Kenneth S. Williams - a Cookeville, Tennessee (TN) Employment Law- Employer Lawyer

Cookeville Employment Law- Employer Lawyer

Updated: 03/16/2026

Areas of Practice

Employment Law- Employer
Business & Commercial
Government
Discrimination
Education
Civil Rights

Attorney Information

Overview

KENNETH S. WILLIAMS joined the Cookeville, Tennessee office of Wimberly Lawson Wright Daves & Jones PLLC in 2022, in an Of Counsel role. His practice includes discrimination, civil rights and employment law, business and commercial litigation, and a concentration in education and governmental law in both Federal and State courts. Ken graduated from the University of Tennessee Martin in 1980, with a B.A. degree in English with high honors, and from the University of Tennessee College of Law with a J.D. in 1983 with honors. He clerked for the Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals from 1983-1984, and over the years has worked in different regional law firms in Middle and West Tennessee. He was admitted to practice law in Tennessee in 1983, and is currently admitted to practice in the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals as well as in the Eastern, Middle and Western U.S. District Courts in Tennessee. Ken has an AV Preeminent(R) Rating from Martindale-Hubbell, based on peer and client reviews.

Awards and Honors

Honors

Rated AV Preeminent(R) by Martindale Hubbell for Ethical Standards and Legal Ability

Education

Legal Education
- University of Tennessee College of Law, Knoxville, Tennessee, 1983
  J.D.
  Honors: With Honors
Non Legal Education
- University of Tennessee, Martin, Tennessee, 1980
  B.A.
  Honors: With High Honors

Current Employment Position(s)

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Of Counsel
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Past Positions

Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals, Clerk, 1983 - 1984

Representative Cases

Forrest v. Trousdale Cty. Bd. of Educ.
- Citation: 954 F. Supp. 2d 720
- Court: M.D. Tenn.
- Year: 2013
German v. Ford
- Citation: 300 S.W.3d 692
- Court: Tenn. Ct. App.
- Year: 2009
In re Estate of Greenamyre
- Citation: 219 S.W.3d 877
- Court: Tenn. Ct. App.
- Year: 2005
Thornton v. Coffee Cty. Bd. of Educ.
- Citation: No. M201800300COAR9CV, 2018 WL 4776124
- Court: Tenn. Ct. App.
- Year: 2018
Carroll v. Morgan Cty. Bd. of Educ.
- Citation: No. E201700038COAR3CV, 2017 WL 5712903, at *1
- Court: Tenn. Ct. App.
- Year: 2017
Howe v. Aytes
- Citation: No. 2:14-CV-00077, 2016 WL 3262600, at *1
- Court: M.D. Tenn.
- Year: 2016

Bar Admissions

Tennessee, 1983
U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 2001
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Tennessee, 2000
U.S. District Court Middle District of Tennessee, 1984
U.S. District Court Western District of Tennessee, 1983

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Contact

Cookeville, TN

1420 Neal Street, Suite 201
P.O. Box 655
Cookeville, TN 38501

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Phone: (931) 372-9123

Fax: (931) 372-9181

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