Ford Little
Ford Little was named to the Tennessee Fish and Wildlife Commission. A Knoxville native, he will represent Commission District 2 which consists of 11 counties. His appointment will last until February 2029.
Mr. Little is an attorney for the Woolf-McClane firm in Knoxville whose primary practice areas include construction law, commercial litigation, and product liability/toxic tort. He has been a member of US News & World Report’s Best Lawyers in America© and Best Lawyers® since 2009. In 2019, Mr. Ford as one of America’s Top 100 Bet-the Company Litigators®.
A hunter and fisherman, Mr. Little is excited about the opportunity to serve on the Commission. “I look forward to hearing and learning about the role the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency plays in managing and conserving Tennessee’s fish and wildlife so that current and future citizens of our great state can enjoy these abundant resources. this.”
Mr. Little has been active in several professional and civic organizations. He is a member of the Construction Lawyers Society of America (Charter Fellow), Knoxville Bar Association (Fellow), Tennessee Bar Association, and Knox County Industrial Board, Associated General Contractors of Tennessee.
He is past president of The University of Tennessee Alumni Association and past chair of The University of Tennessee Past Presidents Council. Mr. Little has served on The University of Tennessee Alumni Association Board of Governors and UTK Chancellor’s Associates. She currently serves on the Board for the Board of Directors of the Helen Ross McNabb Foundation. She was a former member of the boards of the Helen Ross McNabb Center, Dogwood Arts Festival and a member of Cedar Springs Presbyterian Church. He graduated from the University of Tennessee with a degree in accounting and earned his Juris Doctor degree (JD) from Vanderbilt. He and his wife, Malinda, have two children, James (Georgia) and Carlen.
The 11 counties in TFWC District 2 are Anderson, Blount, Campbell, Cumberland, Knox, Loudon, Morgan, Roane, Scott, Sevier, and Union. Replaced by Mr. Little is Kent Woods of Kodak. Mr. Woods completed seven years of service on the Agency’s 13-member governing body.
