Attorney Profiles

DAVID F. HENSLEY was born in Harlan, Kentucky in 1954 and lived his elementary school and high school years in McMinn County, Tennessee. He graduated summa cum laude from East Tennessee State University in Johnson City, Tennessee in 1976 and from the University of Tennessee College of Law in Knoxville in 1979. David relocated to Chattanooga in 1979 to clerk with Judge Herschel P. Franks of the Tennessee Court of Appeals.

In 1981 David joined the Chattanooga firm of Milligan, Hooper & Harris as an associate and remained with the firm and its successors until leaving Milligan, Barry, Hensley & Evans in 2003 to practice with Franklin, Cooper & Marcus where he has been a partner and shareholder since 2005.

He is a member of the American, Tennessee and Chattanooga Bar Associations, the Chattanooga Trial Lawyers Association and the Defense Research Institute. David is a past member and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the North River YMCA and a past member of the Board of Directors of the Ronald McDonald House of Chattanooga. David is a Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 31 listed general civil mediator. He and his wife, Dianne, reside in Hixson, Tennessee with their two daughters, Laurel and Caroline.

Areas of Practice

• Workers' Compensation
• Personal Injury & Property Damage
• Employment Law
• Insurance Defense

Litigation Percentage

• 80% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Certification/Specialties

• Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 31 Listed General Civil Mediator, 2003

Bar Admissions

• Tennessee, 1979
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Tennessee, 1979
• U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1980
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1984

Education

• University of Tennessee College of Law, Knoxville, Tennessee, 1979
  J.D.
  
  
• East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee, 1976
  B.S.
  Honors: Summa Cum Laude
  Honors: Dean's List
  Honors: Who's Who in American Colleges & Universities
  Major: Political Science
  Major: Psychology
  
  

Representative Clients

• Archer Daniels Midland
• Tennessee Municipal League Risk Management Pool
• River Street Architecture
• Sheffield Ins Co/Argos Group

References

• First Tennessee Bank, N.C.
• Cornerstone Community Bank

Classes/Seminars Taught

• Workers' Compensation in Tennessee, National Business Institute, 1992 - 1996

Professional Associations and Memberships

• American Bar Association
  
  
• Tennessee Bar Association
  
  
• Chattanooga Bar Association
  Member
  
  
• Defense Research Institute
  
  

Past Employment Positions

• Tennessee Court of Appeals, Clerk, 1979 - 1981
• Milligan, Barry, Hensley & Evans, Partner, 1981 - 2003

Pro Bono Activities

• Legal Aid of East Tennessee, 2000 - Present

Languages

• English

Fraternities/Sororities

• Phi Alpha Delta

Birth Information

• March 16, 1954, Harlan County, Kentucky, United States of America