Background
Chapman Duffy, John was born on August 10, 1957 in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States.
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John Chapman Duffy
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University of Tennessee at Knoxville (Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, 1979). Vanderbilt University (Juris Doctor, 1983).
Career
Worked at Watson, Hollow & Reeves (Knoxville, Tennessee) specializing in General Practice, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Civil Trial and Appellate Practice in all State and Federal Courts and Administrative Agencies. Corporation, Insurance, Negligence, Products Liability, Medical Malpractice, Legal Malpractice, Communications, Bankruptcy, Commercial Law, Administrative Law. Equity Practice, Civil Rights Litigation, Municipal Litigation, Employment Law, Environmental Law, Public Law and Workers Compensation Law.
Admitted to the bar, 1983, Tennessee.
1985, California; United States. District Court, Eastern and Middle Districts of Tennessee.
United States. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.
And United States. Supreme Court. Phi Beta Kappa. Certiorari Clerk to Honorable Frank F. Drowota, III, Justice, Tennessee Supreme Court 1982-1983.
Law Clerk to the Honorable Leland C. Nielsen, United States. District Judge, Southern District of California, San Diego, 1983-1985.
Assistant City Attorney, City of Knoxville, 1985-1988.
Member: Knoxville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations. The firm was established in 1982 by attorneys whose primary emphasis was in trial and appellate practice. The firm concentrates its practice in litigation in a variety of fields.
The firm is engaged in the representation of individuals, businesses, corporations, municipalities, counties, and other governmental entities and their employees in the defense of civil lawsuits brought against them.
A significant concentration of the firm"s practice is in defense of civil rights cases throughout eastern and middle Tennessee. The firm has represented and continues to represent a number of individuals, businesses and governmental entities in employment rights litigation, including cases alleging discrimination based upon sex, age, race, national origin, religion or physical or mental disabilities.
The firm is also engaged in the defense of claims involving the First Amendment and represents several newspapers and broadcast journalists throughout the State. Other areas of litigation in which the firm is involved include products liability, legal malpractice, medical malpractice, automobile insurance law, contract law, environmental law, commercial litigation, worker"s compensation.
The firm also represents a variety of corporate and business clients.
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Member: Knoxville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations.
