J. Ford Little

J. Ford Little is a member of the firm whose primary areas of practice include construction law, commercial litigation, product liability/toxic tort, and workers’ compensation.

Mr. Little is an experienced trial lawyer who has been involved in the trials and appeals of cases before federal and state courts around the country. In addition, he has represented clients in mediations and arbitrations in a number of states.

Mr. Little assists clients in the construction industry, including owners, general contractors, subcontractors, and sureties at every stage of the construction project, including the initiation of the project, the preparation of contract documents, bid preparation, bid mistakes, bid protests, change order negotiations, preparation of project correspondence, disputes concerning defective work and delays, claim preparation, terminations, lien claims, and final dispute resolution through negotiation, mediation, arbitration or trial.

Mr. Little, a native of Knoxville, Tennessee, graduated from the University of Tennessee in 1986, with high honors, with a B.S. in accounting and obtained his J.D. from Vanderbilt University in 1989. Mr. Little is a member of the Knoxville Bar Association, Tennessee Bar Association, and American Bar Association where he is a member of the Forum on the Construction Industry. Mr. Little is also a board member of the  Knoxville chapters of the Associated Builders and Contractors and Associated General Contractors of Tennessee, and is active in the Construction Financial Management Association and the Tennessee Association of Construction Counsel. Mr. Little was recently named president-elect of the University of Tennessee National Alumni Association.

Mr. Little has been a speaker at numerous legal and construction industry seminars on topics such as construction law, litigation, and workers’ compensation. He is a co-editor for the Tennessee section of the Product Liability Desk Reference.

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