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John  S.  Golwen
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Memphis
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Education
Washington & Lee University - J.D., 1990
College of William & Mary - B.A., 1986

Court Admissions
U.S. District Court, Western District of Tennessee, 1990
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Mississippi, 1990
U.S. Court of Appeals Sixth Circuit, 1990

Bar Admissions
Tennessee, 1990

Memberships
Memphis, Tennessee and Federal (President, Memphis and Mid-South Chapter, 2003) Bar Associations
Leo Bearman, Sr. American Inn of Court
Lawyers' Journal Club of Memphis

Honors & Distinctions
Listed in: Best Lawyers®
Rule 31 Listed General Civil Mediator, Tennessee
Law Clerk to the Hon. Bailey Brown, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit, 1990
Editor, Washington & Lee Law Review
Past-President, Federal Bar Association Mid-South Chapter
Board of Directors, Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Memphis
Board of Directors, Carnival Memphis
Past-President, The University Club of Memphis
Past-President, The Phoenix Club
Past-Vestry Member, St. John's Episcopal Church
Past-Finance Chair, Shelby County Republican Party

Publications
"Statutes of Limitation for Section 10 (b) and Rule 10b-5: A New Proposal for Uniformity," 46 Wash. & Lee L.Rev . 665 (1989)



John concentrates his practice in the area of commercial litigation and is currently practice leader of the firm’s Business Disputes Litigation Group.

Commercial and Banking: John represents businesses, financial institutions, corporations, directors and officers, and business owners in a wide array of business disputes including contract actions, shareholder derivative suits, predatory lending actions, loan repurchase litigation, real estate related matters, partnership disputes, receivership actions, restrictive covenants, securities litigation, broker-dealer customer disputes, anti-trust and class action defense.

Healthcare: John represents healthcare companies, medical providers, third-party administrators, physician practice groups, pharmacies, and providers of pharmacy related services in payment disputes, contract actions, regulatory actions, government investigations and with compliance issues.

Recent Representative Matters include:
  • Communications Consulting Services, Inc. v. Morgan Keegan & Co., Inc. Successfully defended Morgan Keegan as lead counsel in action brought by plaintiff for breach of contract and violation of the Mississippi Uniform Trade Secrets Act in a jury trial in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Memphis in 2008. The jury returned a verdict for the defendant on both counts awarding plaintiff no damages.
  • Smithco Investments v. Morgan Keegan & Co., Inc. Successfully defended action brought by a telecommunications business which held spectrum licenses used for cell phone communication in Western Arkansas. John was lead counsel for Morgan Keegan in the case which was tried in the Circuit Court of Sebastian County, Arkansas in 2007 for alleged negligence, breach of contract, and fraud. The claims arose from the client’s engagement as investment banker in connection with a sale of plaintiff’s assets to a public telecommunications company. A verdict was returned for the defendant awarding plaintiff none of the $7,000,000 in damages it sought, and plaintiff’s subsequent appeal was dismissed.
  • John has recently tried other business related cases in state trial courts in Tennessee, argued appeals in the state courts of appeal including the Tennessee Supreme Court, as well as before the U.S. Court of Appeals. He frequently handles litigation matters in other state and federal courts throughout the United States. He also handles numerous arbitrations before the American Arbitration Association and FINRA, Inc.

John is married to Tammy Parrish Golwen and they have a son, Greer. He enjoys running, fly-fishing and duck hunting.