William H. Tate

William H. Tate is a Brentwood attorney with decades of experience in construction, insurance, and business litigation. Bill handles construction disputes, insurance coverage issues tied to construction matters, bankruptcy-related litigation, and commercial disputes. He serves as a Rule 31 Civil Mediator and arbitrator, bringing long courtroom experience to construction, insurance coverage, bankruptcy, and commercial disputes that require litigation strategy or negotiated resolution.

Bill graduated from the University of Tennessee College of Law in 1979 and served as a member of the Tennessee Law Review. His academic work included authoring an article on mechanics’ and materialmen’s liens. After law school, he served as a judicial law clerk to Tennessee Supreme Court Chief Justice Ray L. Brock and as a judicial clerk to Tennessee Court of Appeals Judge Houston M. Goddard.

Bill has advised clients on insurance coverage questions, including coverage issues involving construction disputes and copyright infringement. He has presented repeatedly to the Tennessee Association of Construction Counsel and the Tennessee Bar Association Construction Law Section on construction insurance coverage. His practice combines litigation, mediation, arbitration, and counseling, allowing him to evaluate disputes from the perspectives of courtroom strategy, contractual obligations, insurance protection, and negotiated resolution.

William H. Tate has held leadership roles with the Nashville Bar Association, Nashville Bar Foundation, and Tennessee Association of Construction Counsel. He served on the Tennessee Supreme Court’s Advisory Commission for the Tennessee Business Court Pilot Project. His recognitions include an AV rating, Super Lawyers selections, Nashville Business Journal Best of the Bar honors, and Lexology Client Choice Awards, complementing his long record in litigation and dispute resolution.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Tate, Wilson, Johnson, Meyer & Cherry, PLLC
• Member, Tennessee Bar Association
• Board of Directors and First Vice-President, Nashville Bar Association
• President and Trustee, Nashville Bar Foundation
• Chairman, Advisory Commission for the Tennessee Business Court Pilot Project
• Chairman, Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital Board
• President and Chair, Mediation/Arbitration Committee, Tennessee Association of Construction Counsel (2015)

Licensed State

• Tennessee

Education

• University of Tennessee College of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)

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