General Information

Year founded: 1994
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Overview

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Woolf McClane strives to provide sensible, practical and innovative legal services to our business and individual clients. From our office in Knoxville, Tennessee, we represent clients principally in the Southeastern U.S. where many of their activities are concentrated, our practice is national and international in scope.

At Woolf McClane, we offer a broad array of legal services for businesses ranging from sole proprietorships, small family businesses and start-ups to large international enterprises. We provide accomplished civil litigation services with emphasis in the areas of product liability, toxic tort, class action defense, employment litigation and commercial litigation. In addition to meeting the needs of our business clients, our attorneys practicing in the areas of local, state and federal taxation, estate planning and related disciplines provide our individual clients with conscientious, resourceful legal services and advice.

Rankings

Woolf, McClane, Bright, Allen & Carpenter, PLLC is metro ranked in 19 practice areas. Best Law Firms rankings are based on a rigorous evaluation process.

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Metro Rankings

Knoxville
Tier 1 for Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
Tier 1 for Commercial Litigation
Tier 1 for Construction Law
Tier 1 for Corporate Law
Tier 1 for Employment Law - Individuals

Rankings

Metro Rankings

Knoxville
Tier 1 for Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
Tier 1 for Commercial Litigation
Tier 1 for Construction Law
Tier 1 for Corporate Law
Tier 1 for Employment Law - Individuals
Tier 1 for Employment Law - Management
Tier 1 for Litigation - Construction
Tier 1 for Litigation - Labor and Employment
Tier 1 for Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
Tier 1 for Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Tier 1 for Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Tier 1 for Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
Tier 1 for Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Tier 1 for Real Estate Law
Tier 1 for Tax Law
Tier 1 for Trusts and Estates
Tier 2 for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Tier 2 for Health Care Law
Tier 2 for Insurance Law

Practice Areas

The below are areas of legal specialty volunteered by the firm and do not designate a specialty in which a Best Law Firms ranking is held.
  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Construction Law
  • Corporate Law
  • Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
  • Government Relations Practice
  • Litigation - Construction
  • Litigation - Environmental
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
  • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
  • Real Estate Law
  • Tax Law
  • Trusts and Estates

Individuals Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America®

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Client Comments

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Demographics

Partners
Male: 18
Female: 3
Of Counsel (but not partners)
Male: 3
Associates
Male: 4
Female: 3
Paralegals
Male: 1
Female: 3

Main Location

Knoxville, TN
Riverview Tower
900 South Gay Street
Knoxville, TN 37902-1810
United States
865-215-1000 Call our Knoxville, TN location at 865-215-1000 Get Directions Get directions to our Knoxville, TN location

Management and Personnel

Chief Manager
Richard S. Matlock

Contacts

Bankruptcy and Creditors Rights
Gregory C. Logue
Business and Corporate
Dennis R. McClane
Commercial Litigation
W. Kyle Carpenter
Construction Law
J. Ford Little
Construction Law
Robert P. Noell
Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Luis C. Bustamante
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