James L. Weatherly Jr.
Top Rated Family Law Attorney in Nashville, TN
Insurance
424 Church Street, Fifth Third Center Suite 2260, Nashville, TN 37219
About James L. Weatherly Jr.
Practice Areas
- Insurance
Education
- University of Tennessee College of Law, Knoxville, Tennessee, 1975J.D.
- University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, 1972B.S.
Representative Cases
- Ray v. State, 563 S.W.2d 218 (Tenn.Cr.App. 1977)
- State v. Denami, 594 S.W.2d 747 (Tenn.Cr.App. 1979)
- State v. Venable, 606 S.W.2d 298 (Tenn.Cr.App. 1980)
- State v. Henderson, 620 S.W.2d 484 (Tenn. 1981)
- State v. Gant, 622 S.W.2d 75 (Tenn.Cr.App. 1981)
- Hellard v. State, 629 S.W.2d 4 (Tenn. 1982)
- State v. Hardison, 705 S.W.2d 684 (Tenn.Cr.App. 1985)
- State v. Johnson, 743 S.W.2d 154 (Tenn. 1987)
- State v. Wright, 756 S.W.2d 669 (Tenn. 1988)
- State v. Downs, 805 S.W.2d 762 (Tenn. 1991)
- Daughtrey v. Campbell, 935 F.2d 780 (6th Cir. 1991)
- Rayburn v. Hutton Stone, Inc., 1992 WL 174258
- Daughtrey v. Campbell, 33 F.3d 554 (6th Cir. 1994)
- Teague v. State, 897 S.W.2d 248 (Tenn. 1995)
- Towe v. Brock, 1996 WL 417109, 01A01-9602-CH-00084; No. 95-1856-III (Tenn. Ct. App. 1995)
- Surber v. Cannon, 2001 WL 120735, M1998-00928-COA-R3-CV (Tenn. Ct. App. 1998)
- Smith v. Smith, 2001 WL 459108, M2000-01094-COA-R3-CV (Tenn. Ct. App. 2000)
- Denton v. Hahn, 2004 WL 2083711, M2003-00342-COA-R3-CV (Tenn. Ct. App. 2003)
- Rowan v. Rowan, 2005 WL 195117, M2003-01668-COA-R3-CV (Tenn. Ct. App. 2003)
- Thym v. Thym, 2006 WL 47109, M2004-02389-COA-R3-CV (Tenn. Ct. App. 2004)
- Shofner v. Shofner, 181 S.W.3d 703 (Tenn.Ct.App. 2004)
- Houghland v. Houghland, 2006 WL 2080078, M2005-01770-COA-R3-CV (Tenn. Ct. App. 2006)
- Shofner v. Shofner, 2006 WL 1501266, M2004-02619-COA-R3-CV (Tenn. Ct. App. 2006)
- Shofner v. Shofner, 2007 WL 273646, M2005-02736-COA-CV-R3 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2007)
- Pruitt v. Pruitt, 293 S.W.3d 537, M2007-01896-COA-R3-CV, (Tenn.Ct.App. 2008)
- McKee v. McKee, 2010 WL 3245246, M2009-01502-COA-R3-CV (Tenn. Ct. App. 2010)
- Nixon v. City of Murf., 2010 WL 2730565, M2009-01347-COA-R3-CV (Tenn. Ct. App. 2010)
- Telfer v. Telfer, 2013 WL 3379370, M2012-00691-COA-R3-CV (Tenn. Ct. App. 2013)
- Wheeler v. Wheeler, 2014 WL 1512828, M2012-02154-COA-R3-CV (Tenn. Ct. App. 2014)
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit
- U.S. District Court Middle District of Tennessee
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Tennessee
- Tennessee
Other Affiliations
- Nashville Bar Association, 1988 - Present (President)
- Nashville Bar Association (Board of Directors, 1985-1988, 2008-2010)
- Nashville Bar Association, 1990 - Present (Chair, Criminal Courts and Long Range Planning Committee)
- Nashville Bar Association, 1981 - Present (Vice President, Barristers Club)
- Nashville Bar Association, 2002 - Present (Trustee)
- Tennessee Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 1985 - 1986 (President)
- Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 1982 - 1987 (Board of Directors)
- National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- Nashville Bar Association, 2008 - 2010 (Board of Directors)
- Nashville Bar Foundation, 1992 - Present (Fellow)
- Tennessee Bar Foundation, 2014 - Present (Fellow)
- National Legal Aid and Defenders Association Defenders Board, 1984 - 1986
Past Positions
- University of Tennessee College of Law, Instructor of Clinical Education, 1975 - 1977
- Metropolitan Public Defender's Office for Nashville, Senior Assistant Public Defender, 1978 - 1982
- Metropolitan Public Defender's Office for Nashville, Metropolitan Public Defender, 1982 - 1986
- Hollins, Wagster, Weatherly & Raybin, P.C., 1986 - 2009
Fees
- Accepts Credit Cards
Office Info
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- Insurance
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