Faculty Profile: Jim Hamilton

Jim Hamilton graduated from the University of Tennessee at Martin in 1976 with a BS in Political Science.  He received his JD Degree from the Cumberland School of Law of Samford University in 1981. From 1982 until 2015 he had a general civil practice with the law firm of Jones, Hamilton & Lay, PLC in Dyersburg.  He was also a Rule 31 Mediator.  He is a Fellow in the Tennessee Bar Foundation. Effective August 1, 2015, he was appointed to the Tennessee Claims Commission serving as the Commissioner of Claims for the Western Division.