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D. Russell Thomas |
Attorney
D. Russell Thomas was born in Murfreesboro,
Tennessee, August 3, 1952. He attended Middle Tennessee
State University (B.S., 1974) and was a member of Kappa
Sigma for his undergraduate degree and Memphis State
University (J.D., 1977) for his graduate legal degree.
Mr. Thomas was admitted to the Tennessee bar in 1978,
and is admitted to the U.S. District Court in the, Middle
and Eastern Districts of Tennessee.
D. Russell Thomas is a member of Phi Alpha Delta
and a 1985 Graduate of ATLA’s Advanced Civil
Litigation Course. Mr. Thomas served on the Board
of Governors as the Representative for the Tennessee
Trial Lawyers Association for the 6th District of
Tennessee, 1991—2005. He is a member of the
Rutherford County, Tennessee and American Bar Associations,
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Tennessee
Trial Lawyers Association (Legislative Committee,
2000—2004), Trial Master, and 2005 President
of the Andrew Jackson American Inns of Court. He is
the author of "Automobile Liability in Tennessee"
published in The Tennessee Trial Lawyers Magazine.
Mr. Thomas has been a guest lecturer for the Tennessee
Trial Lawyers Association since 1992; lecturing on
selected topics, including worker's compensation,
personal injury,(which includes automobile cases,
product liability, and premises liability) as well
as the effective utilization of the American Medical
Association Guides to the evaluation of permanent
impairment in workers' compensation, personal injury
cases, trial tactics, and civil jury trials.
Based on a confidential survey of other attorneys
in this area by the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory,
D. Russell Thomas received an AV Rating. The A –
is the mark of the highest rating of legal ability.
The V – is the mark of the highest standards
of legal ethics.
According to Martindale-Hubbell,
“AV Peer Review Rating" shows that a lawyer
has reached the height of professional excellence.
He or she has usually practiced law for many years,
and is recognized for the highest levels of skill
and integrity".
Mr. Thomas was raised on a dairy/beef farm in Cannon
County and was active in the 4-H club with interests
in cattle and horses. He moved back to the family
farm in Bradyville, Tennessee where he lives with
his wife Sharon. They have a 22 year old daughter
who lives in South Carolina. They are active in local
church and community activities. They live on a 370
acre working farm and have interests in free range
beef cattle, agriculture, and land development.
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Herbert M. Schaltegger
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Herbert
M. Schaltegger was born in New Milford, Connecticut
on July 13, 1968. Mr. Schaltegger attended the University
of Tennessee (B.S., 1990) for his undergraduate degree
and Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1996) for his graduate
legal degree. He was admitted to Tennessee bar in 1996;
in 1997 was admitted to the U.S. District Court, Middle
District of Tennessee; in 1998 was admitted to the U.S.
District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee; in 1999
was admitted to the U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
and in 2002 was admitted to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Mr. Schaltegger is a member of Phi Alpha Delta and
author of "Taking a Bite Out of Crime,"
Vanderbilt Criminal Law Update Vol. 2 Issue 1 Page
99. Mr. Schaltegger is a member of the Rutherford
County and Tennessee Bar Associations and the Tennessee
Trial Lawyers Association.
Mr. Schaltegger resides in Murfreesboro with his wife
Amy and three school-aged children. His interests
outside of the law include coaching youth soccer,
amateur astronomy, and gardening with his wife. Mr.
Schaltegger and his wife keep fresh-water fish, raise
their children, cats, and Labrador retriever in some
semblance of harmony, and enjoy spending as much time
together as their busy family and work life allows.
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