J. Ross Pepper is an AV rated trial attorney with over 27 years of experience with litigation, arbitration and mediation. Mr. Pepper's trial, courtroom and deposition experience is extensive and benefits his clients incalculably. Mr. Pepper is the founding member of Pepper Law, PLC, a boutique litigation law firm which handles litigation matters in Nashville and throughout Tennessee.
Mr. Pepper has acted as lead counsel in a wide range of commercial, employment, probate, insurance, and real estate cases. Notably, Mr. Pepper acted as lead counsel in a nationwide class action involving the sale and marketing of universal life insurance policies in which the class members recovered over 20 million dollars.
Mr. Pepper has successfully tried dozens of cases to verdict in federal and state courts and in arbitration proceedings. Mr. Pepper's business litigation blog is relied on extensively by Tennessee lawyers who handle commercial litigation and business cases. As well, because of his extensive experience with commercial litigation, Mr. Pepper has been sought after to speak to lawyers and other business groups on topics related to business litigation.
Mr. Pepper is a native of Nashville, Tennessee who remains active in legal and community organizations both at the state and local level.
- Probate
- Business Law
- Insurance Claims
- Appeals & Appellate
- Personal Injury
- Tennessee
- 6th Circuit
- United States District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee
- United States District Court, Middle District of Tennessee
- English
- Pepper Law, PLC
- Current
- University of Tennessee College of Law
- J.D. (1990)
- Honors: with high honors
- Activities: Member, Tennessee Law Review, Craven Constitutional Law Moot Court Team
- University of Mississippi
- B.B.A.
- Justice Joseph Henry Award for Outstanding Legal Writing
- Tennessee Bar Association
- AV Rating
- Martindale-Hubbell
- Tennessee State Bar
- Member
- Current
- Nashville Bar Association
- Member
- Current
- Tennessee Bar Association
- Member
- Current
- Patterson v. McClean Credit Union, The Exclusion of Post-Formation Conduct from the Protection of the Right to Make and Enforce Contracts Clause
- Tennessee Law Review
- Recovering Lost Profits
- Tennessee Bar Journal
- Recovering Lost Profits
- Tennessee Bar Journal
- Website
- J. Ross Pepper's Website Profile
- Website
- Pepper Law, PLC Website
- Blog
- Tennessee Business Litigation Lawyers Blog
- Practice Pointers: The Tennessee UCC – Sales
16 February 2020 - An LLC Member’s Obligation to Contribute to Loan Debt for Which All Members Are Personally Liable
14 January 2020 - Old Age Alone Not Enough to Prove Undue Influence or Lack of Mental Capacity
8 December 2019 - Preliminary Injunctions in Tennessee Non-Compete Cases: A Comparison of Two Cases
24 November 2019 - When a Written Change Order Requirement May be Waived Under Tennessee Law
4 November 2019 - Contract Still Enforceable Even Though Signed by Only One Party
28 October 2019 - New Opinion and New Law on Economic Loss Doctrine in Tennessee
24 September 2019 - Sales Commissions Denied Where Employee “Procured” Business, but Did Not “Develop” It
25 August 2019 - First Material Breach Defense Fails in Tennessee Commission Case
28 July 2019
- Blog
- Tennessee Disability and Life Insurance Blog
- Sixth Circuit Overturns Denial of ERISA Disability Benefits After Plan Administrator Failed to Consider the Demands of Claimant’s Job
21 January 2020 - ERISA and The Fiduciary Duties of a Plan Administrator With Respect to Life Insurance
1 November 2019 - Why Insurers Cannot Ignore Subjective Evidence Which Supports A Long-Term Disability Claim
5 August 2019 - When Denying a Claim for Long-Term Disability Benefits, Plan Administrators Must Evaluate the Demands of the Claimant’s Job
1 April 2019 - You Don’t Always Have to Appeal Your Denial of Long-Term Disability Benefits Before Filing Suit
13 February 2019 - The Tennessee Slayer Statute: How It Applies to Life Insurance Litigation
19 December 2018 - Just Because Your Employee Disability Policy Says It’s Governed By ERISA Doesn’t Mean It Is
4 November 2018 - Why You Can Still Apply for Disability Benefits After You’ve Been Fired
26 September 2018 - Incontestability Provisions in Life and Disability Policies
7 August 2018
