessee, 1982
- U.S. Federal Courts, 1981
- U.S. Court of Federal Claims, 2002
- U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 1981
- U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit
- U.S. Supreme Court, 2004
- Education:
- University of Tennessee College of Law, Knoxville, Tennessee,
1980
J.D.
Honors: Order of the Coif
Law Review: University of Tennessee Law Review - Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tennessee,
1977
B.S.
Honors: Summa Cum Laude
- Published Works:
- Tennessee: Current Legal Summaries
- Avoiding Environmental Liability in Tennesse; Hazardous Waste in Tennessee (Co-Author)
- Representative Cases:
- Anthony v. Felknor & Cunningham (Tenn. Ct. App. (Legal Malpractice))
- Campbell County v. Brownlee-Kesterson, Inc. (Tenn. Ct. App. (Product Liability)
- Cincinnati Ins. Co. v. Fred S. Post (Tenn. Sup. Ct. (Insurance Law))
- Davis v. Indian Mountain Clinic (Tenn. Ct. App. (Medical Malpractice))
- Deaton v. Sensaboy (Tenn. Ct. App. (Civil Rights and Medical Malpractice))
- Jefferson County v. Celotex (Tenn. Ct. App.(Product Liability))
- Joe Chadwell v. Knox County (Tenn. Sup. Ct. (Environmental Law))
- K.M.C. Co., Inc. v. Irving Trust Co., 757 F.2d 752 (C.A.6 (Tenn.) 1985)
- Lockett V. Blalock Construction (Tenn. Ct. App (Disc Costs/Prejudg. Intrst (Construction Law-Blasting))
- Ward v. Bush Construction (Tenn. Ct. App. (Construction; Tennessee One-Call))
- Wilson v. McCann Steel Corp. (Corporation Law)
- Professional Associations and Memberships:
- Tennessee Bar Association
- Knoxville Bar Association
- Knoxville Legal Aid Society
- Claims and Litigation Management Alliance
- American Inns of Court - Hamilton Burnett Chapter
- Fraternities/Sororities:
- Phi Delta Phi
