Weldon E. Patterson
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Work in Butler, Vines and Babb, P.L.L.C.
Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 34 years of experience
Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Car Accidents, Mediation
2701 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37919
About Weldon E. Patterson
Practice Areas
- Medical Malpractice
- Personal Injury
- Ethics & Professional Responsibility
- Car Accidents
- Mediation
Education
- University of Tennessee College of Law, Knoxville, Tennessee, 1988J.D.
- Honors: With Honors
- University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, 1986M.S. with Honors
- Major: Rehabilitation Counseling
- Honors: Selected: Most Outstanding Student
- Honors: Phi Kappa Honors Society
- Honors: Pi Lambda Theta Professional Society
- Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, Tennessee, 1984B.S., Bachelor of Science
- Major: Chemistry
Representative Cases
- Dillmon v. National Transportations Safety Board, Successful litigation; through appeal; against FAA re: Airmen's Certificate
- Stiner v. Steppenwolf, Tour Bus Crash (Knox County Federal Court )
- Hurst v. Toms Foods, Trucking case (Knox County Circuit Court )
- Weber v. Sidmak Labs, Generic medication manufacturing case (Eastern District Federal Court )
- McCarter v. Michael's Cow Palace, Sexual harassment case (Knox County )
- Hughes v. Tindell's Building Supply, et al, Complex personal injury/negligence/Electrical Code Compliance case (Anderson County )
- Whitlock v. Holston Gas, Compressed gas case (Knox County )
- Williams v. Powell Construction, Construction site injury (Washington County )
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Tennessee, 1989
- 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
- U.S. Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit
- U.S. Supreme Court
Other Affiliations
- Tennessee Bar Association
- Knoxville Bar Association (Professionalism Committee)
- Hamilton Burnette American Inn of Court (Master of the Bench)
- Lawyer-Pilot Bar Association
- Board of Professional Responsibility - Supreme Court of TN (Hearing Committee Member)
- National Transportation Safety Board Bar (Member)
- Tennessee Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates, 2016 - Present (Vice President)
Articles
Published Works
- Evidence Workshop Handbook for General Practitioners, Professional Education Systems Patterson, W., Brown, G., Mathes, G., Banks, R., Gideon, C., Brothers, T., Branham, J., Swanson, C., Leibowitz, M.
- Trying the Automobile Injury Case in Tennessee, National Business Institute, 1996 Patterson, W., Craig, J., Henry, A., O'Kane J.
- Trying the Wrongful Death Case in Tennessee: Strategies and Preparation and Valuation, National Business Institute, 1998 Patterson, W., Harb, A., Adams, M., Lawrence, J.
- Trying the Soft Tissues Injury Case in Tennessee, National Business Institute, 1999 Patterson, W., Rutherford, G., Adams, M., Oliver, E.
- How to Successfully Make and Manage Objections at Trial in Tennessee, National Business Institute, 2000
- Tennessee Advanced Litigation Skills for Paralegals, Half Moon, LLC, 2000
- How to Litigate Your First Civil Trial in Tennessee, National Business Institute, 2001
- Winning Voir Dire Strategies in Tennessee, National Business Institute, 2002
- Advanced Trial Advocacy in Tennessee, National Business Institute, 2003
- Evidence in Trial Practice, National Business Institute, 2006
- Gaining the Best Settlement in Auto Injury Cases, National Business Institute, 2008
- Evidence and Expert Testimony Best Practices: Supporting Your Case, National Business Institute, 2008
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