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Matthew Brotherton

Matthew Brotherton
Associate
800 S. Gay Street, Suite 2500
Knoxville, TN 37929
T (865) 525-5134
F (865) 522-5723
mbrotherton@kramer-rayson.com

Education
  • J.D. University of Tennessee
  • M.Sc. London School of Economics
  • B.A. The Citadel summa cum laude
Admitted
  • State Bar of Tennessee
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee
Memberships
  • American Health Lawyers Association
  • Knoxville Bar Association
  • Anderson County Bar Association
  • Tennessee Bar Association
  • American Bar Association

Matthew Brotherton has experience in a broad range of business matters and focuses his practice on finding solutions to issues faced by his clients in an efficient, effective, and professional manner. He strives to be an advocate for their interests and represents them to the maximum extent of the law.  His primary areas of practice are Health Care, Corporate and Transactional, Estate Planning, Administration and Trusts, Local Government and Public Utilities, and Administrative Law.

Mr. Brotherton is proficient at keeping his health care clients up to date and in compliance in an area of evolving rules, regulations, and laws so they can concentrate on providing their patients the best health care services possible.  He assists his clients in a step-by-step manner in the probate process so that estates can be processed in a timely and efficient manner.  He provides solutions to his corporate clients and keeps them in compliance with their internal bylaws and charter so that they can devote their efforts to building and maintaining their businesses

He represents not only individuals, but also health care systems, community hospitals, physicians and physician group, specialty care providers, and corporations.

His Health Care practice is focused on:

  • Certificates of Need
  • Licensing

Mr. Brotherton's Corporate and Transactional practice includes drafting corporate documents, assisting entities in incorporating within Tennessee, and providing companies assistance in various corporate matters.

His areas of concentration in his Estate Planning, Administration and Trusts practice are drafting wills and handling the probate administration.

In his Local Government and Administrative Law practice, Mr. Brotherton relies on his past experiences working in state government to advise his clients on rules, regulations, and practices in dealing with various local or state governmental entities (i.e., various governmental departments, agencies, boards and commissions).

Representative Matters

Mr. Brotherton recently assisted a health care client receive a Certificate of Need to relocate certain services and state-of-the-art equipment into a new medical facility, which will greatly benefit the people in the surrounding area.

He assisted clients by explaining and drafting estate planning documents so that his clients could be prepared for the present and plan ahead for the future.

Of Note

  • Served while in law school:
    • As a volunteer mediator in the mediation clinic
    • As a member of the Sports and Entertainment Law Society
    • As a member of the International Law Society
    • As a member of the Military Justice Law School
  • Served as a Phi Kappa Phi Fellow while completing his Masters of Science degree in International Relations from the London School of Economics
  • Received the Col. James K. Coleman Award for being the top political science student while attending The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, 2000
  • Served in state government in Tennessee as the Special Projects Coordinator (Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development) prior to attending law school.
  • Served as the Director of Procurement and War Records (Tennessee Department of Military) prior to attending law school
  • Served as an Assistant to the Governor of Tennessee prior to attending law school
  • Given the Top Attorney Award in Knoxville for Health Care and Antitrust Law by City View, 2009, 2010
  • Assists Legal Aid of East Tennessee (Pro Bono activity)
  • Selected for inclusion in Young Professionals of Knoxville, 2010