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Weldon E. Patterson was born in Harlan, Kentucky. He attended Tennessee Technological University (B.S., 1984), and The University of Tennessee (M.S., 1986; J.D., with Honors, 1988), and was admitted to the Tennessee Bar in 1989. He was an Assistant Editor for the Tennessee Law Review. He is admitted to practice before all of the state and federal courts in Tennessee, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, and the United States Supreme Court. He is a Master of the Bench of the American Inns of Court. Weldon has been a member of the Professionalism Committee of the Knoxville Bar Association since 2008, and has been a Hearing Committee member of the Board of Professional Responsibility of the Supreme Court of Tennessee since 2008. He is a member of multiple bar associations, including the National Transportation Safety Board Bar and the Lawyer Pilots Bar Association. Weldon has been given the highest rating (AV) with Martindale-Hubbell, which is based upon peer reviews. He has been lead counsel in many complex jury cases throughout Tennessee. Mr. Patterson has been a Rule 31 Mediator under the Rules of the Tennessee Supreme Court since 2004. Hobbies and activities include flying, scuba diving, fencing and fly fishing.

Mr. Vowell is Certified as a Civil Trial Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy, and has been since 1997. He has completed more than 40 appeals in the Tennessee and Federal Court systems with a record of 28 wins, 6 losses and 2 draws on appeal since 1988. He has had 7 appeals in the Tennessee Supreme Court, winning 6 of them. He has won 7 reversals of the United States District Court (6 times in the Sixth Circuit and once in the Seventh). He has won 14 reversals of trial court decisions in the Tennessee Court of Appeals or Tennessee Supreme Court.

Divorce is rarely easy.  I will guide you through the process to help you protect what matters most.  When the future of your family is on the line, trust me to help you.. I am an experienced East Tennessee attorney who has been practicing family law and civil litigation since 2000.

Chris is a litigation attorney who brought his 25-year litigation practice to Trammell, Adkins & Ward, P.C.in June has extensive litigation experience and has successfully tried many jury and non-jury trials in Tennessee State Courts, Federal Court, and Bankruptcy Court. He has specialized his practice in personal injury litigation focused primarily in the areas of insurance defense and self-insured defense litigation involving automobile and trucking accidents, home owners’ claims, commercial losses, construction claims, fire and casualty, general liability, defense of fraud litigation as well as insurance coverage and claims litigation in all personal lines and commercial lines matters.  He has successfully tried dozens of jury and non-jury matters, and he has represented clients in appellate courts of the State of Tennessee and the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals.  He has been a frequent lecturer for various organizations in multiple states speaking on numerous trial-related topics including litigation strategy, trying jury trials, effective use of court room technology, insurance coverage issues, and other subjects at multiple continuing legal education seminars for attorneys.. Chris serves as counsel for State Farm, Auto-Owners Insurance Company, Vice Chancellor of the Episcopal Diocese of East Tennessee, and represents several business and individual clients in litigation and non-litigation matters in State and Federal Courts. Chris is a member of the Knoxville and Tennessee Bar Associations, as well as the Tennessee Defense Lawyers Association (TDLA) and the Defense Research Institute (DRI).  He is also a member of the prestigious American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA).

Experienced Litigation attorney serving clients in Knoxville and surrounding areas.

Experienced Litigation attorney serving clients in Knoxville and surrounding areas.

Experienced Litigation attorney serving clients in Knoxville and surrounding areas.

Experienced Litigation attorney serving clients in Knoxville and surrounding areas.

Experienced Litigation attorney serving clients in Knoxville and surrounding areas.

Experienced Litigation attorney serving clients in Knoxville and surrounding areas.

Experienced Litigation attorney serving clients in Knoxville and surrounding areas.

Experienced Litigation attorney serving clients in Knoxville and surrounding areas.

Experienced Litigation attorney serving clients in Knoxville and surrounding areas.

Experienced Litigation attorney serving clients in Knoxville and surrounding areas.