Background
Simms, William A. was born on February 18, 1946 in Lebanon, Tennessee, United States.
Simms, William A. was born on February 18, 1946 in Lebanon, Tennessee, United States.
University of the South (Bachelor of Arts, 1968). University of Tennessee (Juris Doctor, 1971). Phi Alpha Delta.
Worked at Arnett, Draper & Hagood (Knoxville, Tennessee) specializing in General Civil Practice in all State and Federal Courts. Trials, Negligence, Malpractice, Products Liability, Aviation, Labor, Corporate, Probate, Commercial Law, Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Defense and Health Care Law. Admitted to the bar, 1972, Tennessee and United States.
District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee.
1977, United States. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. 1989, United States. Supreme Court.
Phi Alpha Delta. Mediator, National Arbitration and Mediation.
Member: Knoxville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations. International Association of Defense Counsel.
Tennessee Defense Lawyers Association. The Defense Research Institute.
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
American Inns of Court (Master of the Bench, Hamilton South. Burnett Chapter. Secretary-Treasurer, 1990-1991). Fellow, Tennessee Bar Foundation.
The firm was founded in 1954.
During that year Foster Doctorate. Arnett decided to leave a well-respected Knoxville law firm and establish his own office. Jack B. Draper joined him in 1958, and seven years later Lewis R. Hagood became a member of the firm.
Arnett, Draper and Hagood is focused in the field of civil law and it is privileged to serve a wide variety of personal and corporate clients. Many prominent local, regional, and national corporations are included in the firm"s clientele.
Attorneys at Arnett, Draper and Hagood have a strong commitment to the legal profession, to the organized bar, and to a pattern of community involvement.
Member: Knoxville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations. International Association of Defense Counsel. Tennessee Defense Lawyers Association.
The Defense Research Institute.
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. American Inns of Court (Master of the Bench, Hamilton South. Burnett Chapter.
Secretary-Treasurer, 1990-1991). Fellow, Tennessee Bar Foundation.
Fellow, Tennessee Bar Foundation.