Background
Whitaker, Junior, Philip B. was born on August 9, 1961 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States.
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Philip B. Whitaker Jr.
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University of Virginia (Bachelor of Arts, 1983). University of Tennessee (Juris Doctor, with high honors, 1989).
Career
Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company v. Cleveland Mall Associates, 841 F.Supp. 815 (E.D. Tenn. 1993); Hallums v. Coca-Cola Bottling Company Consolidated, 874 S.W. 2d 30 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1993).Worked at Witt, Gaither & Whitaker, P.C. (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, 1989, Tennessee. Phi Kappa Phi; Order of the Coif.
Student Materials Editor, Tennessee Law Review, 1988-1989. Member: Chattanooga, Tennessee and American Bar Associations. Military: Lieutenant (j.g.) United States Navy, active duty, 1983-1986.
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.
Membership
Member: Chattanooga, Tennessee and American Bar Associations. Military: Lieutenant (j.g.) United States Navy, active duty, 1983-1986.
