John Paul Dreiser

John Paul Dreiser

Knoxville, TN

(865) 584-1211

865-584-1171

Hire the attorney who teaches other attorneys in Tennessee how to handle cases just like yours! 

• Teaches other attorneys giving lectures in the areas of Social Security and Personal injury litigation
• Is an adjunct professor at the University of Tennessee College of Law
• Has been appointed to the Tennessee Supreme Court Hearing Committee
• Has been recognized by his peers as one of the top attorneys in Knoxville for the last 14 years

Practice Areas

• Personal Injury
• Long-Term Disability
• Workers Compensation
• Social Security Disability
• VA Disability

Bar Admissions

• Tennessee, 2000
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Tennessee, 2000
• U.S. Court of Federal Claims, 2010

Education

• University of Tennessee College of Law, Knoxville, Tennessee
  • J.D. – 2000
• Ball State University, Muncie
  • B.S. – 1997
  • Honors: magna cum laude
  • Major: Political Science/History/Philosophy

Published Works

• Hearing a Good Case, Tennessee Trial Lawyer, First Quarter, 2003

Classes/Seminars

• Handling a Social Security Disability Case, National Business Institute, 2004 to 2010
• Medical Records for Tennessee Attorneys , National Business Institute, 02/14/2005
• How to Prepare For and Succeed at the Social Security Disability Hearing in Tennessee, National Business Institute, 12/02/2005
• AMA Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment 5th Edition Seminar, American Academy of Disability Evaluating Physicians (AADEP), 08/25/2006
• Advanced Workers’ Compensation, Lorman Education Services, 12/05/2006
• Workers’ Compensation Hearing: Techniques and Strategies for Success, National Business Institute, 12/03/2007
• Mid-South Worker’s Compensation Association – Luncheon Lecturer, Mid-South Worker’s Compensation Association, 2008
• Social Security Disability Bootcamp, National Business Institute, 2011
• Workers’ Compensation Update, Lorman Education Services, 2009 to 2011
• “Workers’ Compensation: The View from Both Sides of the Fence”, Knoxville Bar Association, 2012

Honors and Awards

• Top Attorney in Knoxville for Workers Compensation (City View Magazine)
• Top Attorney in Knoxville for Social Security Disability (City View Magazine)
• Mid-South Rising Stars list in Super Lawyers Magazine

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Tennessee Bar Association, 2000 to Present
• Tennessee Association of Justice, 2000 to Present
• American Association for Justice, 10/2000 to Present
• Workplace Injury Litigation Group, Present
• National Organization of Social Security Claimants Representatives, Present