Member

J. Ross Hutchison

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.

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)