Jimmy F. Rodgers Jr.
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Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 29 years of experience
Asbestos & Mesothelioma, Litigation, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Toxic Mold
735 Broad Street, Suite 800, The James Building, Chattanooga, TN 37402
About Jimmy F. Rodgers Jr.
Practice Areas
- Asbestos & Mesothelioma
- Litigation
- Personal Injury
- Product Liability
- Toxic Mold
Education
- University of Tennessee College of Law, Knoxville, Tennessee, May, 1994J.D.
- University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, May, 1991B.A.
- Major: Economics
- Major: Political Science
- Honors: with high honors
- Dale Carnegie Course in Effective Speaking and Human Relations, Chattanooga, TN, August, 1989
- Tyner High School, Chattanooga, TN, May, 1987
Representative Cases
- French v. CBL & Assocs. Props., 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 182649 (E.D. Tenn. 2016)
- Am. Heritage Apts., Inc. v. Hamilton County Water & Wastewater Treatment Auth., 494 S.W.3d 31 (Tenn. 2015)
- Blackmon v. Ill. Cent. R.R., 2014 Tenn. App. LEXIS 287 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2014)
- Trustees of the Iron Workers Dist. Council v. B & D Enters. & Contr., Inc., 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 6658 (E.D. Tenn. 2011)
- Nye v. Bayer Cropscience, Inc., 347 S.W.3d 686 (Tenn. 2011)
- Nye v. Bayer Cropscience, Inc., 2009 WL 3295137 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2009)
- Trustees of Iron Workers District Council of Tennessee Valley and Vicinity Pension Fund, et al, v. Howell, 2008 WL 2645504 (U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Tenn. 2008)
- Woody v. A.W. Chesterton Company, 2008 WL 696160 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2008)
- Chatt. Fire Fighters Assoc. Local 820 v. City of Chattanooga, 2007 WL 4548222 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2007)
- Correll v. E.I. DuPont de Nemours, 207 S.W.3d 751 (Tenn. 2006)
- Chatt. Area Regional Transportation Authority v. A.T.U. Local 1212, 206 S.W.3d 448 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2006)
- Smythe v. E.I. DuPont de Nemours, 1999 WL 1318519 (Tenn. Workers Comp. Panel 1999)
- Murvin v. Cofer, 968 S.W.2d 304 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1997)
- French v. CBL & Assocs. Props., 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 182649 (E.D. Tenn. 2016)
- Am. Heritage Apts., Inc. v. Hamilton County Water & Wastewater Treatment Auth., 494 S.W.3d 31 (Tenn. 2015)
- Blackmon v. Ill. Cent. R.R., 2014 Tenn. App. LEXIS 287 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2014)
- Trustees of the Iron Workers Dist. Council v. B & D Enters. & Contr., Inc., 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 6658 (E.D. Tenn. 2011)
- Nye v. Bayer Cropscience, Inc., 347 S.W.3d 686 (Tenn. 2011)
- Nye v. Bayer Cropscience, Inc., 2009 WL 3295137 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2009)
- Trustees of Iron Workers District Council of Tennessee Valley and Vicinity Pension Fund, et al, v. Howell, 2008 WL 2645504 (U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Tenn. 2008)
- Woody v. A.W. Chesterton Company, 2008 WL 696160 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2008)
- Chatt. Fire Fighters Assoc. Local 820 v. City of Chattanooga, 2007 WL 4548222 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2007)
- Correll v. E.I. DuPont de Nemours, 207 S.W.3d 751 (Tenn. 2006)
- Chatt. Area Regional Transportation Authority v. A.T.U. Local 1212, 206 S.W.3d 448 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2006)
- Smythe v. E.I. DuPont de Nemours, 1999 WL 1318519 (Tenn. Workers Comp. Panel 1999)
- Murvin v. Cofer, 968 S.W.2d 304 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1997)
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Tennessee, 1994
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Tennessee, 1995
- U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1995
- U.S. District Court Western District of Tennessee, 2015
Other Affiliations
- AFL-CIO Union Lawyers Alliance, 2006 - Present
- Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association, 1995 - Present
- American Association for Justice, 1996 - 2021
- Tennessee Bar Association
- Chattanooga Bar Association, 1995 - Present
- American Bar Association, 1997 - 2012
- Federal Bar Association, 2004 - 2012
- Justices Brock/Cooper American Inn of Court, September 12, 2013 - Present (Barrister)
Fraternities and Sororities
- Pi Kappa Alpha
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