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Phone: (865) 546-7311
Fax: (865) 524-1773
Email: jtallent@kmfpc.com
JACK M. TALLENT, II attended the University of Tennessee (B.S., 1972) and the University of Tennessee College of Law (J.D., 1975), and since then has concentrated his practice in civil litigation in State and Federal courts and assisted clients with corporate and commercial transactions. He is a member of the Knoxville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations, and the American Inns of Court. He is a member of various sections and committees in these organizations including the ABA Forum on the Construction Industry, Litigation Section and the Tort, Trial and Insurance Practice Section, both of the American Bar Association. He has served as a director of the Tennessee Association of Construction Counsel from 2006 through 2009.
Mr. Tallent has been called upon by clients to handle diverse cases arising from business and commercial disputes, insurance coverage and defense, architect and engineer professional liability, construction claims, premises liability, products liability and employment law issues. Mr. Tallent's additional areas of practice include advice to clients on contract and corporate matters, and he has been a speaker at seminars on construction issues and employment law.
Experience Highlights
Defending claims against Bank Directors for violation of duties.
Representing architects and engineers in claims for professional negligence in State and Federal courts regarding commercial and government projects.
Representing parties in business transactions regarding contractual matters and business torts
Enforcement of covenants not to compete for medical practice.
Representing owners and contractors in claims for additional costs, damages, extra work, delay and disruption.
Defending shopping center clients in defect claims.
Areas of Practice
Civil Litigation
Construction Law
Churches, Nonprofit, and Tax-Exempt Organizations
Education
University of Tennessee – J.D., 1975
University of Tennessee – B.S., 1972
Bar Admissions
Tennessee – 1975
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee – 1976
U.S. District Court, Western District of Tennessee – 2007
U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals – 2005
Memberships
Knoxville Bar Association
Tennessee Bar Association
American Bar Association
American Inns of Court
American Bar Association Forum on the Construction Industry
American Bar Association Litigation Section
American Bar Association Tort, Trial and Insurance Practice
Tennessee Association of Construction Counsel
Publications
Looking at Covenants Not to Compete and Input from the White House | KMF Newsletter: Fall 2016
Business Held Liable for Third Party Criminal Acts | KMF Newsletter: Spring 2016