Bill Tate is a Rule 31 Listed Civil Mediator. His mediation practice focuses on construction litigation, insurance coverage of construction disputes, bankruptcy and commercial litigation. Mr. Tate has practiced law in Nashville, Tennessee for the last twenty-nine years, working on construction and insurance coverage under the Commercial General Liability Policy and the Builders Risk Policy. Mr. Tate has spent much of his career litigating and negotiating bankruptcy matters, including construction cases involving Surety issues, construction issues and financial issues.

Mr. Tate has served as a mediator in construction cases, bankruptcy and insurance matters and has participated in mediations involving wrongful death claims, copyright and trademark issues.

Mr. Tate has lectured on insurance coverage of construction disputes and has advised clients regarding insurance coverage of entertainment matters, including copyright infringement. Recently, Mr. Tate has been a featured speaker for the Tennessee Association of Construction Counsel and the Tennessee Bar Association Law Section on the topic of Insurance Coverage of Construction Disputes in Tennessee.

Cliff Wilson is a Rule 31 listed civil mediator. Upon graduation from law school in 1983, Cliff had a one year clerkship for a justice on the Tennessee Supreme Court. Cliff learned early in his career to see and appreciate both sides of a dispute. 

Cliff has a lot of experience in the courtroom. He has tried approximately 200 cases to a jury with many more Judge trials. While predominately representing defendants and their insurance carriers in lawsuits, Cliff usually has many cases where he represents the injured person. This gives him perspective for both sides. 

Cliff was recently recognized by Best Lawyers in America as the 2021 Lawyer of the Year in the practice area of Workers Compensation Law - Employers in Nashville. Interestingly, Best Lawyers also recognize Cliff in the practice areas of Insurance Law, Workers Compensation Law-Claimants and Workers Compensation Law- Employers. 

Cliff has also been recognized as a Mid-South Superlawyer every year since 2013. 

Cliff has been mediating cases successfully since 2014.

Nate Cherry is a Rule 31 listed civil mediator.

His practice focuses on varying areas of the law. He has litigated hundreds of cases to successful resolution through trial or settlement and thinks that his background has provided him with a wide range of legal knowledge that helps him in trying to resolve other people’s disputes.

While he has a great deal of knowledge in areas involving personal injury and wrongful death, he also feels comfortable mediating cases involving commercial disputes. Never one to shy away from a challenge, he works hard to make sure mediation parties are getting his best effort in trying to resolve their cases.