Attorney
William C. Bovender
1212 North Eastman Road
Kingsport, TN 37664
Phone: (423) 378-8858
E-Mail: bovender@hsdlaw.com
Corporate and Litigation Attorney
Education:
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1972 Bachelor of Arts, Phi Beta Kappa
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1975, Juris Doctor
Licensures/Admissions:
- U.S. Supreme Court
- Tennessee Supreme Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee
Practice Group:
- Corporate
- Litigation
Practice Emphasis:
Over 30 years of commercial and employment litigation experience representing both private and public clients including
- Multi-million dollar verdict in favor of a safety company against a software vendor
- Multi-million dollar settlement for seven electric utilities against a communications conglomerate
Lead counsel for Tri-Cities Airport Commission at Tri-Cities Regional Airport, TN/VA
Three decades of regulatory experience including representing national energy producer/distributors before Tennessee Regulatory Authority
Designated local counsel in numerous class action cases
Biography:
William C. Bovender is a partner in the firm’s corporate and litigation practice areas. He is a member of the American, Tennessee, and Kingsport Bar Associations. Currently, Mr. Bovender is a member of the 12-person Board of Professional Responsibility of the Supreme Court of Tennessee, which administers the Rules of Professional Conduct as to all attorneys licensed to practice law in Tennessee. He has served as a member and Chair of the Tennessee Bar Association Standing Committee on The Protection of The Public From the Unauthorized Practice of Law, and is the author of “Treating the UPL Epidemic”, which appeared in the October, 2006 edition of the Tennessee Bar Journal. He is a Tennessee Bar Foundation Fellow and a former member of the House of Delegates of the Tennessee Bar Association. His civil activities include having served as President and Director of the Greater Kingsport Chamber of Commerce; Director of the Kingsport Chamber Foundation; President and Director of the Paramount Theatre Board in Bristol, TN/VA; Board Member of the Johnson City/Jonesborough/Washington County, Tennessee, Chamber of Commerce; Board Member and Counsel of the Hands On! Museum in Johnson City, Tennessee. Mr. Bovender is also active in the UNC Chapel Hill Carolina Club of Tri-Cities, TN/VA, and is a former Chairman of the Deaconate of First Presbyterian Church in Kingsport, Tennessee.
Personal Information:
Born in Hickory, North Carolina, Mr. Bovender currently resides in Kingsport, Tennessee, with his wife and two children.