TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Feb 10, 2023

The Chair of the Chattanooga City Council and Mayor Tim Kelly reportedly have agreed to name Phil Noblett as the new city attorney, Chattanoogan.com reports. Noblett is currently serving as interim city attorney following the resignation of Emily O'Donnell. He joined the city attorney’s office as the deputy in 2009. Noblett earned his law degree from the Cumberland School of Law at Samford University. He has practiced in Tennessee since 1982, previously with the firm of Nelson, McMahan & Noblett and then with various municipal governments. A past president of the Chattanooga Bar Association, Noblett also has served as city attorney for Signal Mountain.