About

Kent Thomas Jones is a exceptionally experienced lawyer primarily based in Cleveland, Tennessee, with a various historical past in various regions of regulation. A graduate of the George Washington University Law School, Kent T. Jones is the Owner and Managing Partner of Jones & Associates PC. His undergraduate research on the University of Tennessee at Knoxville centered on English and Honors Political Science. During his time at GW, Kent excelled within the Phillip Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition, in which he placed first as an oralist within the Mid-Atlantic Regionals. He turned into also appointed to the GW Moot Court Board and served as President of the GW International Law Society. Kents criminal career started out with clerkships at distinguished federal securities and international alternate law offices in Washington, DC. He then moved on to an in-residence position with a organization in Chattanooga, Tennessee, where he labored on contracts for Fortune 500 agencies. Over the subsequent thirteen years, Kent specialised in coverage and employees compensation defense at a local regulation office, in the end turning into a Senior Partner. He also won enjoy in plaintiffs employment discrimination regulation in the course of a quick stint at a law workplace in Chattanooga. In April 2012, Kent based Jones & Associates PC, wherein the core regions of practice encompass insurance regulation, divorce, criminal defense, and personal harm. The corporation additionally handles instances regarding actual property, commercial creditors financial disaster, wills, conservatorships, dad or mum ad litem work, and workers reimbursement. Outside of his prison practice, Kent has been actively worried in the Hamilton County network, volunteering in activities related to health and kids. He is also a former member of the Board of Trustees for a nearby personal Episcopal School. Kent Thomas Jones brings a wealth of revel in and information to his customers in Cleveland, Tennessee, and beyond.

Legal Issues

Criminal Law

Criminal Appeals, Drug Crimes, Expungement, Fraud, Gun Crimes, Internet Crimes, Sex Crimes, Theft, Violent Crimes

Divorce

Collaborative Law, Contested Divorce, Military Divorce, Property Division, Same Sex Divorce, Spousal Support & Alimony, Uncontested Divorce

Insurance Defense

Appeals & Appellate

Civil Appeals, Federal Appeals

Workers Compensation

Employment Law

Employee Benefits, Employment Contracts, Employment Discrimination, ERISA, Overtime & Unpaid Wages, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination

Certificates

Licensed to Practice Law in Tennessee
Tennessee Supreme Court

Admitted to Practice Before the United States Dist. Ct. for the Eastern Dist. of Tenn.
United States District Court

Admitted to Practice Before the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals
Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals

Licensed Life, Accident and Health Insurance Provider
State of Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance

Languages

• English: Spoken, Written

Accepted Jurisdictions

Experience

• Owner and Managing Partner
  Jones & Associates, PC
  2012
• Associate, has membership, Senior has membership
  Allen, Kopet & Associates, PLLC
  1999
• In-house Counsel and Corporate Trainer
  Harrison Direct, Inc.
  1991
• International Trade Law Clerk
  Graham & James
  1989
• Federal Securities Law Clerk
  Routier, Mackey & Johnson, PC
  1988

Education

Associations

Costs

• Free Consultancy Service
  For billable cases, the first consultation is free.
• Conditional Fees
  For workers compensation plaintiff s cases, the fee is 20% of the total indemnity award. For other liability cases, it is 33 1/3 % or 40% if it goes to appeal.
• Retaines and Rates
  I graduated from the George Washington University National Law School, where I was a has membership of the Moot Court Board.

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