Butler Snow has further expanded the firm’s Nashville office as 13 attorneys from Walker, Tipps & Malone PLC join the firm’s commercial litigation practice. With this growth, Butler Snow cements itself among the largest law firms in Tennessee, and greatly enhances its existing commercial litigation group.
This move also adds three attorneys to Butler Snow’s already significant presence in the American College of Trial Lawyers (ACTL). The ACTL is the premiere professional organization of trial lawyers in the United States and Canada; membership is extended by invitation only to those recognized as the best trial lawyers in the country. The ACTL Fellows joining the firm are:
- Frank W. Hunger, who served as a United States Department of Justice Assistant Attorney General and led the Civil Division. Hunger was actively involved in civil trial practice for 27 years before serving in the Department of Justice. He has served as both local and regional counsel for numerous Fortune 500 companies.
- Gayle I. Malone, Jr., who has been engaged in the practice of civil trial law since 1973. Malone has represented plaintiffs and defendants in business, personal injury and wrongful death, construction, insurance, and healthcare litigation.
- Robert J. Walker, who has more than 40 years of experience in prosecuting and defending litigation involving many different industries. For the past 25 years, he has focused primarily on commercial litigation involving securities and corporate governance lawsuits, shareholder and hostile takeover suits, anti-trust, consumer protection, and business fraud.
Other lawyers joining Butler Snow’s Nashville office also include: Jason W. Callen, Beau C. Creson, John C. Hayworth, M. Ryder Lee, Charles I. Malone, Lauren Patten, Erin Palmer Polly, D. Gil Schuette, J. Mark Tipps, and Joseph F. Welborn, III. Many of these lawyers have been locally and nationally recognized as leaders in the field of commercial and business litigation.
“These attorneys bring exceptional commercial litigation experience to the firm,” said Donald Clark, Jr., chairman of Butler Snow. “One of the most dynamic aspects of this relationship is that Butler Snow has long been a leader in the alternative fee arena while this group has been a leader in handling business disputes through contingency and alternative fee arrangements. This will certainly well position our commercial litigation team and greatly benefit clients.”
“Butler Snow has established itself as an innovative and forward thinking firm that consistently delivers results for its clients, and its culture of teamwork and service greatly appealed to us,” said Robert J. Walker, one of the founders of Walker, Tipps & Malone PLC. “Sharing our experience, knowledge and resources is going to create one of the strongest commercial litigation groups in the southeast.”
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