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Everett L. Hixson

Everett L. Hixson Jr. | Chartwell Law • TN
Commercial and Business DisputesInsurance Coverage Analysis and LitigationReal EstateConstruction and Development LitigationLandlord and Tenant Litigation

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Contact

Email
pr@chartwelllaw.com?subject=Press%20Inquiry%20from%20chartwelllaw.com
Phone
423-475-7336
Address
TN, 37402, US

Professional

Bar Admissions
Tennessee1986U.S. Federal Courts1986Georgia1991U.S. Court of Appeals 6th CircuitU.S. Court of Appeals 11th CircuitU.S. District Court Eastern District of TennesseeU.S. District Court Middle District of TennesseeU.S. District Court Western District of TennesseeU.S. District Court Northern District of GeorgiaU.S. District Court Southern District of GeorgiaU.S. Bankruptcy Court Middle District of TennesseeU.S. Bankruptcy Court Western District of TennesseeU.S. Bankruptcy Court Northern District of Georgia

About

For over 35 years, Everett (Bo) Hixson Jr. has practiced in Tennessee and Georgia on behalf of individual and corporate clients. He has extensive experience in general commercial litigation, including business disputes, real estate, construction, and personal injury. He has asserted creditor’s rights in bankruptcy and state court on behalf of financial institutions, shopping centers, and commercial property managers and owners. His diverse practice includes representing individuals in corporate dissolutions and litigation between franchisees and franchisors. Bo’s real estate practice includes conducting foreclosures and litigating wrongful foreclosures against and on behalf of lenders and loan servicers. He frequently represents buyers, sellers, and realtors in real estate transactions as well as title insurance companies and property owners in title disputes and boundary line issues. Bo represents homeowner associations in Tennessee and Georgia, including the preparation and enforcement of covenants, conditions and restrictions in both states. In the area of construction litigation, Bo represents developers, owners, architects, and contractors with various construction defaults, liens, defects and other disputes arising out of the development of commercial properties, subdivisions, PUDs, and residences. His regulatory experience includes representing architects and engineers before professional licensing boards. Bo’s landlord and tenant practice involves representing commercial and residential property owners and managers with various tenant defaults and disputes. He represents theaters, restaurants, shopping centers, and hotels regarding the Americans with Disabilities Act claims and defends premises liability claims, including inadequate security, personal injury, and third-party criminal actions. His personal injury practice involves the representation of victims arising out of automobile, school bus and tractor-trailer collisions. Additionally, Bo has extensive appellate practice experience with over two dozen reported decisions in Tennessee and Georgia courts and U.S. District and Bankruptcy Courts.

Credentials

Education
University of Tennessee College of Law, Knoxville, Tennessee, 1986 | J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence | Law Review: Tennessee Law Review, Assistant Editor, 1984 - 1986 | Tennessee State University, Chattanooga, Tennessee, 1983 | B.A., Bachelor of Arts | Honors: Managing Editor, UTC Echo | Georgia Institute of Technology | University of Tennessee | Honors: Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity

Recognition & Involvement

Awards
Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent® | Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 31 Listed Mediator
Associations
International Council of Shopping Centers (Member) | Tennessee Association of Construction Counsel (Member) | American Bankruptcy Institute (Member) | Chattanooga Bar Association (Member Board of Governors) | State Bar of Georgia (Litigation and Bankruptcy Sections) (Member) | Tennessee Bar Association (Litigation and Bankruptcy Sections) (Member) | Federal Bar Association (Member) | American Bar Association (Litigation and Business Sections) (Member) | American Inns of Court, Brock-Cooper Chapter (Member) | Vestry of St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church, Signal Mountain (Member) | Arthritis Foundation (Board Member) | Kidney Foundation (Board Member) | Boy Scouts of America Area Counsel Board (Member) | Chattanooga Regional History Museum (Board Member) | Town of Signal Mountain Board of Zoning Appeals (Member) | University of Tennessee College of Law Dean’s Advisory Counsel (Member) | Georgia Bar Association | Tennessee Association of Construction Council (Founding Member) | Associated General Contractors
Speaking
Various Bankruptcy, Collection, and Foreclosure Seminars (Speaker)
Updated: May 04, 2026