William Scales, Jr.

William Scales, Jr.


Gullett Sanford Robinson & Martin PLLC

Recognized since 2021

Nashville, Tennessee

Practice Areas

Commercial Litigation

Labor and Employment Law - Management

Litigation - Labor and Employment

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William is an associate in GSRM Law’s Litigation and Labor and Employment sections. He is a pragmatic problem solver, who ushers businesses and individuals through business, commercial, and real estate litigation. William’s experience includes bench and jury trials and arbitration; state appeals; and multi-party litigation. He has served as counsel of record for corporate, governmental, and insurance clients. His current representations concern breach of contract claims, real property disputes, government zoning and code compliance, and business torts.

Before entering the civil practice of law, William served in the United States Army, first as an officer in a Patriot Missile battery and then as his battalion’s S-2 Security Officer. Prior to joining GSRM Law, William practiced at a state-wide firm in Nashville, Tennessee and a full-service law firm in Des Moines, Iowa.

Location
  • 150 Third Avenue South, Suite 1700
    Nashville, TN 37201
Education
  • Drake University, J.D., graduated 2011
  • Wake Forest University, B.A., graduated 2004
Bar Admissions
  • Tennessee, 2018
  • Iowa, 2011
Affiliations
  • American Bar Association - Member
  • Drake University Law School Board of Counselors - Member
  • Iowa Bar Association - Member
  • Nashville Bar Association - Member
  • Tennessee Bar Association - Member
Court Admissions
  • United States District Court for the Western, Middle and Eastern Districts of Tennessee
  • United States District Court for the Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa

Recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America 2025 for work in:
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Labor and Employment Law - Management
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment
Awards:
  • Named a Mid-South Rising Star by Mid-South Super Lawyers magazine, 2018-2019

  • Named a Great Plains Rising Star by Great Plains Super Lawyers magazine, 2015-2017
  • Nashville Bar Foundation Leadership Forum, 2018-2019
  • Des Moines Business Record Forty Under 40, Class of 2017
  • Litigation Counsel of America, Associate Fellow

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