J. Ross Pepper - Nashville, TN
Attorney at Pepper Meeks & Whitaker
Litigation Lawyers in Nashville, TN
1801 West End Ave. Suite 850 Nashville, TN 37203
- 1 Super Lawyers®
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36
Years
Experience
Nashville Litigation Lawyer
Updated: 03/02/2026
Areas of Practice
- Litigation
- Business litigation
- Commercial litigation
- Appeals
- Insurance law
- Breach of contract
- Real estate disputes
- Construction disputes
- Tractor trailer and 18 wheeler accidents
- Reinsurance
- Commercial leases
- Real estate brokerage commissions
- Mortgage brokerage commissions
- Lender liability
- Trade secrets
- Private placement offerings
- Uniform Commercial Code (“UCC”)
- Business torts
- Contract interference
- Unpaid commissions
- Employment contracts
- Stop-loss insurance
- Collection of promissory notes and debts
- Non-compete agreements and covenants not to compete
- Building contracts
- Construction equipment related claims
- Lost profits
- Class actions
- Warranties
- Fraud
- Investment Fraud
- Third party administrator (TPA) contracts
- Life insurance policies
- Lost sales
- Indemnity claims
- Non-disclosure and confidentiality agreements
- Misrepresentations in the sales of goods and services
- Tennessee Consumer Protection Act
- Fraudulent transfers
- Security guard liability
Attorney Information
Overview
J. Ross Pepper is a trial lawyer with over 29 years of experience representing clients in civil trials and arbitration proceedings.
Mr. Pepper has handled cases all over the state of Tennessee in both federal and state courts and at both the trial and appellate level. He has handled cases outside of Tennessee, including business litigation in the Superior Court of Delaware, and has argued appeals before the Court of Appeals of Tennessee, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Mr. Pepper has received numerous awards and distinctions throughout his career including a Martindale-Hubbell “AV” rating- – – the highest rating for legal ability and ethical standards given by the oldest, most widely recognized and most respected lawyer rating organization. Martindale-Hubbell bases its ratings on the opinions of lawyers and judges familiar with a lawyer’s work.
Mr. Pepper has successfully represented both plaintiffs and defendants in a wide range of cases including complex commercial and business cases, real estate cases, will contest and trust cases, employment cases, shareholder and LLC dispute cases, construction cases, tort cases, and cases involving serious personal injuries and wrongful death.
Mr. Pepper is a Nashville native who has deep ties to Middle Tennessee as well as to the Nashville and Tennessee legal communities. Mr. Pepper has been an active member of the Nashville Bar Association for years and is a Fellow of the Nashville Bar Foundation. He is a member of the Tennessee Bar Association Litigation Law Executive Counsel; a board member and executive officer of Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Middle Tennessee; a board member of the Nashville City Club; and serves on the Nashville Bar Association’s Chancery and Circuit Court Committee. In 2018, Mr. Pepper was appointed by the Mayor of Nashville to serve on the Metropolitan Board of Zoning Appeals where he serves as vice-chairman.
Mr. Pepper also devotes time to fundraise for Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Nashville and has himself been a “Big Brother” for years. Besides being a lawyer, Mr. Pepper is an avid outdoorsman.
Awards and Honors
Honors
- Recipient, Hunton & Williams Law Review Award for Best Legal Comment
- American Jurisprudence Award, Contracts
- Order of the Coif
- Martindale-Hubbell “AV” rating
- Nashville Bar Foundation, Fellow
Other Sources of Feedback About J. Ross Pepper
Included on the 2025 Mid-South Super Lawyers list
Past Lists
- 2024 Mid-South Super Lawyers list
- 2023 Mid-South Super Lawyers list
- 2022 Mid-South Super Lawyers list
- 2021 Mid-South Super Lawyers list
- 2020 Mid-South Super Lawyers list
- 2019 Mid-South Super Lawyers list
- 2018 Mid-South Super Lawyers list
- 2017 Mid-South Super Lawyers list
- 2016 Mid-South Super Lawyers list
- 2015 Mid-South Super Lawyers list
Education
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Legal Education
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University of Tennessee College of Law,
Knoxville,
Tennessee, 1990
J.D.
Honors: magna cum laude
Honors: Order of the Coif
Honors: With High Honors
Honors: Craven Constitutional Law Moot Court Team, Member
Law Review: Tennessee Law Review, Member, 1988 - 1990
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University of Tennessee College of Law,
Knoxville,
Tennessee, 1990
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Non Legal Education
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University of Mississippi,
Oxford,
Mississippi
B.A.
Honors: Campus Senate
Honors: Student Body Vice-President
Major: Business Administration - National Institute of Trial Advocacy, 1993
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University of Mississippi,
Oxford,
Mississippi
Current Employment Position(s)
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Member
Past Positions
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit, Judicial Clerk, 1990
- Lassiter, Tidwell, Davis, Keller & Hogan, PLLC, Senior Litigation Counsel, 2006
Classes and Seminars
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Adjunct Professor (former), Business Law, Belmont University, 2005 - 2006
- Tutor, Nashville Adult Literacy Council
Pro Bono Activities
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of Middle Tennessee, Board Member and Executive Officer
- Nashville City Club, Board Member
Representative Clients
Individuals
Businesses (corporations, LLCs, partnerships, sole-proprietors)
Technology Companies
Construction Companies
Manufacturers
Banks
Brokers
Small and Medium-Sized Companies
Third-Party Administrators
Private Investors
Consumers
Published Works
Articles
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Recovering Lost Profits, Tennessee Bar Journal, August 2008, Vol. 44, No. 8
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Patterson v. McClean Credit Union, The Exclusion of Post-Formation Conduct from the Protection of the Right to Make and Enforce Contracts Clause, Tennessee Law Review, Winter 1991
Bar Admissions
- Tennessee, 1990
- U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1990
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Tennessee, 1990
- U.S. District Court Middle District of Tennessee, 1993
Other Affiliations
- Tennessee Bar Association, Litigation Law Executive Counsel (Member)
- Nashville Bar Association (Member)
- Nashville Bar Association, Community Relations
- Nashville Bar Association, Chancery and Circuit Court Committee
- Lawyer Referral Service Committees
- Belmont-Hillsboro Neighborhood Association (Officer/Member)
- American Arbitration Association (Arbitrators and Mediators)
- Wilderness Society (Member)
- Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Nashville (Fundraiser)
- Metropolitan Board of Zoning Appeals (Vice-chairman)
- Tennessee Association for Justice
Fraternities and Sororities
- Phi Kappa Phi
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Contact
1801 West End Ave.
Suite 850
Nashville, TN 37203
Phone: 615-616-9439
Fax: 615-468-0384
Email: Send a message
Website: https://www.pepperlawplc.com/
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