John T. Milburn Rogers
John T. Milburn Rogers was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, May 31, 1949; admitted to bar, 1974, Tennessee; 1975, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee; 1984, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; Education: University of Tennessee (B.S., 1971; J.D., 1974). Phi Alpha Delta. Frequent Lecturer State and National Seminars; Trial Tactics in Civil and Criminal Trial Practice. Civil Justice Advisory Group, Eastern District of Tennessee, (1991—, Chairman, Criminal Law Committee). Federal Public Defender, Eastern District of Tennessee, Inc. (Founding Member, Board of Directors, 1991—). Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, Personal Injury and Criminal. Member: Greene County Bar Association (President, 1978); Tennessee Bar Association (Member, House of Delegates, 1978-1988); American Bar Association (1974—); Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association (President, 1983-1984; Board of Governors, 1978—; Chairperson Continuing Legal Education, 1980-1982, 1986, Vice-President/East Tennessee 1981-1983; Chairperson Committee on Mandatory Continuing Legal Education and Legal Specialization 1979; Chairperson Membership Committee 1983-1985); Upper East Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association (President, 1978); New York State Trial Lawyers Association, Inc.; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (1974—); Southern Trial Lawyers Association; Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (President, 1991-1992, Board of Governors; Vice President, 1989-1990; Secretary; President 1991-1992, Board of Governors; Vice-President, 1989-1990; Secretary 1987-1988; Treasurer, 1989-1990, Chairperson Continuing Legal Education, 1985-1986, 1991; Chairperson Membership 1993); National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Life Member); American Trial Lawyer's Association's National College of Advocacy (Basic Trial Advocacy Course in Miami, Fla., 1989, Discovery and Deposition Course in Seattle, Wash., 1990); Professional Trial Lawyers Institute; American Society of Law and Medicine; American Board of Trial Advocacy (President, Tennessee Chapter, 1999-2000); Federal Bar Association (First President, Northeast Tennessee Chapter, 2000-2001); Tennessee Bar Foundation (I.O.L.T.A. Grant Review Committee, 1987-1991); Lawyers Involved for Tennessee (Trustee 1980/TTLA PAC); Trust for Justice (Trustee 1989/TACDL PAC); Univ. of Tennessee College of Law (Founder/Advocacy Program). (Board Certified Civil Trial and Criminal Trial Specialist, Tennessee Commission on Continuing Legal Education and Specialization; Certified as Civil and Criminal Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy). Reported Cases: Blair v. Badenhope, 77 SW3d 137, (Tenn 2002); U.S. v. Hayes, 227 F3d 578, 6th Cir., 2000; Eastman Chemical Co. v. BASF, 2000 WL 1897258. Practice Areas: Personal Injury Law; Criminal Law; Business Litigation; Contested Wills; Products Liability; Employment Law.