Jack joined Hartzog & Silva after twenty years in private practice, bringing with him a wide variety of legal experience and a specific focus on real estate matters.  Prior to beginning the practice of law, Jack spent seventeen years as a civil engineering designer and construction administrator for one of the country’s premier consulting engineering firms.  This gave him valuable experience in guiding clients through difficult construction and property issues.  Jack’s practice also includes wills, estate administration, conservatorships and guardianships, small business matters, and commercial civil litigation.  

Jack and his wife, Betsy, have three sons, two daughters-in-law, and grandchildren.  Although Jack grew up in Nashville, he and Betsy moved to Franklin early on to raise their family where Jack’s ancestral roots reach to the early settlers of Williamson County.

Jack has also been active outside of the legal community, coaching youth sports and serving various area organizations. He is currently President of the Sigma Chi – Kappa Psi Housing Corporation, and he and Betsy foster puppies for the Williamson County Animal Center.

Areas of Practice

• Real Estate

  • Contracts

  • Leases

  • Residential Construction Matters

  • Landlord-Tenant Issues

  • Boundary Disputes

  • Homeowners’ Association Issues

• Wills, Probate, and Estate Administration

• Conservatorships & Guardianships

• Small Business Matters

• Commercial Civil Litigation

• Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 31 Listed General Civil Mediator

Education

• Nashville School of Law

  • Doctor of Jurisprudence

  • Honorable Society of Cooper’s Inn

• Middle Tennessee State University

  • Bachelor of Science in Political Science

Bar Admissions

• State Bar of Tennessee

• U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee

Professional Associations and Memberships:

• Tennessee Bar Association

• Tennessee Bar Foundation Fellow

• Williamson County Bar Association, Past President

• Tennessee Board of Law Examiners District 6 Investigating Committee

• Former Williamson County Public Guardian

• Tennessee John Marshall American Inns of Court, Past Administrator

Community Involvement

• Williamson County Animal Center

• Sigma Chi - Kappa Psi Housing Corporation, President

• Sigma Chi Nashville Alumni Chapter, Treasurer

• Signma Chi International Fraternity, Ritual Peer

• Franklin High School Band Boosters, Inc., Past President

• Williamson County Historical Society

Location: 
Franklin, Tennessee

Phone: 
(615) 790-1500

Fax: 
(615) 790-0091

Email: 
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