Nashville, Tenn., (August 22, 2012) – Bass, Berry & Sims is pleased to announce that R. Dale Grimes has been elected a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation.

The Fellows is an honorary organization of lawyers, judges, and legal scholars whose public and private careers have demonstrated outstanding dedication to the welfare of their communities and to the highest principles of the legal profession. Membership in The Fellows is limited to one third of one percent of lawyers licensed to practice in each jurisdiction. Members are nominated by Fellows in their jurisdiction and elected by the Board of the American Bar Foundation.

Grimes, a Member of Bass, Berry & Sims and leader of its Antitrust and Trade Practices Group, has more than 30 years of experience handling civil litigation matters in both state and federal trial and appellate courts throughout Tennessee with a special focus on antitrust, consumer fraud, complex litigation, class actions, telecommunications, energy and water. He has been listed in Best Lawyers® since 1999, and named as one of the best litigation lawyers in Tennessee by Chambers USA and a “Local Litigation Star” by Benchmark Litigation.

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