Background
Willingham, Robert W. was born on May 29, 1969 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States.
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Robert W. Willingham
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Furman University (Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, 1991). University of Tennessee (Juris Doctor, 1994).
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, 1994, Tennessee and United States.
District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee. Phi Eta Sigma; Phi Delta Phi.
Moot Court Board. 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.
