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William Thomas Dillard III

Ritchie, Dillard, Davies & Johnson, P.C.
  • Recognized Since:
    1995
  • Recognized in:
    Bet-the-Company Litigation
    Criminal Defense: General Practice...
  • Website:
    http://www.rddjlaw.com
  • E-mail:
    dillard@rddjlaw.com
  • Location:
    606 West Main Street, Suite 300
    Knoxville, TN 37902

Assistant U.S. Attorney, Eastern District of Tennessee, 1967-1976

U.S. Magistrate Judge, Eastern District of Tennessee, 1976-1978

Chief Assistant U.S. Attorney, Eastern District of Tennessee, 1978-1982

Court Appointed U.S. Attorney, Eastern District of Tennessee, 1981

U.S. Attorney, Northern District of Florida, 1983-1987

Private Practice, Knoxville, Tennessee, 1987-present

 

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Assistant U.S. Attorney, Eastern District of Tennessee, 1967-1976

U.S. Magistrate Judge, Eastern District of Tennessee, 1976-1978

Chief Assistant U.S. Attorney, Eastern District of Tennessee, 1978-1982

Court Appointed U.S. Attorney, Eastern District of Tennessee, 1981

U.S. Attorney, Northern District of Florida, 1983-1987

Private Practice, Knoxville, Tennessee, 1987-present

 

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Affiliations:

  • American Bar Association - Member
  • American College of Trial Lawyers - Fellow
  • Federal Defender Service Board - Board Member
  • Knoxville Bar Association - Member and former Board Member
  • Knoxville Bar Foundation - Fellow
  • Supreme Court Rules Commission - Commissioner, 2007-2015
  • Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers - Member and former Board Member
  • Tennessee Bar Association - Member
  • Tennessee Bar Foundation - Fellow
  • TN Bar Standing Committee on Ethics ans Professional Responsibility - Member,1995-present

Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers for:

  • Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Knoxville (2019)
  • Bet-the-Company Litigation, Knoxville (2016)
  • Criminal Defense: General Practice, Knoxville (2014)
  • Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Knoxville (2013)
  • Criminal Defense: General Practice, Knoxville (2010)
 

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America for work in:

  • Bet-the-Company Litigation
  • Criminal Defense: General Practice
  • Criminal Defense: White-Collar
 

Awards:

  • Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
  • Governor's Award, Knoxville Bar Association, 2002
  • Rex McGee Award for Pursuit of Legal Excellence, 2000
  • Law Through Liberty Award, 2008

Special Focus:

  • Non-White-Collar Criminal Defense
  • White-Collar Criminal Defense
 

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Ritchie, Dillard, Davies & Johnson, P.C.
http://www.rddjlaw.com
 
Headquarters
606 West Main Street, Suite 300
Knoxville, TN 37902
(865) 637.0661
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