C. Dewey "Dewey" Branstetter, Jr.

C. Dewey "Dewey" Branstetter, Jr.


Sherrard Roe Voigt & Harbison, PLC

Recognized since 1997

Nashville, Tennessee

Practice Areas

Litigation - Labor and Employment

Utilities Law

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Dewey Branstetter has represented a broad range of individuals and entities, but his practice concentrates on utility and municipal issues, employment matters, and complex litigation.

Mr. Branstetter has extensive experience advising and representing utility districts, municipalities, and utility related entities such as Tennessee 811. He recently appeared before the Utility Management Review Board and successfully defended against the first ratepayer petition ever filed against a utility district in Tennessee.

Mr. Branstetter has handled many wide‐ranging employment matters for both employees and employers, including employment contracts, separation issues, and labor disputes. He regularly assists employees with non‐compete covenants, benefit issues, shareholder agreements, and severance packages. He has counseled and represented labor organizations and their individual members, most notably serving the Nashville Fire Fighters Association for over three decades.

Mr. Branstetter has argued numerous cases before the Tennessee Supreme Court, the Tennessee Court of Appeals, and the U. S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. In addition to litigating utility and employment matters, he has successfully handled probate cases, personal injury claims, consumer protection cases, trust disputes, administrative claims, and complex cases including class actions and shareholder derivative actions.

Location
  • 1600 West End Avenue, Suite 1750
    Nashville, TN 37203
Education
  • Vanderbilt University, BA, graduated 1978
  • Vanderbilt University, graduated 1978
Bar Admissions
  • Tennessee, Tennessee Bar Association

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2019 - Litigation - Labor and Employment Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2012 - Litigation - Labor and Employment Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2011 - Labor and Employment Law
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment, Nashville (2019)
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment, Nashville (2012)
  • Labor and Employment Law, Nashville (2011)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 for work in:
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment
  • Utilities Law
Special Focus:
  • Individuals
  • Labor
Awards:
  • Nashville Business Journal's Best of the Bar
  • Mid-South Super Lawyer

Publications

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