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Mrs. Wilson graduated cum laude from the University of Tennessee at Martin in 1996 with a B.S. in Public Administration.  She graduated from the University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphries School of Law in 2000.  While in law school, Mrs. Wilson was a member of Law Review and Moot Court.  She is a member of Rainey, Kizer, Reviere & Bell, P.L.C.  She has been practicing with the firm since 2000.

Mr. Scott is the firm’s managing partner.  His key practice areas are prosecution of overtime claims under the Fair Labor Standards Act.  The remainder of his practice focuses on complex litigation, including representation of insureds in disputes with their insurance companies, contractual disputes, and will contests.  Mr. Scott also has extensive experience litigating personal injury and worker’s compensation claims for injured parties.. Mr. Scott graduated from Mississippi State University in 1998 with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree. While at Mississippi State, Mr. Scott was involved in a variety of activities, including Future Business Leaders of America, Student Association Committee on Campus Safety, College Republicans, and the Fraternity of Phi Gamma Delta. After graduation from Mississippi State, Mr. Scott spent two years working in the cotton fields of West Tennessee before enrolling in the University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law in the Fall of 2000, from which he graduated Magna Cum Laude. While in school, he was awarded the Dean’s Award for Academic Excellence and the CALI Excellence for the Future Award in Property I, Evidence, Secured Transactions, Civil Procedure III, and Elder Law.. During his tenure at the University of Memphis School of Law, Mr. Scott served as a Comments Editor for the University of Memphis Law Review and authored two published works:. 1. B.V.T. Lebanon Shopping Center, Ltd. V. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.: Diminution in Fair Market Value - Compensation or Confusion? University of Memphis Law Review Vol. 33, No. 1, Fall of 2002;. 2. Defective Condition or Unreasonably Dangerous Under the Tennessee Products Liability Act: Just What Does It Mean? University of Memphis Law Review Vol. 33, No. 4, Summer of 2003.. Mr. Scott also served as Treasurer of the Student Bar Association, a member of the Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity, and a student member of Leo Bearman Sr. Inns of Court, while at the University of Memphis. He was awarded both the Jerome Rosengarten Memorial Scholarship and the Sam Mayar Memorial Scholarship in recognition of his academic achievements.. Mr. Scott is admitted to practice before the Tennessee Supreme Court, all Tennessee trial and appellate courts, the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee, the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee, and the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee.  He has also been admitted pro hac vice various other states.. Mr. Scott is a member of the Jackson-Madison County Bar Association, the Tennessee Bar Association, and the American Bar Association. He has served on both the Board of Directors and as Secretary for the Young Lawyers Division of the Madison County Bar Association.  Currently, Mr. Scott is a member of the Howell Edmonds Jackson Inns of Court.. Mr. Scott is married to Ashby Richbourg Scott who is an attorney with Evans & Petree. They have two children.

Michael Hartup has dedicated his practice to representing disabled individuals from the greater Jackson, Tennessee, and Paducah, Kentucky, areas as they seek Social Security Disability or Veterans Compensationbenefits. He believes in the compassionate and respectful representation of the unfortunate individuals who have been left unable to work to support themselves and their families due to injury or illness.. Mike earned an undergraduate bachelor’s degree with magna cum laude honors and his Juris Doctor from the University of Memphis. He is licensed to practice in all Tennessee State Courts and in the United States District Court for the Western district of Tennessee. He has practiced in Federal Administrative Law hearings throughout Tennessee, west Kentucky, southern Illinois, east Missouri, northern Alabama, northern Georgia, northern Mississippi, and northern Louisiana. He is a sustaining member of the National Organization of Social Security Claimant’s Representatives and a member of American Association for Justice. He has been invited by the Tennessee Assistant Commissioner of the Department of Human Services to teach state attorneys and adjudicators a continuing legal education course on the disability claims adjudication process.. Mike represents hundreds of disabled individuals in hearings and appeals every year, but he makes it a priority to meet with each of his clients personally and to be available to their individual needs. He understands that many are bewildered and frustrated by the bureaucratic claims process. He believes it is important to take the time to explain the process and law to his clients and to prepare them for what to expect throughout each step of appeal.. Mike lives with his wife, Mary-Glenn, and their two daughters in Jackson, Tennessee. He and his family are members of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in downtown Jackson. Mike is an avid runner and cyclist. He also enjoys fly-fishing and backpacking. He has run the St. Jude Marathon in both Memphis and Nashville. If he is not in his office or in hearings working diligently for his clients, you can probably find him running or riding the roads of Madison and Crockett Counties.

Jonathan Steen is the Medical-Legal Partnership Director at West Tennessee Legal Services, where he leads efforts to integrate legal aid into healthcare settings to address social and legal barriers to health. With over 30 years of civil litigation experience, Jonathan works alongside medical professionals to provide holistic legal solutions that improve health outcomes for families in need. A past president of the Tennessee Bar Association, he has been a longtime advocate for access to justice and the expansion of medical-legal partnerships.

JoAnna R. Wilson is a native of Alamo, Tennessee. She received her B.S. in Criminal Justice from Middle Tennessee State University, where she graduated summa cum laude in 2014. She obtained her J.D. from the Belmont University College of Law in 2017. During her time in law school, she was a member of the Student Bar Association and the Belmont University College of Law American Inn of Court.. Ms. Wilson was admitted to the Tennessee Bar and joined Casey, Simmons & Bryant as an Associate Attorney in 2017. Ms. Wilson practices in the areas of family law, juvenile law, and criminal defense from our Jackson, Tennessee office.

I practice exclusively in the areas of state and federal criminal defense law In West Tennessee. I have experience in both the prosecution and the defense of criminal cases. Anytime someone needs my services, I understand what a traumatic experience it is to be charged in a criminal case. I want my client to understand what I am doing and I enjoy knowing that I have made a  difference in the case.. I am a retired Major, Tennessee Army National Guard. I retired with twenty years service and served one year active duty when my unit was activated for Operation Iraqi Freedom.. I enjoy spending time with my family, fishing, exercising, and reading about Civil War history and visiting historic sites.

I am the managing member and senior attorney at the Tennessee law firm of Casey, Simmons & Bryant, PLLC.

I am a partner attorney with the Tennessee firm of Casey, Simmons & Bryant, PLLC. Our firm mainly handles family law, criminal defense and probate matters. I primarily focus on criminal defense matters in the West TN area but I am not limited to West TN. I have handled a wide variety of criminal defense family law matters and have successfully tried several cases in Circuit Court.

Dedicated to helping individuals and families who have been injured, and in the worst of cases, have lost a loved one in an accident, Spence practices in all areas of personal injury law including auto accidents, trucking accidents, motorcycle accidents, wrongful death, slip and fall accidents, social security disability, workplace injuries, and riverboat and railroad injuries.

Charles H. Barnett, III, has 40 years of experience specializing in civil litigation.  In addition, he is listed as a Rule 31 Mediator by the Tennessee Supreme Court.  Mr. Barnett has litigation experience in a wide variety of areas representing both defendants and plaintiffs in personal injury, products liability, workers’ compensation, employment discrimination, professional liability, eminent domain and commercial litigation.  Mr. Barnett has been given Martindale-Hubbell’s highest peer review rating of AV and has been deemed by peer review process as a Super Lawyer of the Mid-South for each year since 2006.  He was also selected as a Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America, an invitation-only trial lawyer honorary society consisting of less than one-half of one percent of American lawyers.. Mr. Barnett is a native of Jackson, Tennessee, where he graduated from Jackson High School in 1964. He received his Bachelor of Science degree from the Memphis State University in 1969 and his Doctor of Jurisprudence from the Memphis State University School of Law in 1975.. He was a member of the Memphis State University Law Review where he authored three articles. These articles include: “Real Estate – Mechanics’ and Materialmen’s Liens in Tennessee,” 5 Mem. L. Rev. 359 (Spring 1975); “Constitutional Law Tennessee, Nuisance Statute Declared Unconstitutional,” 4 Mem. L. Rev. 619 (Spring 1974); and “Taxation – Mutual Funds be Valued at Redemption Price,” 4 Mem. L. Rev. 184 (Fall 1973).. Mr. Barnett is a member of the Jackson-Madison County Bar Association (President, 1990); a member of the Tennessee and American Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute; and Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association.  He is a graduate of the National Institute of Trial Advocacy, he served as Assistant Attorney General for the State of TN from 1976 to 1978, and is a recipient of the Jackson-Madison County Association Pro Bono Award in 1989.  He currently serves as general counsel to the Health, Education and Housing Facilities Board for the City of Jackson.. Mr. Barnett resides in Jackson, Tennessee, with his wife Elizabeth, who is a medical technologist, and his three children. His interests include sailing, sail boat racing, the study of the natural world and spending time with his family and friends.