Joseph V. Ronderos Jr.
Joseph Ronderos is a member of the firm's Business Litigation Service Group. His practice includes financial services, products liability, and business litigation.
Repercussions of the Fifth Circuit's Decision to Vacate the CFPB's Payday Lending Rule as Unconstitutional
ABA Business Law Today, November Month-In-Brief: Business Regulation & Regulated Industries, December 2022
CFPB Update on the Amicus Program and Other Litigation
ABA Business Law Today, May Month-In-Brief: Business Regulation & Regulated Industries, June 2, 2022
Is Access Enough?: Addressing Inheritability of Digital Assets Under the Three-Tier System Under the Revised Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act
18 Tenn. J. Bus. L. 1031, 1054 (2017)
Successfully defended (as second chair) to a jury verdict a mortgage servicer's compliance with the Real Estate Settlement and Procedures Act (RESPA) with respect to the servicer's administration of its customer's escrow account.
Successfully defended actions and claims made under the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) seeking awards of treble damages and attorney's fees.
Successfully defended and dismissed claims challenging foreclosure proceedings via motions to dismiss and motions for summary judgment.
Represented and successfully defended action and claims under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA), and the Truth In Lending Act (TILA).
Represented and successfully defended appeals before the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, the Tennessee Court of Appeals, and the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals.
Successfully represented a client in acquiring title to real property free and clear of appellate litigation.
Successfully represented clients in re-acquisition of title or acquiring surplus funds after a tax sale in Alabama and Tennessee.
Successfully represented clients to approvals of structured settlement payment transfers in Alabama and Tennessee.
Represented manufacturer of construction equipment in products liability cases in Alabama and Tennessee.
Represented and advised clients on estate planning and administration.
University of Tennessee College of Law
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Tennessee Law Review, Articles Editor
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Transactions: Tennessee Journal of Business Law, Executive Editor
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Tennessee Journal of Law & Policy, Executive Editor
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Publication: "Is Access Enough?," 18 Tenn. J. Bus. L. 1031, 1054 (2017)
cum laude
Birmingham Southern College
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Henry C. Randall History Scholarship Award
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Student Center for the Public Trust
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BSC Interfraternity Council, VP of Administration (2012-13)
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Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity, President (2013)
Joseph was previously an associate with a large firm in Nashville. Outside of the firm, he enjoys spending time with his family and his two dogs (Cliff and Rick), watching films, and creative writing.
Best Lawyers in America®, Ones To Watch, Commercial Litigation and Financial Services Regulation Law (2022-24)
Mid-South Super Lawyers®, Rising Star (2023)
Stites & Harbison, PLLC Lawyers Named to 2025 Best Lawyers® Publications
Stites & Harbison, PLLC is pleased to announce that 97 of its lawyers are included in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers® has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence according to the publication. Additionally, 12 Stites & Harbison attorneys are named as “Lawyer of the Year” and 30 attorneys are recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America, which recognizes attorneys early in their careers for outstanding professional excellence in private practice in the United States.
Ten Stites & Harbison Attorneys Honored by 2023 Mid-South Super Lawyers
NASHVILLE, Tenn.—The 2023 edition of Mid-South Super Lawyers recently honored 10 Stites & Harbison, PLLC attorneys. Seven attorneys were named to the Super Lawyers list and three were named to the Rising Stars list.
Stites & Harbison, PLLC Lawyers Named to 2024 Best Lawyers® Publications
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Stites & Harbison, PLLC is pleased to announce that 101 of its lawyers are included in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®.
Stites & Harbison Welcomes Joseph Ronderos, Jr., to the Nashville Office
NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Stites & Harbison, PLLC welcomes attorney Joseph V. Ronderos, Jr., to the firm’s Nashville, Tenn., office. He joins the Business Litigation Service Group. His practice focuses on financial services, product liability and business litigation.