Jeffrey G. Jones 
Cookeville, Tennessee
Member
phone (931) 372-9123
fax (931) 372-9181
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JEFFREY G. JONES is Regional Managing Member of the Cookeville, Tennessee office of Wimberly Lawson Seale Wright & Daves, PLLC. His practice includes an emphasis on commercial transactions, governmental law and creditors' rights, as well as insurance defense. Jeff received his Bachelor of Science degree in History, graduating magna cum laude in 1984 from Tennessee Technological University. Jeff received his law degree from the University of Tennessee in 1987. Jeff is a member of the Putnam County Bar Association, Tennessee and American Bar Associations. In addition to being a member of the Upper Cumberland Trial Lawyers Association, Jeff was a District Representative for the Tennessee Young Lawyers Division of the Tennessee Bar Association. Jeff is currently the County Attorney for Putnam County, Tennessee. In the community, Jeff is a member of the Cookeville Noonday Rotary Club. He is a member of St. Michael's Episcopal Church and is active in American Legion Boys State.

Areas of Practice:
State Civil Trial Practice
Employment Law
Insurance Defense
Commercial Law
Bankruptcy Law
Municipal Law
Bar Admissions:
Tennessee, 1987
U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1987
U.S. District Court Middle District of Tennessee, 1987
Education:
University of Tennessee College of Law, Knoxville, Tennessee, 1987
J.D.


Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, Tennessee, 1984
B.S.
Honors: Magna Cum Laude


Published Works:
Yellow Fever of 1878, E. C. Barksdale Lectures University of Texas, Summer, 1983


Tennessee Judicial Newsletter, Editorial Board


Representative Cases:
State of Tennessee ex rel. Jeffrey G. Jones v. Byron Looper, 86 S.W.2d 189 (Tenn.App. 2000)
Owen v. Lakes Corp., LEXIS 800 (Tenn.App. 1991)
Gobel v. Estate of Newman, LEXIS 392 (Tenn.App. 1996)
Eldridge v. Putnam County, 86 S.W.3rd 572 (Tenn.App. 2001)
Honors and Awards:
Outstanding Young Men of America, 1988


Who's Who Among Rising Young Americans, 1990


Professional Associations and Memberships:
Putnam County Bar Association, 1990
President


Putnam County Democratic Party
Past Chairman/Executive Committee Member


American Bar Association
Member


Tennessee Bar Association
Member


Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association
Member


Upper Cumberland Trial Lawyers Association
Past President


Cookeville Noon Day Rotary
Past Director - Board of Directors


Rural Legal Services of Tennessee
Board of Directors


Association for Retarded Citizens
Board of Directors


Boys State, 1990 - Present
Instructor, Legal Section


Fraternities/Sororities:
Phi Alpha Delta


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