A Dedicated Group of Knoxville Full Service Attorneys
Lawyers who provide friendly and effective legal guidance
With years of experience in a variety of practice areas, the Knoxville attorneys at Howard & Howard, P.C. are dedicated to solving the legal problems of businesses and individuals across our community. Our team has a broad range of skills covering many different areas, and we are skilled litigators who are adept at finding favorable solutions for our clients, both in and out of the courtroom.
Lewis S. Howard, Jr.
Lewis S. Howard, Jr. is the Founder and Managing Partner of Howard & Howard and was born in Knoxville, Tennessee on January 1, 1959. Mr. Howard graduated from the University of Tennessee, receiving a Bachelor of Arts in 1982. He received his Juris Doctor degree from Cumberland School of Law in Birmingham, Alabama in 1985. While at Cumberland School of Law, Mr. Howard studied international and commercial law at Cambridge University, England and was a member of Phi Delta Phi legal fraternity. He was one of the first and youngest attorneys in Tennessee to be certified as a Civil Trial Specialist and was certified for over 10 years as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. He serves as General Counsel/CEO and a Director of Windrock Land Company, a publicly traded land development and natural resource company which operates the largest privately owned Off-Highway Vehicle Park in the country. Mr. Howard’s primary practice involves general civil litigation, real estate, and business law.
Mr. Howard is married with two daughters, enjoys outdoor sports and activities, is a certified scuba diver and bareboat captain. He competed for over 20 years in endurance and triathlon events, including the Ironman Triathlon, and remains an avid cyclist.
- Real estate
- Business law
- Litigation
Litigation Percentage:
- 50% of practice devoted to litigation
Bar Associations:
- Tennessee, 1985
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Tennessee, 1985
- U.S. District Court Middle District of Tennessee, 1985
- U.S. District Court Western District of Tennessee, 1985
- U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1985
Education:
- J.D., Cumberland School of Law, Samford University, 1985
- B.A., University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 1982
- Honors: Phi Delta Phi
Professional Associations and Memberships:
- Knoxville Bar Association
- Tennessee Bar Association
Representative Cases:
- Gibbons v. Bennett, Tenn. Ct. App. 2021
- Keck v. Meek, 2018 Tenn. App. LEXIS 370, 2018 WL 3199220
Nat’l Parks Resort Lodge Corp. v. Perfetto, 2018 Tenn. App. LEXIS 296, 2018 WL 2411590- Coal Creek Co. v. Anderson Cty., 546 S.W.3d 87, 2017 Tenn. App. LEXIS 668, 2017 WL 4457589
- Huddleston v. Harper, 2015 Tenn. App. LEXIS 519
- In re Estate of Kirbus, 2015 Tenn. App. LEXIS 702, 2015 WL 5157058
- Wright v. Dixon (Tenn. Ct. App. 2012)
- Covered Bridge Resort on Waldens Creek, LLC v. Johnson, Murrell & Associates, P.C. (Tenn. Ct. App. 2012)
- Cameron General Contractors, Inc. v. Kingston Pike, LLC (Tenn. Ct. App. 2010)
- Richard L. Hollow, Trustee, et al., v. Michael L. Ingram, et al (Tenn. Ct. App. 2010)
- Leedy v. The Realty Store, Inc., et al. (Tenn. Ct. App. 2010)
- Abouelata v. Davis (Tenn. Ct. App. 2006)
- Rice v. Andrew Johnson Bank, 2005 Tenn. App. LEXIS 177, 2005 WL 711973
- Brown v. Gutierrez, 2004 WL 2086308 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2004)
- Osborne v. Mountain Life Ins. Co., 130 S.W.3d 769 (Tenn. 2004)
- Anderson v. Wilder (Tenn. Ct. App. 2003)
- Davis v. Estate of Flynn, ex rel. Poole, 2002 WL 31174229 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2002)
- Omohundro v. Harrison, 2000 WL 1877495 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2000)
- Davis v. Flynn, 2000 WL 807613 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2000)
- Justus v. Mountain Life Ins, Co., 1999 WL 894194 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1999)
- Ruth v. Cove Creek, 1999 WL 172644 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1999)
- Norton v. Mountain Life Ins. Co., 1999 WL 172649 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1999)
- Canonie Energy, Inc. v. Tennessee Energy Pipeline and Storage Co., 1998 WL 334438 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1998)
- Conley v. McDonnell, 1988 Tenn. App. LEXIS 488
- Perry v. Flatford, 1997 WL 44438 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1997)
- Horton v. Mountain Life Ins. Co., 1996 WL 585281 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1996)
- Gatlinburg Summit Horizontal Property Regime Council of Co-Owners v. Jarvis, 1995 Tenn. App. LEXIS 13, 1995 WL 10343
- Hudson v. Head, 1995 Tenn. App. LEXIS 606
- Clark v. Cochran, 1995 Tenn. App. LEXIS 563, 1995 WL 507794
- Bales v. FMP Dev. Corp., 1994 Tenn. App. LEXIS 194, 1994 WL 116068
- Scandlyn v. McDill Columbus Corp., 895 S.W.2d 342 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1994)
- Ford v. Knoxville, 1991 Tenn. App. LEXIS 785, 1991 WL 192502
- Anderson County v. Coal Creek Mining & Mfg. Co., 1988 Tenn. App. LEXIS 875, 1988 WL 138921
- Southern Industrial Banking Corp. v. Foster, 809 F.2d 329 (6th Cir. 1987) (6th Circuit Ct. App. 1987)
Dallis H. Howard
Dallis H. Howard was born in Atlanta, Georgia and grew up in Opelika, Alabama. She graduated from Auburn University with a B.S. degree in 1982 and received her J.D. from Cumberland School of Law in Birmingham, Alabama in 1985. While at Cumberland School of Law, Mrs. Howard studied international and commercial law at Cambridge University in England and was a member of Phi Delta Phi international legal fraternity. Prior to joining Howard & Howard, P.C., she helped found two local bank trust departments and was a Vice President with SunTrust Bank in the Trust and Investment Division. She focuses her practice in the areas of entertainment law, contracts, estate planning, trusts, probate
Mrs. Howard is married and has two daughters. She is a co-founder and serves on the board of directors of Adopt a Golden Knoxville, Inc., a regional Golden Retriever rescue.
- Entertainment Law
- Contracts
- Estate planning
- Probate
- Trusts
- Real estate
Bar Admissions:
- Tennessee, 1985
Education:
- J.D. Cumberland School of Law, Samford University, Birmingham, Alabama, 1985
- B.S. Auburn University, 1982
- Knoxville Bar Association
- Tennessee Bar Association
Tax, Probate & Trust Law Sections
Past Employment Positions:
- SunTrust Bank, Trust and Investment Division, A.V.P. & Compliance Officer
- First Knoxville Bank, Trust Division, A.V.P. & Trust Officer
- Baptist Hospital, Director of Risk Management
- Home Federal Bank, Trust Division, Trust Administrative Officer
Joshua B. Bishop
Joshua B. Bishop is a partner of the firm with extensive experience in all aspects of real estate transactions. He routinely represents developers and investors with respect to the acquisition, development, leasing, management and disposition of real property. Over the years, Mr. Bishop has developed extensive knowledge of the construction industry and has also assisted clients with a variety of tax increment financing transactions. Additionally, Mr. Bishop has represented both landlords and tenants with respect to the leasing of shopping centers, industrial properties, office buildings and mixed-use developments. He also handles various types of lending and financing transactions representing real estate developers as well as local, regional and national financial institutions. Mr. Bishop is also a licensed title agent in the State of Tennessee.
Mr. Bishop was born and raised in Cleveland, Tennessee. He graduated from the University of Tennessee, Chattanooga with a B.A. degree in 2000 and received his J.D. from the Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law at the University of Memphis in 2004 where he was a member of The University of Memphis Law Review. He is married and has one daughter and one son.
- Business Law
- Real Estate Development
Bar Admissions:
- Tennessee, 2004
- J.D., Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law, University of Memphis, 2004
- B.A., University of Tennessee, Chattanooga, 2000
Past Employment Positions:
- Shumacker, Witt, Gaither & Whitaker, P.C., Associate
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