Batson Nolan PLC - Clarksville and Springfield Full-Service Law Firm

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A Full Service Law Firm with a Client-Focused Culture

With convenient office locations in Clarksville and Springfield, Tennessee, Batson Nolan PLC specializes in providing the quality of a big-name law firm with the personal, individualized attention of a smaller practice – a unique combination that is extremely rare in today’s legal industry. Since our founding in 1860, we have garnered a reputation throughout Tennessee and Kentucky as a leader in ethical and effective legal practice. We are committed to carrying on this tradition of excellence well into the future. Our entire staff of experienced attorneys and knowledgeable legal professionals take pride in constantly improving the ways in which they can help clients satisfactorily resolve each and every one of their law-related needs and concerns.

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Meet Our Attorneys

Richard H.
Batson

member

A native of Clarksville, Tennessee, Richard H. Batson has been practicing law as part of Batson Nolan PLC since 1957. Over the course of decades of legal experience, Mr. Batson has been involved primarily in the fields of litigation and defense related to matters involving personal injury, products liability, libel, slander, and commerce. Mr. Batson currently focuses on General Business/Corporation Law issues as well as Industrial Development concerns. His previous experience also includes organizing and providing legal counsel to a number of non-profit entities.

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Daniel Mark
Nolan

managing member

Mark was born and raised in Clarksville. He graduated from Clarksville High School before attending Austin Peay State University and the University of Tennessee, where he earned a Bachelors of Science in Business Administration. Mark then attended law school at Mississippi College of Law. Mark has been with the firm of Batson Nolan PLC over 25 years now, having clerked during law school and then beginning his practice full time in 1992. He currently serves as Managing Member of the firm.

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Christina M.
Bartee

member

Christy is a Springfield native and a graduate of Springfield High School. She graduated magna cum laude from the University of Tennessee at Martin with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science. She attended the law school at the University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law. While in law school, she was a member of Tennessee Journal of Practice and Procedure, and authored Anastoff v. United States: Precedence of Unpublished Opinions.

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Matthew J.
Ellis

member

Matthew was born in Clarksville and raised in nearby Cedar Hill, Tennessee. After graduating high school, he joined the United States Navy. After his service, he returned home to attend Austin Peay State University. He graduated in 2000 and went on to attend law school at The Vermont Law School. Upon graduation in 2004, Matthew began his practice with Batson Nolan PLC.

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A photo of Matthew J. Ellis - Business Speciality Attorney with Batson Nolan serving Clarksville Tennessee and the surrounding areas.

Suzanne G.
Marsh

member

Suzanne G. Marsh is a Member of the firm. She attended college at Austin Peay State University in Clarksville and graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration in 1989. After graduating from Austin Peay, Suzanne attended law school at Cumberland School of Law at Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama. During her time at Cumberland, she served as Associate Editor of The Cumberland Law Review, as an Associate Justice for the Henry Upson Sims Moot Court Board, and as a Cordell Hull Teaching Assistant. She is also a member of the Order of Barristers.

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J. Matthew
Miller

member

Matt Miller was raised in Brentwood, Tennessee. He attended college at David Lipscomb University graduating in 1993 with a B.S. in Biology. He attended law school at the University of Memphis, Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law, earning a J.D. in 1998. During law school, Matt was selected to the University of Memphis law review and the Moot Court Board where he served as an associate editor and judge. Matt also received the Glencoe McGraw-Hill Award for the most outstanding graduate paper in the nation, and was inducted into the American Inns of Court and is published as an author in law reviews and legal treatises.

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Philip M.
Mize

member

Philip M. Mize is a Member of Batson Nolan PLC and he primarily practices in the areas of Serious Personal Injury & Wrongful Death; Insurance Defense; Commercial Law; Construction Law, and Family Law.

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Dan L.
Nolan

member

Dan was raised in Nashville, Tennessee. He attended college at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville and graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration. Dan stayed in Knoxville to attend law school at the University of Tennessee. He graduated with his law degree in 1965. He then practiced law briefly in Maryville and Knoxville, Tennessee before moving to Clarksville to join the firm, known then as Daniel, Harvill & Batson. Dan became a Member of the firm shortly thereafter and has practiced here ever since then.

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Austin
Peay VII

of counsel

Austin is of counsel with the firm, and has been practicing law since 1993. Austin graduated magna cum laude from the University of Tennessee with a degree in Political Science. He went on to obtain his J.D. from the University of Tennessee in 1993.

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Lauren S.
Meadows

associate

Lauren is a native Tennessean who was raised in Nashville. She attended the University of Tennessee where she majored in Political Science and graduated magna cum laude. As an undergraduate, Lauren was a member of Kappa Delta Sorority, Phi Sigma Theta National Honor Society, and Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society.

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Timothy K.
Roark

associate

Kyle Roark was born in Kentucky but raised in Greenbrier, Tennessee. He attended the University of Kentucky in Lexington where he graduated with a degree in Political Science and a minor in History. As an undergraduate, Kyle was an intern at the United States House of Representatives for Congressman Harold Rogers and the Kentucky State House of Representative for Representative Stan Lee. Kyle was also an active member in Kappa Sigma Fraternity serving as the personal relations and Intermural chair.

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Jeff T.
Goodson

member

Attorney Jeff T. Goodson obtained his law degree from the University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law, and obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree in communications from Harding University in Searcy, AR. From 1994 until 2001, Jeff worked at Lovell Communications, Inc., a nationally known marketing communications firm, headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee.

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Matthew
Holman

associate

Matt was raised in Memphis, TN, but has lived in all of Tennessee’s biggest cities, including Nashville, Knoxville, Chattanooga, and now Clarksville. Matt graduated summa cum laude from Mississippi College with a degree in Business Administration with a Concentration in Sports Management.

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Meet Our Attorneys

Richard H.
Batson

Daniel Mark
Nolan

Christina M.
Bartee

Matthew J.
Ellis

Suzanne G.
Marsh

J. Matthew
Miller

Philip M.
Mize

Dan L.
Nolan

Austin
Peay VII

Lauren S.
Meadows

Timothy K.
Roark

Jeff T.
Goodson

Matthew
Holman

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We’re Here to Serve You – A Full Service Law Firm with a Client-Focused Culture

Our Clients Say...

Our Areas Of Practice

Meet Our Attorneys

Richard H.Batson

Daniel MarkNolan

Christina M.Bartee

Matthew J.Ellis

Suzanne G.Marsh

J. MatthewMiller

Philip M.Mize

Dan L.Nolan

AustinPeay VII

Lauren S.Meadows

Timothy K.Roark

Jeff T.Goodson

MatthewHolman

Batson Nolan // In The Community

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We’re Here to Serve You –
A Full Service Law Firm with a Client-Focused Culture

Richard H.
Batson

Daniel Mark
Nolan

Christina M.
Bartee

Matthew J.
Ellis

Suzanne G.
Marsh

J. Matthew
Miller

Philip M.
Mize

Dan L.
Nolan

Austin
Peay VII

Lauren S.
Meadows

Timothy K.
Roark

Jeff T.
Goodson

Matthew
Holman