Attorney James R. LaFevor, Retired
Knoxville’s trusted source for family law and estate planning
For more than 38 years, our established law office has earned a positive reputation for professional representation for those in need of family law and estate planning services. Attorney James R. LaFevor offered compassionate and comprehensive services to his clients during trying times in their lives. Jim believed in a hands-on approach to practicing law, preferring to find more collaborative and just options for his clients. But as a Vietnam combat veteran, Jim also knew what it meant to fight for what is right.
Jim LaFevor has a documented history of pro bono and volunteer efforts including winning the 4th Circuit Advocates Award for the most pro bono hours in 2001. In his retirement, he spends time with his family, and serves as a trusted mentor and advisor.
Contact a seasoned Knoxville divorce and family law attorney
For reliable legal service call LaFevor & Slaughter at 865-637-6258 or contact our Knoxville office online.
Practice areas
- Family law
- Prenuptial and postnuptial agreements
- Guardianship and special needs planning
- Adoption
- Child custody
- Child support
- Divorce
- Legal separation
- Alimony
- Property division
- Post-divorce issues
- Estate planning and trusts
- Wills and powers of attorney
- Probate and probate litigation
Admitted
- Tennessee, 1974
Education
- University of Tennessee, Knoxville, College of Law, J.D., 1974
- Middle Tennessee State University, B.A., 1968
Military
- Captain, U.S. Army Artillery, 1968 – 1971
Associations & memberships
- American Bar Association
- Family Law
- Tennessee Bar Association
- Various committees, 1984 ̶ 1986
- Knoxville Bar Association
- Committee on Continuing Legal Education, 1983 ̶ 1984
- Alternative Dispute Resolution, 1992 ̶ 1996
- American Association for Justice
- Tennessee Association for Justice
- Fellow, Hamilton Burnett American Inns of Court
Biographical details
- Phi Gamma Mu
- Phi Alpha Delta
- Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award, Practice Courses
- Author: "Tennessee Criminal Procedure," Tennessee Judicial Training Systems, 1974; "Tennessee Garnishment Law," Tennessee Judicial Training Systems, Fall, 1975
- Instructor, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, College of Law Legal Clinic, 1974 – 1976
- Assistant Professor, Trial Practice, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, College of Law, 1976 – 1980; 1984 – 1992
- Director of Litigation, Knoxville Legal Aid Society, 1976 – 1988
- Formerly with Rowland & Rowland, P.C., 1988 – 1999
- Former partner with Nickle and LaFevor