A Ramos - Nashville Workers Compensation Lawyer Reviews & Ratings

A. GREGORY RAMOS (“Gregg”) is past President of the Nashville Bar Association, having served in that capacity in 2004.  He is a member of the law firm North, Pursell, & Ramos PLC in Nashville, TN, where he maintains a general civil litigation practice with an emphasis in the areas of personal injury, workers’ compensation, and employment law.. Mr. Ramos received his law degree from Arizona State University College of Law in 1980 and his B.A. degree, magna cum laude, from Arizona State University in 1977. He is a member of the Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations as well as the State Bar of Arizona.. Upon graduation from law school in 1980, Mr. Ramos started his legal career as an Assistant Prosecutor in Phoenix, AZ, where he tried over forty (40) jury trials.  In 1984, he moved from his home state of Arizona to Nashville, Tennessee so his wife, Sandy, could pursue a songwriting career in country music. This turned out to be a good move as Sandy’s songs have been recorded by the Dixie Chicks, Faith Hill, Anne Murray, Kenny Rogers, Lee Greenwood, Barbara Mandrell, the Forester Sisters, Gene Watson and a host of others. Sandy and Gregg have been married for thirty-five (35) years and have two grown children, Melody and David.. Mr. Ramos is a past Board Chair of Catholic Charities of Tennessee, Inc. and was named Catholic Charities’ Volunteer of the Year for 2008.  He also is a past president of Conexión Américas, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping Hispanic families realize their aspirations for social and economic advancement by promoting their integration into the Middle Tennessee community.  In addition, he is a past member of the Board of Directors of the United Way of Metropolitan Nashville (Chair of the HR Committee) and currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Justice Center, whose mission is to advocate on behalf of poor Tennesseans. Mr. Ramos serves as well on the Leadership Council of Lipscomb University’s Nelson and Sue Andrews Institute of Civic Leadership.  Mr. Ramos is a member of the Rotary Club of Nashville and was in the 33rd class of Leadership Nashville (Class of 2009).  He serves as well on Leadership Nashville’s Board of Trustees.  Mr. Ramos also serves on the Board of Fifth Third Bank.. Governor Phil Bredesen appointed Mr. Ramos in 2006 to serve on the Tennessee Workers’ Compensation Advisory Council. He is a past member of the Tennessee Supreme Court’s Committee on Public Trust and Confidence in the Courts and recently completed a three-year term on the Tennessee Supreme Court’s Access to Justice Commission.  He currently serves on the Tennessee Education Lottery’s Advisory Council on Minority Business Participation.. In early January of 2009, Mr. Ramos was named as the “2008 Nashvillian of the Year” by the Nashville Scene.  In the July 17, 2009 edition of the Nashville Business Journal, Mr. Ramos was included in the “Best of the Bar, 2009”, and in October 2009, Mr. Ramos was honored with the “Good Guys” award from the Nashville Women’s Political Caucus.  On December 28, 2009, the Tennessean newspaper in Middle Tennessee included Mr. Ramos in its list of the top “Tennessee Political Movers”.  Finally, in 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013, Mr. Ramos has been featured in the NashvillePost’s “In Charge” edition of Nashville’s most prominent leaders.