J. Ross Pepper is an AV rated trial attorney with over 27 years of experience with litigation, arbitration and mediation. Mr. Pepper's trial, courtroom and deposition experience is extensive and benefits his clients incalculably. Mr. Pepper is the founding member of Pepper Law, PLC, a boutique litigation law firm which handles litigation matters in Nashville and throughout Tennessee.
Mr. Pepper has acted as lead counsel in a wide range of commercial, employment, probate, insurance, and real estate cases. Notably, Mr. Pepper acted as lead counsel in a nationwide class action involving the sale and marketing of universal life insurance policies in which the class members recovered over 20 million dollars.
Mr. Pepper has successfully tried dozens of cases to verdict in federal and state courts and in arbitration proceedings. Mr. Pepper's business litigation blog is relied on extensively by Tennessee lawyers who handle commercial litigation and business cases. As well, because of his extensive experience with commercial litigation, Mr. Pepper has been sought after to speak to lawyers and other business groups on topics related to business litigation.
Mr. Pepper is a native of Nashville, Tennessee who remains active in legal and community organizations both at the state and local level.
- Probate
- Probate Administration, Probate Litigation, Will Contests
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Insurance Claims
- Bad Faith Insurance, Business Insurance, Disability Insurance, Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Motor Vehicle Insurance, Property Insurance
- Appeals & Appellate
- Civil Appeals, Federal Appeals
- Personal Injury
- Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
- Collections
- Commercial Collections Only
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- Tennessee
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- 6th Circuit
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- United States District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee
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- United States District Court, Middle District of Tennessee
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- English: Spoken, Written
- Attorney / Founder
- Pepper Law, PLC
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- University of Tennessee College of Law
- J.D. (1990) | Law
- Honors: with high honors
- Activities: Member, Tennessee Law Review, Craven Constitutional Law Moot Court Team
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- University of Mississippi
- B.B.A.
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- AV Preeminent
- Martindale-Hubbel Lawyers Service
- Peer Rated for Highest Level of Professional Excellence
- Super Lawyer
- Super Lawyers
- Selected To Super Lawyers: 2015 - 2019
- AV Rating
- Martindale-Hubbell
- Justice Joseph Henry Award for Outstanding Legal Writing
- Tennessee Bar Association
- for Tennessee Bar article "Recovering Lost Profits"
- Tennessee Bar Association, Litigation Section
- Executive Committee Member
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- Big Brothers Big Sisters of Middle Tennessee
- Board of Directors
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- Nashville Bar Association
- Member
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- Tennessee State Bar
- Member
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- Nashua Bar Association, Community Relations Committee
- Chairman
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- Patterson v. McClean Credit Union, The Exclusion of Post-Formation Conduct from the Protection of the Right to Make and Enforce Contracts Clause
- Tennessee Law Review
- Recovering Lost Profits
- Tennessee Bar Journal
