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November 14 - Knoxville SCOTT D. HALL is a sole practitioner with his office in Sevierville, where his areas of concentration are civil litigation, including business, commercial, real estate and construction litigation, lien enforcement, and collections. His clientele is primarily comprised of small businesses, property owner associations, and real property owners in Sevier County, Tennessee. Mr. Hall earned his B.S. degree in finance, cum laude, from Florida State University and his J.D. degree from the University of Tennessee. He is a former vice president and a member of the board of directors of the Knoxville Legal Aid Society. He is currently president of the Sevier County Bar Association, and formerly served the bar as secretary and treasurer. Mr. Hall is a member of the Knox County and Tennessee bar associations. He is admitted to the bar of the U.S. Supreme Court, and admitted to all Federal District Courts in Tennessee. MERYL N. KEEGAN is an attorney with Winchester, Sellers, Foster & Steele, P.C., where her areas of practice include banking, collection and creditor's rights, commercial litigation, and transactions. Ms. Keegan earned her B.S. degree, cum laude, from the University of Tennessee College of Business Administration and her J.D. degree from the University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law. She is admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Tennessee, and the Supreme Court of the State of Tennessee. Ms. Keegan is a member of the American, Tennessee, and Knoxville bar associations, the East Tennessee Lawyers' Association, and the Pellissippi State Technical College (Advisory Committee). November 15 - Memphis EARL C. BUCKLES is an attorney in Memphis. He concentrates his practice in both consumer and commercial transactions, and he has experience in accounts receivable and inventory loans, real estate and equipment loans, leases, sales agreements, multi-state lending, loan modifications, business litigation, priority disputes, mobile home law, replevin, confiscation, bankruptcy, the uniform commercial code, and FDCPA. Mr. Buckles has been an instructor in civil litigation at Rockhurst College in Kansas City and in contracts at the University of Memphis. He earned his B.A. degree from the University of Omaha and his J.D. degree from the University of Nebraska. Mr. Buckles is a member of the Memphis, Nebraska State, Kansas, Tennessee, American, and the Missouri Bar Associations. GEORGE F. HIGGS is a partner in the Memphis law firm of Stone, Higgs & Drexler. His practice is concentrated in collections of retail and commercial accounts, and preserving creditors' rights in bankruptcy. Mr. Higgs has lectured for various professional groups on collections, consumer bankruptcy issues and other topics related to his areas of practice. He earned his B.A. degree from Southwestern at Memphis (now known as Rhodes College); completed International & Comparative Law Program, Oxford University and obtained his J.D. degree from Memphis State University. Mr. Higgs is a "fellow" member of the Memphis (member, Bankruptcy Section) and Tennessee bar associations, the National Association of Retail Collection Attorneys and the Commercial Law League. JUSTIN L. JONES is an associate in the Husch Blackwell law firm and has served as national and regional lead counsel for Fortune 50 and Fortune 500 companies, including representing secured lenders, lessors and other secured creditors in commercial creditors' rights litigation and alternative dispute resolution with an emphasis in secured transactions and lien enforcement proceedings in both state and federal court. As part of his practice, Mr. Jones also represents clients in negotiations and documentation of workouts and debt restructurings. Additionally, he has experience in insurance defense, employment law and general commercial litigation. He earned his B.S. degree, cum laude, from Arkansas State University and his J.D. degree, magna cum laude, from the University of Arkansas School of Law. November 16 - Nashville EVALINA C. CHEADLE is an sole practitioner in Nashville where her areas of practice include debt collection and insurance subrogation. She earned her B.S. degree from Vanderbilt University and her J.D. degree from Nashville School of Law. Ms. Cheadle is a member of the Tennessee and Nashville bar associations. COURTNEY H. GILMER is a shareholder in the Nashville office of Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC, where she concentrates her practice in the areas of bankruptcy, creditors' rights, restructuring, and commercial litigation. She has extensive experience in the representation of creditors sued for the return of preference or avoidance payments, creditors with claims in complex bankruptcy cases and related bankruptcy issues. Ms. Gilmer also has experience representing lenders and businesses in the many areas of commercial litigation. Ms. Gilmer is listed in Mid-South Rising Stars, 2009. She is a member of the Tennessee, Nashville, and American bar associations and the American Bankruptcy Institute. Ms. Gilmer earned her B.A. degree from the University of Missouri-Columbia and her J.D. degree from Vanderbilt University Law School. JAMES D. NAVE is an attorney in Nashville, where his main area of practice is bankruptcy law. He is a frequent lecturer for various professional groups on creditors'/debtors' rights, collections issues, and bankruptcy law. Mr. Nave is a board-certified consumer bankruptcy specialist, Tennessee Commission of Continuing Legal Education and Specialization, and American Board of Certification. He earned both his B.A., magna cum laude, and J.D. degrees from Washington and Lee University. Mr. Nave is a member of the Nashville (member, Bankruptcy Law Section), Tennessee, and Federal bar associations.
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