TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Paul Burch on Jun 20, 2023

Portland lawyer and TBA member David Milton Amonette died June 12. He was 80. Amonette was born in Nashville and graduated from the University of Tennessee in 1964. After serving in the Air Force National Guard during the Vietnam War, he earned his law degree attending the YMCA Law School at night, graduating in June 1973. Amonette began his 50-year law career in the Third National Bank legal department before joining Nashville law firm Bone & Woods. Amonette also ran for state senator in 1982. Visitation will be held Sunday from 1-3 p.m. CDT at McKendree Memorial United Methodist Church, 208 Wheeler St., Portland 37148. A celebration of Amonette’s life will follow. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to McKendree Memorial UMC.