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T. Scott Jones

Banks & Jones
2125 Middlebrook Pike, Knoxville, TN 37921, USA
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Appellate Law Arbitration Bad Faith Insurance Litigation Criminal Defense Litigation Estate & Trust Law Family Law General Civil Litigation High Stakes Litigation Insurance Bad Faith Litigation Mediation Medical Malpractice Litigation Personal Injury Litigation Product Liability Litigation Worker's Compensation Litigation Wrongful Death Litigation

T. Scott Jones

Banks & Jones
2125 Middlebrook Pike, Knoxville, TN 37921, USA
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Appellate Law Arbitration Bad Faith Insurance Litigation Criminal Defense Litigation Estate & Trust Law Family Law General Civil Litigation High Stakes Litigation Insurance Bad Faith Litigation Mediation Medical Malpractice Litigation Personal Injury Litigation Product Liability Litigation Worker's Compensation Litigation Wrongful Death Litigation
865-546-2141
scottjones@banksandjones.com
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Bio

T. Scott Jones is a fierce trial lawyer and a zealous advocate for his clients.

EARLY LIFE

T. Scott Jones was born and raised in Knoxville, Tennessee. Graduating from Farragut High School in 1984, T. Scott attended and graduated from Oxford College in 1986, and then Emory University in 1988, all while working as well as maintaining a full social calendar with the Beta Theta Pi Fraternity. After graduation, T. Scott headed home to Knoxville to attend the University of Tennessee College of Law, becoming a member of The International Legal Honor Society of Phi Delta Phi, and graduating early in two and a half years in 1990.

 

COMMUNITY COMMITMENT

T. Scott gives back to his community through numerous pro bono cases each year, and works extensively with the Kerbela Shriners of Knoxville. He is on the Advisory Board of the University of Tennessee College of Law Institute for Professional Leadership, has received the Melvin Jones Fellowship Award from Lions Club International, and is also an active member of these fraternal organizations:

Shriners International – Kerbela Shrine Center – Legal Counsel

A&A Scottish Rite of Freemasonry – Valley of Knoxville, Orient of Tennessee

Masons Cherokee Lodge #728 Free to Accepted Masons

Royal Order of Jesters – Knoxville Court #57

Order of Quetzalcoatl – Tenasi #138 – National Legal Counsel

Lions Clubs International

Rotary Club of Downtown Knoxville

Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks – Knoxville Lodge #160

 

AWARDS AND RECOGNITION

Well-regarded in his hometown of Knoxville, Tennessee, T. Scott has received numerous accolades and awards.

Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent Rating – Highest Possible Rating in Both Legal Ability & Ethical Standards

CityView magazine – Knoxville’s Top Attorneys (numerous years)

America’s Top 100 Attorneys – Lifetime Achievement

America’s Top 100 High Stakes Litigators – Tennessee

American Institute of Criminal Attorneys – Tennessee’s 10 Best Attorneys

American Society of Legal Advocates – Top 100 Litigation Lawyer in the State of Tennessee

Million Dollar Advocates Forum

Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum

National Association of Distinguished Counsel – Nation’s Top One Percent

National Trial Lawyers – Top 100 Trial Lawyers in America (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017)

 

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

T. Scott knows the importance of interacting with colleagues to stay abreast of developments and changes in the legal world. T. Scott frequently teaches CLE courses on trial strategy, teaching other lawyers his methods for success in the courtroom, and is certified as a Rule 31 Mediator in the Tennessee Supreme Court. He is a member of the Knoxville Bar Association, the Tennessee Bar Association, the National Trial Lawyers, and both the Tennessee and American Associations for Justice. In addition, T. Scott is licensed to practice in all three United States District Courts for the state of Tennessee, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, and the United States Supreme Court.

Other organizations T. Scott is a member of:

American Board of Trial Advocates

American Society for Legal Advocates

American Institute of Criminal Law Attorneys

American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys

Distinguished Justice Advocates - Charter Member

Elite Lawyers of America

Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum

National Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys – Life Member

Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys

National College for DUI Defense

 

INTERESTS

Outside of the courtroom, you can often find T. Scott on the weekends attending services at Concord United Methodist Church or hunting (he is a Life Member of the National Rifle Association).

T. Scott is a skydiver, scuba diver, and motorcycle racer, piloting high-performance motorcycles at speeds up to 200 miles per hour. T. Scott holds verified records from the following tracks:

200 MPH Club – Motorcycle Racing World Record Clubs

1.       ECTA (East Coast Timing Association) – Wilmington, Ohio

2.      Texas Mile – Goliad, Texas

3.       Texas Mile – Beeville, Texas

4.      Mile Marker One – Everglades, Florida

5.       Loring Timing Association – Limestone, Maine

T. Scott is also a Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Squire and a Kentucky Colonel. He also enjoys traveling throughout the world with Victoria, his wife of 29 years, and their two children, Abby (daughter, 22) and Spenser (son, 18).

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