Rick J. Bearfield

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Rick J. Bearfield: Attorney with PennStuart
  • Partner at PennStuart
  • 2513 Wesley Street, Suite 1, Johnson City, TN 37601
    804 Anderson Street, Bristol, TN 37620
    135 W. Main Street, Suite 200A, Kingsport, TN 37660
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Biography

Rick is an Officer in PennStuart’s Johnson City, Tennessee office and is a member of the firm’s Business, Commercial Transactions, and Real Estate practice groups. Rick is the firm’s senior attorney in Johnson City and handles some of the firm’s most complex commercial transaction matters.

Rick is a trial attorney with more than 35 years of trial and appellate experience in state and federal courts throughout Tennessee. He is also a Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 31 mediator. Rick’s practice consists of business representation (advising and consulting on business matters), business organizations (formations, mergers, acquisitions, consolidations, reorganizations and dissolutions), commercial real estate transactions (acquisition, development, financing, and leasing), commercial litigation, and estate administration. Rick’s clients include real estate developers, banks, contractors, medical and other professional practices, and commercial and industrial enterprises.
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Areas of Practice (18)

  • Commercial Civil Practice
  • Trials in all State and Federal Courts
  • Commercial Law
  • Construction Law
  • Corporate Law
  • Employment Law
  • Insurance Law
  • Environmental Law
  • Creditor Bankruptcy
  • Wills
  • Corporate Counsel
  • Health & Hospital Law
  • Real Estate Law
  • Trust
  • Estate Planning & Probate
  • Real Estate Development and Finance
  • Business Law
  • Mediation

Education & Credentials

University Attended:
University of Virginia, B.S., 1980
Law School Attended:
Wake Forest University School of Law, J.D., 1983
Year of First Admission:
1983
Admission:
1983, Tennessee; 1983, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee; 1983, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit; 1988, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee; 1996, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit; 2008, U.S. Supreme Court; 2014, Texas
Memberships:
Health Law Section, House of Delegates, TBA Members
Military:
U.S. Army, 1971-1974
Languages:
English
Birth Information:
Richmond, Indiana, October 20, 1952
ISLN:
909173300

Peer Reviews

4.5/5.0 (2 reviews)

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  • Judgment

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  • Communication

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  • Legal Experience

    4.5/5.0

  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Partner on 10/06/14 in Business Law

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Partner on 10/02/14 in General Practice

    I have referred numerous cases to Rick over many years, and there is a reason for that, he is an outstanding attorney who works very, very hard for his clients. If I ever had a personal issue, he'd be on the short list of attorneys that I would call... Read more

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