J. Brent Wilkins - a Nashville, Tennessee (TN) Workers' Compensation Defense Lawyer

Nashville Workers' Compensation Defense Lawyer

Updated: 03/16/2026

Areas of Practice

Workers' Compensation Defense
General Civil Defense Litigation
Taxation Issues
Creditor’s Rights

Attorney Information

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.

Education

Legal 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
Non Legal Education
- Western Kentucky University, 1995
  B.A.

Current Employment Position(s)

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Published Works

Articles

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002: The Ripple Effects of Restoring Shareholder Confidence, 29 S.Ill.U.L.J. 339, 2005

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)

Fraternities and Sororities

Phi Kappa Phi

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Contact

Nashville, TN

One Vantage Way
Suite E-140
Nashville, TN 37228

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Phone: 615-727-1000

Fax: 615-727-1001

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Website: https://www.wimberlylawson.com

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