I. C. (Jack) Waddey, Jr. is co−founder and senior attorney at the Firm, instrumental in its growth from three lawyers to 14 patent professionals in 14 years. He represents clients as an adviser in developing their intellectual property portfolios, as a patent and trademark advocate, and as litigation lead counsel. He is trained, certified and active locally, regionally and nationally as an IP mediator. He is listed as an approved Rule 31 Mediator by the Supreme Court of the State of Tennessee and has been publicly proclaimed as the "go to" mediator for difficult IP and commercial cases. Mr. Waddey is a Charter Member of The Tennessee Academy of Mediators & Arbitrators, a Distinguished Fellow in the International Academy of Mediators and a member of the technology panel of CPR. He is also approved to serve as an arbitrator in FINRA cases. For a list of mediation services references, click here.
Mr. Waddey's technical expertise is in the mechanical arts and electro−mechanical technologies, with particular emphasis in road building machinery, automotive equipment, consumer goods, business methods and construction equipment. He has assisted clients in obtaining over 160 patents and has more than 35 years of experience in intellectual property counseling and litigation, including trials representing clients in state and federal courts throughout the country and in the United States Courts of Appeals.
Mr. Waddey also serves as a legal consultant and expert witness in patent and trade secret litigation involving mechanical and electro−mechanical technologies, and in other disputes involving intellectual property issues.

Affiliated companies: Tennessee Academy of Mediators & Arbitrators, International Academy of Mediators, Commercial Mediators Association, American Bar Association, International Trademark Association, American Intellectual Property Law Association, Tennessee Intellectual Property Law Association, Tennessee Bar Association, Nashville Bar Association, Nashville Bar Foundation, Nashville Technology Council, Nashville Chamber of Commerce