|   | | Law Firm in Nashville, Tennessee | |
| | (Formerly:, Gracey, Ruth, Howard, Tate & Sowell) |
| | Address | | Nashville Sash & Door Building, 150 Second Avenue North, Suite 201 | | Nashville, Tennessee 37201 | | (Davidson Co.) | | | |
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(Main Office)
| Howard, Tate, Sowell, Wilson & Boyte, PLLC practices in the following areas of law:
General Civil and Trial Practice. Insurance, Complex Litigation, Surety, Bankruptcy, Products Liability, Entertainment and Construction Law, Workers Compensation, Consumer Law and Employment Law. | | Year Established: 1987 | Firm Profile:
Since 1987, Howard, Tate, Sowell, Wilson & Boyte, PLLC has provided Tennessee quality service in a variety of legal areas. The firm was founded with three attorneys and over time, has grown to 13 attorneys. Our office is located in the historic Nashville Sash and Door Building, on Second Avenue, three blocks from Nashville's Public Square.Howard, Tate, Sowell, Wilson & Boyte, PLLC offers potential clients the same resources as many large firms, without sacrificing the attention that comes with a mid-sized law firm. Regardless of whether you face a jury trial, bench trial, administrative proceeding or general business transaction, our team of highly-skilled attorneys will be beside you every step of the way. | | Firm Size: 12 | Representative Clients:
ACE, USA; Aero Mayflower, Inc.; AIG Claims Service; Allied Insurance Group; Allstate Insurance Company; American Family Insurance Company; American National Property & Casualty Insurance Company; AmeriCare Inc.; APAC/Ashland, Inc.; Associated Building Systems. Inc.; Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc.; Carrier Corporation; Clayton Homes; Crawford & Company; Curb Music Company; Employers Reinsurance Corporation; Findlay Industries, Inc.; Fireman's Fund Insurance Companies; Gallagher-Bassett Services, Inc.; Generali-U.S. Branch; General Motors Corp.; Graward General Companies; Great American Insurance Company; Great West Casualty Company; Harlan Electric Company, Inc.; HealthSouth Corporation; Holland Employment Group; Home Insurance Company; House of Blues, Inc.; Kroger Company; Lenox Group; Levi Strauss Company; Luby's Inc.; Lumber Mutual Insurance Company; Mapco Petroleum, Inc.; Nautilus Insurance Co.; Nissan Motor Mfg. Corp.; NPS Energy Services, Inc.; Patriot Homes, Inc.; Peterbilt Motors; Provident General Insurance Company; Prudential Insurance Company; R.R. Donnelley & Sons, Inc.; RaceTrac Petroleum, Inc.; REM; RSKCo; St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Company; Tennessee Insurance Guaranty Association; United Technologies Corporation; USX Corporation; The Vanderbilt University; ViroGroup, Inc.; Yasuda Fire & Marine Insurance Company; Zurich U.S. | | MEMBERS OF FIRM | | Barry L. Howard (Member) born McMinnville, Tennessee, May 9, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, Tennessee and U.S. District Court, Middle District of Tennessee; 1979, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: University of Tennessee at Knoxville (B.S., 1975; J.D., 1977). Phi Delta Phi. Member: Nashville and Tennessee Bar Associations; Tennessee Defense Lawyers Association; International Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Insurance; Products Liability; Commercial Litigation. Email: Barry L. Howard | | William H. Tate (Member) born Knoxville, Tennessee, May 6, 1953; admitted to bar, 1979, Tennessee. Education: University of Tennessee at Knoxville (B.A., 1975; J.D., 1979). Member, Tennessee Law Review, 1977-1979. Law Clerk to: Hon. Houston M. Goddard, Judge, Tennessee Court of Appeals, Eastern Section, 1978-1979; Hon. Ray L. Brock, Jr., Chief Justice, Tennessee Supreme Court, 1979-1980. Author, "Constitutional Law-Due Process-Mechanics' and Materialmen's Liens," 45 Tennessee Law Review 741. Chairman of the Board, Vanderbilt Children's Hospital, 1997-1998. Listed General Civil Mediator. Member: Nashville (Member, Board of Directors, 1997-1999; First Vice President, 1999) and Tennessee Bar Associations; Tennessee Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute. Fellow, Nashville Bar Foundation, Board of Trustees, 2000—. Reported Cases: Miele v. Zurich U.S., 98 S.W.3d 670 (Tenn. Ct. App., 2002); In re Thompson 30 B.R. 165 (Bankr. Mid. Tenn. 1994) Languages: French. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Bankruptcy; Surety Law; Entertainment Law; Commercial Litigation; Insurance Coverage. Email: William H. Tate | | Alan M. Sowell (Member) born Camden, New Jersey, March 23, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, Tennessee. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1982); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., 1985). Sigma Nu Phi. Member, Harry Phillips American Inns of Court, 1992-1994. Student Materials Editor, The American Journal of Trial Advocacy, Vol. 8, Samford University, 1984-1985. Member: Nashville and Tennessee Bar Associations; Tennessee Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute; Federation of Insurance and Corporate Counsel; Trucking Industry Defense Association; Fellow, Nashville Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Insurance; Personal Injury; Transportation. Email: Alan M. Sowell | | Clifford Wilson (Member) born Southington, Connecticut, July 15, 1956; admitted to bar, 1983, Tennessee. Education: University of Connecticut (B.S., 1978); Memphis State University (J.D., 1983). Member: Moot Court Board; Jessup International Law Moot Court Team. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Equitable Remedies. Law Clerk to the Hon. William H.D. Fones, Chief Justice, Tennessee Supreme Court, 1983-1984. Member: Nashville (Member, Board of Directors, Young Lawyers Division, 1985-1987; President, 1987), Tennessee and American Bar Associations. Fellow, Nashville Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Workers Compensation; Civil Litigation. Email: Clifford Wilson | | Katherine (Kitty) D. Boyte (Member) born Humboldt, Tennessee, April 7, 1955; admitted to bar, 1987, Tennessee. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1977); University of Tennessee (M.A., 1979); Nashville School of Law (J.D., 1986). Member, Tennessee Workers' Compensation Advisory Council, 2001—. Member: Nashville, Tennessee (Member, House of Delegates, 1993-1998) and American Bar Associations; Tennessee Defense Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Directors, 1993-1997; Secretary/Treasurer, 1997-1998; President-Elect, 1998-1999; President, 1999-2000); Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation; Personal Injury; Civil Litigation. Email: Katherine (Kitty) D. Boyte | | Raymond S. Leathers (Member) born Nashville, Tennessee, July 27, 1954; admitted to bar, 1981, Tennessee. Education: University of the South (B.A., 1976); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., 1981). Assistant Attorney General, State of Tennessee, 1982-1987. Deputy Attorney General, State of Tennessee, 1988-1990. Member: Nashville and Tennessee Bar Associations; Tennessee Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation; Personal Injury; Civil Litigation. Email: Raymond S. Leathers | | Michael H. Johnson (Member) born Harlan, Kentucky, October 2, 1958; admitted to bar, 1989, Tennessee. Education: University of Tennessee at Knoxville (B.A., 1984); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., 1989). Phi Alpha Delta (Marshal, 1987-1988). Member: Tennessee Bar Association; Tennessee Defense Lawyers Association. Reported Cases: In re Estate of Jones,154 S.W.3d 582,(Tenn.Ct.App.2004); Owens v. Truckstops of America,915 S.W.2d 420,(Tenn.,1996); Wood v. Newman, Hayes & Dixon Ins. Agency,905 S.W.2d 559,(Tenn.,1995). Practice Areas: Insurance; Civil Litigation; Consumer Law; Accident Insurance; First and Third Party Insurance; General Liability; Insurance Adjuster Liability; Insurance Bad Faith; Insurance Coverage. Email: Michael H. Johnson | | William R. Meyer (Member) born Chattanooga, Tennessee, April 24, 1970; admitted to bar, 1996, Tennessee; 1997, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Tennessee. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., cum laude, 1992); University of Tennessee at Knoxville (J.D., 1996). Phi Delta Phi. Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations; Tennessee Defense Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Professional Malpractice; Products Liability; Premises Liability; Insurance. Email: William R. Meyer | | Melissa Bradford Muller (Member) born Hayti, Missouri; admitted to bar, 2001, Tennessee; 2003, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Tennessee; 2006, U.S. Supreme Court; 2008, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Tennessee. Education: University of Memphis (B.A., summa cum laude, 1996); University of Memphis School of Law (J.D., 2000). Recipient, Dean's Award for Academic Excellence and CALI Award in Copyright; Cecil C. Humphreys Fellow, 1999-2000. Member, University of Memphis Law Review Staff, 1998-2000. Author, Note: "Perfecting a Security Interest in 'Electronic Chattel Paper' Under Revised Article 9," 31 U. Mem. L. Rev. 493 (2001). Member, Moot Court Board. Internship, Honorable Jancie M. Holder, Tennessee Supreme Court, 1999. Member: Tennessee Bar Association; Nashville Bar Association; Tennessee Defense Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Insurance; Professional Liability; Personal Injury; Appellate Practice; Civil Litigation; Contract Litigation; Construction Law; Products Liability. Email: Melissa Bradford Muller | | ASSOCIATES | | Kenneth M. Switzer (Associate) born Paducah, Kentucky, January 31, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Tennessee and U.S. District Court, Middle District of Tennessee; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: David Lipscomb College (B.A., cum laude, 1973); University of Louisville (J.D., 1977). Phi Alpha Theta. Professor, Business Law, Constitutional Law and Labor Relations, David Lipscomb College, 1980-1983. Tennessee Supreme Court, Approved Rule 31 Mediator. Member: Nashville and Tennessee Bar Associations. (Certified Civil Trial Specialist, Tennessee Commission on Continuing Legal Education and Specialization). Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Litigation; Workers Compensation; Medical Malpractice; Products Liability; Employment Discrimination. Email: Kenneth M. Switzer | | Nathaniel Cherry (Associate) born Memphis, Tennessee, 1976; admitted to bar, 2003, Tennessee. Education: Lambuth College (B.A., 2000); University of Tennessee at Knoxville (J.D., 2003). Member: Tennessee Bar Association; Tennessee Defense Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Products Liability; Personal Injury; Workers Compensation; Professional Malpractice; Construction Law; Construction Litigation; Agribusiness; Agricultural Tort Claims; Family Law; Divorce. Email: Nathaniel Cherry | | Marcia McShane Watson (Associate) born Pensacola, Florida; admitted to bar, 2000, Tennessee; 2001, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Tennessee; 2008, U.S. District Court, Western District of Tennessee. Education: Florida State University (B.A., 1997); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., 2000). Member: Nashville and American Bar Associations; Tennessee Defense Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation; Personal Injury; Civil Litigation; Insurance Defense; Automobile Insurance Defense; Automobile Liability Defense; Discrimination; Sex Discrimination; Automobile Accidents and Injuries. Email: Marcia McShane Watson |
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