Background
Gentry, Junior, James W. was born on July 28, 1928 in McMinnville, Tennessee, United States.
Gentry, Junior, James W. was born on July 28, 1928 in McMinnville, Tennessee, United States.
The Baylor School; University of the South (Bachelor of Arts, 1950). Vanderbilt University (Bachelor of Laws, 1956). Phi Delta Phi. Member, Nation Moot Court Competition.
Member, Board of Trustees, University of the South, 1963,1968.
Trustee, The Baylor School, 1963.
United States. v. Curley, 43 F.3d 1188 (8th Circuit 1994); Velsicol Chemical Corporation v. Enenco, Incorporated. 9 F.3d 524 (6th Circuit 1993); Walls v. Waste Resource Corporation, 761 F.2d 311 (6th Circuit 1985).Worked at Spears, Moore, Rebman & Williams (Chattanooga, Tennessee) specializing in General, Civil and Trial Practice in all Courts. Corporation, Insurance, Healthcare, Probate, Estate Planning, Bankruptcy, Commercial, Public Utility, Tax Employee Benefits, Environmental, Labor Law, Real Estate, Intellectual Property, Zoning, Arbitration and Mediation. Admitted to the bar, 1956, Tennessee.
United States.
District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Tennessee. United States. Court of Appeals, Fifth, Sixth and Eighth Circuits. United States. Supreme Court.
Phi Delta Phi.
Member, Vanderbilt Representative National Moot Court Competition. Member, Board of Trustees, University of the South, 1962, 1968. Trustee, The Baylor School, 1963.
Civil Justice Advisory Group for Eastern District of Tennessee, 1991.
Member: Chattanooga, Tennessee (Member, Environmental Law Section) and American (Member, Natural Resources, Energy and Environmental Law) Bar Associations. The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
Defense Research and Trial Lawyers Association. Environmental Law Institute (Associate).
Military: Lieutenant, United States Marine Corps (Retired), active duty, 1951-1953.
Resulting from the 1945 merger of Spurlock & Spears, which began in 1894, and Williams, Reynolds & Moore, which began in 1912, Spears, Moore, Rebman & Williams has met the legal needs of Chattanooga since the turn of the century. From an early representation centered on utilities, governmental entities and casualty insurance companies, its strengths have grown to include health care, litigation, business law, environmental law, tax, and trusts and estates.
Member, Vanderbilt Representative National Moot Court Competition. Member, Board of Trustees, University of the South, 1962, 1968. Trustee, The Baylor School, 1963.
Civil Justice Advisory Group for Eastern District of Tennessee, 1991.
Member: Chattanooga, Tennessee (Member, Environmental Law Section) and American (Member, Natural Resources, Energy and Environmental Law) Bar Associations. The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
Defense Research and Trial Lawyers Association. Environmental Law Institute (Associate).
Military: Lieutenant, United States Marine Corps (Retired), active duty, 1951-1953.