RESUME OF WILLIAM E. SIMMS
Name: William Edward Simms
Business Address:
104 Main Avenue, North
P.O. Box 53
Fayetteville, TN 37334
(931)433-1044
ACADEMIC INFORMATION:
Undergraduate:
Bachelor of Science from University of Tennessee
Graduated in June, 1974 with Honors
Graduate:
Doctor of Jurisprudence from Cumberland School of Law,
Samford University, Birmingham, Alabama
Graduated in May, 1977
PROFESSIONAL INFORMATION:
License to practice law before all state courts in Alabama
and Tennessee
Authorized to practice in all federal district courts in
Tennessee and in the Northern District of Alabama
Authorized to practice before the Sixth Circuit of the
Federal Court of Appeals
Authorized to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court
Member of Alabama State Bar and Fayetteville Bar Association
Attended numerous seminars in various areas of the law
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:
Lincoln County Bank - August 1977 to March 1979 - Bank Counsel
Carter Ltd., Inc. - March 1979 to March 1990 - Served as general counsel to corporation and its subsidiaries
Private Practice from March 1990 to present
Lincoln County, Tennessee Attorney 2002 to present
FAMILY:
Married with three children and seven grandchildren
COMMUNITY:
Church:
First United Methodist Church, Fayetteville, Tennessee
Sunday School Teacher for thirty-five years
Member of the administrative board, past chairman of administrative board, past member of trustees, building committee, and numerous other boards and committees in local church
Past president and secretary of United Methodist Men
Boy Scouts:
Eagle Scout
Executive Committee for Middle Tennessee Council
Scoutmaster for three years
Kiwanis Club:
Past president, vice-president and director
Received Most Outstanding Kiwanian Award
American Cancer Society:
Past Unit Legacy Chairman
Chamber of Commerce of Fayetteville, Lincoln County, Tennessee:
Past President and Director
Private Pilot License
Airplane - Single Engine Land - Instrument Rating
Name: William Edward Simms
Business Address:
104 Main Avenue, North
P.O. Box 53
Fayetteville, TN 37334
(931)433-1044
ACADEMIC INFORMATION:
Undergraduate:
Bachelor of Science from University of Tennessee
Graduated in June, 1974 with Honors
Graduate:
Doctor of Jurisprudence from Cumberland School of Law,
Samford University, Birmingham, Alabama
Graduated in May, 1977
PROFESSIONAL INFORMATION:
License to practice law before all state courts in Alabama
and Tennessee
Authorized to practice in all federal district courts in
Tennessee and in the Northern District of Alabama
Authorized to practice before the Sixth Circuit of the
Federal Court of Appeals
Authorized to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court
Member of Alabama State Bar and Fayetteville Bar Association
Attended numerous seminars in various areas of the law
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:
Lincoln County Bank - August 1977 to March 1979 - Bank Counsel
Carter Ltd., Inc. - March 1979 to March 1990 - Served as general counsel to corporation and its subsidiaries
Private Practice from March 1990 to present
Lincoln County, Tennessee Attorney 2002 to present
FAMILY:
Married with three children and seven grandchildren
COMMUNITY:
Church:
First United Methodist Church, Fayetteville, Tennessee
Sunday School Teacher for thirty-five years
Member of the administrative board, past chairman of administrative board, past member of trustees, building committee, and numerous other boards and committees in local church
Past president and secretary of United Methodist Men
Boy Scouts:
Eagle Scout
Executive Committee for Middle Tennessee Council
Scoutmaster for three years
Kiwanis Club:
Past president, vice-president and director
Received Most Outstanding Kiwanian Award
American Cancer Society:
Past Unit Legacy Chairman
Chamber of Commerce of Fayetteville, Lincoln County, Tennessee:
Past President and Director
Private Pilot License
Airplane - Single Engine Land - Instrument Rating