Hodges, Doughty and Carson, PLLC

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  • Established in 1931
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  • Hodges, Doughty & Carson, PLLC, is a full service law firm located in Knoxville, Tennessee. Since 1931 our firm has continued to meet the legal needs of a wide range of clients throughout Tennessee and in other states.

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    4.7/5.0 (92)
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About this firm

Hodges, Doughty and Carson, PLLC dates back to 1931 with the partnership of J. H. Hodges and J. H. Doughty. Our present firm name was adopted in 1957 when Richard L. Carson joined the firm to form Hodges, Doughty and Carson. We have grown slowly but steadily over the years and are now made up of twenty seven lawyers engaged in a diversified civil practice. Our aim is professional excellence in service to our clients.

We are a full-service law firm providing a broad range of legal services to both national and local clients. We are engaged in a trial practice handling various types of cases including product liability, workers' compensation, medical malpractice, construction, arson, aviation, vehicular accidents and general liability. We also handle contractual and commercial matters, utility law, bankruptcy, banking, taxation, estate planning, family and adoption law, special needs and education and criminal defense. Our attorneys have extensive experience in both state and federal trial and appellate courts. The firm also has a distinguished record of providing leadership in professional organizations, having provided two presidents of the Tennessee Bar Association, five presidents of the Knoxville Bar Association, a chairman of the Tennessee Bar Foundation, five Fellows of the Tennessee Bar Foundation, four Fellows (one the State Chair) of the American Bar Foundation, five Fellows of the American College of Trial Lawyers and five Masters of the Bench of the American Inns of Court, several past and present members of the Boards of Governors for the Tennessee and Knoxville Bar Associations, as well as having had many other honors come to our attorneys. For many years our firm has held the highest rating awarded by Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory for legal ability and professional standards based on evaluation by our peers.

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Areas of Practice (31)

  • General Civil Practice
  • Insurance Defense
  • Negligence
  • Workers' Compensation
  • Products Liability
  • Arson and Insurance Fraud
  • Aviation Law
  • Medical Malpractice Defense
  • Civil Rights
  • Commercial Law
  • Corporate Law
  • Utilities
  • Environmental Law
  • Zoning Law
  • Creditors Rights
  • Bankruptcy
  • Criminal Defense
  • Employment Law
  • Family Law
  • Adoption Law
  • Estate Planning
  • Probate
  • Mediation
  • Arbitration
  • Appellate Practice
  • Class Action Defense
  • Special Education
  • Autism
  • Probate Litigation
  • Asset Protection
  • Construction Law

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Edward White, II
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Knoxville, TN

Medical Malpractice Defense, Drug and Medical Device Defense, Health Care Practice, Healthcare Entities and Physician Practice Representation, Healthcare Litigation, Professional Malpractice, Insurance Defense, Products Liability, Personal Injury View More

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Thomas Dickenson
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Knoxville, TN

Corporate/Financial Institution/Business Practice, Business and Commercial Law, Business Transactions, Mergers and Acquisitions, Bankruptcy, Creditor Bankruptcy, Real Estate Law, Foreclosures, Commercial Real Estate, Collections, Bankruptcy Chapter 13, Litigation View More

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J. William Coley
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Knoxville, TN

Utility Law, Civil Litigation, Contracts, Eminent Domain, General Liability Defense, Government Contracts, Insurance Defense, Personal Injury Defense, General Litigation View More

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Wayne Kline
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5.0
19 Reviews
Knoxville, TN

Trial Practice, Health Care, Medical Malpractice Defense, Nursing Home Malpractice Defense, Special Needs and Special Education Law, Employment Law, Personal Injury, Discrimination Law, Zoning, Planning and Land Use, Corporate Development and Management, Eminent Domain View More

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B. Chase Kibler
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Knoxville, TN

Health Care, Healthcare Entities and Physician Practice Representation, Healthcare Litigation, Medical Malpractice Defense, Tort Liability Defense, Environmental Law, Public Entity Representation, Governmental Entity Law, Insurance Defense, Products Liability, Civil Litigation, False Claims Act, Personal Injury View More

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Joshua Ball
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Knoxville, TN

Aviation, Insurance Defense, Insurance Coverage, Civil Litigation, Personal Injury, Automobile Negligence, Premises Liability, Construction Law, Products Liability, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Wrongful Death, Administrative Law, Business Law View More

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Joshua Bond
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No Reviews
Knoxville, TN

Medical Malpractice Defense, Nursing Home Defense, Employment, Disability Discrimination, Worker's Compensation, Personal Injury, Zoning, Landlord Tenant, False Claims Act, Health Care, Wrongful Termination, Harassment, Landlord and Tenant Law, Litigation View More

Lisa Jellison Hall: Attorney with Hodges, Doughty and Carson, PLLC
Lisa Jellison Hall
Member
4.9
71 Reviews
Knoxville, TN

Family Law, Divorce, Civil Litigation, Insurance Defense, Tort Liability Defense, Automobile Liability, Premises Liability, Construction Litigation, Commercial Litigation View More

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Peer Reviews

4.7/5.0 (92 reviews)

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    4.7/5.0

  • Analytical Capability

    4.7/5.0

  • Judgment

    4.7/5.0

  • Communication

    4.7/5.0

  • Legal Experience

    4.7/5.0
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