About TEG

Our Founding

Tennesseans for Economic Growth (TEG) was founded in March 2011 as a statewide business coalition.  Its initial goal is to help support passage by the Tennessee General Assembly of Governor Bill Haslam’s tort reform legislation.  TEG is a 501(c)(4) membership advocacy organization made up of small, medium and large businesses operating in Tennessee.

TEG strongly believes that Tennessee’s current civil justice system is flawed because it threatens current and future business owners and job creators with unlimited exposure to litigation.  TEG believes that Governor Haslam’s legislation will address the problems of Tennessee’s civil justice system, creating and attracting new jobs to the state by improving Tennessee’s pro-business environment and bringing predictability to our civil justice system. 

Our Leadership

Our leadership includes the following people:

• President: Bill Lee, CEO, Lee Company, Franklin
• Secretary/Treasurer: J. Robin Barrick, President, Smith Seckman Reid, Nashville

 

TEG Board Members

• Randy Boyd, CEO, Radio Systems, Knoxville
• Dan Brodbeck, CEO, American Constructors, Inc., Nashville
• Ron Corbin, Retired Executive with Allstate Insurance Company, Brentwood
• R. Fredrick Decosimo, Prinicipal, Decosimo Corporate Finance, Chattanooga
• Steven F. Flatt, President, National HealthCare Corporation, Murfreesboro
• Mark Gill, President, Rodgers Capital Group, Nashville
• Cordia Harrington, Founder, CEO and President, Tennessee Bun Company, Nashville
• Larry Papasan, Retired President, Smith & Nephew Orthopedics, Memphis
• Jeff Parrish, Secretary and General Counsel of Tennessee Health Management, Parsons
• W. Shane Reeves, Pharm. D., Reeves-Sain, Murfreesboro
• Jim Sattler, Chairman, EMJ Corporation, Chattanooga
• Dee Anna Smith, CEO, Sarah Cannon Cancer Research Institute, Nashville
• Dennis Vonderfecht, President and CEO, Mountain States Health Alliance, Johnson City

 

Executive Director, Doug Buttrey

Mr. Buttrey brings 22 years of government relations experience to TEG through his work for the Federal Express Corporation as its Government Affairs representative. He also served a five-year term as Commissioner and Chairman of the United States Surface Transportation Board, after being nominated by President George W. Bush and confirmed by the U.S. Senate.

Document Search

Document Downloads Appeal Bond Caps How Does Tennessee’s Legal System Compare to Contiguous States How Tort reform multiplies construction jobs Loss of Trust in the Tennessee Judicial System Mountain States Health Alliance Recent Large Jury Verdicts in Tennessee South Dakota Physician Recruiting Letter States with Caps on Noneconomic Damages States with Caps on Noneconomic Damages in Medical Cases States with Caps on Punitive Damages Tennessee Drops from Saint to Salvageable Tennessee Economic Study Tennessee Tort Reform Tennessee’s Disadvantage to Southeast states with noneconomic damages Tennessee’s Disadvantage to Southeast states with punitive damages Tennessee’s Eroding Competitive Position Tort Reform Means More Jobs The Multiplier Effect in the Construction Industry West Virginia Tort Ruling What lies beneath and why businesses lose faith in the courts Wisconsin Physician Recruiting Letter

Contact

For further information, please contact

TEG Executive Director Doug Buttrey
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Media Contact
John Van Mol
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615-812-2988

Pat Nolan
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615-945-2053

Contributions Contact
Bryan Kaegi
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615-948-1863