About
John Andrew Willis, founded in 1997 and based in Clinton, Tennessee, provides plaintiff-side personal injury representation across East Tennessee and statewide. As a trial attorney and partner at Fox, Farley, Willis & Burnette, Willis handles cases involving car, truck, and motorcycle accidents; premises liability; product liability; negligent security; nursing home abuse; dog bites; traumatic brain injury; wrongful death; and claims arising from toxic exposure and dangerous drugs or medical devices.
Educated at Vanderbilt University and the University of Tennessee College of Law (J.D., 1996), he began his career defending insurers, health care providers, and trucking companies, experience that informs strategy and negotiations for injured clients. He has tried cases in counties throughout East Tennessee and in Federal District Court.
Professional leadership includes service with the Anderson County Bar Association (President 2012), Knoxville Bar Association, and Tennessee Bar Association; he serves on the Board of Governors of the Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association and on the Tennessee Board of Law Examiners’ Investigating Committee. He has been regularly recognized among the Top Attorneys in Knoxville by CityView Magazine. Community involvement includes CASA of the Tennessee Heartland, Habitat for Humanity, and Second Harvest Food Bank. Clients turn to John Andrew Willis for focused, trial-ready advocacy in serious injury and wrongful death matters.