Wells joins father’s law firm as associate
Attorney Aaron Wells has joined the law firm of Robinson, Smith & Wells as an associate, joining his father Ronald D. Wells.
The younger Wells is a graduate of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and received his law degree from the Cumberland School of Law at Samford University. He has served as a clerk at Hartman & Springfield in Birmingham, Ala. and in the Chattanooga Public Defenders Office in 2013-2014.
Wells will concentrate his practice in litigation, including general tort cases, medical malpractice, and other professional negligence cases, governmental tort liability and general litigation practice.
Turf Tamer wins Alabama BBB award
Turf Tamer, Inc. is the recipient of the 2017 Better Business Bureau North Alabama’s Torch Award for Ethics in the mid-size company category. The organization is one of five selected to receive the honor, which recognizes local companies and non-profits that exemplify consistent fair and honorable business practices.
J. Lee Buffington, Turf Tamer, Inc.’s president and founder, said since 1995, Turf Tamer, Inc. has maintained a commitment to setting the benchmark standards within the industry.
“Our team is devoted to enhancing our client relationships through integrity, professionalism and excellence.” Lee said.
Turf Tamer, Inc. is a leading landscape development firm specializing in landscape design and construction, landscape management, and turf healthcare for both residential and commercial properties serving the Southeast from our offices in Fort Payne and Huntsville, Ala. and Chattanooga.
James FitzpatrickFitzpatrick announces new business venture
James G. Fitzpatrick has retired from NAICharter Real Estate to establish his own real estate company in the James Building.
During the past 43 years of appraisal and brokerage services, Fitzpatrick earned the MAI designation of the Appraisal Institute; the CCIM designation of the Commercial Investment Real Estate Institute; and the SIOR designation of the Society of Industrial and Office Realtors. He has retained his MAI designation to provide appraisal and advisory services as a licensed Certified General Real Estate and Property Appraiser Tennessee and Georgia. He is a member of the Greater Chattanooga Association of Realtors.
Fitzpatrick is an officer in the Downtown Kiwanis Club; the First Presbyterian Church of Chattanooga; a member of Military Officers Association of America and a 40 year member of the Downtown YMCA.
Jeffrey HarwoodHarwood named president of Nuclear Medicine group
Jeffrey Harwood, CNMT, lead nuclear medicine PET/CT technologist at CHI Memorial, has been named president of Nuclear Medicine Technologists of Tennessee (NMTT), a nonprofit organization that promotes the science, technology and practical application of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging.
Harwood has been a regional representative of NMTT since 2013 as well as a speaker at the last four annual meetings which rotate between Chattanooga, Nashville, Knoxville, and Memphis. He will serve as president of NMTT for the 2017-2018 term during the time the group’s annual meeting is in Chattanooga next March.
Prior to joining CHI Memorial in August 2008, Harwood received an honorable discharge from the U.S. Army. He worked at Womack Army Medical Center in Ft. Bragg, NC, where he served as lead technologist. Harwood also currently serves on the membership committee for the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Technologist Section (SNMMI-TS).