I.C. (Jack) Waddey Jr. Waddey & Patterson, P.C. 1600 Division St., Suite 500 Nashville, TN 37203 Tel: (615) 724-2511 Fax: (615) 242-2221 Email: icw@iplawgroup.com www.iplawgroup.com

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ADR Services: Mediation (Civil/Commercial) Early Neutral Evaluation Facilitation ADR Training/CME

Serving the following Divisions and Counties: Serving throughout the State of Tennessee [ Click for Map of Tennessee Counties ]

Anti-Trust Arts (Fine, Performing) Banking & Finance Commercial/Business Consumer Fraud Contract Disputes Debt/Foreclosure Employment Engineering Entertainment Sector Family Businesses

Franchise Health Care Industrial Intellectual Property Landlord/Tenant Libel & Slander Media & Communications Mergers & Acquisitions Non-profit Organizations Partnerships Personal Injury

Product Liability Professional Fees Professional Malpractice Professional Negligence Real Estate Religious Institutions Securities Shareholder Disputes Software Sports Technology

Biographical Notes:

Jack Waddey is a patent attorney who is regularly selected to mediate intellectual property and major commercial disputes locally, regionally and nationally. Mr. Waddey believes in being prepared, pro-active and innovative. He is tireless, and on the rare occasion when his case does not settle, he follows up until all avenues toward resolution have been exhausted. He has been publicly recognized as the "go to" person for mediating difficult cases.

For over 5 years Mr. Waddey has been listed as one of the top 150 lawyers in Tennessee by BusinessTN magazine. He is a Distinguished Fellow in the International Academy of Mediators, a member of CPR's technology panel, the director of Ocean-Tomo's ADR services, and a Board member of the Nashville Entrepreneur Center.

Jack was a member of the Editorial Board of the Georgetown Law Journal and served as law clerk to Judge Harry Phillips, Chief Judge of the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. Upon entering private practice, he became a polished trial lawyer, first with Arent Fox in Washington, D.C., and later in Nashville, starting with Willis & Knight and eventually starting his own firm, Waddey & Patterson, which he co-founded with Mark Patterson and which has become a nationally recognized IP firm. He has tried numerous cases, been an advocate in mediations and arbitrations and handled work-outs for a variety of businesses before focusing the bulk of his time on ADR services.

Education:

Georgetown University Law Center - Juris Doctorate, 1970 (Top 5% of class; Associate Editor of Georgetown Law Journal)

Auburn University - Bachelor of Science, Aerospace Engineering, 1965

ADR TRAINING:

• Completed 40 hours of mediation training;
• Advanced Mediation Techniques & Issues Workshop;
• Various other CLE and CME courses relating to commercial mediation

Languages

English

Memberships & Affiliations :

• Distinguished Fellow, International Academy of Mediators
• Conflict Prevention and Resolution (CPR) mediator panel for technology
• Director of ADR services for Ocean Tomo, LLC
• Commercial Mediators Association
• Member, National Arbitration Forum panel of Arbitrators and Mediators
• NASD/FINRA Panel of Arbitrators and Mediators
• President, Tennessee Association of Professional Mediators 2005-06
• Board of Directors, Nashville Entrepreneur Center
• American Bar Association (Intellectual Property and Dispute Resolution Sections)
• International Trademark Association
• American Intellectual Property Law Association
• Tennessee Bar Association (Past Chairman, Section on Intellectual Property; Member ADR Section)
• Nashville Bar Association (Secretary/Treasurer 1974-75; Member, IP Section, ADR Section)
• Nashville Bar Foundation
• Tennessee Intellectual Property Law Association (President, 2004-06)
• Board Member, Davidson County Industrial Revenue Board 1981
• Area Delegate, Tennessee Bar Association House of Delegates 1996 - 2008

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AVAILABILITY & BOOKING INFORMATION

Calendar Last Updated: 17 May 12	Click your preferred date to send our office a Date Request form. All such requests will go immediately to Jack Waddey's scheduling staff (Sandy Holland, sjh@iplawgroup.com)