Mike O’Mara

Mike O’Mara is a Cookeville, Tennessee, lawyer who serves in an of counsel role after more than 40 years of legal practice. His background includes civil and business litigation, business formation and consulting, real estate transactions, real estate litigation, healthcare matters, estate planning, probate, and municipal law. He now primarily serves as a resource for other attorneys, offering practical insight shaped by decades of client service and broad legal experience.

O’Mara earned a J.D. from Vanderbilt University School of Law in 1975. He received a B.A., magna cum laude, from the University of Central Florida in 1970 as part of the school’s charter graduating class. His education supports a practice built on legal analysis, writing, problem solving, and client counseling. That foundation helped him address disputes, transactions, planning issues, and public law matters throughout his career.

O’Mara has practiced in Cookeville since being licensed in 1975. His work has included representing clients in civil and business disputes, helping form and advise businesses, handling real estate transactions and litigation for owners, purchasers, and banks, and addressing healthcare-related business and litigation matters. He also practiced in estate planning, probate, and municipal law, giving him experience across legal issues involving individuals, businesses, institutions, and local government needs.

Mike O’Mara is admitted in Tennessee, the US District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee, and the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. His memberships include the Tennessee Bar Association, Putnam County Bar Association, and Tennessee Municipal Attorneys Association. O’Mara brings long professional experience, practical judgment, and institutional knowledge to matters requiring careful review, steady guidance, and clear legal perspective.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Chaffin, Fitzpatrick & Pinson
• Member, Tennessee Bar Association
• Member, Putnam County Bar Association
• Member, Tennessee Municipal Attorneys Association

Licensed State

• Tennessee

Education

• Vanderbilt University
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of Central Florida
  Bachelor of Arts, Magna Cum Laude

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