Attorney Profiles
History of the Cheadles
John Cheadle, Jr. and his sister Evalina Cheadle practiced with their father, John R. Cheadle, Sr., a Nashville lawyer for 37 years, before he passed away in 1997. Their brother, Dudley A. Cheadle, joined the practice in 2005.
Grandfather John A. Cheadle was a Texas lawyer. Great-grandfather John B. Cheadle was an Oklahoma attorney admitted in 1906 when Oklahoma was still a territory. He later became the Dean of the Oklahoma University Law School. Another great-grandfather, James D. B. DeBow, practiced law in Nashville in the early 1900s and was a Davidson County, Tennessee Criminal Court Judge.
Attorneys
John R. Cheadle, Sr. (1930-1997).
John R. Cheadle, Jr. graduated from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois with a BA in 1975 and earned his Juris Doctor from Vanderbilt University Law School in Nashville, Tennessee in 1978. He is AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell's peer evaluation service and has an Airline Transport Pilot Certificate from the Federal Aviation Administration. He has had comprehensive experience in representing business creditors in state and bankruptcy court. As a frequent lecturer in enforcing creditors' rights, John Cheadle's practice emphasizes collection law, lender representation, receiverships, corporate defense and aviation law. John R. Cheadle, Jr. is one of the founding members of the Tennessee Supreme Court Historical Society.
(Managing Partner) born Franklin, Tennessee, November 16, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, Tennessee; 1979, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Tennessee, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Tennessee, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Northwestern University (B.A., 1975); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1978). Phi Alpha Delta. Named as one of "Nashville's Best Lawyers," Nashville Post Magazine, 2003. Listed: one of "The Best 101 Lawyers in Tennessee," Business Tennessee Magazine, 2004 and 2005; Named one of "Best Lawyers in Tennessee," Business Tennessee Magazine, 2006, 2007 and 2008. Lecturer: "Enforcement of Judgments," 2003; "Judgment Enforcement in Tennessee," 2001; "Advanced Collection Law in Tennessee," 2000; "Tennessee Collection Law & Strategies," 1998; "Collecting from Tenants in Tennessee," 1998; "Collection Law in Tennessee," 1998; "Collection Law in Tennessee," 1999; "Enforcing Judgments In Tennessee," 1999; Healthcare Providers Trade Association Seminar, 1991. Appointed Special Counsel for Litigation in Tennessee by the Ohio State Attorney General, 1991. Appointed Special Assistant Attorney General, State of North Dakota to Represent Bank of North Dakota in Litigation in Tennessee, 1988.
In 2009, John R. Cheadle Jr. was appointed to serve as receiver for 3 large condominium projects in middle Tennessee: 5th and Main, The Braxton, and Rolling Mill Hill. Appointed to act as receiver of STC Cable Systems by the Davidson County Chancery Court, 2008. Receiver by Davidson County Chancery appointment of Altamonte Pointe Apartments, Berkley Ridge Apartments, Rolling Hills Apartments, and White Oaks Apartments, 2007. Appointed by the Sevier County, Tennessee Chancery Court to Act as Receiver of Governor's Crossing Outlet Mall, 2004. Appointed by the Davidson County, Tennessee Chancery Court to Act as Receiver of: Donelson Plaza Shopping Center. 1995; Tennessee Ridge Apartments, 1991; Autumn Chase Apartments, 1990. Appointed by the Sumner County, Tennessee Chancery Court to Act as Receiver of Gallatin Group, Inc., d/b/a/ Toyota of Gallatin, 1996.
Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations; Lawyer-Pilots Bar Association. Reported Cases: Allstate Insurance Company v. Watson, 195 S.W.3d 609 (Tenn. 2006), Allstate Insurance Co. v. Tripplite. Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Business Law; Banking Law; Insurance Law; Creditors Rights; Receivership Law; Creditor Bankruptcy Law; Aviation Law.
Evalina C. Cheadle, John Cheadle, Jr.'s sister, was born in Ft. Belvoir, Virginia in 1956. She graduated from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee in 1978 and earned her Juris Doctor from the Nashville School of Law in 1987. Her practice also focuses on creditor representation, with a particular emphasis on prosecuting subrogation claims for insurance carriers.
(Member) born Ft. Belvoir, Virginia, April 10, 1956; admitted to bar, 1988, Tennessee; U.S. District Court, Middle and Eastern Districts of Tennessee; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.S., 1978); Nashville School of Law (J.D., 1987). Sigma Delta Kappa (Treasurer, 1984-1985). Member: Nashville and Tennessee Bar Associations. Reported Cases: Martin-Gilliam v. Continental Insurance Co., 868 S.W.2d 644 (1993). Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Business Law; Creditor-Bankruptcy Law; Domestic Relations Law; Real Estate Law; Subrogation Claims for insurance carriers.
Karen S. Schnupp is a graduate of the University of Tennessee, as an undergraduate in 1982 and law school in 1985. Since that time, she has been a member of the Tennessee Bar practicing creditor’s rights law throughout East Tennessee. She is a frequent lecturer in the area of collections law and the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. Ms. Schnupp is a member of the Tennessee Bar Association and the Commercial Law League of America.
(Partner) admitted to bar, 1985, Tennessee; Law School: University of Tennessee at Knoxville, J.D.; College: University of Tennessee at Knoxville, B.A.
Dudley A. Cheadle, another Cheadle sibling, was born in Franklin, Tennessee in 1967. He joined the practice in 2005. Mr. Cheadle graduated from Belmont University in 1993 and received his Juris Doctor from Nashville School of Law in 2004. Mr. Cheadle also practices extensively in creditor representation.
(Member) born Franklin, Tennessee, July 6, 1967; admitted to bar, 2005, Tennessee. Education: Belmont University (B.A., 1994); Nashville School of Law (J.D., 2004). Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Business Law. Mr. Cheadle was admitted to US District Court, Middle District of Tennessee in 2007 and will be admitted to US District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee in April.
ASSOCIATE
Mary K. Barnard was born in Nashville, Tennessee on July 30, 1980. After having been admitted to bar in 2008, she joined the Cheadle law offices. She attended Middle Tennessee State University, where she earned her bachelor's degree in 2001, and Nashville School of Law, where she earned her Juris Doctor in 2008. Ms. Barnard is a member of the Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations.
(Associate) born Nashville, Tennessee, July 30, 1980; admitted to bar, 2008, Tennessee. Education: Middle Tennessee State University (B.S., 2001); Nashville School of Law (J.D., 2008). Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations. Admitted 2009, U.S. District Court, Middle and Eastern Districts of Tennessee. Practice Areas: Collection law; Commercial law; Creditors representation in bankruptcy and state court; subrogation claims for insurance carriers.
