Our Team
James C. McSween Jr.
Education:
High School Diploma, Cocke County High School, Class 1948
Bachelor’s in History, University of Chattanooga, 1952
Bachelor of Laws, University of Tennessee College of Law, 1953
Judge Advocate General’s School at University of Virginia in Charlottesville, 1954
Military:
United States Army 1954-1968
Work:
McSween; McSween, McSween, & Greene, PLLC Attorneys 1954 – present
United States Magistrate 1962-1978
Office of Chancellor of the old Thirteenth Chancery Division court 1976-1978
Community:
Cocke County Bar Association
Tennessee Bar Association, recognized as Senior Counselor in 2004
Tennessee Board of Law Examiners Interviewer
Sixth Civil District on the Cocke County Court (now called the County Legislative Body or CLB, 1960). The CLB’s efforts resulted in the then largest Cocke County School Bond issue ever, and working with the School Board, construction of the new facilities for the Cocke County High School on Headrick Drive, and new buildings at Grassy Fork and Hartford, and additions to the other schools were made.
American Bar Association
Tennessee Land Title Association
American Land Title Association
Newport Regional Planning Commission 1967 - present
Newport City Board of Education for 27 years Primary School building built and Music Education program strengthened
Kiwanis of Newport – 1958-present
Involved in the efforts for a full-service hospital for the local area
Director of Central Charities of Newport and Cocke County
Past member of the Cocke County Library Board when it acquired the property on East Broadway from the Cocke County Board of Education for the construction of the Stokely Memorial Library.
Past Director of the Boys Club of Newport
Past Trustee of Carson-Newman College 1982-1989
Life:
Married Jean Alexander 1954-1983
Married Geraldine Webb Kelley 1985 - 2022
Sons Jimmy, Stephen Alexander and Philip Stuart (All Attorneys); step-children Paula Newsome, Rodney and Barry Kelley. Total of 6 children and 10 grandchildren 2 of which are attorneys, and 3 great grandchildren, Lucy, James IV, & Marie
Deacon, First Baptist Church 1957-present
Represent First Baptist Church as Director of the Union Cemetery
Seasoned traveler including all of the United States, Canada, Mexico, most of Central American and South American as well as Europe, Turkey, Israel, Russia, China, Korea, Japan and Taiwan.
Jeffery S. Greene
Education
Jeff received his undergraduate degree from Tusculum College in 2003 with a B.S. in Organizational Management. In 2006 he graduated with a Juris Doctor from the Appalachian School of Law. He served as an intern in the Office of McSween and McSween during law school and joined the firm immediately upon graduation and his admission to the bar on October 13, 2006. In 2012 he became a partner in McSween, McSween, & Greene, PLLC
Work
Jeff is in general practice, focusing on title work and real property issues, probate, and municipal law.
He currently serves as the Attorney for the Town of Parrottsville, the Attorney for the Town of Dandridge, the delinquent property tax attorney for Cocke County and the City of Newport, and counsel for Newport Utilities Board. He has previously served as the interim County Attorney for Cocke County.
He is licensed in the State of Tennessee, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee, and the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee.
He is currently a committee member for the Tennessee Board of Professional Responsibility
He is an agent for the First American Title Insurance Company.
Community
Treasurer of the Newport Bar Association.
Secretary of the Newport Firefighters Civil Service Board.
He previously served as the 2010-2011 President of Kiwanis of Newport, and as a mentor for Tennessee Promise.
Jeff is married to his wonderful wife Julie Greene.
They have one daughter, Alexis, who is currently in law school at the University of San Diego.
They also have two dogs.
J. Carty McSween IV
Carty McSween is a fourth generation attorney at the law firm of McSween, McSween, and Greene, preceded by his father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. He practices in the areas of property, income taxation, probate, and estate planning.
Carty graduated from Carson-Newman College with majors in History and Political Science in May 2010 and from the University of Memphis School of Law in May 2014. Carty has been admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of Tennessee, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee, and the U.S. Tax Court. He is also an agent for the First American Title Insurance Company.
Carty, wife Caroline, daughter Lucy, and son James are members of First Baptist Church of Newport. Caroline is a physician assistant at Summit Medical Group on Cosby Highway. Carty is an active member of the Kiwanis Club of Newport and the Newport Bar Association.