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Charles H. Barnett has twenty-seven years of experience specializing in civil litigation. He is one of a handful of lawyers in West Tennessee that is certified as a Civil Trial Specialist by the Tennessee Commission on Continuing Legal Education and Specialization and the National Board of Trial Advocacy. In addition, he is listed as a Rule 31 Mediator by the Tennessee Supreme Court and is a Court listed Mediator for the U.S. District Court, Western District of Tennessee. Mr. Barnett has litigation experience in a wide variety of areas, representing both plaintiffs and defendants in personal injury, products liability, premises liability, workers' compensation, employment discrimination, professional liability, eminent domain, and commercial litigation. Mr. Barnett has been given Martindale-Hubbell's highest peer review rating of AV and has been deemed, by peer review process, a "Super Lawyer of the Mid-South".
Mr. Barnett is a native of Jackson, Tennessee, where he graduated from Jackson High School in 1964. He received his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Memphis in 1969 and his Doctor of Jurisprudence from the University of Memphis School of Law in 1975 where he graduated second in his class.
He was a member of the University of Memphis Law Review where he authored three articles. These articles include: "Real Estate - Mechanics' and Materialmen's Liens in Tennessee," 5 Mem. L. Rev. 359 (Spring 1975); "Constitutional Law Tennessee, Nuisance Statute Declared Unconstitutional," 4 Mem. L. Rev. 619 (Spring 1974); and "Taxation - Mutual Funds be Valued at Redemption Price," 4 Mem. L. Rev. 184 (Fall 1973).
Mr. Barnett is a member of the Jackson-Madison County Bar Association (President, 1990); Tennessee and American Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute; Tennessee Defense Lawyers Association; Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association (Associate Member); and The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Associate Member). He is a graduate of the National Institute of Trial Advocacy, and recipient of the Jackson-Madison County Bar Association Pro Bono Award, 1989. He currently serves as General Counsel to the Health, Education and Housing Facilities Board of the City of Jackson.
Mr. Barnett resides in Jackson, Tennessee, with his wife Elizabeth, who is a medical technologist, and his three children. His interests include sailing, sail boat racing, the study of the natural world and spending time with his family and friends.
Education:
Memphis State University School of Law, Memphis, TN, 1975
J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
Honors:Graduated Second in Class
Law Review: Member, Memphis State University Law Review
Memphis State University, Memphis, Tennessee, 1969
B.S., Bachelor of Science
Published Works:
"Taxation-Mutual Funds Valued at Redemption Price", 4 Mem. L. Rev. 184, Fall, 1973
"Constitutional Law Tennessee, Nuisance Statute Declared Unconstitutional", 4 Mem. L. Rev. 619, Spring, 1974
"Real Estate-Mechanic's and Materialmen's Liens in Tennessee", 5 Mem. L. Rev. 359, Spring, 1975
Representative Clients:
CNL Insurance America
Liberty Mutual Insurance Company
Wal-Mart
Daisy Manufacturing
Honors and Awards:
Jackson-Madison County Bar Association Pro Bono Award, 1989
American Jurisprudence Award |
Professional Associations and Memberships:
American Bar Association
Member, Litigation Section
Defense Research Institute: Member
Tennessee Bar Association: Member
Association of Trial Lawyers of America: Associate Member
Jackson-Madison County Bar Association, 1990 - 1990
President
Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association
Associate Member
Tennessee Defense Lawyers Association
Member
National Institute of Trial Advocacy
City of Jackson Health, Education and Housing Facilities Board
General Counsel
Fraternities/Sororities:
Phi Alpha Delta
Kappa Sigma
Birth Information:
November 8, 1946, Jackson, Tennessee, United States of America |
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Current Employment Positions:
Member
Areas Of Practice:
Civil Litigation
Personal Injury
Employment Discrimination
Premises Liability
Workers' Compensation
Products Liability
Professional Liability
Eminent Domain
Certifications/Specialties:
Certified Civil Trial Specialist, Tennessee Commission on Continuing Legal Education and Specialization
Listed Rule 31 Mediator, Tennessee Supreme Court
Court Listed Mediator, U.S. District Court, Western District of Tennessee
Bar Admissions:
Tennessee, 1975
U.S. District Court Western District of Tennessee, 1976
U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit
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