TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Kate Prince on Jul 24, 2020

Attorney Matthew B. Long died July 19 at the age of 37. Long was a 2013 graduate of the Lincoln Memorial University Duncan School of Law where he served as Moot Court president and as an intern law clerk for Chief Justice Gary Wade of the Tennessee Supreme Court. He began his legal career at Gilreath & Associates and later moved to Nashville to open the Tennessee division of the Atlanta-based Roth Firm. Long returned to Knoxville last August where he opened the Law Office of Matt Long. Matt was active in the Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association and served for many years in the Knoxville Barristers and on the Functions Committee of the Knoxville Bar Association. A Celebration of Life will be held at Calhoun’s on the River from 4- 8 p.m. EDT on July 30. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, there is a limit of 50 people allowed in the banquet room at one time. Attendees are asked to  stagger their arrival times to avoid overcrowding and to wear a mask.