James L. Weatherly Jr.
Phone:
Fax:
615-635-0018
Email:
Location:
Nashville, TN
Areas Of Practice
- Divorce and Domestic relations law
- Criminal law
- Personal injury
- Insurance
Bar Admissions
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit
- U.S. District Court Middle District of Tennessee
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Tennessee
- Tennessee
Education
- University of Tennessee College of Law, Knoxville, Tennessee
- J.D. - 1975
- University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee
- B.S. - 1972
Cases Published In Federal And State Appellate Courts In Which Mr. Weatherly Has Served As Counsel
- Ray v. State, 563 S.W.2d 218 (Tenn.Cr.App. 1977)
- State v. Denami, 594 S.W.2d 747 (Tenn.Cr.App. 1979)
- State v. Venable, 606 S.W.2d 298 (Tenn.Cr.App. 1980)
- State v. Henderson, 620 S.W.2d 484 (Tenn. 1981)
- State v. Gant, 622 S.W.2d 75 (Tenn.Cr.App. 1981)
- Hellard v. State, 629 S.W.2d 4 (Tenn. 1982)
- State v. Hardison, 705 S.W.2d 684 (Tenn.Cr.App. 1985)
- State v. Johnson, 743 S.W.2d 154 (Tenn. 1987)
- State v. Wright, 756 S.W.2d 669 (Tenn. 1988)
- State v. Downs, 805 S.W.2d 762 (Tenn. 1991)
- Daughtrey v. Campbell, 935 F.2d 780 (6th Cir. 1991)
- Rayburn v. Hutton Stone, Inc., 1992 WL 174258
- Daughtrey v. Campbell, 33 F.3d 554 (6th Cir. 1994)
- Teague v. State, 897 S.W.2d 248 (Tenn. 1995)
- Towe v. Brock, 1996 WL 417109, 01A01-9602-CH-00084; No. 95-1856-III (Tenn. Ct. App. 1995)
- Surber v. Cannon, 2001 WL 120735, M1998-00928-COA-R3-CV (Tenn. Ct. App. 1998)
- Smith v. Smith, 2001 WL 459108, M2000-01094-COA-R3-CV (Tenn. Ct. App. 2000)
- Denton v. Hahn, 2004 WL 2083711, M2003-00342-COA-R3-CV (Tenn. Ct. App. 2003)
- Rowan v. Rowan, 2005 WL 195117, M2003-01668-COA-R3-CV (Tenn. Ct. App. 2003)
- Thym v. Thym, 2006 WL 47109, M2004-02389-COA-R3-CV (Tenn. Ct. App. 2004)
- Shofner v. Shofner, 181 S.W.3d 703 (Tenn.Ct.App. 2004)
- Houghland v. Houghland, 2006 WL 2080078, M2005-01770-COA-R3-CV (Tenn. Ct. App. 2006)
- Shofner v. Shofner, 2006 WL 1501266, M2004-02619-COA-R3-CV (Tenn. Ct. App. 2006)
- Shofner v. Shofner, 2007 WL 273646, M2005-02736-COA-CV-R3 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2007)
- Pruitt v. Pruitt, 293 S.W.3d 537, M2007-01896-COA-R3-CV, (Tenn.Ct.App. 2008)
- McKee v. McKee, 2010 WL 3245246, M2009-01502-COA-R3-CV (Tenn. Ct. App. 2010)
- Nixon v. City of Murf., 2010 WL 2730565, M2009-01347-COA-R3-CV (Tenn. Ct. App. 2010)
- Telfer v. Telfer, 2013 WL 3379370, M2012-00691-COA-R3-CV (Tenn. Ct. App. 2013)
- Wheeler v. Wheeler, 2014 WL 1512828, M2012-02154-COA-R3-CV (Tenn. Ct. App. 2014)
Honors And Awards
- Best Lawyers in America
- AV Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
- Super Lawyers
Professional Associations And Memberships
- Nashville Bar Association, President, 1988
- Nashville Bar Association, Board of Directors, 1985-1988, 2008-2010
- Nashville Bar Association, Chair, Criminal Courts and Long Range Planning Committee, 1990
- Nashville Bar Association, Vice President, Barristers Club, 1981
- Nashville Bar Association, Trustee, 2002 to Present
- Tennessee Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, President, 1985 to 1986
- Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Board of Directors, 1982 to 1987
- National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- Nashville Bar Association, Board of Directors, 2008 to 2010
- Nashville Bar Foundation, Fellow, 1992 to Present
- Tennessee Bar Foundation, Fellow, 2014 to Present
- National Legal Aid and Defenders Association Defenders Board, 1984 to 1986
Past Employment Positions
- University of Tennessee College of Law, Instructor of Clinical Education, 1975 to 1977
- Metropolitan Public Defender's Office for Nashville, Senior Assistant Public Defender, 1978 to 1982
- Metropolitan Public Defender's Office for Nashville, Metropolitan Public Defender, 1982 to 1986
- Hollins, Wagster, Weatherly & Raybin, P.C., 1986 to 2009
Pro-Bono Activities
- Tennessee Commission on Mandatory Continuing Legal Education and Specialization, Member, 1986 to 1993
- Tennessee Supreme Court's Commission on Indigent Defense, Chairman, 2000 to 2001
- Tennessee Supreme Court's Commission on Indigent Defense, Member, 1996 to 2001
- Sentencing Project, Washington, D.C., Board of Directors, 1986 to 1989
- Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee, President of Board, 1996 to 1998
- Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee, President of Board, 2012 to 2014
- Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee, Vice-President, 1994 to 1996
- Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee, Vice-President, 2010 to 2012
- Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee, Board of Directors, 1991 to Present
- Metropolitan Beer Permit Board, Chairman, 1992 to 1994
- Metropolitan Beer Permit Board, Member, 1992 to 1997
