David Cocke has served as counsel for secured creditors, debtors, unsecured creditors committees, and bankruptcy trustees in both business liquidations and reorganizations, and he has litigated many complex business cases in federal, state and bankruptcy courts. This extensive experience gives him a unique ability to serve his clients’ bankruptcy and litigation needs. Mr. Cocke practices in the areas of commercial litigation, bankruptcy, and election law.

He was honored by Super Lawyers in the fields of business litigation, bankruptcy and creditors’ rights. He is AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell.

Mr. Cocke was recently selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2019 in the field of Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law for the thirteenth year.

Mr. Cocke is admitted to practice before the U.S. District Courts for the Western, Eastern and Middle Districts of Tennessee, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas, the bankruptcy courts in each of these districts, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth and Sixth Circuits.

Evans Petree

Evans Petree is a full service law firm where we treat challenges in a comprehensive manner particular to each client seeking our counsel. To us, success is achieved by evaluating client goals, then vetting solutions amongst our diverse in-house experts, whose ultimate success is intertwined with that of the client.

When Evans Petree began in 1907, we didn’t have a 100-year plan in mind— only a desire to apply our knowledge to solve problems and grow alongside our clients. That desire guided us into the next century and continues to propel us today.

While the breadth of our experience is quantifiable in both years and areas of practice, it is the depth of our experience that makes us more than law. We are not just attorneys, advocates, and advisors. We are planners and allies. We are community members and entrepreneurs. We believe the work we share with our clients today will ultimately elevate the greater community tomorrow.

While our professionals possess numerous and diverse capabilities, such as commercial and employment law, tax planning, real property and health care, the common thread through all of our dealings and relationships is a foundation of high values, coupled with a dedication to enhancing client perspectives. These are the factors that perpetuate client success. We work every day to redefine the scope of what is possible within a full-service law firm.