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After graduating law school, Jonathan joined the Firm in 2003 and became a partner in 2011. He has practiced in the areas of insurance defense, arson and fraud defense, first party insurance coverage, first party litigation, and mediation services. Over the years, his practice has focused primarily in the areas of first party insurance coverage and first party litigation. Over the past couple of years, he began mediating first party cases across the State of Tennessee.

 

       

Canal Ins. Co. v. Bass, et al., 680 F.Supp.2d 923 (W.D. Tenn. 2009)
State Farm Fire and Cas. Co. v. Bonetti, 2012 WL 1252540 (W.D. Tenn. April 13, 2012)
Progressive Direct Insurance Company v. Harrison, 2012 WL 3726990 (W.D. Tenn. Aug. 27, 2012)
Belz Park v. Zurich v. Travelers, 2015 WL 11145058 (W.D. Tenn. March 23, 2015)
Shempert v. Farmers Ins. Exchange, 513 S.W.3d 469 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2016)
Columbia Casualty Co. v. Century Surety Co., 203 F.Supp.3d 863 (M.D. Tenn. 2016)
Lloyd’s London v. Sunbelt, 2019 WL 5588869 (6th Cir. Oct. 30, 2019)
State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. v. Pruitt, 2020 WL 8269308 (W.D. Tenn. Dec. 22, 2020)
Nashville Underground, LLC v. AMCO Insurance Company, 2021 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 40774 (M.D. Tenn. March 4, 2021)

Rule 31 Listed Mediator - March 2023
Insurance Coverage: The Basic Pieces of the Puzzle, one hour CLE Webinar held on August 8, 2014, for TDLA

Best Lawyers (Insurance) since 2022

Member of Mission Chattanooga
Board of Directors of Tennesseans for Alternatives to the Death Penalty

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Education

University of Memphis, J.D., 2003 cum laude
Union University, Bachelor of Science, 1999

Bar Admissions

United States Supreme Court
Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals
United States District Court, Western District of Tennessee
United States District Court, Middle District of Tennessee
United States District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee
All Tennessee State Courts

Interests

Jonathan loves the outdoors whether that is walking with his dog and daughters, hiking, or fishing. He enjoys reading and writing, especially writing poetry and prose.