A native of Milan, Tennessee, Floyd is a second generation lawyer. His family can trace its Gibson County roots to the early 1800s. He has practiced law at the Firm since 1987. His first 4 years were at Thomason, Crawford & Hendrix (now Lewis Thomason) in Memphis, Tennessee.
Education
Milan High School - 1976
University of Tennessee - 1980 (BS in Broadcast Communications)
University of Tennessee College of Law - 1983 (Juris Doctor)
Type of Practice
Civil litigation of all types, Estates, Real Estate and Mediation. 85% of his practice time now involves Mediation. He has been a Civil Mediator since 2001.
Professional Associations
TN Bar Foundation (Chairman 2020-2021)
Fellow, TN Bar Association
TN Board of Professional Responsibility (Chairman 2018-2022)
Member, Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Commission
Member of the TAPM (2001-Present)
TN Bar Association
Rotary International (Paul Harris Fellow)
Member, UT President's Club
Hobbies
TSSAA Official in Basketball and Football.
He enjoys Officiating, Golf and all UT Sports.
Family
He and his wife, Guinda, have two children, Clint, a lawyer in Ashland, Oregon, and Claire, a Legal Assistant in Nashville, and one grandchild, Noah.
Floyd and Guinda are active Members of The Church at Sugar Creek where they both serve as Sunday School Teachers and Floyd serves as a Deacon.
Floyd S. Flippin