George Underwood
Free ConsultationEmployment Law Lawyers in Knoxville, TN in Knoxville, TN
About George Underwood
Experienced lawyer in Employment Law, Civil Rights, Discrimination law and Wills & Estates. Consultations and case evaluations are available. Saturday consultations by appointment only. Experience: State Courts and Federal Courts, civil law and criminal law, jury trials and bench trials, Administrative forums (i.e., EEOC). Over 20 years experience practicing law. Awards and Honors Honors Adjunct Law School Professor of the Year Teaching Lawyers Skills II, Lincoln Memorial University Duncan School of Law, 2010 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemoration Commission of Greater Knoxville 2005 Advocate Award Recipient, 1996 Knoxville Bar Association President's Award Recipient, 1996
Education
Legal Education
- University of Tennessee College of Law, Knoxville, Tennessee, 1986
- J.D.
Non Legal Education
- East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee, 1981
- B.S.
- Major: Secondary Education with Teaching Licensure
Current Employment Position(s)
- Attorney
Past Positions
- Spicer Rudstrom PLLC, Attorney, 2004 - 2010
- Underwood Law Office, Attorney, 1999 - 2004
- Knoxville Law Department, Assistant City Attorney, 1991 - 1999
- Hamilton County District Attorney General, Assistant District Attorney, 1989 - 1991
Classes and Seminars
- Lawyering Skills II, Lincoln Memorial University Duncan School of Law, 2010
Representative Cases
- Wright v. City of Knoxville
- Citation: 898 S.W.2d 177 (Tenn. 1995)
- Court: Tennessee Supreme Court
- Year: 1995
- Ancillary Businesses
- Professional Sports Agent
- Adjunct Law Professor
Pro Bono Activities
- (NBA Associate Head Coach) Elston Turner Basketball Camp (elstonturnerbc.com), 1983 - 2010
- Serves on Numerous Board of Directors for 501 C 3 Agencies, 1988 - Present
- Mentoring, 2000 - Present
- Representative Clients
- M.T. Solutions, LLC
- Rodolfo Reyes
Published Works
Articles
- Diversity is not Black and White, it's Green, Knoxville Bar Association DICTA Magazine, October, 2009
Bar Admissions
- Tennessee, 1988
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Tennessee, 1988
- U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1995
Other Affiliations
- Knoxville Bar Association, 1991 - Present
- Tennessee Bar Association, 1991 - Present
- Tennessee Alliance for Black Lawyers (TABL), 2008 - Present (Delegate)
- William Henry Hastie Bar Association, 2009 (President)
- National Bar Association (NBA)
- Fraternities and Sororities
- Kappa Alpha Psi
Attorney Details
| Full Name | George Underwood |
| Firm | Underwood Law Office, P.C. |
| Address | Knoxville, TN, 105 Legacy View Way, Knoxville, TN |
| Phone | 865-259-7767 |
| Phone | 865-686-7789 |
| New Clients | ✓ Currently accepting |
| Consultation | ✓ Free initial consultation |