FEDERAL TORT CLAIMS
If you have been injured on Federal property or as a result of the acts of a Federal employee, and are not an active military or Federal employee, you may have a claim for your injury. Practice under the Federal Tort Claims Act is a specialized field that is unfamiliar to many attorneys. Mark Rassas is one of the leading attorneys in this area in this type of law, previously serving as Vice Chairman of the Federal Tort Claims and Military Law Section of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America. He will evaluate any serious injury claim.
SOCIAL SECURITY / DISABILITY CLAIMS
More than half of all Social Security Disability claims are initially denied. Julia North actively handles appeals after initial denial. If you suffer from a serious health condition that prevents you from working at any gainful employment, you should make application for Social Security Disability. If your application is denied, Julia North will evaluate your claim to determine if it can be successfully appealed. Her fee is a percentage of any recovery.MILITARY LAW
COURT MARTIAL DEFENSE:
If you have been charged under the Uniform Code of Military Justice, you may desire representation from an experienced civilian attorney, who can provide extra attention to your case.Mark Rassas is a Colonel in the United States Army Reserve (JAG) and was Chief of Legal Assistance with the 101st ABN (AASLT) during the first Gulf War.
He is Court Martial Certified under the Uniform Code of Military Justice and has one of the best records of success of any military practitioner in the state. He has been a trial advocacy advisor and assisted in criminal prosecution while serving with the First Infantry Division in Germany. Court Martial practice is a very specialized area of the law. COL Rassas is a graduate of the JAG Basic and Advanced Courses and the Command and General Staff College.
APPELLATE PRACTICE
RASSAS, NORTH & ASSOCIATES has established itself in appellate law and practice and has prosecuted appeals in many areas, including divorce and child custody. Gaskill v. Gaskill, 936 S.W.2d 626 (Tenn.1980) and Hopkins v. Hopkins, WL 21462971 (Tenn.App.2003) are two of the most cited cases on these issues. Our record of appellate cases include the following:
| Title | Citation | Court |
| Yarbrough v. Potter | 207 S.W.2d 588 | Tenn. 1948 |
| Finks v. Gillum | 273 S.W.2d 722 | Tenn. App. 1954 |
| Armistead v. Clarksville-Montgomery County School System | 437 S.W.2d 527 | Tenn. 1969 |
| Gonzales v. State | 593 S.W.2d 288 | Tenn. 1980 |
| Thompson v. Parker | 606 S.W.2d 538 | Tenn. App. 1980 |
| Woodson v. State | 608 S.W.2d 591 | Tenn. Crim. App. 1980 |
| Prost v. City of Clarksville, Police Dept. | 688 S.W.2d 425 | Tenn. 1985 |
| Walter v. Walter | 1986 WL 11277 | Tenn. App. |
| Smith v. Lord Munchie’s Pizza, Inc. | 1986 WL 3688 | Tenn. App. |
| State v. McIntosh | 1986 WL 5880 | Tenn. Crim. App. |
| Roberts v. Jersey Miniere Zinc Co. | 1988 WL 19321 | Tenn. |
| Nobes v. Earhart | 769 S.W.2d 868 | Tenn. App. 1988 |
| Siletchnik v. Siletchnik | 1991 WL 164382 | Tenn. App. |
| Winn v. Tucker Corp. | 848 S.W.2d 64 | Tenn. App. 1992 |
| Adkins v. Bituminous Casualty Co. | 1992 WL 1000 | Tenn. |
| Rabasco v. Empire Refractory Specialists, Inc. | 1995 WL 572082 | Tenn. 1995 |
| Tate v. Boeing Helicopters | 55 F.3d 1150 | Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals 1995 |
| Ayers v. Ayers | 1996 WL 125536 | Tenn. App. |
| Gaskill v. Gaskill | 936 S.W.2d 626 | Tenn. App. 1996 |
| Sisco v. Lumbermen’s Underwriting Alliance | 1996 WL 190102 | Tenn. Workers’ Comp. Panel |
| Gentry v. Gentry | 1997 WL 249959 | Tenn. App. |
| McManamay v. McManamay | 1998 WL 775658 | Tenn. App. |
| Caira v. Caira | 1998 WL 440728 | Tenn. App. |
| Ritchie v. Ritchie | 1998 WL 161095 | Tenn. App. |
| Tate v. Boeing Helicopters | 140 F.3d 654 | Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals 1998 |
| Croley v. Tiede | 2000 WL 1473854 | Tenn. App. |
| Hanna v. Federated Insurance Co. | 2001 WL 650346 | Tenn. Workers’ Comp. Panel |
| Strickland v. Franklin | 2001 WL 1346259 | Tenn. App. |
| Kirchner v. Kirchner | 2001 WL 605099 | Tenn. App. |
| Hillyer v. Hillyer | 59 S.W.3d 118 | Tenn. App. 2001 |
| Huff v. Savage Zinc, Inc. | 2002 WL 1349534 | Tenn. Workers’ Comp. Panel |
| Goodart v. Kazmar-Grice | 88 S.W.3d 167 | Tenn. App. 2002 |
| Hopkins v. Hopkins | 2003 WL 21462971 | Tenn. App. |
| Ardoin v. Laverty | 2003 WL 21634419 | Tenn. App. |
| Swift v. Swift | 2005 WL 3543341 | Tenn. App. |
| Rushing v. Crockett | 2005 WL 415177 | Tenn. App. |
| Hughes v. Hughes | 2008 WL 3895931 | Tenn. App. |
| Sheppard v. Sheppard | 2010 WL 3749420 | Tenn. App. |
| Foust v. Metcalf | 338 S.W.3d 457 | Tenn. App. 2010 |
| Rye v. Coleman | 2012 WL 4044862 | Tenn. App. |
| Iman v. Iman | 2013 WL 3788259 | Tenn. App. |
| Milam v. Milam | 2013 WL 5309816 | Tenn. App. |
| Pinkava v. Kovacs-Pinkava | November 26, 2014 Not Reported in S.W.3d 2014 WL 6735192 | Court of Appeals of Tennessee. |
| Kucinski v. Ortega | August 23, 2016 Slip Copy 2016 WL 4467540 | Court of Appeals of Tennessee, At Nashville. |
| Sturdivant v. Sturdivant | June 15, 2017 Slip Copy 2017 WL 2591368 | Court of Appeals of Tennessee, At Nashville. |
| Foster v. Foster | July 14, 2017 Slip Copy 2017 WL 2992979 | Court of Appeals of Tennessee, At Nashville. |
| Vlach v. Vlach | October 27, 2017 Slip Copy 2017 WL 4864991 | Court of Appeals of Tennessee, At Nashville. |
| Kathlene Denise Roberts v. Willie Dino Roberts, Jr. | April 16, 2018. Slip Copy 2018 WL 1792017 M201700479COAR3CV | Court of Appeals of Tennessee. |
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