Atty. Thomas M. Hale
Thomas M. Hale is an experienced, skilled and effective trial and transactional lawyer who brings a wealth of knowledge to his clients in his practice areas of: •Corporate and Transactional •Employment and Labor •Estate Planning, Administration and Trusts •Local Government and Public Utilities •Real Estate •Professional Liability •Litigation •Commercial •Corporate •Municipal •Land Use/Zoning He is a solution seeker and problem solver and works hard as an advocate for his clients in an honest, straight-forward and professional manner.
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Thomas M. Hale is a Partner based in Knoxville, Tennessee, practicing at Kramer Rayson LLP. They have 46+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 1980. Their practice focuses on trusts, estate planning, employment, business, and real estate. Admitted to practice in Tennessee (1980) and U.S. District Court Eastern District of Tennessee (1980). Educated at University of Tennessee College of Law, Knoxville, Tennessee J.D. (—) and University of Tennessee M.B.A. University of Tennessee B.A. Honors: Member of the Advisory Council for the Department of Economics, University of Tennessee (—). Recognitions include AV Preeminent. Serands clients in Knoxville, TN and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Thomas M. Hale is an experienced, skilled and effective trial and transactional lawyer who brings a wealth of knowledge to his clients in his practice areas of: •Corporate and Transactional •Employment and Labor •Estate Planning, Administration and Trusts •Local Government and Public Utilities •Real Estate •Professional Liability •Litigation •Commercial •Corporate •Municipal •Land Use/Zoning He is a solution seeker and problem solver and works hard as an advocate for his clients in an honest, straight-forward and professional manner
- He exercises sound and prudent judgment in advising them of their legal alternatives, and his ability to clearly explain how the facts and the law are likely to converge, and what the most likely outcome would be, is of great benefit to his clients
- Mr. Hale tries all types of civil cases in both the federal and state courts throughout East Tennessee with specific emphasis in the areas of business-related disputes in contract, corporate, employment, as well as real estate and zoning/land use
- He provides general commercial advice to local and national businesses
- His broad practice includes: •Professional liability (legal malpractice and other professional errors and omissions defense) •Contract preparation and review •Advice on entity issues (i.e., corporate, partnership, LLC) •Real property matters •Uniform Commercial Code issues •Purchases and sales of business entities •Purchases, sales and leases of commercial real property •Advice on obtaining and making loans •Advice in the formation and governance of legal entities For his corporate law practice, the prestigious, peer-review publication, Best Lawyers in America selected Mr. Hale for inclusion to its list each and every year since 2008, and also selected him as the 'Knoxville Lawyer of the Year' in 2012
- He has also been included in this publication each year since 2011 for his litigation-commercial, land use and zoning, municipal and real estate law practices
- YOU MAY NOT KNOW... •Ancillary Business: Town Attorney for the Town of Farragut, 1997-present HONORS & AWARDS •Listed in Best Lawyers in America •City View Top Attorney for Corporate Law •Knoxville Bar Association’s Governor’s Award, 2012 •Named Best Lawyers Lawyer of the Year in Real Estate Litigation, 2018 CIVIC & COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT •Vice Chancellor of the Episcopal Diocese of East Tennessee •Board member of the Knoxville Bar Foundation, 2003-2015 •President of the Knoxville Bar Foundation, 2009-Present •Tennessee Bar Foundation, fellow •Knoxville Bar Foundation, fellow •American Bar Foundation, fellow •Chairman of the Board of Directors, Knoxville Bar Foundation PAST EMPLOYMENT POSITIONS •Kramer Rayson LLP, Managing Partner, 2001 to 2003
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Thomas M. Hale is one of 104,171 trusts attorneys indexed nationally. Browse trusts attorneys in Tennessee →
An estate planning attorney prepares wills, trusts, powers of attorney, and healthcare directives to protect your family and pass on your assets.
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Employment lawyers represent workers in wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, wage & hour disputes, and severance negotiations.
Thomas M. Hale is one of 169,120 employment attorneys indexed nationally. Browse employment attorneys in Tennessee →
Business attorneys advise founders and growing companies on entity formation, contracts, financing, M&A, and dispute resolution.
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Real estate attorneys handle home purchases, sales, commercial transactions, title disputes, and landlord-tenant matters.
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Why local counsel matters in Tennessee
Practicing law in Tennessee. Legal matters in Tennessee are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Knoxville are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Tennessee state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Tennessee brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Tennessee courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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