Woolf, McClane, Bright, Allen & Carpenter, PLLC

J. Chadwick Hatmaker is a member of the firm whose primary areas of practice include employment and labor law, commercial litigation, and general civil litigation. Mr. Hatmaker represents his clients in proceedings before administrative agencies such as the EEOC, the Tennessee Human Rights Commission, the Department of Labor and TOSHA, as well as in state and federal trial and appellate courts. In 2005 and 2006, Mr. Hatmaker was “Recommended” in Employment Law by Chambers USA America’s Leading Lawyers for Business. This rating is based on information obtained from peers and clients.

Mr. Hatmaker represents clients in all types of discrimination, harassment, wrongful termination, breach of contract, covenant not to compete, and trade secret suits. He also assists his clients by preparing and revising employee and personnel handbooks, covenants not to compete and other restrictive covenants. Mr. Hatmaker advises clients in all types of personnel matters in an effort to avoid future litigation. He handles a variety of commercial litigation matters, including shareholder and partnership disputes, trademark/unfair competition and general business litigation.

Mr. Hatmaker is a native of Pennington Gap, Virginia. He graduated from the University of Tennessee in 1991 with high honors, with a B.A. in history and attained membership in Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society. Mr. Hatmaker graduated in the top ten of his class from the University of Tennessee College of Law in 1994 with highest honors and was selected for membership in the Order of the Coif.

He is a co-author of the Tennessee Section of Business Torts, A Fifty State Guide, 2007 Edition. In the past, Mr. Hatmaker has been a regular presenter for Lorman Education as part of its various employment law seminars.

Mr. Hatmaker is a member of the Knoxville Bar Association and the Labor and Employment Sections of the Tennessee Bar Association and the American Bar Association. His involvement with the Knoxville Bar Association includes past service on the Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee and the Professionalism Committee. He is currently serving as the co-chair of the Knoxville Bar Association’s Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee.