Grisham, Knight & Hooper and its predecessor firms have provided representation to Tennessee’s creditor community for more than 50 years. The firm’s founder, Horace L. Smith, Jr. established his practice in the early 1950’s in the fields of commercial and consumer collections, litigation and bankruptcy.
In 1979, Arthur C. Grisham, a graduate of the University of Tennessee College of Law, and a partner with an insurance defense law firm, Goins, Gammon, Baker, Robinson & Grisham, joined Smith. Their firm was named Smith & Grisham.
In 1985, Grisham’s former partner, Thomas L. N. Knight, also a University of Tennessee College of Law graduate, joined the firm, which was renamed Smith, Grisham & Knight.
Smith’s name was deleted from the firm’s letterhead when he was appointed to a state court judgeship later in 1985.
In 1988, Walter E. Hooper became Counsel to the firm, enriching it with a wealth of knowledge acquired during a distinguished legal career spanning more than 50 years.
In 1989, Walter’s son, J. B. Hooper, became associated with the firm upon his graduation from the University of Georgia College of Law. He became a partner in 1995, and his name was added to the firm’s letterhead.
In 1979, Arthur C. Grisham, a graduate of the University of Tennessee College of Law, and a partner with an insurance defense law firm, Goins, Gammon, Baker, Robinson & Grisham, joined Smith. Their firm was named Smith & Grisham.
In 1985, Grisham’s former partner, Thomas L. N. Knight, also a University of Tennessee College of Law graduate, joined the firm, which was renamed Smith, Grisham & Knight.
Smith’s name was deleted from the firm’s letterhead when he was appointed to a state court judgeship later in 1985.
In 1988, Walter E. Hooper became Counsel to the firm, enriching it with a wealth of knowledge acquired during a distinguished legal career spanning more than 50 years.
In 1989, Walter’s son, J. B. Hooper, became associated with the firm upon his graduation from the University of Georgia College of Law. He became a partner in 1995, and his name was added to the firm’s letterhead.