TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Azya Thornton on Apr 22, 2026

Tennessee Bureau of Workers’ Compensation Administrator Troy Haley has named Peter Frech of Nashville as the newest judge on the Court of Workers’ Compensation Claims, according to a blog post from the court. Frech will replace Judge Thomas Wyatt of Chattanooga, who will retire at the end of June. Frech focuses exclusively in workers’ compensation and has experience as both a plaintiff and defense lawyer. He also has worked for many years in family law. He earned his law degree with a focus in advocacy and dispute resolution at the University of Tennessee Winston College of Law in 2012. “He [Frech] brings stellar and wide-ranging experience, having represented both employees and employers, before the Court and the Appeals Board. He has a deep knowledge of the Workers’ Compensation Law, and a commitment to fairness and following the law,” Haley said. Frech will sit in both Nashville and Murfreesboro. His term will begin on July 1.