John W. Wheeler
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Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 55 years of experience
Civil Litigation, Worker's Compensation, Insurance, Civil Rights, Mediation, Class Actions
617 W. Main Street, Knoxville, TN 37902
About John W. Wheeler
Practice Areas
- Civil Litigation
- Worker's Compensation
- Insurance
- Civil Rights
- Mediation
- Class Actions
Education
- University of Tennessee College of Law, Knoxville, Tennessee, 1968J.D.
- Law Review: Tennessee Law Review, Board of Editors
- University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, 1960B.S.
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Tennessee, 1968
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Tennessee
- U.S. District Court Middle District of Tennessee
- U.S. District Court Western District of Tennessee
- U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1974
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1974
Other Affiliations
- American Bar Association
- Knoxville Bar Association
- National Conference of Bar Presidents
- Tennessee Bar Association, Board of Governors, 1979 - 1980
- Tennessee Bar Association, Presently President-Elect, 1981 - Present
- International Association of Defense Counsel
- Defense Research Institute
- Tennessee Defense Lawyers
- American Inns of Court (Master of the Bench Emeritus), Hamilton Burnett Chapter
- American Bar Foundation (Life Fellow; Tennessee Chair)
- Tennessee Bar Foundation, Fellow
- Sixth Circuit Judicial conference (Life Member)
- Southern Conference of Bar Presidents
- Tennessee Bar Association, 1989 - 1990 (President)
- Historical Society of United States District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee (Chairman)
- Tennessee Supreme Court Historical Society (Founding Member)
- United States Bankruptcy Judge Merit Selection Panel, Eastern District of Tennessee, 2002 - 2003
Fraternities and Sororities
- Phi Alpha Delta
- Sigma Delta Chi
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