Telephone: (615) 224-8540
E-mail: info@bbmclaw.com

Meet Our Team

John A. Barney
Attorney
E-mail:  john@bbmclaw.com

John Barney has over 20 years of experience handling a variety of legal matters for clients. His practice is focused on real estate, commercial and intellectual property transactions as well as litigation in both state and federal courts in Tennessee and Florida.  He has extensive jury and non-jury trial experience in corporate, business, entertainment, insurance, and personal injury/defective product litigation. He also has been successful in a number of appellate cases and has been certified as class counsel in several nationwide class action cases against major auto finance companies for discriminatory lending practices, all of which resulted in excellent results for the class members.

Mr. Barney is also a Tennessee Rule 31 Listed General Civil Mediator.

Reported and Appellate Cases
Davis v. Wells Fargo, NA, 2013 WL 4501452 (M.D. Tenn. Aug. 22, 2013)
Pledged Property II, LLC v. Morris, 2013 WL 1558318 (Tenn. Ct. App. Feb. 28, 2013)
Holub v. First Horizon Home Loan Corp., 2013 WL 500831 (Tenn. Ct. App. Feb. 8, 2013)
Beal Bank, SSB v. Prince, 2013 WL 411452 (Tenn. Ct. App. Jan. 31, 2013)
Clay v. First Horizon Home Loan Corp., 392 S.W.3d 72 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2012)
Sircy v. Metro Gov’t of Nashville and Davidson County, 182 S.W.3d 815 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2005)
First Deposit Nat’l Bank v. Quach, 1999 WL 371827 (Tenn. Ct. App. June 9, 1999)

Courts Admitted
Tennessee State Courts - 1996
United States Court of Appeals – Sixth Circuit
United States Court of Appeals – Eleventh Circuit
U.S. District Court, Middle District of Tennessee
U.S. District Court, Western District of Tennessee
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida
U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Alabama

Education
Univ. of Miami, Miami, FL - B.M.- 1991
Top Graduate – Music Media and Industry Program
J. George Vigorito Music Industry Award
National Association of Music Merchants Award Winner

University of Miami School of Law – J.D. - 1994
Cum Laude
University of Miami Entertainment & Sports Law Review

Memberships
Tennessee Bar Association
Williamson County Bar Association
Tennessee Association of Construction Counsel

Thomas J. Boylan
Attorney
E-mail:  tom@bbmclaw.com

Tom Boylan is a founding partner of Barney & Boylan, PLLC. He maintains an active practice, handling a broad range of civil litigation matters, such as transportation law, contractual disputes, divorce, landlord/tenant law and business law.  He has worked extensively in the area of residential and commercial construction, representing homeowners, builders, contractors, and developers.

Mr. Boylan is admitted to practice in all Tennessee state courts as well as in the Federal Court for the Middle District of Tennessee. He is a member of the Tennessee Bar Association's construction law section and the Williamson County Bar Association.

He earned his J.D. from the Nashville School of Law in 2012, and his B.S. from Middle Tennessee State University, where he was a distinguished student, receiving top honors and placement on the Dean's List.