Ray L. Brock, Junior.

Background

Brock, Junior, Ray L. was born on September 21, 1922 in McDonald, Tennessee, United States.

Education

University of Tennessee at Knoxville. The Citadel; University of Colorado. Duke University (Bachelor of Laws, 1948).

Career

Worked at Patrick, Beard & Richardson, Professional Corporation (Chattanooga, Tennessee) specializing in General Practice. Trials in all State and Federal Courts. Corporation, Commercial, Litigation, Construction, Bankruptcy, Estate Planning, Probate, Real Estate, Trusts, Banking, Federal and State Tax Practice, Personal Injury and Professional Negligence.

Admitted to the bar, 1948, Tennessee.

Phi Delta Phi. Judge, Chancery Court, Hamilton County, Tennessee, 1963-1974. Associate Justice (rotation), 1974-1987 and Chief Justice, 1979-1981, 1985-1987, Supreme Court of Tennessee.

Member, Board of Governors, University of Tennessee Alumni, 1965-1967. Recipient, Honor-Judgeship, Duke University, 1984.

Member: Chattanooga (Member, Board of Governors, 1960-1962), Tennessee and American Bar Associations.

Military: With United States. Army, 1943-1944

Patrick, Beard & Richardson, Professional Corporation was organized on May 1, 1984. Prior to that time, Gary R. Patrick and John West. Beard had been partners at Stophel, Caldwell & Heggie, Professional Corporation, one of Tennessee"s largest law firms, and Mike Richardson had been a senior associate in the law firm of Gearhiser, Peters & Horton.

The firm offers a wide range of legal services including personal injury litigation, professional negligence litigation, commercial litigation, domestic work, commercial and banking work, corporate and business law, tax law, estate planning, estate administration, real estate, bond work and bankruptcy work including representation of trustees and creditors.

The firm has a substantial and growing base of commercial and business clients, serves as local counsel for national companies and handles complicated negligence and commercial litigation.

Achievements

• Ray L. Brock, Junior. has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

Membership

Member, Board of Governors, University of Tennessee Alumni, 1965-1967. Recipient, Honor-Judgeship, Duke University, 1984. Member: Chattanooga (Member, Board of Governors, 1960-1962), Tennessee and American Bar Associations.

Military: With United States.

Army, 1943-1944.