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Since 1993, John Page Garrett has accrued thousand of hours of experience advancing
disability rights through state and federal administrative, trial and appellate litigation and legal
advocacy. He received his law degree from Vanderbilt University and his Tennessee license to
practice law in 1991. Bar admissions include the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth
Circuit, the United States District Courts for the Western and Middle Districts of Tennessee, the
United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida, and the Tennessee Supreme
Court. He occasionally assists individuals with disabilities in jurisdictions beyond Tennessee, but
only with special permission from those Courts to do so.
Many clients contact us for help because they find no attorney in their jurisdiction with any
training or experience available to accept this type of request for legal services.
Following is a sampling of our casework. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Each
case stands or falls on its own merits.
A.C., D.J. and J.M. v. Central Parking, Inc., United States District Court, Middle District of
Tennessee 2007: automated pay station accessibility)
Randy J., United States District Court, Western District of Tennessee 2007: (Americans with
Disabilities Act (ADA) Title III and facility accessibility of publicly traded company grossing $300
million per year).
Nancy and Ronald G., United States District Court, Middle District of Tennessee 2006: (ADA
Title III and restaurant's exclusion of clients using service animal).
Tennessee Protection & Advocacy v. Wells, 371 F.3d 342 (6th Cir. 2003)(DD Act independent
living and investigation ofabuse and neglect of adult held against his will in nursing home).
Myrna, Ronald and Kevin B., United States District Court, Western District of Tennessee 2001:
(ADA Title III and restaurant's denial of service to clients accompanied by service animal)
Mark "Delayed," A Pseudonym, v. Supreme Court of Tennessee Board of Law Examiners,
United States District Court, Middle District of Tennessee 2001: (Rehabilitation Act and bar
examination reasonable testing accommodations -- client passed with accommodations after four,
previous attempts without accommodations were unsuccessful).
Kimball and Michelle G.,United States District Court, Western District of Tennessee 2000: (ADA
Title III and purchase of an accessible shuttle bus at Memphis International Airport)
Joelyn D./Comcast Corporation 2001: (ADA Title III and reasonable accommodation of billing
policies for cable, electric utility, and telephone service into accessible format usable by customer
with blindness).
MAPCO Express2000: (ADA Title III and 179+ MAPCO Express™ gas stations statewide)
David W. v. Tennessee Department of Human Services, Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
1999: (Title I of Rehabilitation Act - $9k in funding for orientation and mobility training at
Massachusetts facility for client blinded by aneurysm aged 21)
J. D./Clear Channel Communications, 1999: (ADA Title III and public amphitheater accessibility
including seating, parking, accessible routes, seating, comparable lines of sight, more)
Kay S./City of Memphis-Mud Island Amphitheater 1997: (ADA Title III amphitheater parking,
drop off areas, comparable lines of sight, accessible concessions, dispersion of accessible seating)
Kerry "Innocent," A Pseudonym, v Franklin County Board of Education, Tennessee Court of
Appeals 1997: (Title V of Rehabilitation Act - financial settlement over eligibility for special
education services)
Margie "Stonewalled," A Pseudonym, and Ceyla "Excluded," A Pseudonym, v. Hamilton County
Board of Education, United States District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee 1997: (Title V of
Rehabilitation Act auxiliary aids and services - personal care attendants at daycare for students
lacking self-care skills)
Rhonda and Brian F. v. Cheatham County Board of Education, United States District Court,
Middle District of Tennessee 1995: (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act - free appropriate
public education)
disability rights through state and federal administrative, trial and appellate litigation and legal
advocacy. He received his law degree from Vanderbilt University and his Tennessee license to
practice law in 1991. Bar admissions include the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth
Circuit, the United States District Courts for the Western and Middle Districts of Tennessee, the
United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida, and the Tennessee Supreme
Court. He occasionally assists individuals with disabilities in jurisdictions beyond Tennessee, but
only with special permission from those Courts to do so.
Many clients contact us for help because they find no attorney in their jurisdiction with any
training or experience available to accept this type of request for legal services.
Following is a sampling of our casework. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Each
case stands or falls on its own merits.
A.C., D.J. and J.M. v. Central Parking, Inc., United States District Court, Middle District of
Tennessee 2007: automated pay station accessibility)
Randy J., United States District Court, Western District of Tennessee 2007: (Americans with
Disabilities Act (ADA) Title III and facility accessibility of publicly traded company grossing $300
million per year).
Nancy and Ronald G., United States District Court, Middle District of Tennessee 2006: (ADA
Title III and restaurant's exclusion of clients using service animal).
Tennessee Protection & Advocacy v. Wells, 371 F.3d 342 (6th Cir. 2003)(DD Act independent
living and investigation ofabuse and neglect of adult held against his will in nursing home).
Myrna, Ronald and Kevin B., United States District Court, Western District of Tennessee 2001:
(ADA Title III and restaurant's denial of service to clients accompanied by service animal)
Mark "Delayed," A Pseudonym, v. Supreme Court of Tennessee Board of Law Examiners,
United States District Court, Middle District of Tennessee 2001: (Rehabilitation Act and bar
examination reasonable testing accommodations -- client passed with accommodations after four,
previous attempts without accommodations were unsuccessful).
Kimball and Michelle G.,United States District Court, Western District of Tennessee 2000: (ADA
Title III and purchase of an accessible shuttle bus at Memphis International Airport)
Joelyn D./Comcast Corporation 2001: (ADA Title III and reasonable accommodation of billing
policies for cable, electric utility, and telephone service into accessible format usable by customer
with blindness).
MAPCO Express2000: (ADA Title III and 179+ MAPCO Express™ gas stations statewide)
David W. v. Tennessee Department of Human Services, Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
1999: (Title I of Rehabilitation Act - $9k in funding for orientation and mobility training at
Massachusetts facility for client blinded by aneurysm aged 21)
J. D./Clear Channel Communications, 1999: (ADA Title III and public amphitheater accessibility
including seating, parking, accessible routes, seating, comparable lines of sight, more)
Kay S./City of Memphis-Mud Island Amphitheater 1997: (ADA Title III amphitheater parking,
drop off areas, comparable lines of sight, accessible concessions, dispersion of accessible seating)
Kerry "Innocent," A Pseudonym, v Franklin County Board of Education, Tennessee Court of
Appeals 1997: (Title V of Rehabilitation Act - financial settlement over eligibility for special
education services)
Margie "Stonewalled," A Pseudonym, and Ceyla "Excluded," A Pseudonym, v. Hamilton County
Board of Education, United States District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee 1997: (Title V of
Rehabilitation Act auxiliary aids and services - personal care attendants at daycare for students
lacking self-care skills)
Rhonda and Brian F. v. Cheatham County Board of Education, United States District Court,
Middle District of Tennessee 1995: (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act - free appropriate
public education)
John Page Garrett
5133 Harding Road # 112
Nashville, TN 37205
877.624.5108 toll free
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5133 Harding Road # 112
Nashville, TN 37205
877.624.5108 toll free
jpg_at_johnpagegarrett.com
www.johnpagegarrett.com
PRESENTATIONS/TRAININGS
* = presenter
AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION "FIGHTING FOR FAIRNESS: ENDING DISCRIMINATION
AGAINST STUDENTS AND WORKERS WITH DIABETES” Washington, D.C. October, 2005.
*TENNESSEE BAR ASSOCIATION CLE Nashville, TN, September 2003, “Americans with Disabilities
Act"
*EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY – Johnson City, TN, October 7, 2002: “Higher Education
and Reasonable Accommodations under the Rehabilitation Act and Americans with Disabilities Act.”
*VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE – Nashville, TN, April 10, 2002: “The Americans
with Disabilities Act and Your Patients.”
*ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE COURTS, SUPREME COURT OF TENNESSEE, ACCESS TO
JUSTICE PROJECT -- Nashville, TN, January 28, 2002, Continuing Legal Education “Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act.”
*TENNESSEE BAR ASSOCIATION CLE -- Nashville, Memphis, and Knoxville, TN, “ADA 2001:
A Space Odyssey?”
*REHABILITATION ENGINEERING AND ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY SOCIETY OF NORTH AMERICA
(“RESNA”) NATIONAL DISTANCE LEARNING TELECONFERENCE -- Arlington, VA November 15,
2000, “Accessible Public Transportation”
*WEST TENNESSEE ASSOCIATION OF RETARDED CITIZENS -- Jackson, TN, 2000, “Fundamentals of
Americans with Disabilities Act and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973”
*TENNESSEE BAR ASSOCIATION CLE -- Nashville, Memphis, and Knoxville, TN, July, 2000, “ADA
2000: Dinosaur or Dynamite?”
*NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY SYSTEMS ANNUAL CONFERENCE
– Washington, DC 2000 “Accessible Public Transportation and Americans with Disabilities Act”
*TENNESSEE BAR ASSOCIATION -- Nashville, Memphis, and Knoxville, TN, September, 1999,
continuing Legal Education “ADA’s Impact on State and Local Government Services.”
*BOLING CENTER FOR DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE
COLLEGE OF MEDICINE -- Memphis, TN, September 16, 1999: "The Americans with Disabilities Act
of 1990 and Its Impact on Day Care Centers."
*“ETHICS 2000” COMMITTEE HEARINGS, AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION ANNUAL MEETING –
Atlanta, 1999 : “Comments on Proposed Amendments to Model Rules of Professional Conduct."
*TENNESSEE COMMISSION ON AGING, EAST TENNESSEE RESOURCE AGENCY, LONG TERM CARE
OMBUDSMEN RETREAT -- Fall Creek Falls State Park, Spencer, TN -- 1999: "Americans with
Disabilities Act of 1990 and Its Impact on Nursing Homes."
*NATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF BAR COUNSEL 1998 ANNUAL MEETING AMERICAN BAR
ASSOCIATION 1998 ANNUAL MEETING – Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Toronto Hilton, 1998 – “The
Americans with Disabilities Act & Attorney Discipline: Panacea or Paper Tiger?"
*TENNESSEE MENTAL HEALTH CONSUMERS ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE – Gatlinburg,
Tennessee, 1998 – “Advance Directives & Involuntary Mental Health Treatment.”
*ALTERNATIVES 1998 NATIONAL CONFERENCE –Long Beach, California, 1998 – “Our Nation’s
Protection and Advocacy System”
* = presenter
AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION "FIGHTING FOR FAIRNESS: ENDING DISCRIMINATION
AGAINST STUDENTS AND WORKERS WITH DIABETES” Washington, D.C. October, 2005.
*TENNESSEE BAR ASSOCIATION CLE Nashville, TN, September 2003, “Americans with Disabilities
Act"
*EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY – Johnson City, TN, October 7, 2002: “Higher Education
and Reasonable Accommodations under the Rehabilitation Act and Americans with Disabilities Act.”
*VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE – Nashville, TN, April 10, 2002: “The Americans
with Disabilities Act and Your Patients.”
*ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE COURTS, SUPREME COURT OF TENNESSEE, ACCESS TO
JUSTICE PROJECT -- Nashville, TN, January 28, 2002, Continuing Legal Education “Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act.”
*TENNESSEE BAR ASSOCIATION CLE -- Nashville, Memphis, and Knoxville, TN, “ADA 2001:
A Space Odyssey?”
*REHABILITATION ENGINEERING AND ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY SOCIETY OF NORTH AMERICA
(“RESNA”) NATIONAL DISTANCE LEARNING TELECONFERENCE -- Arlington, VA November 15,
2000, “Accessible Public Transportation”
*WEST TENNESSEE ASSOCIATION OF RETARDED CITIZENS -- Jackson, TN, 2000, “Fundamentals of
Americans with Disabilities Act and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973”
*TENNESSEE BAR ASSOCIATION CLE -- Nashville, Memphis, and Knoxville, TN, July, 2000, “ADA
2000: Dinosaur or Dynamite?”
*NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY SYSTEMS ANNUAL CONFERENCE
– Washington, DC 2000 “Accessible Public Transportation and Americans with Disabilities Act”
*TENNESSEE BAR ASSOCIATION -- Nashville, Memphis, and Knoxville, TN, September, 1999,
continuing Legal Education “ADA’s Impact on State and Local Government Services.”
*BOLING CENTER FOR DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE
COLLEGE OF MEDICINE -- Memphis, TN, September 16, 1999: "The Americans with Disabilities Act
of 1990 and Its Impact on Day Care Centers."
*“ETHICS 2000” COMMITTEE HEARINGS, AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION ANNUAL MEETING –
Atlanta, 1999 : “Comments on Proposed Amendments to Model Rules of Professional Conduct."
*TENNESSEE COMMISSION ON AGING, EAST TENNESSEE RESOURCE AGENCY, LONG TERM CARE
OMBUDSMEN RETREAT -- Fall Creek Falls State Park, Spencer, TN -- 1999: "Americans with
Disabilities Act of 1990 and Its Impact on Nursing Homes."
*NATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF BAR COUNSEL 1998 ANNUAL MEETING AMERICAN BAR
ASSOCIATION 1998 ANNUAL MEETING – Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Toronto Hilton, 1998 – “The
Americans with Disabilities Act & Attorney Discipline: Panacea or Paper Tiger?"
*TENNESSEE MENTAL HEALTH CONSUMERS ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE – Gatlinburg,
Tennessee, 1998 – “Advance Directives & Involuntary Mental Health Treatment.”
*ALTERNATIVES 1998 NATIONAL CONFERENCE –Long Beach, California, 1998 – “Our Nation’s
Protection and Advocacy System”