Bio

Mr. Meadows practices primarily in the Knoxville office. A native of Knoxville, he attended the University of Tennessee where he received a B.S. degree in finance, with honors, in 1988. After working with SunTrust Bank in Nashville, he attended the University of Tennessee College of Law where he graduated, magna cum laude, in 1993, was selected to be a member of Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Delta Phi and the Order of the Coif and served as an executive editor of the Tennessee Law Review. In addition to his experience in financing transactions, acquisitions, dispositions, leases, developments, and varied commercial and real estate transactions, Mr. Meadows has served as general counsel and executive vice president of finance for a regional holding company with interests in real estate, transportation, media and other industries and has been the primary developer and partner in a number of retail real estate developments. He also serves as counsel to several local and regional lending institutions and banks, local and regional real estate development companies, and national and regional retail and restaurant companies. He also serves as a real estate advisor to a few of the nation’s largest retail companies throughout the Southeast and Midwest, and is a CCIM Designee. Mr. Meadows is a lecturer for continuing legal education seminars and a guest lecturer at the University of Tennessee College of Law. He is a past chairman of the Real Estate Section of the Tennessee Bar Association, past chair of the Industrial Development Board of Knox County, Tennessee and the Health and Education Board of Knox County, Tennessee, and a board member, officer, committee member or volunteer for various non-profit organizations in Knoxville, including Emerald Youth Foundation/Just Lead, Christian Leadership Concepts, and the Southeastern Housing Foundation. Mr. Meadows has been admitted to practice law in all Tennessee courts, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.