Yates, Jeffrey A.

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Mr. Wright was born in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. He attended Middle Tennessee State University (B.S., summa cum laude, 1977); the University of Tennessee (J.D., 1980) Order of the Coif, Law Review.

He is admitted to the United Supreme Court Bar as well as all Tennessee State and Federal Courts.  He is also admitted before the Sixth Circuit and Fourth Circuit Bar.

Author credits include: Tennessee Current Legal Summaries. Co-Author: Avoiding Environmental Liability in Tennessee; Hazardous Waste in Tennessee.

Mr. Wright was the Distinguished Alumni Speaker - University of Tennessee College of Law 2008 Commencement.

He has been selected as a Mid-South Super Lawyer and in Knoxville's Best Lawyers. 

Mr. Wright serves as Chair of the Tennessee Bar Association Tort and Insurance Practice Section.

He has been on the Executive Committee of the Tennessee Bar Association Section on Environmental Law since the founding of the Section and is a past Chair of the Section.

He is the Co-Chair of the Knoxville Bar Association Environmental Law Section.

Mr. Wright served as President of the Knoxville Legal Aid Society (three terms).

Mr. Wright serves as lead State Chair for Tennessee for the Claims and Litigation Management Alliance and as an Education Committee Chair.

Mr. Wright is a member of the American Inns of Court - Hamilton Burnett Chapter.