James Kelly Giffen - Knoxville, TN

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • University of Tennessee College of Law, Knoxville, Tennessee, 1967
    J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence

• Non Legal Education

  • University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, 1966
    B.S., Bachelor of Science
    Honors: cum laude
    Major: Economics

Current Employment Position(s)

• Of Counsel, since August 1, 2014

Past Positions

• The University of Tennessee College of Law, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Law, Contract Drafting, - 1995
• U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee, Certified Mediator
• Tennessee Supreme Court Commission on Alternative Dispute Resolution, Rule 31 Listed General Civil Mediator
• James K. Giffen Law, Owner

References

• First Tennessee Bank National Association

• Cardinal Health

• Southern Farm Bureau Life Insurance Company

Bar Admissions

• Tennessee, 1967
• U.S. Federal Courts, 1967
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1972

Other Affiliations

• Knoxville Bar Association, 1967 - Present (Member)
• Tennessee Bar Association, 1967 - Present (Member)
• American Bar Association, 1967 - Present (Member)
• Mid-South Commercial Law Institute, 1983 - Present (Member)
• Bijou Theatre Center, 1984 - 1990 (Member)
• Knoxville Housing Corporation of Kappa Sigma, 1968 - 2002 (Member)
• Dogwood Arts Festival, 1989 - 1994 (Member)
• Scarabbean Senior Society (Member)
• Tennessee Bankers Association Joint Uniform Commercial Code Revised Article 9 Study Committee
• Mid-South Commercial Law Institute, 1983 - 1995 (Member)
• Mid-South Commercial Law Institute, 2002 - Present (Board of Directors)
• The University of Tennessee College of Law Alumni Advisory Council, 1994 - 1997 (Member)
• Dean's Circle, 1997 - Present (Member)

Fraternities and Sororities

• Kappa Sigma
• Phi Delta Phi
• Omicron Delta Kappa
• Phi Kappa Phi