Attorneys

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J. Ross Hutchison

Nashville, TN

Atlanta, GA

615-782-2330

Ross Hutchison is a construction attorney located in the firm’s Nashville office. His practice focuses on both litigation and transactional matters within the construction industry. His clients primarily consist of residential and commercial owners, developers, architects, engineers, general contractors, subcontractors, and material suppliers. He assists clients with matters including contract review and preparation, business formations, bid protests, claims analysis and preparation, claims avoidance, alternative dispute resolution, licensing consultation, and litigation support. Additionally, Mr. Hutchison represents various clients in property and land use disputes.

Capabilities

Practice Areas

Arbitration, Mediation & Alternative Dispute Resolution

Construction

Drafting, Reviewing & Negotiating Construction Contracts

Federal, State & Local Public Construction and Procurement

Recent News, Articles & Speaking Engagements

Artificial Intelligence: Accounting for AI in Construction Documents

Stites & Harbison Client Alert, June 16, 2023

Accounting for the Unknown: Unforeseen Site Conditions

Speaker, Dig Down Deep Spring 2023, NUCA of Middle Tennessee, March 31, 2023

Tennessee Bar Association Appoints Ross Hutchison to Construction Sections' Executive Committee

by staff writer, Attorney At Law Magazine, June 14, 2022

Van Tatenhove Pauses Enforcement of Vaccine Mandate for Some Federal Contractors

Stites & Harbison Client Alert, December 2, 2021

Stites & Harbison add Raque, Hutchison

by staff reporter, Tennessee Ledger, November 5, 2021

Stites & Harbison Adds Construction Partner in Nashville

by Emma Cueto, Law360, November 1, 2021

Bar Admissions

Georgia

Kentucky

Tennessee

U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee

U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee

Memberships

American Bar Association

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Member

Tennessee Bar Association

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Member; Construction Law Section, Chair-Elect (2025)

Nashville Bar Association

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Member

Tennessee Association of Construction Counsel

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Member

Associated General Contractors

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Member

Tennessee Utility Contractors Association (TUCA) of Middle Tennessee

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Board of Directors

Community Involvement

Big Brothers Big Sisters Middle Tennessee, Mentor

Education

J.D.,

2012

Mercer University School of Law

Org / Honor

Mercer Law Sports and Entertainment Law Society

William A. Bootle American Inn of the Court, Member

Political Science,

2009

University of Kentucky

More Than Stites & Harbison

Ross is certified in mediation through the Intercultural Negotiation and Mediation program conducted by the Institut für Anwaltsrecht at the Humboldt University Law Faculty in Berlin, Germany. He has been a guest lecturer for the “Law and Legal Systems” at Middle Tennessee State University. While in law school, he partnered with a national law firm and Georgia Legal Services to develop a community education initiative related to residential condemnation throughout middle Georgia to educate underprivileged residents concerning their rights as it concerned condemnation.

Before joining the firm, Ross was a construction attorney with a firm in Nashville beginning in 2015.

Accolades

Mid-South Super Lawyers®, Rising Star (2022)

Contact Resources

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Press Releases

Ross Hutchison Named Chair-Elect of the Tennessee Bar Association’s Construction Law Section

NASHVILLE, Tenn.— The Tennessee Bar Association’s Construction Law Section recently appointed Stites & Harbison, PLLC attorney J. Ross Hutchison Chair-Elect of the section. Hutchison will serve a one-year term. Hutchison is a Member (Partner) of Stites & Harbison based in the Nashville office. His practice focuses on both litigation and...
by Stites & Harbison, PLLC

January 23, 2025

Client Alerts

Artificial Intelligence: Accounting for AI in Construction Documents

In 1984, by and through a young-muscle-bound-pre-California-Governor, James Cameron dreamed up the first “Terminator” movie. This was well before the advent of autonomous drones or advanced machine learning. However, fast forward almost 40 years, and artificial intelligence (“AI”) is no longer science fiction. It is increasingly becoming a way of...
by J. Ross Hutchison

June 16, 2023

Events

Dig Down Deep Spring 2023

Date: March 31, 2023 -

Time: 8:00 a.m. -

12:00 p.m.

Presented by NUCA (National Utility Contractors Association of Middle Tennessee) Breakfast & Networking Event Agenda: 9:00 – 9:30 AM – “Risky Business: Managing Your Risk,” Jamie Noe, CEO and Foundation, Insurance Group of America 9:45 – 10:15 AM – “Navigating The Trenches: How to Avoid, Manage, and Resolve Construction Disputes,”...
by Steven M. Henderson and J. Ross Hutchison

March 22, 2023

Press Releases

Nine Stites & Harbison Attorneys Honored by 2022 Mid-South Super Lawyers

NASHVILLE, Tenn.—The 2022 edition of Mid-South Super Lawyers recently honored nine Stites & Harbison, PLLC attorneys. Six attorneys were named to the Super Lawyers list and three were named to the Rising Stars list. The attorneys named to the Super Lawyers list include: Rebecca McKelvey Castañeda Elizabeth A. Garrett Alexandra...
by Stites & Harbison, PLLC

December 01, 2022

Press Releases

Tennessee Bar Association Appoints Ross Hutchison to Construction Section’s Executive Committee

NASHVILLE, Tenn.—The Tennessee Bar Association’s (TBA’s) Construction Law Section recently appointed Stites & Harbison, PLLC attorney J. Ross Hutchison to its Executive Committee. The TBA Construction Law Section was created to serve the needs of Tennessee attorneys practicing in construction law. The mission of the section is to educate members...
by Stites & Harbison, PLLC

June 15, 2022

Client Alerts

Van Tatenhove Pauses Enforcement of Vaccine Mandate for Some Federal Contractors

On November 30, 2021, a federal judge for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky issued an order granting a preliminary injunction curbing implementation and enforcement of President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for federal government contractors and subcontractors. Pursuant to the injunction, federal government contractors...
by J. Ross Hutchison

December 02, 2021

Press Releases

Stites & Harbison Welcomes J. Ross Hutchison to the Nashville office

NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Stites & Harbison, PLLC welcomes attorney J. Ross Hutchison to the firm’s Nashville, Tenn., office. He joins the Construction Service Group as a Member (Partner). Hutchison’s practice focuses on both litigation and transactional matters within the construction industry. His clients primarily consist of residential and commercial owners, developers, architects,...
by Stites & Harbison, PLLC

October 29, 2021