- Criminal DefenseIn 1976, Steve graduated summa cum laude from the University of Tennessee and is a member of the Phi Beta Kappa academic honor society. After graduating from the University of the Tennessee College of Law in 1979, he was admitted to the Tennessee bar and served as law clerk for Judge Robert K. Dwyer on the Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals.
- Mergers and AcquisitionsArnett, Draper & Hagood, LLP works to understand clients’ business situations, concerns and goals. The range of services provided by Arnett, Draper & Hagood, ranges from counseling prospective business owners about the type of legal entity that best suits their business needs to counseling existing businesses on such matters as: (1) employment issues; (2) asset purchases; (3) mergers and acquisitions; (4) lease and contract negotiations and drafting; and (5) sales and divestitures of businesses. This range of legal services includes...
- Business DisputesJay Mader focuses on employment and business litigation. His employment law practice includes cases involving discrimination, harassment, and retaliation with allegations relating to age, gender, race, and disability, as well as whistleblower claims. He also handles wage and hour and FMLA litigation. Jay’s experience in business litigation includes cases involving breach of contract and fiduciary duty, fraud and misrepresentation, consumer protection, and other business disputes.
- Limited Liability Companies
- Construction Contracts
- Workers Compensation
- Wrongful Termination
- Employment DiscriminationFor many years Lewis was a contributing editor to the American Bar Association’s publication, “The Developing Labor Law,” and he authored a number of articles, including “Claims of Mental and Emotional Damages in Employment Discrimination Cases,” “Employer’s Duty to Bargain on the National Labor Relationship Act,” “The Role of the Judiciary in Labor Arbitrations,” and “A Brief History of the Tennessee Board of Law Examiners and the Standards for Bar Admission in Tennessee.”
- Employment LitigationAs an attorney at Arnett, Draper & Hagood, Paul Wehmeier focuses his practice on labor and employment issues. Paul was admitted to the Tennessee Bar in 2011, and is admitted to practice in all Tennessee courts as well the United States District Courts for the Eastern and Middle Districts of Tennessee and the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. He is a member of the Knoxville and Tennessee Bar Associations.
- Severance Agreement
- Sexual Harassment
- Real Estate LitigationRob has been practicing law since 1996, and joined Arnett, Draper & Hagood in 2006. He has a general civil practice including such areas as municipal law, land use and zoning, personal injury, and real estate law. Rob frequently appears in court representing clients against different types of challenges. His experience as an attorney as well as a former elected official allows him to bring a beneficial perspective to helping his clients see their case and how to communicate it to others.
- Premises LiabilitySteve represents defendants in products liability, trucking and automobile accident, premises liability, and business and insurance cases. He focuses on motion practice, trials, appeals, and on resolving lawsuits efficiently in the client’s best interest.
- Construction LitigationJack B. Draper joined Mr. Arnett, and together they focused their practice on civil litigation, including hospital/medical malpractice defense, products liability, construction law, and insurance defense.
- Land Use and Zoning
- Landlord-Tenant Disputes
- Property DamageDan Douglas Rhea has been practicing law as an associate and partner of Arnett, Draper & Hagood for 39 years. Over those years, he has successfully tried many personal injury, property damage, employment, contract, real estate, and bankruptcy lawsuits –on both sides of the courtroom. He has also successfully handled many appeals of the same kinds of cases, again on both sides of the courtroom.
- Citizenship and Naturalization
- Personal InjuryFor more than 35 years he has defended equipment manufacturers and insulation contractors in hundreds of asbestos personal injury lawsuits in Tennessee, as well as serving for 20 years as national counsel for a regional contractor with cases across the eastern United States.
- Medical MalpracticeThomas M. Cole’s practice has primarily included litigation of various matters, including workers’ compensation, torts (automobile, negligence, and medical malpractice), insurance agency errors and omissions, contracts, conservatorships, defense of section 1983 civil rights actions, occupational diseases, and mental health matters.
- Estate PlanningArnett, Draper & Hagood focuses on civil litigation in all state and federal courts. Our practice has evolved over its history to include commercial and corporate transactions; wills, trusts, estate planning, and probate; and the defense of all manner of common law and statutory claims. Our lawyers can quickly, efficiently, and effectively marshal the depth and breadth of their trial experience and courtroom skill to represent our clients. The firm has litigated in these areas...
- WillsThe drafting and proper execution of Living Wills to assure compliance with an individual’s own wishes for health care during his or her terminal illness.
- Power of AttorneyThe drafting and proper execution of Durable Powers of Attorney for Health Care, to provide for health care decision-making upon an individual’s disability or incapacity.
- Probate
- Bankruptcy