Dudley M. West
Nashville
Office: 615.744.8618 | Fax: 615.744.8636
dudley.west@millermartin.com
Practice Areas
- Overview
- Education
- Involvement
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Overview
Dudley West has a diverse practice with an emphasis on business litigation and real estate, as well as providing counsel to individuals and small to medium-sized companies on business law issues.
He has handled numerous commercial real estate acquisitions, dispositions, and other transactions, and represented clients in a wide variety of business, real estate and other civil litigation matters in state and federal courts. His experience includes cases involving, among other things, business torts, employment restrictive covenants, disputes between shareholders and between members of partnerships and limited liability companies, title insurance claims, landlord-tenant matters and homeowner association disputes, as well as planning and zoning issues.
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Education
- J.D., Vanderbilt University School of Law, 1980
- B.A., magna cum laude, Economics, University of the South, 1977
- Phi Beta Kappa
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Involvement
Bar Admissions- Tennessee
- Florida
Court Admissions- U.S. District Court, Middle District of Tennessee, 1981
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit, 1982
Clerkships- Law Clerk to Chief Justice William J. Harbison, Tennessee Supreme Court (1980-1981)
Accolades- The Best Lawyers in America® - Real Estate Law and Commercial Litigation, since 2017
- Martindale Hubbell® Peer Review Ratings - Rated AV Preeminent®
- Nashville Bar Foundation, Fellow
- Tennessee Bar Foundation, Fellow
Memberships- Nashville Bar Association
- Tennessee Bar Association, Member and Former Chairman of the Litigation Section
- Tennessee Supreme Court, Former Member of the Hearing Committee of the Board of Professional Responsibility
Community- Sports Authority of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville, Former Member
- Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands, Annual Campaign - Former Small Firm Co-Chair
- The University of the South, Board of Trustees, Former Member
- Battle Ground Academy, Board of Trustees, Former Member
- United Cerebral Palsy of Middle Tennessee, Board of Directors - Former Member and Board Chair
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News
- 59 Miller & Martin Lawyers Recognized in Best Lawyers in America® 2025 Edition
- 57 Miller & Martin Lawyers Recognized as Best Lawyers® Award Recipients
- 52 Miller & Martin Attorneys Named to 2023 The Best Lawyers in America® List
- 50 Miller & Martin Attorneys Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® 2021 Edition
- 50 Miller & Martin Attorneys Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® 2020 Edition Show more