TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Mar 27, 2017
Knoxville lawyer Robert Fletcher Worthington died on Friday. He was 85. Worthington was raised in Clinton, served in the U.S. Army and attended the University of Tennessee College of Law. Alongside Howard Baker, Worthington formed the firm of Baker Worthington in 1964, which grew to become the largest firm in Tennessee until it merged to form Baker, Donelson, Bearman and Caldwell in 1994. Worthington served as General Counsel of the 1982 World's Fair, the Knoxville Utilities Board, the Tennessee Valley Industrial Committee, as well as the Tennessee Gas Association. He was a member of the first class of Leadership Knoxville, former Vice President and Director of the Knoxville Chamber of Commerce and a member of the Knoxville Public Building Authority. A celebration of life will be held tomorrow at 3 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church Knoxville, with a reception following in the Fellowship Hall. Memorials can be made to Zoo Knoxville, 3500 Knoxville Zoo Drive.