Background
Whitaker, Philip B. was born on June 23, 1933 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States.
Whitaker, Philip B. was born on June 23, 1933 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States.
University of the South (Bachelor of Arts, 1955). University of Virginia (Bachelor of Laws, 1961).
Worked at Witt, Gaither & Whitaker, Professional Corporation (Chattanooga, Tennessee) specializing in General Civil and Corporate Practice, Trials in all State and Federal Courts, Corporation, Trust, Banking, Real Estate, Probate, Pension and Profit Sharing, Estate Planning, Tax, Labor and Labor Relations, Employment Discrimination, Products Liability, Insurance, Trucks and Trucking, Antitrust, Securities and Environmental Law. Admitted to the bar, 1961, Tennessee. Phi Alpha Delta; Phi Beta Kappa.
Chairman of the Board and Trustee, The Baylor School, 1970.
Director, Tennessee Arts Commission, 1982-1987. Former Mayor, Town of Lookout Mountain, Tennessee, 1988-1989.
Director: United Way of Chattanooga, 1991. Allied Arts of Chattanooga, 1992.
Community Foundation of Chattanooga, 1992.
Member, Board of Trustees, Hunter Museum of Art, 1986. Tennessee River Gorge Trust, 1994. Chattanooga Bible Institute, 1965.
Secretary and General Counsel, The University of Chattanooga Foundation, Incorporated., 1992.
Member: Chattanooga, Tennessee and American Bar Associations. Military: First Lieutenant, United States.A.F.R., active duty, 1956-1958.
Witt, Gaither & Whitaker was founded in 1921. In 1991, the firm merged with Hutcheson, Pinchak, Powers & Disheroon, the city"s preeminent management labor relations law firm.
Historically, the firm has engaged in a diverse business practice, including general corporate legal representation and litigation.
The firm is general or special counsel to a wide variety of businesses both in the State of Tennessee and across the nation, and its clients include publicly-held corporations whose securities are listed on national securities exchanges, privately-held companies, partnerships, estates, trusts, retirement plans, banks, savings and loans institutions, public agencies, a number of charitable private foundations and many individuals. The diverse background and experience of the attorneys enable the firm to provide a broad range of services and advice to its clients, ranging from corporate and personal tax planning through mergers, acquisitions, employee relations matters, and general business representation to litigation of complex disputes, both civil and criminal, in all courts.
Member, Board of Trustees, Hunter Museum of Art, 1986. Tennessee River Gorge Trust, 1994. Chattanooga Bible Institute, 1965.
Secretary and General Counsel, The University of Chattanooga Foundation, Incorporated., 1992.
Member: Chattanooga, Tennessee and American Bar Associations. Military: First Lieutenant, United States.A.F.R., active duty, 1956-1958.