Walter T. Partain
Associate

Walter has practiced corporate and transactional law with the firm since 2004.

Walter grew up in Charlotte, North Carolina. He attended Duke University, where he was on the Dean’s List, a member of Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society, and a member of Beta Theta Pi fraternity. After graduating with a degree in Philosophy and Psychology in 1996, Walter worked in First Union’s Capital Markets division in Charlotte, and later as a paralegal in the Boston law firm of Gelb & Gelb, LLP.

Walter was a Dean’s Scholar and Paul J. Liacos Scholar at Boston University School of Law, and served as Notes Editor on the Boston University Public Interest Law Journal. After graduating with honors in 2002, he worked as Assistant General Counsel for the National Association of State PIRGs in Boston, an alliance of nonprofits that advocate for consumer and environmental safety.

Walter is married to Denise Phillips, a history professor at the University of Tennessee.Walter and Denise live in the historic neighborhood of Old North Knoxville in a house that was restored by a local preservation group. They love to travel near and far – to the mountains and overseas – as often as possible.