5400 Poplar Avenue, Suite 100
Memphis, Tennessee 38119
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John J. Heflin, III - johnheflin@bhammlaw.com

Born: May 16, 1954, Memphis, Tennessee

Education:
  • College: Vanderbilt University, B.A., 1975
  • Law School: Vanderbilt University, J.D., 1978

Practice Areas:
  • Litigation in state and federal courts; with a focus on complex commercial litigation; appellate practice; areas of substantial experience include insurance, contract, employment, securities, ERISA, personal injury, professional liability and intellectual property.

Current and Former Professional Activities:
  • Memphis Bar Association, 1978 to present; President, 2004; President Elect, 2003; Treasurer, 2002; Secretary, 2001; several terms on Board of Directors and Executive Committee; Long-Range Planning Committee; former Chairperson, Judicial Evaluations Committee;
  • Tennessee Bar Association, 1978 to present
  • American Bar Association, 1978 to present
  • National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., 1986 to present; Member, Board of Arbiters
  • New York Stock Exchange, Inc., 1986 to present; Member, Board of Arbiters
  • Member, Mediation Panel, U. S. District Court for W.D. Tennessee, 1998 to present
  • Master, Leo Bearman Chapter, American Inns of Court, 2002-present

Representative Reported Cases:
  • May v. National Bank of Commerce, 387 F. Supp. 2d 770 (W.D. TN. 2004)
  • Pearson v. Exxon Corp., 234 F.3d 1269 (6th Cir. 2000)
  • Parker v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, 99 F.3d 181 (6th Cir. 1996)
  • Perry v. United Food and Commercial Workers, 64 F.3d 238 (6th Cir. 1995)
  • Barkley v. U.S., 67 F.3d 299 (6th Cir. 1995)
  • Fuller v. Feingold, 1999 WL 250182 (Tenn.App. 1999)
  • Chase v. City of Memphis, 971 S.W.2d 380 (Tenn. 1998)
  • Tracy v. Exxon Corporation, 1996 WL 741876 (Tenn.App. 1996)
  • Jones v. Exxon Corp., 940 S.W. 2d 69 (Tenn.App. 1996)
  • Lucius v. City of Memphis, 925 S.W.2d 622 (Tenn. 1996)
  • Harry J. Whelchel Co., Inc. v. Ripley Tractor Co., Inc., 900 S.W.2d 691 (Tenn.App. 1995)
  • BWI, Inc. v. Dobson-Hicks Co., 1992 WL 131784 (Tenn.App. 1992)

Church and Community:
  • Second Presbyterian Church
  • Calvary Episcopal Church; Vestry in early 1990's
  • Downtown Memphis Rotary Club, 1984 to present; Past Chairman (several terms), Constitution and By-Laws Committee
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