hiː ɹᵻtˈɜːnd tə nˈɑːksvɪl ænd fˈɔːɹmd ɐ lˈɔː pˈɑːɹtnɚʃˌɪp wɪð tʃˈɑːɹlz dˈiː. mə ɡˈʌfi ɐ nˈɛfjuː ʌv wˈɪljəm hˈoʊmz mə ɡˈʌfi, ˈɔːθɚɹ ʌvðə mə ɡˈʌfi ɹˈiːdɚz, ænd lˈeɪɾɚ fˈɔːɹmd ɐ pˈɑːɹtnɚʃˌɪp wɪð fjˈuːtʃɚ suːpɹˈiːm kˈoːɹt dʒˈʌstɪs ˈɛdwɚd tˈɛɹi sˈænfɚd.
He returned to Knoxville and formed a law partnership with Charles D. McGuffey (a nephew of William Holmes McGuffey, author of the McGuffey Readers), and later formed a partnership with future Supreme Court justice Edward Terry Sanford.