About Us

Philip Baker concentrates his practice in labor and employment matters and medical practice management/transitions. Mr. Baker frequently provides counsel and advice to employers on employment matters, including FMLA, discharge, anti-discrimination, anti-harassment, and workers’ compensation. Mr. Baker also provides general employment advice related to personnel and other issues, including handbooks, wages, and disciplinary actions. Mr. Baker also assists business owners in resolving contractual disputes, succession planning, and corporate matters. In addition, Mr. Baker counsels medical professionals, including physicians, dentists and optometrists, related to start-up, associate contracts, practice management issues, and practice transitions and the documentation required for accomplishing each.

Mr. Baker is married to Dr. Ashley Baker, and they reside in Jonesborough, Tennessee, along with their three children.

Jason Shade concentrates his practice in the areas of bankruptcy, creditors’ rights law, real estate law, construction law and commercial litigation. Mr. Shade has worked extensively with special servicers in wide-ranging commercial mortgage-backed security matters including foreclosure, receiverships, defense of borrower litigation and guarantor recovery. Mr. Shade has also represented creditors and other parties in preference suits, lien avoidance actions and other various bankruptcy claims and has handled several multi-family housing loan workouts.

In addition to his bankruptcy/creditors’ rights practice, Mr. Shade has represented general contractors, subcontractors and owners in all aspects of construction disputes before courts and arbitration panels. He has also represented various clients in a vast array of real estate, corporate and commercial disputes. Finally, Mr. Shade has represented many different employers in all aspects of employment litigation including, but not limited to, the defense of workers’ compensation claims in both Tennessee and North Carolina.

Formerly associated with Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell and Berkowitz in its Tri-Cities office, Mr. Shade is a founding member of Ensley, Baker & Shade, PLLC.

I focus my practice on estate planning, which includes wills, trusts, long term care Medicaid planning, and conservatorships/guardianships. My passion is helping clients obtain the legal tools they need to ensure that they and their loved ones are cared for according to their wishes.

Coming from a large, blended family and having witnessed the devastating effects dementia has on an individual and the family has given me an understanding, both emotionally and legally, of the issues that can arise. Now that my husband and I are raising our children, we also see the importance of having an estate plan that protects our young children in case something happens to us prematurely.

Helping each client obtain a plan that fits their specific needs and ensuring they understand and are comfortable with their documents is how I define success.

After growing up in neighboring Asheville, I attended and graduated from North Carolina State University. I then attended and graduated from George Mason University School of Law (now the Antonin Scalia Law School). I am licensed in Tennessee, Virginia, Maryland (inactive), the District of Columbia (inactive), and various federal courts, though I now limit my practice to Tennessee and Virginia.

Erik Zetterberg concentrates his practice in the areas of business formations and transitions and estate planning. He regularly assists professional practices and small businesses with ownership transitions and advises entrepreneurs and non-profits in the business start-up process. Mr. Zetterberg also works with clients to meet their estate planning needs including wills, trusts, powers of attorney, and health care directives.

During law school, Mr. Zetterberg served as a summer law clerk with the Virginia Court of Appeals and interned with the University Counsel’s Office at East Tennessee State University. Mr. Zetterberg was also awarded the Roger C. Bern Planning Award by the law school faculty for excellence in legal drafting, planning, and problem solving. Mr. Zetterberg joined Ensley, Baker & Shade, PLLC as an associate attorney in June of 2016.