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Forrest Wallace
Knoxville, Tennessee

Member
phone 865-525-7113
fax 865-637-6018
email assistance@garydawsonlaw.com

 

Forrest Wallace is an associate with the Law Offices of Gary Dawson and devotes the majority of his practice to assisting people who have suffered severe personal injury and work-related accidents.

He has prosecuted litigated matters before state and federal courts and various administrative
agencies. He has litigated matters involving a broad array of substantive areas of practice, but with
special focus on litigation of, among other things, intentional tort, negligence, business tort, worker's
compensation, and catastrophic personal injury cases.

Mr. Wallace has also defended hundreds of clients in federal, state, and juvenile court. He
handles a variety of cases including DUI, Narcotics Possession/Trafficking, Theft offenses, and
Violent Crimes.

Mr. Wallace was raised in Athens, Tennessee. Following an education in the public schools of
McMinn County, Mr. Wallace pursued an academic career at Miami University (OH), earning a
B.A. in Political Science. He later attended the Appalachian School of Law. While in law school,
Mr. Wallace served on the executive board of the Moot Court, the editorial staff of the Energy and
Mineral Law Journal, and received multiple Dean's List citations for academic merit.

Areas of Practice:

Personal Injury
Automobile and Semi Truck Accidents
Worker's Compensation
Premises Liability
Medical Malpractice
Products Liability
Criminal Defense

Litigation Percentage:

90% Litigation

Education:

B.A. Political Science, Miami University (OH), 2003

J.D. Appalachian School of Law, 2009

Bar Admissions:

Tennessee, 2009

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District, Tennessee, 2010

Professional Associations and Memberships:

American Bar Association

Tennessee Bar Association

Knoxville Bar Association

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