Overview
Credentials
Perspectives

Tony Saunders is a member of the Firm’s Real Estate & Lending Service Team.  He concentrates his practice in the areas of commercial lending, financial institutions, real estate, bankruptcy and commercial litigation.

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EDUCATION

  • J.D., University of Tennessee College of Law, with honors, 1982
  • B.A., with high honors, David Lipscomb University, 1979

ADMISSIONS

Tennessee

HONORS

  • Woodward/White’s The Best Lawyers in America® in the areas of Real Estate Law, 2011-2021,  Banking & Finance Law and Commercial Finance Law, 2013-present
  • Recognized by Best Lawyers® Nashville in the areas of Banking and Finance Law and Real Estate Law since 2011
  • Highest Professional AV Rating by Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

  • Former in-house counsel at a financial institution in Nashville.
  • Instructor of Business Law at Belmont University
  • Assisted in editing Craig. W. Smith’s textbook, Law & Banking Applications (American Bankers Association, 1996 Ed.)
  • Conduct closings for the Nashville Area Habitat for Humanity

PRESENTATIONS

Mr. Saunders has spoken at various seminars, both nationally and on a local level regarding commercial lending, banking, Uniform Commercial Code and ethics.

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