Background
Thomason, John Jay was born on July 28, 1929 in Saint Louis, Missouri, United States.
Thomason, John Jay was born on July 28, 1929 in Saint Louis, Missouri, United States.
Rhodes College; University of Tennessee (Bachelor of Laws, 1952). Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi. Associate Editor, Tennessee Law Review, 1951-1952.
Assistant Public Defender, 1955-1956.
Chairman, Tennessee Appellate Court Nominating Commission, 19711979.
Worked at Thomason, Hendrix, Harvey, Johnson & Mitchell (Memphis, Tennessee) specializing in General Civil and Criminal Practice in all Courts. Professional Liability, Products Liability, Health Care, Insurance, Corporations, Banking, Trademark and Patent, Media, Immigration, Domestic and Administrative Law, Estate Planning and Probate Law, Real Estate, Bankruptcy, Construction Law, Mortgage Banking, Zoning and Land Use, Environmental Law. Admitted to the bar, 1952, Tennessee.
Omicron Delta Kappa.
Phi Delta Phi. Associate Editor, Tennessee Law Review, 1951-1952. Judge Advocate General"s School, University of Virginia College of Law, 1952.
Chairman, Tennessee Appellate Court Nominating Commission, 1971-1979. Resident of Germany, two years.
Resident of Austria, three months.
Frequent Visits, Western Europe. Listed in "The Best Lawyers in America" Business Litigation and Personal Injury Litigation. Visiting Professor, University of Tennessee College of Law, Knoxville, Tennessee, 1995.
Member: Memphis (President, Junior Bar, 1959-1960), Tennessee (President, Young Lawyers Conference, 1963-1964) and American (Member, Executive Council, 1962-1964 and Director, 1964-1965, Young Lawyers Section.
Member of Council, 1969-1975, Vice-Chairman, 1976, Chairman-Elect, 1977 and Chairman, 1978-1979, General Practice Section. Member: House of Delegates, 1965-1967.
1974-1976. Commission on Medical Professional Liability, 1978.
Standing Committee on Professionalism, 1993-1996) Bar Associations. American Judicature Society.
Fellow: American Bar Foundation (Life Member). American College of Trial Lawyers.
International Association of Defense Counsel (Member, Trial Academy Faculty, 1990).
Military: Captain, Judge Advocate General"s Corps, United States. Army Reserve, 1952-1955. Founded in 1967 as Thomason, Crawford and Hendrix, the firm changed its name in 1982 upon the elevation of West. Frank Crawford to the Tennessee Appellate Bench.
Of the ten largest law firms in Memphis, Thomason, Hendrix, Harvey, Johnson & Mitchell is the youngest and one of the fastest growing.
Through participation in national and international bar associations and organizations, the firm has established and maintains an active relationship with lawyers and law firms in most large American cities and in the United Kingdom, France, Australia, Germany, Switzerland and the Czechoslovakian Republic.
Member: Memphis (President, Junior Bar, 1959-1960), Tennessee (President, Young Lawyers Conference, 1963-1964) and American (Member, Executive Council, 1962-1964 and Director, 1964-1965, Young Lawyers Section. Member of Council, 1969-1975, Vice-Chairman, 1976, Chairman-Elect, 1977 and Chairman, 1978-1979, General Practice Section. Member: House of Delegates, 1965-1967.
1974-1976.
Commission on Medical Professional Liability, 1978. Standing Committee on Professionalism, 1993-1996) Bar Associations. American Judicature Society.
Fellow: American Bar Foundation (Life Member).
American College of Trial Lawyers. International Association of Defense Counsel (Member, Trial Academy Faculty, 1990).
Military: Captain, Judge Advocate General"s Corps, United States. Army Reserve, 1952-1955.