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Patterson Bray is pleased to announce that attorneys Chris Patterson, Lindsay Jones, Larry Bray, Austin Rainey, and Will Patterson were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in the 30th Edition of The Best Lawyers in America©. This is the third consecutive year that all of these attorneys have been...
Read More Continue ReadingNew Name, Continued Excellence on Your Behalf The former law offices of Wiseman Bray Attorneys are proud to announce a new name, Patterson Bray PLLC, effective January 12, 2022. This name does not reflect a change in our management or services, rather it serves as recognition of the continuity of...
Read More Continue ReadingPatterson Bray is pleased to announce that attorneys Austin Rainey and Will Patterson were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in the 28th Edition of The Best Lawyers in America©. This is the second consecutive year that Austin Rainey and Will Patterson were recognized by Best Lawyers. Austin...
Read More Continue ReadingPatterson Bray is pleased to announce that attorney Austin Rainey was recently selected by his peers for inclusion in the Best Lawyers: The Injury & Malpractice Issue 2021®. Best Lawyers®, the oldest and most respected guide to the legal profession, released the inaugural edition of The Injury and Malpractice Issue....
Read More Continue ReadingPatterson Bray is pleased to announce that Chris Patterson has been appointed by Gov. Bill Lee to the board of trustees of the University of Tennessee to a term that expires on June 30, 2026. Chris Patterson is the managing partner of Patterson Bray, where he has worked for sixteen years;...
Read More Continue ReadingPatterson Bray is pleased to announce that attorneys Lindsay Jones and Will Patterson were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in the 27th Edition of The Best Lawyers in America©. Lindsay Jones was recognized for her high caliber of work in the practice areas of Trusts and Estates and...
Read More Continue ReadingPatterson Bray is pleased to announce that attorneys Chris Patterson and Austin Rainey were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in the 27th Edition of The Best Lawyers in America©. Chris Patterson was recognized for his high caliber of work in the practice areas of Commercial Litigation and Municipal...
Read More Continue ReadingFree money! (Seriously, it’s true!) Literally millions of dollars in unclaimed money gets deposited with the State each year. And some it may have your name on it: an old utility deposit you forgot about a lease deposit that was never refunded a mileage check from an old job that...
Read More Continue ReadingNo estate plan: a lesson from the extraordinary life of Aretha Franklin It’s been widely reported that Aretha Franklin, The Queen of Soul, died without any sort of Estate Plan leaving many people wondering: “Why would someone so successful not have a financial plan in place?” We should all pause...
Read More Continue ReadingNon-compete agreements in Tennessee Are non-compete agreements enforceable in Tennessee? It depends. Generally speaking, non-compete agreements, also called ‘covenants not to compete’, are disfavored in Tennessee. See Hasty v. Rent-A-Driver, Inc., 671 S.W.2d 471 (Tenn. 1984). Courts interpret these agreements strictly in favor of the employee, in part because the...
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