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Jerry H. Summers - Chattanooga, TN
735 Broad StreetSuite 800The James Building Chattanooga, TN 37402
Summers, Rufolo & Rodgers
Chattanooga Criminal Law Lawyer
Overview
Jerry H. Summers is a lifelong resident of Chattanooga and Hamilton County, Tennessee. Following his graduation from law school, he initially worked for two years as a prosecutor in the Hamilton County District Attorney's Office. Entering private practice in 1969, he became the founding member of what is now Summers, Rufolo & Rodgers...
Jerry H. Summers is a lifelong resident of Chattanooga and Hamilton County, Tennessee. Following his graduation from law school, he initially worked for two years as a prosecutor in the Hamilton County District Attorney's Office. Entering private practice in 1969, he became the founding member of what is now Summers, Rufolo & Rodgers...
Jerry H. Summers is a lifelong resident of Chattanooga and Hamilton County, Tennessee. Following his graduation from law school, he initially worked for two years as a prosecutor in the Hamilton County District Attorney's Office. Entering private practice in 1969, he became the founding member of what is now Summers, Rufolo & Rodgers. An experienced trial lawyer, Mr. Summers is one of a small number of attorneys who has been included in every yearly volume of "Best Lawyers in America" in both personal injury and criminal law. He is also only one of approximately five attorneys in the State of Tennessee who has been selected for membership in the major honoraries based on legal ability and ethical criteria. He is a fellow in the International Academy of Trial Lawyers, American College of Trial Lawyers, International Society of Barristers, and the American Board of Trial Advocates. He is one of three attorneys in Tennessee invited to join the American Board of Criminal Lawyers.
Mr. Summers has served as President of the Tennessee Trial Layers Association and the Tennessee Criminal Defense Lawyers Association. He has served on the national boards of the American Association for Justice and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, and he is a life member of both the state and national organizations. He is active in numerous other legal and community groups and serves on the boards of Area IV Special Olympics, Orange Grove Center (for the mentally and physically impaired), CADAS (treatment of alcohol/drug abuse), and several others.
While maintaining an active trial practice, he is the supervising member of Summers, Rufolo & Rodgers and works closely with each of the other attorneys.
About Jerry H. Summers
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Practice Areas
- Criminal Law
- Aviation
- Civil Rights
- Election Campaign & Political Law
- Employment Law -- Employee
- Health & Health Care Law
- Litigation & Appeals
- Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff
- Nursing Home
- Personal Injury -- Plaintiff
- Products Liability Law
- White Collar Crimes
- Workers' Compensation Law
- DUI/DWI
- Mesothelioma & Asbestos
- Social Security Disability
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Tennessee, 1966
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Tennessee
- U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit
- U.S. Supreme Court
Other Affiliations
- American Association for Justice (Member)
Education
- University of Tennessee College of Law, Knoxville, Tennessee, 1966
LL.B. - University of the South, Sewanee, TN, 1963
B.A. - Central High School, Chattanooga, TN, 1959
Achievements
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Included on the 2023 Mid-South list
Past Lists
- 2022 Mid-South Super Lawyers list
- 2021 Mid-South Super Lawyers list
- 2020 Mid-South Super Lawyers list
- 2019 Mid-South Super Lawyers list
- 2018 Mid-South Super Lawyers list
- 2017 Mid-South Super Lawyers list
- 2016 Mid-South Super Lawyers list
- 2015 Mid-South Super Lawyers list
- 2014 Mid-South Super Lawyers list
- 2013 Mid-South Super Lawyers list
- 2012 Mid-South Super Lawyers list
- 2011 Mid-South Super Lawyers list
- 2010 Mid-South Super Lawyers list
- 2009 Mid-South Super Lawyers list
- 2008 Mid-South Super Lawyers list
- 2007 Mid-South Super Lawyers list
- 2006 Mid-South Super Lawyers list
Honors
- named to the 2014 Mid-South Super Lawyers list in the area of Criminal Defense
- named to the 2015 Mid-South Super Lawyers list in the area of Criminal Defense
Office Information
Address
735 Broad StreetSuite 800The James Building Chattanooga, TN 37402
Phone
Accepts Credit Cards
Yes
Office Hours
8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (eastern) Mon-Fri
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