Mr. James Charles Wright
Butler, Vines and BabbMr. Wright was born in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. He attended Middle Tennessee State University (B.S., summa cum laude, 1977); the University of Tennessee (J.D., 1980). He was honored with the Order of the Coif and served on the Tennessee Law Review. Mr. Wright's father was a lawyer so he grew up working in his Dad's office. He is admitted to the United Supreme Court Bar as well as all Tennessee State and Federal Courts. He is also admitted before the Sixth Circuit and Fourth Circuit Bar as well as the U.S. Court of Claims. His practice is varied covering a broad spectrum of matters. Author credits include: Tennessee Current Legal Summaries. Co-Author: Avoiding Environmental Liability in Tennessee; Hazardous Waste in Tennessee. Mr. Wright was the Distinguished Alumni Speaker - University of Tennessee College of Law 2008 Commencement. He has been selected as a Mid-South Super Lawyer and has been selected and listed in a listing of Knoxville's best attorneys. He is AV rated and has been selected as one of the 10 best attorney's in Tennessee in client satisfaction. He has also been selected as one of the top 1% of lawyers in America by the National Association of Distinguished Counsel. The firm as a whole has been noted as a U.S. News Best Law Firms in America and as a top law firm in Fortune Magazine. Mr. Wright is a past Chair of the Tennessee Bar Association Tort and Insurance Practice Section. He has been on the Executive Committee of the Tennessee Bar Association Section on Environmental Law since the founding of the Section and is a past Chair of the Section. He is the Co-Chair of the Knoxville Bar Association Environmental Law Section. Mr. Wright served as lead State Chair for Tennessee for the Claims and Litigation Management Alliance and as an Education Committee Chair. Mr. Wright is a member of the American Inns of Court - Hamilton Burnett Chapter.
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- Tennessee
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- 6th Circuit
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- U.S. Supreme Court
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- English: Spoken, Written
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- Butler, Vines and Babb
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- University of Tennessee - Knoxville
- J.D.
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- Honors: Order of the Coif Graduate
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- University of Tennessee - Knoxville
- J.D.
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- Honors: Order of the Coif Graduate
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- Best Lawyers in America listing
- U.S. News and World Reports
- AV Rating
- Martindale Hubbell
- The AV rating is the highest rating awarded. This based upon reviews by lawyers and judges.
- Top 1% of Lawyers in America
- The National Association of Distinguished Counsel
- Top 1% of Lawyers in America
- American Institute of Legal Counsel
- Mid-South Super Lawyer
- Super Lawyers
- Claims and Litigation Management Alliance
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- Activities: Mr. Wright has served: Education Committee and as a State Chair. Mr.Wright also has a CLMP designation from CLM. He has spoken at the annual conference.
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- Tennessee State Bar # 009285
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- Activities: Mr. Wright has was a founding member of the Environmental Law Section. He has also served as The Chair of the Section Mr. Wright has also chaired the Section on Torts and Insurance Practice.
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- Tennessee Current Legal Summaries
- Butler, Vines and Babb
- Ethics Update, Show of the South, Chattanooga
- TBA
- Moderated a three hour ethics update.
- CLMP
- Claims and Litigation Management Alliance
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James C. Wright talks about his firm Butler, Vines & Babb Attorneys at Law
- Q. What to do if insurance company doesn't pay claims after accident?
- A: I don't know what type of claim you are your passenger had. So this makes it difficult to respond. If this is your insurance company, there may be a contractual time set in which a claim must be filed. You should ask your insurer for a written explanation setting out what portion of the policy they are relying upon.
- Q. Can a co-owner sell half of a property without consent in TN?
- A: As Mr. Avery pointed out- you likely need someone to look at the "conveyance to you and your sister- as to whether it was truly a tenant in common transfer without rights of survivorship or with rights of survivorship.
In general, a tenant in common can sell their interest in the absence of language to the contrary in the conveyance. The interest sold is an undivided interest in the whole. In your example- if it is truly a tenant in common relationship- each of you- you and your sister owned an undivided 1/2 interest. By a sell of her interest, the new purchaser acquired her undivided 1/2 interest, and you own the other half. The interests can be severed by a partition action or by ... Read More
- Q. Pregnant wife slipped in store without 'Wet Floor' sign. Legal steps?
- A: At least a letter should be sent to the store requesting the store preserve any video, pictures, statements, incident report or other information and that they not change the condition of the area without notice and opportunity to inspect.
