March 2006 News

                                      

 

Bill Bovender Elected Tennessee Bar Foundation Fellow

 

              William C. Bovender, a partner in Hunter, Smith & Davis, LLP, was recently elected a Fellow of the Tennessee Bar Foundation, an association of 620 attorneys across the state.  Invitations to membership, which is a position of honor, were extended to 33 attorneys this year by the Board of Trustees.  The introduction of new Fellows took place in January at the annual Fellows' Dinner in Nashville.

 

              The Bar Foundation's purpose is two-fold; to honor attorneys who have distinguished themselves in the profession and to administer a grant-making program that supports law-related public interest projects.   Area recipients of funds from the Foundation include Legal Aid of East Tennessee and CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) of Northeast Tennessee headquartered in Johnson City and CASA for Kids, Inc. headquartered in Kingsport.

             

              A member of the firm’s Employment/Labor practice group and the Corporate/Business Practice Group, Mr. Bovender is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where he received both his B.A and J.D. degrees. Mr. Bovender began his career with Hunter, Smith & Davis as a summer associate in 1974.  He joined the firm the following year as an associate and became a partner in November 1978. 

 

              A resident of Kingsport he is a past president of the Kingsport Area Chamber of Commerce and Kingsport Chamber Foundation. 

 

              He is a Past President of the Paramount Theatre Board, Bristol and is and Ex-Officio Board member of the Johnson City/Jonesborough/Washington County Chamber of Commerce.  He is Counsel to the Hands On! Museum in Johnson City. 

 

              Mr. Bovender is licensed to practice before the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, the Tennessee Supreme Court and the United States Supreme Court.   He is a member of the Kingsport, Tennessee and American Bar Associations and is a former member of the House of Delegates for the Tennessee Bar Association Defense Research Institute.

 

              He is a frequent speaker on Labor and Employment Issues and Trial Practices and Techniques. 

 

              Mr. Bovender and his wife Nancy reside in Kingsport.  They have two grown children.

 

              Hunter, Smith & Davis is a regional firm serving clients in the Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia region for 90 years.  The firm has offices in Kingsport and Johnson City. 

                                         

 

Racing Fun

Pictured Left to Right: Senitria Goodman, Mike Lattier, Lilian Abboud, Jody Mitchell and Renee Gaskins at the “War Party” Race.

 

On Saturday, February 4, Mike Lattier, Renee Gaskins, Lilian Abboud, Jody Mitchell and Senitria Goodman participated in the “War Party 10K Run” at Warriors Path State Park.

 

Mike’s son, Renee and Jody each won awards for taking top spots in their age groups!