Tennessee Bureau of Workers’ Compensation Administrator Troy Haley has named Peter Frech of Nashville as the newest judge on the Court of Workers’ Compensation Claims. Frech will replace Judge Thomas Wyatt, Chattanooga, who retires at the end of June.

Frech concentrates his practice exclusively in workers’ compensation and has experience as both a plaintiff and defense lawyer. He also worked for many years in family law.

Frech served in the U.S. Marine Corps working in military police as a corrections specialist. He later earned a bachelor of science in political science from Middle Tennessee State University, graduating cum laude in 2008. Afterward, he earned his J.D. with a concentration in advocacy and dispute resolution at the University of Tennessee College of Law in 2012.

“Peter will be an excellent addition to the Court,” Haley said. “He brings stellar and wide-ranging experience, having represented both employees and employers, before the Court and the Appeals Board. He has a deep knowledge of the Workers’ Compensation Law, and a commitment to fairness and following the law.”

Frech will sit in both Nashville and Murfreesboro, and his term begins on July 1. Look for more about him in a later blog post.