pursuing justice for victims of dangerous corporate products (mainly mesothelioma and asbestos victims);
representing unions; and
advocating for employee's rights.

Jimmy establishes a personal relationship with asbestos victims, and develops an aggressive strategy to maximize compensation for each one of them. Following ...

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About Jimmy F. Rodgers Jr.

Frequent Case Types

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Fatal Car Accident Lawyer in Chattanooga, TN
Truck Accidents in Chattanooga, TN

Practice Areas

Asbestos & Mesothelioma
Labor Law - Union
Litigation & Appeals
Mesothelioma & Asbestos
Personal Injury -- Plaintiff
Products Liability Law
Toxic Torts

Year Joined Firm

1995

Qualifications

Bar Admissions

Tennessee, 1994
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Tennessee, 1995
U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1995
U.S. District Court Western District of Tennessee, 2015

Other Affiliations

AFL-CIO Union Lawyers Alliance, 2006 - Present
Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association, 1995 - Present
American Association for Justice, 1996 - Present
Tennessee Bar Association
Chattanooga Bar Association, 1995 - Present
American Bar Association, 1997 - 2012
Federal Bar Association, 2004 - 2012
Justices Brock/Cooper American Inn of Court, September 12, 2013 - Present (Barrister)

Education

University of Tennessee College of Law, Knoxville, Tennessee, May, 1994
J.D.
University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, May, 1991
B.A.
Honors: with high honors
Major: Economics
Major: Political Science
Dale Carnegie Course in Effective Speaking and Human Relations, Chattanooga, TN, August, 1989
Tyner High School, Chattanooga, TN, May, 1987

Fraternities and Sororities

Pi Kappa Alpha

Pro Bono Activities

Ombudsman with the Tennessee Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, 2009 - Present
Industrial Development Board for the City of Chattanooga, TN, January 1, 2015 - Present

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Included on the 2020 Mid-South list

Past Lists

2015 Mid-South Super Lawyers list
2014 Mid-South Super Lawyers list
2013 Mid-South Super Lawyers list
2012 Mid-South Super Lawyers list

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Honors

named to the 2012 Mid-South Super Lawyers list in the area of Personal Injury Plaintiff: Products
named to the 2013 Mid-South Super Lawyers list in the area of Personal Injury Plaintiff: Products
named to the 2014 Mid-South Super Lawyers list in the area of Personal Injury Plaintiff: Products
named to the 2015 Mid-South Super Lawyers list in the area of Personal Injury Plaintiff: Products
member, 2016 National Trial Lawyers: Top 100 Trial Lawyers
member, 2017 National Trial Lawyers: Top 100 Trial Lawyers
member, Board of Directors, Chattanooga Bar Association, 2017 and 2018
named to the 2020 Mid-South Super Lawyers list in the area of Class Action/Mass Torts

Representative Clients

Chattanooga Area Labor Council
Chattanooga Building & Construction Trades Council
Chattanooga Area Fire Fighters Association Local 820
Chattanooga Electrical Joint Apprenticeship & Training Committee
Tri-State Musicians' Union Local 80
I.B.E.W. Local 175
I.B.E.W. Local 2113
Insulators and Allied Workers Local 46
Iron Workers Local 704
Iron Workers Local 704 Joint Apprenticeship Committee
Operating Engineers Local 917
Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 43
Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 43 J.A.T.C.
Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1212
Graphic Communications Conference Local 197-M
Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers Local 25
Knoxville Building & Construction Trades Council
Tennessee Building & Construction Trades Council
Iron Workers Local 384
Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 538
Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 572 JATC
Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 102
Insulators and Allied Workers Local 46 JATC
Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 538 JATC

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Address

735 Broad StreetSuite 800The James BuildingChattanooga, TN 37402

Phone

423-933-2738
888-778-6575 (Toll-Free)

Email

Offers Free Initial Consultation

Yes

Accepts Credit Cards

Yes

Office Hours

8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (eastern) Mon-Fri

Websites

https://www.summersfirm.com

http://www.linkedin.com/in/jimmyrodgers1 (LinkedIn)

Publication

Representative Cases

French v. CBL & Assocs. Props., 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 182649 (E.D. Tenn. 2016)
Am. Heritage Apts., Inc. v. Hamilton County Water & Wastewater Treatment Auth., 494 S.W.3d 31 (Tenn. 2015)
Blackmon v. Ill. Cent. R.R., 2014 Tenn. App. LEXIS 287 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2014)
Trustees of the Iron Workers Dist. Council v. B & D Enters. & Contr., Inc., 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 6658 (E.D. Tenn. 2011)
Nye v. Bayer Cropscience, Inc., 347 S.W.3d 686 (Tenn. 2011)
Nye v. Bayer Cropscience, Inc., 2009 WL 3295137 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2009)
Trustees of Iron Workers District Council of Tennessee Valley and Vicinity Pension Fund, et al, v. Howell, 2008 WL 2645504 (U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Tenn. 2008)
Woody v. A.W. Chesterton Company, 2008 WL 696160 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2008)
Chatt. Fire Fighters Assoc. Local 820 v. City of Chattanooga, 2007 WL 4548222 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2007)
Correll v. E.I. DuPont de Nemours, 207 S.W.3d 751 (Tenn. 2006)
Chatt. Area Regional Transportation Authority v. A.T.U. Local 1212, 206 S.W.3d 448 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2006)
Smythe v. E.I. DuPont de Nemours, 1999 WL 1318519 (Tenn. Workers Comp. Panel 1999)
Murvin v. Cofer, 968 S.W.2d 304 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1997)

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