Greer, Greer & Whitfield, Attorneys, PLLC

Biography

Rob Whitfield focuses his practice on estate planning and probate, real estate transactions, and business law. He has also served as lead counsel in litigation involving business and consumer disputes, real property matters, trust and estate issues, and appeals before the Tennessee Court of Appeals.

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Rob received a law degree with a concentration in business from the University of Tennessee College of Law, where he served as Editor-in-Chief of Transactions:  The Tennessee Journal of Business Law and Student Materials Editor of the Tennessee Law Review.  Rob received a research assistantship at UT’s Clayton Center for Entrepreneurial Law, where he assisted Director George W. Kuney, Esq. in drafting multiple treatises concerning bankruptcy and intellectual property law.  Rob earned recognition from UT Law, the Tennessee Law Review, and the Transactions Journal for excellence in legal research and writing and was named a top scholar in Bankruptcy Workouts and Reorganizations, Contract Drafting, Internet Law, and Advanced Legal Process.
 

Rob holds an MBA degree from Clemson University, where he received a graduate assistantship at the Arthur M. Spiro Institute for Entrepreneurial Leadership.  Through the Spiro Institute, Rob consulted with multiple business enterprises and an angel investment network.

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Rob was a Waterfield Scholar at Murray State University, where he received an undergraduate honors diploma in Political Science and Philosophy.  At Murray State, Rob was a leader in over a dozen civic, fraternal, honors, and social organizations.  Upon graduation, he received one of approximately 25 Honors Medallions awarded to members of his graduating class by the Murray State University Honors Program.

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Rob is committed to community service:  He is a member of Lions Club International (former President of the Paris Lions Club), served as Chairman of the Paris First United Methodist Church Board of Trustees, and served on the Henry County Helping Hand, Inc. Board of Directors.  Rob currently serves on the Habitat for Humanity of Paris-Henry County, Inc. Board of Directors.  Rob helped form Defeat Duchenne, a Tennessee public charity that has helped raise tens of thousands of dollars to benefit sufferers of Duchenne muscular dystrophy.  He also founded a non-profit fraternity housing corporation at Clemson University.  Rob previously served on the board of directors of the national Alpha Sigma Phi Fraternity’s housing subsidiary, CLVEN, LLC.

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Speaking Engagements

Rob has been invited to teach continuing legal education courses and speak to professional organizations on topics related to his practice areas.  A selection of his speaking engagements is below.

• Chancery Court & Special Commissioner Sales, Tennessee State Clerks of Court Association Conference, Paris Landing State Park, Sep. 18, 2025

• Essential Pleadings, Notices, and Legal Documents for Collection of Delinquent Property Taxes, Tennessee Association of Property Tax Professionals Conference, Murfreesboro, TN, Aug. 10, 2023

• From A to Z: Reselling Delinquent Tax Parcels Acquired by Governments at Tax Sales, Tennessee Association of Property Tax Professionals Conference, Murfreesboro, TN, Aug. 12, 2022

• Delinquent Property Tax Collection and Tax Sale Tactics during the Covid-19 Pandemic, Tennessee Association of Property Tax Professionals Conference, Murfreesboro, TN, Aug. 13, 2021

• Legal Ethics in Estate Administration, South Carolina Upstate Paralegal Association, Zoom, Feb. 11, 2021

• Estate Administration From A to Z, National Business Institute, Jackson, TN, Oct. 20, 2020

• Conducting Delinquent Tax Sales Online, GovEase Conference, Pickwick Landing State Park, Aug. 28, 2020

• The Probate Process from Start to Finish, National Business Institute, Jackson, TN, Nov. 18, 2019

• Estate Planning Essentials for Young Professionals, Paris-Henry County Chamber of Commerce, Apr. 12, 2016​