Woolf McClane attorneys, W. Kyle Carpenter, J. Chadwick Hatmaker and Howard E. Jarvis, have been recognized by Best Lawyers’ as a 2017 “Lawyer of the Year” for Knoxville, Tennessee. Only a single lawyer in each practice area in each community is being honored as a “Lawyer of the Year”.
W. Kyle Carpenter was recognized as the 2017 Product Liabiliy Litigation – Defendants “Lawyer of the Year”. Additionally, he has been selected by his peers for inclusion in the 23rd edition of The Best Lawyers in America© in the practice areas of: Commercial Litigation and Product Liability Litigation – Defendants.
J. Chadwick Hatmaker was recognized as the 2017 Litigation – Labor and Employment “Lawyer of the Year”. Additionally, he has been selected by his peers for inclusion in the 23rd edition of The Best Lawyers in America© in the practice areas of: Employment Law – Management and Litigation – Labor and Employment.
Howard E. Jarvis was recognized as the2017 Litigation – Environmental “Lawyer of the Year”. Additionally, he has been selected by his peers for inclusion in the 23rd edition of The Best Lawyers in America© in the practice areas of: Litigation – Environmental, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, and Product Liability Litigation – Defendants.
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