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Kevin C. Cox concentrates his practice in the areas of business transactions, estate planning, trust, probate, taxation and general business law.

Karen Koplon concentrates her practice in the area of medical malpractice defense, nursing home defense, professional liability defense, premises liability and general insurance defense.  She has extensive experience representing hospitals and practitioners as well as long term care facilities. Mrs. Koplon is active in the Memphis Bar Association, serving as chair of its Fee Dispute Committee and previously serving on the Young Lawyers Division Board of Directors.. In her spare time she enjoys spending time with family and traveling. She is a big Memphis Grizzlies fan!

John Willet focuses his practice in the areas of construction, fidelity and surety, business law, litigation and alternative dispute resolution. He represents owners, developers, contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, architects and engineers throughout the construction process, including entity formation, licensing and registration, identification and management of risks, contracting, claims management and dispute resolution.. In the area of fidelity and surety law, Mr. Willet represents clients in connection with all types of bonds, including performance, payment, fidelity and various miscellaneous surety bonds. He assists owners, contractors and subcontractors with all types of bonding matters. Additionally, Mr. Willet represents sureties in pre-default investigations, project completion negotiations, ratification and takeover agreements and all facets of default.. Mr. Willet has represented clients in highly complex subrogation claims particular to the construction industry and has assisted insurers in pursuing claims against contractors, subcontractors, design professionals and other insurers to recover losses sustained as a result of design defects, construction defects and breaches of agreement. In addition to Mr. Willet’s construction law and surety practice, he represents clients in commercial matters and business litigation, providing services including contract drafting and negotiation, claims identification and resolution, business litigation, mediation and arbitration. Mr. Willet has substantial experience in complex construction and business litigation matters as well as representing clients before regulatory boards. He mediates construction and business disputes and is listed by the Tennessee Alternative Dispute Resolution Commission as a Rule 31 civil mediator.. Mr. Willet was recently selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2020 in the field of Litigation- Construction for the third year.

John McNeil joined the Claiborne Ferguson Law Firm in August of 2015 after graduating with honors from The University of Memphis School of Law. He received his undergraduate from the University of Memphis with a major in International Business. During his three years in law school, John worked with the Shelby County Public Defender's Office, the Federal Public Defender's Office, and the Honorable Magistrate Judge Tu Pham. Before joining the firm, he worked for Miles Mason Family Law Group here in Memphis. He is licensed to practice law in both Tennessee and Mississippi. He is also a member of the Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. John believes that there are several versions of the "truth" – and then there's what actually happened. No person should be punished based on another's version of the truth.

Joe is an attorney and Senior Underwriting Counsel at Closetrak Title & Escrow, Inc. a full service provider of title services and escrow services in the greater Memphis, Shelby County and west Tennessee area.He was a partner in the Memphis law firm of Kirkland, Rothman-Branning & Associates, PLLC, where his primary area of practice is real estate, including residential and commercial real estate closings and title work for 15 years. Mr. Kirkland is a former underwriting counsel for Chicago Title Insurance Company in Memphis. He received his B.S. degree from East Tennessee State University and his J.D. degree from Memphis State University. He is a past President of the Real Estate Industry Trade Association (1994). Mr. Kirkland is a member and Director of the Memphis (Chair, Real Estate Section, 1992, 2016) and Tennessee (Chair, Real Estate Section, 2003-04, 2017-2018) bar associations.. Joe will serve as President of the Tennessee Land Title Association for 2020-2021.He has been a frequent lecturer to attorneys, paralegals and the real estate industry for many years.Specialties: Joe concentrates his practice in the area of residential, commercial and industrial real estate and real estate closings.

Jodi was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada, where she graduated with a Bachelor of Nursing Degree in 1992. Jodi was recruited to the United States to help with the nursing shortage and worked as a critical care nurse for almost ten years prior to going to law school. Jodi attended the University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law, working weekend nights at the hospital and attending law school during the week. She was a member of the University of Memphis Law Review, was selected for Who’s Who in American Law Schools, and graduated cum laude in 2004.. Jodi began her legal career defending doctors in medical malpractice cases, but found herself drawn to representing people who had been injured and switched sides in 2006. She has devoted her practice almost exclusively to medical malpractice for the last 10 years, litigating complex multi-million dollar cases in both circuit court and federal court. She has been named a rising star in the most recent edition of Superlawyers, and is a member of the Tennessee Association for Justice and the Tennessee Bar Association. Jodi has taught seminars and given lectures for the Memphis Bar Association locally, and at the Bench Bar Conference, teaching other lawyers and judges about medical malpractice and tort reform. Jodi proudly became a member of Morgan and Morgan in June of 2015.. Jodi truly desires to help people who have been injured by the negligence and medical malpractice of doctors and hospitals. She has recovered many millions of dollars in compensation for patients and families whose lives have been devastated by medical malpractice. She believes that all people matter, and should be treated with gentleness and respect. Jodi strives to always be accessible, and to give every case the best of her effort and ability. She is married to her husband of almost 20 years, has 3 sons, and is very active in her church, Calvary Chapel Bartlett.. Jodi is licensed to practice law in Tennessee, Arkansas and Kentucky. She practices in the Memphis office of Morgan and Morgan.

Jeremy G. Alpert concentrates his practice in the areas of civil and commercial litigation of all types, with an emphasis on banking law, construction law and insurance law, as well as construction contract negotiation.

Jeffrey S. Rosenblum concentrates his legal practice in the areas of wrongful death, catastrophic injury and medical malpractice. Jeff has served as lead counsel in numerous personal injury and medical malpractice jury trials and has successfully argued cases before both the state and federal appellate courts. Jeff has prevailed in some high profile cases such as a recent matter where he obtained an $8.5 million verdict in a medical malpractice case in which the defense refused to make any settlement offer prior to trial. He has also obtained numerous verdicts for his clients and has recovered tens of millions of dollars in settlements throughout the years. As his reputation as a premier trial lawyer has grown, Jeff has been able to settle multi-million dollar cases without even having to file suit, which has allowed him to obtain fair compensation to individuals and families without requiring them to wait for the timely litigation process to complete itself. However, it is Jeff's reputation as a trial lawyer that is willing to actually go to trial in all of his cases that allows him to obtain fair settlements early on for his clients. It is Jeff's belief that a defendent will never offer a fair settlement amount unless he/she knows that the plaintiffs lawyer is willing and able to try the case to a verdict. Jeff is one of only a few lawyers in the Memphis area that is a member of the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum, signifying his repeated verdicts and/or settlements over $2,000,000.. He has earned a reputation as an aggressive trial attorney and has been applauded for his creative approach in handling cases. He has been successful in handling a wide variety of cases ranging from motor vehicle accidents involving tractor trailers to attempted suicides at a local juvenile detention facility. He is routinely asked to speak on issues related to personal injury and civil rights law by his peers and various professional organizations. See below for recent seminar topics. Jeff frequently appears as a legal pundit for the local news media.. After graduating from law school with honors, Jeff clerked for the Honorable Robert McRae, a prominent federal judge who greatly influenced his legal philosophy. Jeff then practiced with a 500 person law firm in Dallas, Texas before returning to Memphis, Tennessee in 1993 to focus on catastrophic injury and individual rights law. To this day, he remains licensed in both Tennessee and Texas.. He is a member of the National Trial Lawyers Association, the Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association, the Memphis Bar Association, the Tennessee Bar Association and the American Bar Association. He has been named a Mid South Super Lawyer every year since 2005, has been included in the Best Lawyers in America, was elected as a fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America and has been recognized as one of Tennessee's Top 100 Trial Lawyers since 2010 by the National Trial Lawyers Association. He has also been recognized as a Top 50 Attorney in Memphis. He was also recently named a fellow of the Memphis Bar Foundation. Jeff has served as an adjunct professor at the Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law at the University of Memphis where he taught Mediation and Settlement Negotiation Skills and is a regular speaker for the Memphis and Tennessee Bar Associations.

I represent large and small businesses, financial institutions, and individuals in civil litigation, including cases involving business disputes, construction issues, breach of contract, business torts, franchise disputes, trade secrets, intellectual property, products liability, defamation, fraud, lender liability, property disputes, and insurance coverage questions, among others.  I also represents clients in AAA arbitration. In addition, I provide advice to businesses in a capacity similar to in-house counsel. My work includes reviewing and drafting contracts, developing strategies to deal with and avoid legal issues, and assisting in strategic planning from a legal perspective.. I am licensed to practice in Tennessee and Arkansas and am admitted to the United States District Courts for the Western District of Tennessee, the Middle District of Tennessee, the Eastern District of Tennessee, the Eastern District of Arkansas, the Eastern District of Michigan, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, and the United States Supreme Court.

Injury lawyer representing victims of negligence and misconduct for over 25 years.  Licened in Tennessee, Arkansas and Mississippi.  Specializing in car wrecks, trucking litigation, worker's compensation, employment law and police misconduct.

In the past year alone, David Thornton has re-qualified a retirement plan with more than $100 million in assets; worked with multiple large employers to implement competitive executive compensation arrangements that are 409A compliant; assisted large and mid-size employers in more than $200 million in corporate transactions with an employee benefits component; created a successful three-part webinar series on the Affordable Care Act (ACA); and established a Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangement (MEWA) with 2,500 employees across three states. He counsels his clients on the complexities of compliance with the ACA, potentially saving them millions in Play or Pay penalties. As chair of the firm's Employee Benefits Practice Group, David leads a team of attorneys whose goal is to help employers deliver health and welfare and retirement benefits to their executives and employees.. David works with for-profit and nonprofit employers, plan fiduciaries, employees, third-party administrators, insurers and other providers of employee benefit plans and programs. His practice involves:. As a former Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) litigator, David helps companies navigate the intersection of litigation and business concerns. He successfully defended a case, Osborne v. Hartford Life & Accident Ins. Co., that went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court, and resulted in a change to the interpretation of the word "occupation" under ERISA. The new definition still stands today. His deep understanding of ERISA allows David to provide practical advice in the complex landscape of employee benefits law. David often collaborates with attorneys including those in the Corporate, Healthcare and Litigation Practice Groups on employee benefits issues related to mergers, acquisitions and tax matters for clients.

I'm a founder of Siskind Susser, PC - Immigration Lawyers. Most immigration lawyers in the US know me because of my being one of the first lawyers in the world with a web site (our firm was the very first in immigration law) and because of my being the author of several well-known books in the field. I service employer, investor and family immigration law clients throughout the world.

I work with individuals and corporate clients in a broad range of civil litigation issues, ranging from appellate work to trucking defense.  My experience assisting both plaintiffs and defendants allows me the opportunity to approach cases with an objective, fresh, and creative perspective. I have significant experience in assisting clients with both state and federal litigation, from pre-suit investigation through trial and appeal. I am licensed to practice in all state and federal courts in Mississippi, Tennessee, and Arkansas.. My current practice areas include:. * Trucking/transportation defense. * Personal injury/wrongful death. * Business litigation (contract preparation, breach of contract, interference with contract, breach of duty, etc.). * General civil litigation and appellate work. * Products liability (automotive, personal recreational vehicles, etc.). Please contact me for additional information.

I was born and raised in Memphis, TN.  I attended the University of Tennessee at Knoxville for undergrad, where I received a B.A. in Political Science.. I returned to Memphis for law school, where I graduated in 2012.  I passed the Tennessee Bar Exam in October 2012. I worked briefly for a general practice firm before taking a job as Associate Attorney at the Claiborne Ferguson Law Firm.. In March 2014, I became a Founding Partner of Beaty Medlock & Plunk in Memphis, TN. We handle Criminal Law, Real Estate Transactions, Collections work, Wills, Estates, and Personal Injury. I head up the Criminal department.. I love what I do. The practice of law is exciting and rewarding. My favorite part of the job is seeing the looks on the faces of satisfied clients. Contact me so I can help you too!

I think I am a regular guy.  When I am not working, I enjoy spending time with my wife and our two kids, Watson and Lila.  I also enjoy deer hunting and am an avid Tennessee Volunteer fan.. I really like practicing law and  especially enjoy being able to maintain a diverse practice.  Doing plaintiff and defense work makes me a better lawyer for all of my clients.. We understand that nobody wants to be in a situaiton where they need a lawyer.  Our firm works hard to help people overcome the legal challenges they are facing and get back to living their lives.

I think everyone in our society deserves to be treated fairly and with respect.

I litigate trademark, copyright, patent, and related business disputes in federal district and appellate courts. I also advise businesses and individuals on trademark and copyright issues to develop, protect, enforce, defend, and enhance their brands. I help clients acquire trademark registrations and copyright registrations and resolve refusals and disputes at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, and U.S. Copyright Office.. As part of my practice to help clients establish and protect their intellectual property rights, I also counsel clients on a variety of licenses, distribution agreements, franchise agreements, non-disclosure agreements, transactional due diligence, and related contract issues. I routinely advise clients on software licenses, trademark and brand licenses, patent licenses, copyright and content licenses, data privacy issues, and other intellectual property matters.. During law school, I clerked for two federal magistrate judges and interned in the General Counsel’s Office of a publicly traded corporation. Prior to law school, I worked as a legislative aide to two United States Senators in Washington, DC.

I help people who have been severely injured or lost a loved one as a result of the negligence of others.  I do this by holding insurance companies and large corporations financially accountable for the harm they cause.  If you are in need of my services, you have already suffered a serious loss.  I'm here to make sure you do not suffer a second loss---this time at the hands of an insurance company or corporation.. What makes me unique is that I give each one of my clients the personal attention they deserve and I make myself available to every client.  Also, unlike many of the attorneys you see on TV today, I do not simply take cases in hopes of settling the matter for whatever the insurance company thinks is fair.  I have tried dozens cases in both state and federal court and have obtained several million dollar and six figure jury verdicts.  If I take your case, I am prepared to go to trial.. I have successfully handled numerous medical malpractice cases, auto and truck accident cases, and other personal injury and wrongful death matters.

I have a variety of experience in various general civil litigation matters including business and commercial litigation, insurance coverage disputes, healthcare liability defense, medical device liability defense, personal injury and business torts. I also represent media organizations and journalists in defamation actions and other matters.  I have been involved in a number of jury trials to verdict.  I also provide counsel to clients in the area of information privacy and cybersecurity including security incident investigation, security awareness and policy drafting, cyber risk management including insurance policy coverage consultation and breach response management.  Specifically in the area of healthcare, I counsel covered entities on a variety of matters pertaining to HIPAA Privacy Rule, Security Rule, and Breach Notification Rule compliance.. I have earned the Certified Information Privacy Professional/United States (CIPP/US) credential through the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP).. I also represent departing individuals as well as employers and closely held corporate entities in business separation and dissolution matters. My experience includes involvement in healthcare provider departures and I am familiar with the unique issues involved in provider transitions.  I also advise small and midsize private corporations and businesses in various areas including pre-formation considerations, entity selection, sales and acquisitions, general contract negotiations and corporate governance.

I have the privilege of practicing as an associate attorney at the law firm of Lewis, Thomason, King, Krieg, & Waldrop, P.C.  Lewis Thomason is a full service, state wide law firm with offices in Memphis, Nashville, and Knoxville.  I have a diverse practice with a special interest in criminal defense.

I have successfully represented claimants all over Middle and West Tennessee, Alabama, and Kentucky.  Call today for a free initial consultation!  There are no attorney fees unless we win your case!

I have lived in Memphis my entire life.  I love my community and I have devoted my practice to helping the people of Memphis.  My office offers a personal experience for the client.  Phone calls and emails will be returned in 24 hours.  Your case and options will be explained to you.  I will walk you through the legal process, and help you understand your rights.

I have had my own practice since 2006. I have worked in a variety of areas, including personal injury, probate, and general civil litigation, but criminal defense has always been the heart of my practice. I am able to have a serious positive impact on the lives of people who would otherwise find themselves at the mercy of the system.

I have experience in immigration law and elder law. I have also represented many clients in general civil legal matters as matters. I represent clients before Shelby County Probate, Circuit, and Chancery Court, as well as Immigration Court.

I have been practicing law for well over 20 years.  I have extensive experience in advising and defending clients in the health care industry, including physicians and physician practice groups, on a range of areas, including:   regulatory compliance (at both the state and federal levels); employment;  practice formation, practice management and dissolution.  I also advise and defend non-healthcare clients on a wide range of business-related issues.. I have tried numerous civil lawsuits to verdict, and I have briefed and argued cases before the Tennessee Court of Appeals and the Tennessee Supreme Court.. I am a Rule 31 Listed General Civil Mediator.. I am a member in good standing with the Memphis Bar Association, the Tennessee Bar Association, and the American Health Lawyers Association. I hold the highest rating  (AV), from Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory.