Sidney W. Gilreath
Sidney W. Gilreath
- Phone: (865) 272-2812 ext. 124
- Toll Free: (800) 637-7024
- Fax: (865) 971-4116
- Email: Sidney W. Gilreath
Being a pilot made me a better lawyer. Flying requires discipline, organization, and the ability to plan ahead. I obtained my pilots instruction from Evelyn Johnson of Morristown, TN and later was approved for my flying certificate from her since she is an FAA flight examiner. I hold a private pilots license, land with an instrument and multi engine rating, I have logged more than 4000 hours as pilot in command of an aircraft. Being a pilot has allowed me to fly across the southeast, not only to meet with clients but to attend hearings and trials, since most small towns now have airports.
Born: Kodak, Tennessee
Admitted to practice
- Tennessee, 1962
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee, 1962
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Eighth and Eleventh Circuits, 1966
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1995
Education
- Maryville College (B.S., 1958)
- University of Tennessee at Knoxville, JD, 1962, Phi Alpha Delta
- Instructor, National College of Advocacy, 1979-1980
Member
- Knoxville Junior (President, 1965), Tennessee and American Bar Associations
- Tennessee Association for Justice (Vice President, 1969-1970; President, 1971-1972; Life Member, 1983)
- The American Association for Justice (State Committeeman, 1969; Member, Board of Governors, 1976-1984, 1992; Parliamentarian, 1984-1986; Treasurer, 1987-1988; Vice President 1988-1989)
- Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (Associate Member)
- West Virginia Trial Lawyers Association (Associate Member)
- New York State Association of Trial Lawyers, Inc. (Associate Member)
- American Judicature Society
- Lawyer-Pilots Bar Association
- American Board of Trial Advocates (President, Tennessee Chapter, 1995-1996)
- Academy of Rail Labor Attorneys. Fellow: International Society of Barristers
- American College of Trial Lawyers
- International Academy of Trial Lawyers
- American College of Legal Medicine (Associate Member). Founding Fellow, Tennessee Bar Foundation. Adjunct Professor, Trial Advocacy, the University of Tennessee College of Law, 1999
- Certified as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy
- Certified Civil Trial Specialist, Tennessee Commission on Continuing Legal Education and Specialization
Reported cases
- Braden v. Yoder, 592 S.W.2d 897 (Tenn. App., 1979)
- Smith v. Gore, 728 S.W.2d 738 (Tenn., 1987)
- Motley v. Fluid Power, 640 S.W.2d 222 (Tenn. App. 1982)
- Wolfe v. United States, 703 F.2d 569 (6th Cir., 1982)
- Sweeney v. State Dept. of Transp., 744 S.W.2d 905 (Tenn. App., 1987)
- Murphree v. Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc., 696 F.2d 459 (6th Cir., 1982)
- Sterling v. Velsicol, 855 F.2d 1188 (6th Cir., 1988)
- Steele v. Ft. Sanders Anesthesia Group, P.C., 897 S.W.2d 270 (Tenn. App., 1994)
- Cruze v. Ford Motor Co., et al., 1999 WL 1206798 (Tenn.Ct.App.)
- Johnson v. Tenn. Farmers Mut. Ins. Co., 205 S.W.3d 365 (Tenn. 2006)
Practice areas
- Automobile, Motorcycle and Trucking Collisions
- Aviation Law
- Federal Employers Liability Act
- General Personal Injury
- Medical Malpractice
- Products Liability