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Keith  B.  Simmons
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Nashville
P:(615) 742-6234
F:(615) 742-2734
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Education
Vanderbilt University - J.D., 1976
South Dakota State University - M.S., 1972
University of Kentucky - B.S., 1970

Bar Admissions
Tennessee, 1976

Memberships
Nashville and Tennessee Bar Associations
National Association of Bond Lawyers

Honors & Distinctions
Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America®; Lawdragon 3000 Leading Lawyers in America; Mid-South Super Lawyers
Board of Directors, Rotary Club of Nashville
Board of Directors, Lex Mundi
Board of Directors and former President, Nashville Public Library Foundation
Executive Board, Urban Libraries Council
Board of Directors, Cumberland Region Tomorrow
Board of Directors, Rotary Club of Nashville
Editorial Board, Vanderbilt Law Review, 1975-1976



Mr. Simmons joined Bass, Berry & Sims in 1976.  Since September 1, 1995, he has served as the firm's managing partner and chair of the firm's management committee.

Mr. Simmons' practice specialty is public finance.  His career as a public finance attorney spans almost three decades and has encompassed financings for some of the smallest communities in the State of Tennessee to major, high-profile transactions for the major metropolitan areas in the State, such as, the financing of LP Field, the home of the NFL's Tennessee Titans; the financing of the Sommet Center, a multi-purpose arena located in downtown Nashville, which is the home of the Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League; financings by various energy acquisition corporations formed under Tennessee's energy acquisition corporation statute, including financings to purchase long-term supplies of energy; and developing the use of public building authorities in Tennessee as a financing mechanism.

Mr. Simmons is a native Kentuckian.  He spent two years in the United States Air Force as a missile launch officer where he also obtained a Master of Science in economics from South Dakota State University.  He joined Bass, Berry & Sims upon his graduation from law school.  He is active in community affairs, having served as the founding president of the Nashville Public Library Foundation and served on various other civic and non-profit boards.