Effective July of 2022, Samantha Ellis has been appointed to serve as the CLE Chair and New Attorney Liaison for East Tennessee for the Tennessee Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Division.  As part of the Practice Services Committee, Mrs. Ellis will plan and coordinate...

Washington, DC (Oct. 15, 2021) - Stephen Ross Johnson was sworn in as Treasurer of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) at the Association's board meeting held on October 9, 2021, in Washington, DC. Johnson is a criminal defense trial and...

The American Board of Trial Advocates will conduct a trial practice conference with members of the Italian Bar in Milan on October 11-12, 2021. Wayne Ritchie (Knoxville) and Steve Laird (Ft. Worth) co-chair ABOTA’s International Issues Committee which has been...

James R. Stovall was announced a named partner of the firm on July 1, 2021, at a reception in Knoxville attended by over 100 friends and colleagues. The event was held at the City View Terrace at the Hyatt Place Hotel. Mr. Stovall has been a partner at the firm since...

A motion to dismiss filed by James R. Stovall in a federal securities fraud action was granted by the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee. The motion addressed, among other things, whether the negotiation of a stock purchase agreement...

Tennessee Supreme Court Justice Sharon Lee reappointed RDJS attorney Wayne Ritchie to serve on the Supreme Court’s Rules Commission. The Commission periodically reviews and evaluates proposals for changes in various rules applicable to Tennessee courts, including the...

James R. Stovall headed up an RDJS litigation team that secured a seven-figure settlement in a wrongful death action. The litigation involved an insurance-coverage action in federal court, as well as tort claims stemming from the incident that were pursued in state...

Effective January 2021, James R. Stovall was appointed to serve as Co-Chair of the Knoxville Bar Association’s Professionalism Committee. The Committee advises the KBA Board of Governors about proposed changes to state and local rules of ethics and procedure. Stovall...

RDJS attorney Wayne Ritchie was reappointed to the National Board of Directors of the American Board of Trial Advocates for 2021. Ritchie has served on the National Board for seven consecutive years. Ritchie previously served as the President of the Southeastern...