Mike Jameson
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Michael F. Jameson is the District 6 Council representative for the Nashville Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County. He is serving in his first term and is expected to run for reelection in 2007.[1]
Mike Jameson is a litigation attorney specializing in civil litigation and a member of North Pursell Ramos and Jameson. He was admitted to the Tennessee Bar in 1990, the US District Court Middle, Western and Eastern Districts of Tennessee Courts in 1992 and the US Court of Appeals (6th Circuit) in 1996. He graduated cum laude at the University of Tennessee College of Law which he attended after earning a Bachelor of Arts from Vanderbilt University.
Consistent themes in Mike Jameson's legislation included: environmental issues (including regulations to require LEED certification for Metro buildings),[2] historic preservation,[3] zoning protections,[4] and livability issues. In 2005, Mike Jameson was named "Best Metro Council Member" by readers of the Nashville Scene -- an honor for which he was runner-up in 2006. Also in 2006, Jameson earned the Kibby Clayton Memorial Friendly Streets Award for "his dedication to and efforts for a more walkable, bikeable, livable Nashville".[5]
Mike Jameson is the Co-Chair of the Budget and Finance Committee, and is a member of the Charter Revision, Public Works, Federal Grant Review, and Human Relation Committees. He is the Past-President of the Lockeland Springs Neighborhood Association, Past-President of the Eastwood Neighbors, and a member of the East Nashville Neighborhood Caucus. He is married to Tamara Hart and has two children.
[edit] Honors and awards
- Graduated With Honors
- Moot Court Board
- Advocates Prize, First Place, Best Oralist
- Jessup International Law Moot Court Team, Best Oralist Award
- Who's Who in American Law, 12th ed., 2002 - 2003
- The National Registry of Who's Who (Life Member), 2001
- Order of Barristers, 1990
- American Jurisprudence Awards: Trial Practice and International Law, 1990
- Board member of Nashville Downtown Partnership, an anti-homeless organization
[edit] References
- ^ Nashville, Metro. "Council Roster", nashville.gov, January 16, 2007.
- ^ Cass, Michael. "Eco-designs will help city turn over green leaf", Tennessean, January 14, 2007.
- ^ Reporter, InTown. "Disunion", InTown Report.
- ^ Tackett, Judith. "Councilman wants flexible zoning for East Nashville", City Paper, March 22, 2006.
- ^ Bike Nashville, Walk. "Annual Meeting Notes", Walk Bike Nashville Newsletter, November 15, 2006.
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