Experience
Tom Kale is head of the Business Section at SMRW. He has over 40 years experience representing banks and public and private business, and handling mergers and acquisitions, transactional matters, real estate, bankruptcy and business litigation.
Bar Admission
Tennessee, 1964
U.S. Court of Appeals for Sixth Circuit
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee
Education/Academic Honors
Duke University, J.D., 1964
Duke University, A.B., 1961
Professional Memberships
American Bar Association
Tennessee Bar Association
Chattanooga Bar Association
Tennessee Defense Lawyers Association
Estate Planning Council of Chattanooga<
Tennessee Bar Foundation, Fellow
Chattanooga Bar Foundation, Fellow
Public Service and Community Activities
Siskin Foundation, Board of Directors
Metropolitan Council for Community Services, Board of Directors
READ of Chattanooga, Board of Directors
Family and Children’s Services of Chattanooga, Board of Directors
St. Barnabas Nursing Home, Board of Directors
Rotary Club of Chattanooga, Board of Directors
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Vestry and Senior Warden
Personal
Born October 2, 1939, Mooresville, North Carolina