For victims of serious truck accidents in Tennessee, having the right legal team can be the difference between a lowball settlement and the full compensation they deserve. Fox, Farley, Willis & Burnette, PLLC is a premier personal injury firm with offices across East Tennessee — serving clients in Clinton, Knoxville, Sevierville, LaFollette, and Maryville. Founded in 2003 by attorneys Bruce D. Fox, Michael S. Farley, John Willis, and Bradley Clyde Burnette, the firm has built its reputation on taking on complex, high-stakes cases that other firms turn away. Their practice covers the full spectrum of personal injury law, with particular depth in trucking litigation, automobile accidents, products liability, workers’ compensation, and wrongful death — making them one of the most formidable plaintiff firms in the state.
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Bruce D. Fox — Trial Lawyer with 45+ Years of Experience
At the center of the firm’s trucking litigation practice is founding partner Bruce D. Fox, a trial lawyer with more than 45 years of experience and a track record that few attorneys in Tennessee can match. Bruce earned his undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Tennessee before pursuing advanced legal studies at Cambridge University in England, where he obtained an LLB in International Law. That blend of rigorous academic training and decades of real-world courtroom experience has made him one of the most accomplished litigators in the region. Over his career, he has completed more than 125 jury trials in both state and federal courts, handled more than 400 non-jury cases, and has served as lead counsel in multi-state class action litigation.
Bruce Fox’s standing within the legal community is equally impressive. He is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), an invitation-only organization limited to approximately 100 Tennessee lawyers who meet strict trial experience requirements. He has been listed in Mid-South Super Lawyers every year since 2007, was named a Top Attorney by CityView Magazine in personal injury, workers’ compensation, class action, and wrongful death, and in 2025 received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association — the organization’s highest honor. He has also served as Past President and Board Member of that same association, reflecting not only his skill but his leadership within the profession.
When it comes to truck accident cases, Fox, Farley, Willis & Burnette brings institutional knowledge that is difficult to replicate. Commercial trucking cases involve federal FMCSA regulations, driver logbook requirements, electronic logging device (ELD) data, black box (ECM) records, mandatory maintenance schedules, and multiple layers of liability that can extend to the trucking company, cargo loaders, parts manufacturers, and maintenance contractors. The firm works alongside accident reconstruction specialists and mechanical engineers to build airtight cases from the ground up. Their verdicts and settlements reflect this level of preparation: a $1.6 million recovery for a man struck head-on by a commercial delivery truck, a $1 million wrongful death settlement for a college student killed on I-40 by improperly secured cargo, and a $775,000 settlement for an I-75 collision caused by a tractor-trailer driver operating under the influence of methamphetamines. The firm’s most high-profile truck result is a $31.8 million jury verdict obtained in Davidson County for a Nashville mother seriously injured when a concrete truck driver ran a stop sign.
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