Background
Hancock, Henry Hervey was born on October 14, 1928 in Paris, Tennessee, United States. Son of Hervey Hooper and Annie (Rowe) Hancock.
Hancock, Henry Hervey was born on October 14, 1928 in Paris, Tennessee, United States. Son of Hervey Hooper and Annie (Rowe) Hancock.
University of Tennessee (Bachelor of Science, 1952). University of Michigan (Juris Doctor, 1957). Omicron Delta Kappa; Delta Theta Phi.
Adjunct Professor, Trial Advocacy, Memphis State University Law School, 1962-1979.
Worked at Farris, Mathews, Gilman, Branan & Hellen, The Property Letting Centre (Memphis, Tennessee) specializing in General Civil and Trial Practice in all Courts. Administrative Agencies and Commercial Arbitration Forums, General Corporate and Commercial Practice, Administrative and Municipal Law, Government Relations, Banking, Real Estate, Land Use and Zoning, Telecommunications, Trusts, Probate, Tax, Bankruptcy, Insurance, Immigration, Health and Hospital, Negligence, Pharmaceutical and Products Liability and Maritime Law. Admitted to the bar, 1958, Tennessee.
Omicron Delta Kappa.
Delta Theta Phi. Adjunct Professor, Trial Advocacy, Memphis State University Law School, 1962-1979. Member: Memphis Riverfront Harbor Commission, 1978-1984.
Memphis and Shelby County Portuguese Commission, 1988. Member, 1966 and President, 1977-1978, Propeller Club of the United States, Portuguese of Memphis.
Member, 1983-1989, and Vice Chairman, 1988-1989, Board of Professional Responsibility of the Supreme Court of Tennessee.
Member: 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. American Board of Trial Advocates (Advocate).
Fellow: Tennessee Bar Foundation. American Bar Foundation.
Farris, Mathews, Gilman, Branan, & Hellen is a mid-size diversified law firm, based in Memphis, that has been in existence since 1965.
The firm is the Memphis member of Commercial Law Affiliates, a nationwide affiliation of high quality, Medium-size law firms specializing in business matters.
Member Propeller Club of the United States Port of Memphis, since 1967, president, 1974. Mem.Memphis Riverfront Harbor Commission, 1978-1984, Memphis and Shelby CountyPort Commission, since 1988. First lieutenant United States ARmy, 1952-1953.
Fellow American Bar Foundation, Tenn Bar Foundation, American College Trial Lawyers. Mem.ABA, The Maritime Law Association of the United States (proctor in admiralty), American Board Trial Advocates (advisory), Lawyers Journal Club (founder, 1st chairman since 1979), Tennessee Bar Association, Memphis Bar Association, Delta Theta Phi, Omicron Delta Kappa.
Married Margaret Ina Fairchild, September 28, 1957. Children: Sharon Fairchild, Henry Hervey Junior.