# Site: stokeswilliams.com # URL: https://stokeswilliams.com # Generated: 2026-10-11 03:04:24 # Version: 1.3 # File Type: llms.txt # Total Pages: 25 --- ## Home URL: https://stokeswilliams.com/ #### Knoxville's trusted law firm for over 30 years. # When results matter.... --- ## Banking URL: https://stokeswilliams.com/practice-areas/banking/ ## Banking Law... --- ## Dana Scott Pemberton URL: https://stokeswilliams.com/attorneys/dana-scott-pemberton/ ### Dana S. Pemberton View Contact Info dana@stokeswilliams.com 865.544.3833 Dana Scott Pemberton serves as municipal judge of Rockwood, Tennessee and has over 20 years of experience in a wide range of civil litigation. Dana’s areas of practice consist of workers compensation, personal injury, employment, personal injury, wills and estates and complex litigation such as medical malpractice, product liability, food borne illnesses and mass torts, including federal multi-district litigation. As a result, Dana has substantial experience at both the trial and appellate levels. Dana has authored materials and lectured for several continuing education courses in the areas of mass tort litigation, insurance claim litigation, managing liens and subrogation in automobile accident litigation and handling complex insurance coverage disputes. Dana was born and raised in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.... --- ## Ellis A. Sharp URL: https://stokeswilliams.com/attorneys/ellis-a-sharp/ ### Ellis A. Sharp ##### President/Partner View Contact Info sandy@stokeswilliams.com 865.544.3833 Ellis A. “Sandy” Sharp is a founding member of the firm. Sandy is highly regarded by his clients and peers as one of the most effective lawyers in the State of Tennessee when trying a case to a jury or judge. He has successfully tried cases in essentially all venues throughout Tennessee, in both state and federal courts. In addition to his extensive jury and non-jury trial experience as lead counsel, Sandy provides pre-litigation counsel to clients and personally handles dispositive pretrial motions as well as complex discovery issues. He tactically advocates for his clients during mediations and settlement negotiations. Also, he has represented clients in numerous successful appeals. He is a Knoxville native and attended the University of Florida while in undergraduate school on a basketball scholarship.... --- ## Herbert B. Williams URL: https://stokeswilliams.com/attorneys/herbert-b-williams/ ### Herbert B. Williams ##### Partner View Contact Info herb@stokeswilliams.com 865.544.3833 Herbert B Williams received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Tennessee in 1977 with High Honors. He received his Doctor of Jurisprudence Degree from Memphis State University (now University of Memphis) School of Law in 1981. He is a member of the American, Tennessee and Knoxville Bar Associations and is certified to practice in the United States District Court and the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. He is a Rule 31 Certified Mediator in the field of Civil Mediation. Mr. Williams represents individuals, employees, employers, insurance companies and governmental entities in several areas. He is a seminar speaker on workers’ compensation; has handled compensation claims for over 20 years for employers, insurance carriers and employees and was listed in The Best Lawyers in America 2009 in the field of workers compensation.... --- ## Mary Jo Mann URL: https://stokeswilliams.com/attorneys/mary-jo-mann/ ### Mary Jo Mann View Contact Info maryjo@stokeswilliams.com 865.544.3833 Mary Jo Mann has practiced law since 1986. She practices primarily in the areas of casualty defense, construction, employment, and commercial law. Ms. Mann has tried numerous jury and non-jury cases throughout East Tennessee and has become a seasoned trial lawyer. In the casualty defense area, Ms. Mann has had a significant amount of litigation and trial experience involving insurance issues, premises liability and automobile accidents. In a number of such cases, Ms. Mann achieved defense verdicts or trial judgments substantially lower than the amounts initially offered by her client’s insurers. Ms. Mann regularly represents clients in the arbitration and litigation of construction disputes, the resolution of lien claims, and other construction contract matters. In the employment law area, Ms. Mann has represented clients in administrative proceedings before the EEOC and THRC.... --- ## Environmental URL: https://stokeswilliams.com/practice-areas/environmental/ ## Environmental Law ... --- ## Criminal Defense URL: https://stokeswilliams.com/practice-areas/criminal-defense/ ## Criminal Defense ... --- ## Mediation URL: https://stokeswilliams.com/practice-areas/mediation/ ## Mediation Services ... --- ## Products Liability URL: https://stokeswilliams.com/practice-areas/products-liability/ ## Products Liability ... --- ## Worker’s Compensation URL: https://stokeswilliams.com/practice-areas/workers-compensation/ ## Worker's Compensation ... --- ## Jon M. Cope URL: https://stokeswilliams.com/attorneys/jon-m-cope/ ### Jon M. Cope ##### Managing Partner View Contact Info jon@stokeswilliams.com 865.544.3833 Jon. M. Cope is the managing partner for the firm. Jon began working with the firm in 1998. He has devoted his practice to being a trial attorney and is highly regarded by his clients and peers as one of the most effective trial attorneys in Tennessee. Jon’s legal skills have been recognized by his peers as excellent by being rated AV-Preeminent Peer Review by Martindale-Hubbell. Jon was born in El Paso, Texas and mainly grew up outside of Chicago, Illinois. He has lived in Tennessee for over 25 years and married an east Tennessean, Kimberly Ann Cope. Jon’s practice has been primarily focused on civil litigation and appellate work (plaintiffs and defendants). It includes insurance defense, professional liability, building design/engineering liability, construction defect, personal injury, product liability and contract disputes.... --- ## Annie Duncan URL: https://stokeswilliams.com/attorneys/annie-duncan/ ### Annie Duncan View Contact Info annie@stokeswilliams.com 865.544.3833 Annie Duncan has nearly 20 years of legal experience in a wide range of civil litigation. Annie’s areas of legal practice consist of insurance defense, business litigation, personal injury, medical malpractice, property disputes, domestic issues, and product liability. Annie also has experience with federal multi-district litigation cases concerning hip and mesh implant products and vaccine injury cases before the United States Court of Federal Claims. Annie primarily specializes in legal research and writing which demands the analysis of technical fact patterns and complex legal issues in order to present compelling legal arguments in court motions, memoranda, and briefs. She is adept at crafting persuasive arguments that have proven successful in trial courts, the Tennessee Court of Appeals, the Tennessee Supreme Court, and United States District Courts for both defendants and plaintiffs.... --- ## Billy J. Stokes URL: https://stokeswilliams.com/attorneys/billy-j-stokes/ ### Billy J. Stokes View Contact Info billy@stokeswilliams.com 865.544.3833 Billy J. Stokes, now “of counsel” to the firm, practices in the areas of mediation, personal injury, transportation industry law, tort claims, product liability, employment issues, environmental, and governmental relations/administrative law. He represents individuals, insurance companies, self-insureds, employers, manufacturers, trucking companies, and service providers. Mr. Stokes actively participates in transportation industry seminars. Mr. Stokes has tried both jury and non-jury cases throughout the region. He is a Supreme Court Rule 31 Listed Mediator. Mr. Stokes is a former member of Governor Don Sundquist’s cabinet, initially appointed Commissioner, Tennessee Department of Employment Security, later promoted to the Governor’s Senior Staff as Special Assistant to the Governor. Mr. Stokes played a key role in shaping the Workers’ Compensation Reform Act of 1996.... --- ## Contact URL: https://stokeswilliams.com/contact/ ### Phone 865.544.3833 ### Fax 865.544.1849 ### Email info@stokeswilliams.com ### Location Stokes, Williams, Sharp 920 Volunteer Landing Ln, Suite 100 Knoxville, TN 37915 Directions View Map ### Hours Monday 8:30AM – 5:00PM Tuesday 8:30AM – 5:00PM Wednesday 8:30AM – 5:00PM Thursday 8:30AM – 5:00PM Friday 8:30AM – 5:00PM Saturday 8:30AM – 5:00PM Sunday Closed ## How can we help you today? Our team is dedicated to providing you with exemplary service and that begins right here. We want to make it simple for you to contact us and with your questions and concerns.  We look forward to hearing from you. --- ## Emily G. Harrell URL: https://stokeswilliams.com/attorneys/emily-g-harrell/ ### Emily G. Harrell ##### Associate View Contact Info emmy@stokeswilliams.com 865.544.3833 Emily “Emmy” G. Harrell is an associate at the firm.  Emmy was born in Morristown, Tennessee. She studied political science and sociology at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville and graduated magna cum laude with her Bachelor of Arts in 2017. Emmy received her Doctor of Jurisprudence degree from the Lincoln Memorial University Duncan School of Law in May of 2021. Emmy had many academic achievements while at Duncan School of law. She graduated summa cum laude and third in her class. She also received six CALI Excellence for the Future Awards for scoring the highest grade in six respective courses and was named to the Dean’s List following each of her six semesters. Emmy has experience in a wide variety of civil litigation and transactional practice.... --- ## Attorneys URL: https://stokeswilliams.com/attorneys/ ## When Results Matter... --- ## Firm History URL: https://stokeswilliams.com/firm-history/ ## Serving Knoxville since 1998.... --- ## Insurance URL: https://stokeswilliams.com/practice-areas/insurance/ ## Insurance Services... --- ## Appellate Work URL: https://stokeswilliams.com/practice-areas/appellate-work/ ## Appellate Work... --- ## Premises Liability URL: https://stokeswilliams.com/practice-areas/premises-liability/ ## Premises Liability... --- ## Construction URL: https://stokeswilliams.com/practice-areas/construction/ ## Construction Law... --- ## Automobile Accidents URL: https://stokeswilliams.com/practice-areas/automobile-accidents/ ## Automobile Accidents... --- ## Practice Areas URL: https://stokeswilliams.com/practice-areas/ ## Experienced & Knowledgable Litigation... --- ## Dustin E. Sharp URL: https://stokeswilliams.com/attorneys/dustin-e-sharp/ ### Dustin E. “Dusty” Sharp ##### Partner View Contact Info dusty@stokeswilliams.com 865.544.3833 Dustin E. “Dusty” Sharp is a civil defense trial attorney and a Knoxville, Tennessee native. He received his B.A. in Political Science and History from King University in 2003, where he attended on an athletic scholarship for the soccer team. Mr. Sharp worked in corporate sales for several years after college before deciding to attend law school, and he received his Doctor of Jurisprudence from the Nashville School of Law in 2012. During law school Mr. Sharp developed a passion for criminal defense and civil law while interning for the Davidson County Metro Public Defender’s Office and working for a prominent insurance defense firm in Nashville. He began his practice in Nashville, where he defended hundreds of clients in matters ranging from simple misdemeanors to first degree murder charges. Mr.... ---