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Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Oct 21, 2021

Knoxville area lawyer James Anthony “Jim” Ridley III died Oct. 12 at the age of 79. A graduate of the University of Tennessee College of Law, Ridley first served as a law clerk for U.S. District Judge Robert L. Taylor. He later became a partner at Kramer Rayson and worked there until he started a solo practice in Fountain City. Ridley was active in Alcoholics Anonymous for more than 40 years and founded a local chapter of the "Lawyers for Concerned Lawyers" to help recovering lawyers deal with substance abuse problems. A celebration of life will be held Monday at noon EDT at the Episcopal Church of the Ascension, 800 S. Northshore Dr., Knoxville 37919. Burial will follow on Tuesday at Gallatin City Cemetery, 250 Cemetery Ave., Gallatin 37066. Memorial donations may be made to the Fish Pantry at FISH Hospitality Pantries, 800 Northshore Dr., Knoxville, TN 37919.