Norman G. Templeton

Norm Templeton, a native of Kingsport, Tennessee and graduate of Kingsport-Dobyns Bennett High School, graduated from the University of Tennessee in 1983, with High Honors, with a B.S. degree in Business Administration. After spending five years working in the computer and pharmaceutical industries, Mr. Templeton obtained his J.D. degree from the University of Tennessee College of Law in 1991, with Honors. While in law school, Mr. Templeton served as an Assistant Editor (1989-90) and as Student Materials Editor (1990-91) for the Tennessee Law Review. He was admitted to practice law in 1991 in all of the courts of the State of Tennessee, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. He is a member of the Knoxville Bar Association, the Business Law Section of the Tennessee Bar Association, and the Business Law Section and the Science and Technology Law Section of the American Bar Association. His involvement with the Knoxville Bar Association ("KBA") includes his past service on the Continuing Legal Education Committee, as the Co-Chair of the KBA’s 2000 and 2003 Projects with Habitat for Humanity, and as the Co-Chair of the Ad Hoc Bylaws Revision Committee which comprehensively revised the KBA’s Bylaws. In 2002, Mr. Templeton received the KBA President’s Award for his service to the KBA.

Norm Templeton’s primary areas of practice include corporate law, business formations, mergers and acquisitions, contract negotiation and drafting, general business matters, computer, internet and information/technology law, and representation of business clients with regard to their dealings with Tennessee administrative agencies. He has also handled a variety of general business, commercial and contract disputes, both outside the context of litigation and in the trial and appellate courts. Mr. Templeton assists his clients in creating and organizing new business entities and/or ventures, selling or acquiring business enterprises, negotiating and drafting a wide variety of contracts and agreements relating to business relationships and/or operations across a broad spectrum of industries, and advises and assists clients regarding their Internet and electronic commerce initiatives

Position: Member

Email: NTempleton@emadlaw.com

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