Tom Dyer is a member of the Firm's Corporate & Securities Service Team. He concentrates his practice in the areas of banking, business transactions, economic development, commercial real estate and commercial litigation.

Professional Experience

• Former Managing Partner of McDonnell Dyer
• Former Chief Executive Officer of Robert F. Sharpe Company

Education

J.D., University of Tennessee, 1966

Distinctions

• Highest Professional Rating (AV®) by Martindale-Hubbell
• Mid-South Super Lawyer in the area of Business Litigation (2006-2018)

Professional Activities

• Memphis Bar Association
• Tennessee Bar Association
• Tennessee Bar Foundation
• American College of Mortgage Attorneys
• Former President of the Tennessee Young Lawyers
• Former member of the Board of Governors of the Tennessee Bar Association and House of Delegates
• Former President of the Tennessee Supreme Court Historical Society
• Former Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of The Memphis Area Chamber of Commerce
• Former Chairman of the Memphis Area Chamber of Commerce International Business Committee
• General Counsel, Bartlett Chamber of Commerce
• Delegate to the Tennessee Constitutional Convention, Chairman of the Intangible Tax Committee, 1970-71
• Vice Chair of Economic Development Engine for Memphis and Shelby County

• Mr. Dyer has written articles for legal and financial institution trade publications and the Robert F. Sharpe Company.
• Mr. Dyer has lectured at educational seminars on lender liability, the responsibility of officers and directors and financial institution topics.

• Former member of the University of Tennessee College Alumni Association
• Former Board Member of the Dixon Gallery & Gardens
• Board of the Christian Hope Foundation
• Member and Chairman of the Boys’ and Girls Club Foundation
• Advisory Board and Vice Chairman of the Salvation Army
• Member of Christ United Methodist Church has served in a number of capacities; Chairman of the Board, Lay Leader and others.
• Chair, Team Green Zone
• Member, Port Authority, Memphis, Tennessee
• Former Chairman of the Board of Crichton College
• Former Member of the Governors Board of Economic Growth