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Frank C. Ingraham 
Nashville, Tennessee
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phone (615) 244-6632
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Frank Ingraham has served the legal needs of clients since 1954. Admitted to the Tennessee Bar and the Bar of the U.S. Supreme Court, he is a Roscoe Pound Fellow, founding member of the American Trial Lawyers Foundation, and holds membership in the Nashville Bar Foundation, Williamson County Bar Association, Tennessee Bar Association, American Bar Association, the American Academy of Estate Planning Attorneys, and the American Trial Lawyers Association.

Frank has served on the Tennessee Representative Board of Directors of the National Beef Cattlemen's Association (Tax Committee) for more than 20 years. A retired Captain in the U.S. Air Force, he served as Executive Officer/Staff Judge Advocate and legal advisor to the base Commander. His clients have included First American National Bank, Jarman Foundation, National Association of Free Will Baptists, Tennessee District Assemblies of God, Southern Baptist and Tennessee Baptist Foundations, Methodist Layman Foundation, and the Tennessee Baptist Children's Homes.

EDUCATION - Frank graduated cum laude from Baylor University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in history and philosophy. He earned his Juris Doctorate from Vanderbilt University School of Law, serving as writer and contributing editor of the Vanderbilt Law Review.

PRACTICE - With over 50 years in practice, Frank has served a myriad of clients - both individual and corporate, including a conglomerate of more than 100 corporate entities. He has extensive church law, agriculture law, and civil litigation experience at all levels, including first impression cases (i.e., in Knopp v. American Airlines, he established the right of the injured public to common law recovery from the airlines, and in Tennessee Baptist Children's Homes Inc. v. I.R.S., he established a religious institution's affiliate's right not to file a 990 tax form).

PERSONAL - Frank is married to Frances Rose Ingraham. They are the parents of a son (deceased), two daughters, four granddaughters and a grandson. He has contributed to the community as President and Director of the Woodmont Kiwanis Club, Officer of the Franklin Lions Club, Chairman of the Tennessee Governor's Prayer Breakfast, President of Nashville Farmer's Club and served on the Board of Directors of the Nashville Chamber of Commerce.

Areas of Practice:
Church Law
Agriculture Law
Civil Litigation
Litigation Percentage:
30% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions:
Tennessee, 1954
U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1961
U.S. Supreme Court, 1971
Education:
Vanderbilt University School of Law, Nashville, Tennessee, 1954
J.D.
Law Review: Vanderbilt Law Review, Writer and Contributing Editor


Baylor University, Waco, Texas
B.A.
Honors: Cum Laude
Major:  History
Major:  Philosophy


Representative Cases:
Knopp v. American Airlines, (   )
Tennessee Baptist Children's Homes Inc. v. I.R.S., (   )
Representative Clients:
First American National Bank
Jarman Foundation
National Association of Free Will Baptists
Tennessee District Assemblies of God
Southern Baptist Foundation
Tennessee Baptist Foundation
Methodist Layman Foundation
Tennessee Baptist Children's Homes
Honors and Awards:
Roscoe Pound Fellow


Professional Associations and Memberships:
American Trial Lawyers Foundation
Founding Member


Christian Legal Society
Member


Nashville Bar Foundation
Member


Williamson County Bar Association
Member


Tennessee Bar Association
Member


American Bar Association
Member


American Academy of Estate Planning Attorneys
Member


American Association for Justice
Member


National Beef Cattlemen's Association
Tennessee Representative Board of Directors, Tax Committee


Woodmont Kiwanis Club
President and Director


Franklin Lions Club
Officer


Tennessee Governor's Prayer Breakfast
Chairman


Nashville Farmer's Club
President


Nashville Chamber of Commerce
Board of Directors


Past Employment Positions:
U.S. Air Force, Captain (Ret.)


U.S. Air Force, Executive Officer / Staff Judge Advocate


U.S. Air Force, Legal Advisor to Base Commander



404 James Robertson Parkway Suite 2100 | Nashville, TN 37219 | Phone: (615) 244-6632 | Fax: (615) 244-6635

At Ingraham & Pautienus, we represent people throughout Middle Tennessee, including clients in Nashville, Brentwood, Franklin, Murfreesboro, Gallatin, Clarksville, Davidson County, Williamson County, Rutherford County, Robertson County, Sumner County, Wilson County, Putnam County, Maury County, Coffee County, and Cheatham County.

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