Attorney André C. Wharton graduated with honors from Hampton University in 1999 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Marketing. He then journeyed south to Chapel Hill, N.C., where he attended and finished law school at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) in 2002.
At UNC Law, Wharton was a mock trial finalist and obtained awards as the Best Negotiator and as a finalist in the National Environmental Negotiation Moot Court competition. While at UNC Law, consistent with what he still believes to be an obligation in improving and empowering his community, Wharton was enrolled in the criminal law clinic where he counseled and tried cases for juveniles who had made missteps and were charged with delinquent matters in the Durham, N.C., courts.
Before returning home to Memphis to join the family’s firm, Wharton worked in Raleigh, N.C. with the law firm of Yates, McClamb, and Weyher, LLP. At Yates McClamb, he practiced in the area of civil defense litigation, primarily handling medical malpractice, nursing home, and general insurance defense.
During his tenure at Yates McClamb, Wharton actively participated in several juries and judge trials. He returned home to join the Wharton Law Firm in 2004, where he has represented numerous individuals and entities, both in and outside of court throughout Western Tennessee.
Wharton primarily focuses his law practice in the areas of criminal law (state and federal courts), personal injury, including automobile accidents, healthcare liability, and wrongful death cases. He has also practiced in the areas of employment, municipal, and juvenile law, as well as matters involving probate law (conservatorships and guardianships), workers compensation, and education law. Additionally, he has litigated matters involving election law and constitutional law, as well as represented public officials and municipalities in a variety of matters.
Wharton actively serves on several boards including Memphis Area Legal Services, Overton Park Shell and is the panel representative for the Criminal Justice Act (CJA) Panel in the United District Court for the Western District of Tennessee. He also serves as adjunct professor at University of Memphis-Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law.
