At Knoxville Personal Injury firm Rutherford Weinstein Law Group, PLLC,
we try to treat our client as the most important person in our
office. Our team of professionals is dedicated to personal service.
To us that means always trying to keep you posted on the progress
of your case, returning phone calls, explaining things in language
you can understand, helping to solve your problems, and paying
attention to you and the details of your case.
When you are a client of Rutherford Weinstein Law Group, you benefit from the combined knowledge and experience
of our team of professionals, including an attorney, paralegal
and other members of our staff. Meet the lawyers of our firm
below:
Glen Bibee Rutherford, a principal member of the firm, has been part of the Rutherford Weinstein Law Group family since 1975. The firm was then known as Lockett, Slovis & Weaver.
He is an undergraduate and law school graduate of the University of Tennessee. He concentrates his practice in the areas of personal injury, worker's compensation and Social Security law. With over 33 years of lawyering experience, though, Glen handles a broad range of legal matters, including estate and probate, criminal, DUI and family law. Glen is a frequent lecturer in continuing legal education seminars.
Glen is admitted to practice in the courts of Tennessee, as well as the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee, and the Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals.
Doug
is a principal member of the firm. He graduated
cum laude from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, and
received his law degree in Washington, D.C. from the American
University, Washington College of Law. While in law school,
Doug was a founder and senior editor of the American University
Journal of Law and International Policy.
Doug practiced law in the courts of Maryland and the District
of Columbia until returning to his native Knoxville and joining
the firm in 1992. He is licensed to practice in all courts
in Tennessee, and is a member of the Association of Trial
Lawyers of America, the Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association,
the Knoxville Bar Association and the Tennessee Bar Association.
Doug practices in the areas of personal injury, worker's
compensation, Social Security law, nursing home abuse/neglect,
defective products and medical malpractice. He and his wife
Jill have two children and live in Knoxville. Doug is an avid
scuba diver and musician. His comments on the various
and sundry may be viewed through his weblog ["blog"],
Instalawyer.com.
Mary Evars-Goan, a native of Knoxville, represents clients primarily in the family law and criminal law fields.An undergraduate and law school graduate of the University of Memphis, Mary gained invaluable family law experience while a staff attorney with the Knox County Juvenile Court, where she prosecuted child support and other associated matters. Mary also established and supervised the URESA/UIFSA Departments during her tenure with Juvenile Court. Mary has been Of Counsel to Rutherford Weinstein Law Group since 1998, handling a diverse array of civil and criminal cases.
Mary has also shown a commitment to involvement in the community, participating in various Republican organizations. An immediate past president of the Knoxville Chapter of Hadassah, Mary is also a member of the Alzheimer’s Association of Knoxville, the Humane Society of the Tennessee Valley, and has been a volunteer for Habitat for Humanity.
Mary and husband John W. Goan, Jr. live in Knoxville. Mary's
email is meg@knoxlawyers.com.
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