John Labar

About John Labar

I am the founder and managing member of LaBAR LAW PLLC. I concentrate my practice on advising business and corporate clients on all manner of general counsel services, including, transactional, corporate and real estate law matters throughout Tennessee and the Southeast. I also advise clients on employment law matters and represents them in both administrative matters as well as in litigation, including matters in State and Federal courts as well as before the EEOC, NLRB, and collective actions under the Fair Labor Standards Act.I also advise clients and business owners in implementing tax, business and estate planning strategies and, for the new business client, the choice of entity and incorporation of their business. In addition, I also assist clients and lending institutions in a variety of commercial finance, commercial real estate, leasing and commercial law matters.I have received an AV® Preeminent Peer Review Rating from Martindale-Hubbell in Corporate Law, Business Law and General Practice. Martindale-Hubble is the country\'s preeminent lawyer rating service. An AV® rating signifies a lawyer has achieved the highest levels of professional skill and integrity. An AV® rating is based on peer reviews by lawyers and judges. Lawyers and judges with whom I have worked closely feel that I rank among the best not only for my legal skills but also for my honesty and integrity.COURT ADMISSIONS: All Tennessee state courts, U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Tax Court, U.S. Court of Appeals 6th, 11th and Federal Circuits, U.S. Court of Appeals Armed Forces, U.S. District and Bankruptcy Courts, Eastern and Middle Districts of Tenn, U.S. District and Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of Florida.

Experience

1. Adjunct Professor of Law

   University of Tennessee

   Jan 2010 — Present · Knoxville, TN, US

   Adjunct Professor of Law Teaching Contract Drafting. Previous semesters of Spring 2010, Fall 2010 and Spring 2011.

Education

• United States Military Academy at West Point

  Military History

  1991 — 1995

• UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law

  Intellectual Property Summer Institute

  1998 — 1998

• University of Paris I: Panthéon-Sorbonne

  Cornell Law School-Universite de Paris, Pantheon-Sorbonne, Summer Institute of International and Com

  1999 — 1999

• The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), History

  1995 — 1997

• Ooltewah High School

  HIgh School Diploma

  1990 — 1991

• University of Tennessee Winston College of Law

  Doctor of Jurisprudence, Concentration in Business Transactions

  1997 — 2000

• University of Miami School of Law

  Master of Laws (LL.M.), Real Property Development

  2011 — 2013

Skills

• Commercial Banking
• Wills
• Trial Practice
• Estate Administration
• Corporate Law
• Secured Transactions
• Bankruptcy Creditor Law
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Employment Law
• Real Estate Transactions
• Patents
• Property Law
• Entity Extraction
• Living Wills
• Banking Law
• Intellectual Property
• General Business Litigation
• Patent Law
• Bankruptcy
• Employment Contracts
• Commercial Litigation
• Commercial Real Estate
• Trademarks
• Powers of Attorney
• Commercial Lending
• Trust Deeds
• Retail Leasing
• Deeds
• Municipal
• Real Estate
• Entity Formation
• Office Leasing
• Intellectual Property Law
• Secured Lending
• Secured Financing
• Mergers
• Trusts
• Estate Planning
• Company Acquisitions
• Legal Writing