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Weldon E. Patterson was born in Harlan, Kentucky.He attended Tennessee Technological University (B.S., 1984), and The University of Tennessee (M.S., 1986; J.D., with Honors, 1988), and was admitted to the Tennessee Bar in 1989.He was an Assistant Editor for the Tennessee Law Review.He is admitted to practice before all of the state and federal courts in Tennessee, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, and the United States Supreme Court.He is a Master of the Bench of the American Inns of Court.Weldon has been a member of the Professionalism Committee of the Knoxville Bar Association since 2008, and has been a Hearing Committee member of the Board of Professional Responsibility of the Supreme Court of Tennessee since 2008.He is a member of multiple bar associations, including the National Transportation Safety Board Bar and the Lawyer Pilots Bar Association.Weldon has been given the highest rating (AV) with Martindale-Hubbell, which is based upon peer reviews.He has been lead counsel in many complex jury cases throughout Tennessee.Mr. Patterson has been a Rule 31 Mediator under the Rules of the Tennessee Supreme Court since 2004. Hobbies and activities include flying, scuba diving, fencing and fly fishing.
Tennessee, 1989
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Tennessee
U.S. District Court Middle District of Tennessee
U.S. District Court Western District of Tennessee
U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit
U.S. Supreme Court
Tennessee Bar Association
Knoxville Bar Association (Professionalism Committee)
Hamilton Burnette American Inn of Court (Master of the Bench)
Lawyer-Pilot Bar Association
Board of Professional Responsibility - Supreme Court of TN (Hearing Committee Member)
National Transportation Safety Board Bar (Member)
Tennessee Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates, 2016 - Present (Vice President)
University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, 1986 M.S. with Honors
Honors: Selected: Most Outstanding Student, Phi Kappa Honors Society, Pi Lambda Theta Professional Society, Major: Rehabilitation Counseling
University of Tennessee College of Law, Knoxville, Tennessee, 1988 J.D.
Honors: With Honors
Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, Tennessee, 1984 B.S., Bachelor of ScienceMajor: Chemistry