Paul R. Capps

Paul R. Capps, the founder of the firm, was born in Donelson, Tennessee on September 27, 1922.  The grandson of the late Governor A. H. Roberts, Mr. Capps graduated from Cumberland University School of Law in 1947 and practiced law for 55 years before his death in 2003.  Personal counsel for Senator Herbert S. Walters, he represented many corporations and organizations during his career in litigating and assisting in the formation of new industry as Morristown grew from town to city.  Mr. Capps served in both World War II and the Korean Conflict and returned to Morristown to resume his practice after his honorable discharge.  Devoted to his church, First United Methodist Church in Morristown and to his spouse, Marie Ready Capps, he had four children, Diane C. Noe, Claudia C. Bonnyman, Paul C. Kyser and Christopher P. Capps.