Winfield Hale is an American lawyer practicing in Rogersville, Tennessee, where he works as a partner of the law firm Phillips & Hale. His practice covers general law, state and federal courts, corporation, insurance, real estate and probate matters, and trials and appeals.
Background
Hale practices in Rogersville, the county seat of Hawkins County in upper East Tennessee. Rogersville is Tennessee's second-oldest town, and the first permanent settlements within the limits of Hawkins County were made in 1772, shortly after settlement began on the Watauga.
The Hawkins County Courthouse was built in 1836 and is one of six antebellum courthouses still in use in Tennessee. Rogersville also has a place in the state's printing history, as the site where the first newspaper published in Tennessee was issued.
Career
Hale is a partner of Phillips & Hale, a law firm in Rogersville, Tennessee. Legal directories give 1913 as the year the firm was established, although one business database gives 1996 as its founding year.
Hale's practice has been a general one, covering state and federal courts and matters in corporation, insurance, real estate, and probate law, as well as trials and appeals. Within the firm, practice areas have included litigation, bankruptcy, intellectual property, labor and employment disputes, real estate, securities regulation, and taxation.
