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Announcing the 2026 Honorees of The Best Lawyers in America®
Woolf McClane is proud to announce that 28 of its attorneys have been recognized in the 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. Only about 5% of lawyers in the United States are recognized, reflecting the selectivity and credibility of the results. For the...
Chad Hatmaker Elected to the FDCC 2025-2026 Board of Directors
Chad Hatmaker recently attended the 2025 Annual Meeting of the Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel (FDCC). The FDCC is highly selective in its membership invitations, with a limit of 1,300 US attorneys in private practice. The FDCC is a distinguished...
Update on the Tennessee Baseball Eligibility Case: Chad Hatmaker says “Let him get the opportunity to become a Tennessee Legend.”
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Tennessee Baseball Player Takes on NCAA in Latest Eligibility Case
Chad Hatmaker and Kate Hutcherson representing University of Tennessee baseball player in case against the NCAA regarding eligibility. Read the full article here.
Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel 2024 Annual Meeting
Last week the Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel held its 2024 Annual Meeting in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Woolf McClane Member Chad Hatmaker, left, was a co-presenter for a session on emerging employment law issues. Topics covered included the FTC Final Rule...
No More Non-Competes? What Employers Need to Know After the FTC Announcement
On April 24th the FTC announced its long anticipated final rule on noncompete agreements. The final rule largely follows the previously published version and bans noncompete agreements in most circumstances for employees, independent contractors and other “workers.”...
Ford Little Unanimously Confirmed to Serve on the Tennessee Fish & Wildlife Commission.
Please join us in congratulating Ford Little on his appointment to the Tennessee Fish & Wildlife Commission. Appointed by Governor Bill Lee, Ford was unanimously confirmed by the Legislature (Senate 32-0; House 94-0). He will be representing District 2 which...
Barristers’ Food & Fund Drive
Woolf McClane recently participated in the Knoxville Bar Association's annual Barristers' Food & Fund Drive for Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee. Overall, the drive raised $12,650! As top donor in this year's campaign, Woolf McClane was honored to present...
Plaque of Appreciation
On September 29, 2023, Robert Hammer, Special Agent in Charge, US Department of Homeland Security, presented J. Ford Little and J. Chad Hatmaker a plaque of appreciation for their "advocacy, legal prowess and tenacity" in defending multiple DHS agents in a class...
Seven Attorneys Named Best Lawyers® 2024 “Lawyer of the Year” in Knoxville; Four Receive 2024 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America® Distinction
We are happy to announce that the following attorneys from Woolf McClane have been recognized in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America®. The following attorneys were named the Best Lawyers® 2024 “Lawyer of the...
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