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J. Brent Wilkins - Nashville, TN
545 Mainstream DriveSuite 413 Nashville, TN 37228
Wimberly Lawson Wright Daves & Jones, PLLC
Updated: 01/30/2024
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Nashville Workers' Compensation Defense Lawyer
Overview
J. Brent Wilkins is a Senior Associate in the Nashville, Tennessee office of Wimberly Lawson Wright Daves & Jones, PLLC, which he re-joined in 2023. His law practice includes an emphasis in workers' compensation, general civil defense litigation, taxation, and creditor's rights. Mr. Wilkins received his Bachelor of Arts degree in History and Government from Western Kentucky University, his law degree, magna cum laude, from Southern Illinois University and his LL.M in Taxation from Washington University School of Law. Before initially joining the firm in 2008, he spent two years with a general civil defense firm in Nashville, Tennessee. Additionally, he spent a year with the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development, litigating workers' compensation cases for the Second Injury Fund. Prior to entering the law profession, Mr. Wilkins was employed with Alcan Aluminum for 15 years, with his primary employment focused on quality control and assurance support for production related processes.About J. Brent Wilkins
Current Employment Position(s)
- Attorney
Practice Areas
- Workers' Compensation Defense
- General Civil Defense Litigation
- Taxation Issues
- Creditor’s Rights
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Tennessee, 2005
- Kentucky, 2011
- Missouri, 2016
- U.S. District Court Middle District of Tennessee, 2006
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Missouri, 2016
- U.S. District Court Western District of Kentucky, 2019
Other Affiliations
- Kentucky Bar Association (Member)
- Missouri Bar Association (Member)
Education
- Southern Illinois University School of Law, Carbondale, Illinois, 2005
J.D.
Honors: magna cum laude
Honors: Southern Illinois University Law Journal; Editor-in-Chief, 2004-2005
Honors: Member The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi - Washington University School of Law, St. Louis, Missouri, May, 2011
LL.M.
Major: Taxation - Western Kentucky University, 1995
B.A.
Fraternities and Sororities
- Phi Kappa Phi
Articles
Published Works
- The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002: The Ripple Effects of Restoring Shareholder Confidence, 29 S.Ill.U.L.J. 339, 2005
Office Information
Address
545 Mainstream DriveSuite 413 Nashville, TN 37228
Phone
Fax
- 615-727-1001
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