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Thomas Clifton Greenholtz

Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel, PC • Chattanooga, TN
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Contact

Email
Phone
(423) 395-2294
Address
Liberty Tower, Chattanooga, TN, 37450, US

Professional

About

I am a shareholder with the law firm of Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel, P.C. in Chattanooga, Tennessee. My practice includes litigation and trial work involving issues of complex business and commercial transactions; claims under consumer protection statutes; antitrust compliance; discrimination and employment law; and intellectual property disputes. I also practice in the areas of federal and state white-collar criminal defense. My recent civil experience includes trial and litigation work in the areas of complex accounts receivable and accountings; prosecution and defense of consumer protection claims; partnership dissolution; prosecution and defense of breach of commercial lease agreements; prosecution of trade name infringement; defense of banking practices under the Uniform Commercial Code; prosecution and defense of breach of commercial lease agreements; prosecution of trade secret misappropriation; and defense of franchise termination issues. I also have recent experience in the successful defense of employers against claims of discrimination, sexual harassment, and retaliatory discharge.

About Business Law

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Credentials

Education
1999 University of Tennessee College of Law J.D., summa cum laude 1996 University of Tennessee, Chattanooga B.S., magna cum laude 1991 Riverside Military Academy

Recognition & Involvement

Awards
2014 Construction Litigation, Best Lawyers in America 2014 Fellow, Tennessee Bar Foundation 2011 Mid-South Rising Stars, Business Litigation, Mid-South Super Lawyers 2010 Mid-South Rising Stars, Business Litigation, Mid-South Super Lawyers 2009 Mid-South Rising Stars, Business Litigation, Mid-South Super Lawyers
Publications
2014 3 The Quarterly Journal, Chattanooga Chapter of the Federal Bar Association 2 Pardon Me: The Proper Exercise of the President’s Pardon Powers 2014 3 The Quarterly Journal, Chattanooga Chapter of the Federal Bar Association 1 Taking Care of the Affordable Care Act 2012 1 The Quarterly Journal, Chattanooga Chapter of the Federal Bar Association 1 Presidential War Powers: Assassinations of American Citizens Abroad 2011 Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel Labor & Employment Law Legal Update Supreme Court Clarifies When Class Actions Are Appropriate in Discrimination Cases
Associations
2014 - Present St. Peter’s Episcopal School Board Member 2014 - Present Tennessee Supreme Court Historical Society Board Member 2014 - Present Chambliss Center for Children Chairman 2013 - Present United Way of Greater Chattanooga Allocation Committee Member 2013 - Present Community Foundation of Greater Chattanooga Board of Directors
Speaking
2014 Seminar Ethical Predicaments and Conundrums for Municipal Attorneys 2013 Lecture Presidential War Powers and the Use of Drones Against American Citizens Abroad 2012 Labor and Employment Seminar Individual Supervisor Liability: Holding the Henhouse Fox Accountable 2010 University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Panel Discussion Originalism and the Concept of a Living Constitution 2009 University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Panel Discussion President Obama, Justice Sotomayor, and the Future of the Federal Judiciary
Updated: May 04, 2026