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Mark N. Geller, who is bilingual in Spanish, graduated with honors from the University of Cincinnati College of Law. During his studies, he participated in Moot Court and the Order of the Barristers. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Geller worked as a biochemist for the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. In 2012, he was invited by the National Trial Lawyers Association to be a member in their Top 40 Under 40. Mr. Geller’s primary area of practice is nursing home litigation and he chairs the firm’s Nursing Home Practice Group. In addition, he participates in personal injury and workers' compensation cases. Husband and father of two, Mr. Geller enjoys playing soccer, reading, traveling and attending Grizzlies games.

Marcus Nahon was a Founding Member and Senior Partner of Nahon, Saharovich & Trotz and is now serving as Of-Counsel. He is engaged in a civil trial practice with emphasis in the areas of personal injury, automobile accidents, wrongful death, and workers' compensation. In the past Mr. Nahon has served on several civil legal and charitable committees. He has been a lecturer at seminars and educational affairs and has taught and lectured the paralegal programs at Christian Brother's University and Southwest Tennessee Community College (formerly State Technical Institute of Memphis). Mr. Nahon has also served as a special judge in the civil and criminal divisions of the general sessions courts.. Mr. Nahon is also the Founding Member of the Nahon Law Firm in Nashville ,TN He now serves as Of-Councel.

Managing Trial Attorney for Nationwide Insurance Company Trial Division- Memphis

Managing Partner & Rule 31 Listed Mediator. Attorney Stokes is licensed to practice law in Tennessee and primarily specializes in the areas of family law: including divorce, child support, visitation, custody, and adoption cases, as well as, entertainment law, business law and personal injury. In 2013, Ms. Stokes was the lead attorney on a child support case before the Tennessee Appellate Court that changed the law as it relates to disestablishing paternity of a child. Attorney Stokes is a Memphis native and graduate of Whitehaven High School. She received her Bachelor of Science degree from Vanderbilt University College of Arts & Sciences and her Juris Doctorate Degree from the University of Kentucky College of Law.. Ms. Stokes was an honoree as an Outstanding Citizen at the 2019 40 Under 40 Memphis Urban Elite Awards and she has named the 2017 Tri-State Defender’s Best Overall Attorney and the 2017 Best Family Law/Divorce Attorney at the Annual Tri-State Defender’s Best in Black Awards. She has also been nominated as “Role Model of the Year” by the Southern Entertainment Awards and the law firm has been nominated for “Industry Service of the Year” by the Southern Entertainment Awards.. Ms. Stokes is a board member of the Memphis Bar Association, Ben F. Jones Chapter of the National Bar Association, and Shelby County Law Library Board. She is also a board member for the Memphis Music Banq, On-Location Memphis and a member of the Board of Directors for Charis Acres, a retirement home in Memphis.

Lorenzo is one of the founding partners at Leffler Renfroe and a leading Memphis trial lawyer. He dedicates his career and time helping clients in bankruptcy and personal injury cases. He graduated from Lake Forest College where he earned his first undergraduate degree in Mathematics. He obtained his second undergraduate degree from Washington University in Saint Louis in Electrical Engineering. He went on to pursue a legal career, earning his Juris Doctor from Southern Illinois University’s School of Law. Mr. Renfroe is licensed to practice law in Illinois and Tennessee. He places his clients first, always prioritizing their needs and assuaging their concerns.

Linsey C. Boatner was hired as an associate attorney at Rice Amundsen & Caperton, PLLC in November 2019. Ms. Boatner graduated from the University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law in May 2019.. Prior to law school, Ms. Boatner attended Mississippi University for Women. She graduated in May 2014 with honors earning a Bachelor of Science in Legal Studies with a Minor in Psychology. Due to her academic success, Ms. Boatner was on the Dean’s list from 2010-2014 and was invited to become a member of the Lantern Honor Society and Aristos Honor Society. She was the proud recipient of the Reneau Scholarship, Hearin Recovery Scholarship, and an Academic Competitiveness Grant. Ms. Boatner was awarded the College and Business and Professional Studies Junior Scholar Award as well as the Senior Scholar Award.. Ms. Boatner was very involved in extracurricular activities, including being a founding member of the Mississippi University for Women Mock Trial Team. She was also a member of Phi Beta Lambda where she competed in a statewide leadership conference, placing first in Justice Administration and second in Business Law. She served as President of the Jester Honorary Social Club from 2011-2012 and the Vice President of Bench & Gavel, a legal studies club, from 2013-2014.. During law school, Ms. Boatner was a member of The Association for Women Attorneys, a 2L Bar Governor for the Student Bar Association, a member of the Federalist Society, and a member of Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity, McKeller Chapter serving as the 1L Class Representative from 2016-2017 and Treasurer from 2017-2019.. Linsey served on the Executive Board of Phi Alpha Delta, McKeller Chapter as well as the Student Bar Association’s Constitution and Bylaws Committee, Golf Tournament Committee, and Auction Committee. Ms. Boatner volunteered for the Association for Women Atttorneys Power is Female: Inclusion, Equity, and Representation Symposium and Phi Alpha Delta’s Annual “Canned Immunity” Food Drive. She also served as a Student Mediator as part of the law school’s Mediation Clinic.. Ms. Boatner was honored as a 2019 Law Student for Justice by the Tennessee Supreme Court for her pro bono service while in law school.

Lew Wardlaw practices primarily in the state and federal courts of Tennessee, Arkansas, and Mississippi. He is admitted to the Supreme Court of the United States of America, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, the United States District Courts for all three Tennessee divisions and for the two Arkansas divisions. He has extensive appellate court experience. He concentrates on general civil litigation with emphases on commercial transportation defense, land use and zoning law, administrative law, premises liability, and employment issues. In addition to litigation, Lew appears regularly before local and regional legislative and administrative bodies.. Lew is an active on-call member of the firm’s transportation defense practice group and part of its 24/7 Rapid Response Team. He is available to quickly respond to his transportation clients’ needs with respect to serious trucking injuries, fatalities, and catastrophic losses. Lew has served as Chairperson of the American Bar Association Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section Commercial Transportation Litigation Committee and continues his service to the transportation community as a past Chair and current Vice-Chair of the Commercial Transportation and Litigation General Committee.. Lew is a member of the Memphis, Tennessee and American Bar Associations. He is a Fellow of both the American Bar Foundation and the Memphis Bar Foundation, and is a graduate of Tennessee Bar Association Leadership Law and the Memphis Bar Association Leadership Forum. Lew has been active in the Leo Bearman, Sr. American Inn of Court and is proud of his six years of service as a director of the Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law Alumni Board from 2004 through 2010 – during which time the law school moved to its historic downtown location. Law & Politics, the publisher of Super Lawyers, named Lew to its annual listing of “Rising Stars” in 2009 (Land Use/Zoning), 2011 (Transportation) and 2013 (Transportation). He was selected by his peers for inclusion in the 27th Edition of The Best Lawyers in America© for his work in Land Use and Zoning.. Lew is a past member of the Board of Directors for Promise Academy, Inc., a City of Memphis charter school, and previously served on the Advisory Board for Shelby Residential and Vocational Services, Inc. (SRVS).. Lew is a native Memphian and a graduate of Grace-St. Luke's Episcopal School. Following his graduation from the Episcopal High School in Alexandria, Virginia, Lew received his Bachelor of Arts (BA), Master of Public Administration (MPA) and Juris Doctor (JD) degrees from the University of Memphis. He joined Martin, Tate, Morrow & Marston in 2003 where he is a director and shareholder. Prior to joining the firm, Lew worked extensively in land use and zoning matters as a planner with the City of Germantown Community Development Department and consultant to the Memphis and Shelby County Division of Planning and Development.

LEE J. ("JEFF") BLOOMFIELD graduated from the University of Tennessee, receiving a Bachelor of Science degree with honors in 1971, and he received his Doctorate of Jurisprudence from the University of Tennessee Law School in 1974. Jeff received his Tennessee license to practice law in 1975, his Kentucky license in 2009. He practices in the U.S. District Courts in Tennessee and Kentucky, the U.S. District Courts for the Northern District of Mississippi, the Eastern District of Arkansas, and the Eastern District of Missouri as well as in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth and Eleventh Circuits. He is listed in Woodward White's The Best Lawyers in America, and is an author and lecturer on maritime, personal injury and worker's compensation law. Jeff is currently a member of the Tennessee Association for Justice and has served on its Board of Governors and as President. He is also a member of the American Association for Justice and has served as Chair of its Admiralty Section. He is also a member of the American Trial Lawyers Association. His practice emphasized Jones Act, Maritime and River Boat Injuries as well as Personal Injury.

Larry H. Montgomery concentrates his practice in the area of civil litigation focusing on insurance coverage and financial institutions litigation. Mr. Montgomery also represents clients in the areas of insurance agent and broker liability and director and officer liability.. Mr. Montgomery has acted as counsel in more than 50 mediations and is listed by the Tennessee Supreme Court as a General Civil Mediator.. Mr. Montgomery has litigated in state and federal trial and appellate courts in among other jurisdictions, Tennessee, Florida, Kentucky, Mississippi, Arkansas and Oklahoma.

King W. Rogers concentrates his practice in the areas of corporate, commercial transactions and banking law and has extensive experience in real estate development.

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!

Justin began his practice primarily focusing on estate planning, real estate, and business formations and transactions.  In April 2005, he began representing developers and investors in structuring commercial real estate transactions.  These transactions included all aspects of commercial real property negotiations, transactions, leasing, and representing borrowers and developers in commercial financing and refinancing.  To date, Justin has represented clients in real estate transactions totaling approximately $1 billion.. In April 2009, Justin joined the law firm of Morton & Germany, PLLC and began representing banking clients in creditors' rights actions in state and federal court.. Justin is presently employed as Southern Region Underwriting Counsel and Relationship Manager for Agents National Title Insurance Company serving agents Mississippi, Tennessee, Arkansas, Alabama and Missouri.  He recently held the underwriter position on the board of directors for the Arkansas Land Title Association, and currently serves as the chair of the Membership Committee for the Tennessee Land Title Association.. Justin also maintains a private practice continuing his focus on business, banking, real estate, and estate planning. His on-going pro bono work includes representing churches and other non-profit organizations in real estate and other business related transactions.

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.

Jessica Ferrante, of Rossville, Tennessee, is the Senior Associate Attorney at Rice Caperton Rice, PLLC. Mrs. Ferrante earned her Juris Doctor from the Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law in May 2012, where she was ranked in the top of her class. Prior to law school, Mrs. Ferrante graduated from Collierville High School in 2005 and from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, where she graduated with Honors in 2009.. She was admitted to the Tennessee Bar in November 2012 and is a member of the American Bar Association, Tennessee Bar Association, Memphis Bar Association, and Association of Women Attorneys. Mrs. Ferrante was later admitted to the Mississippi Bar in February 2019 and is now a member of the Mississippi Bar Association. In addition to practicing law in both Tennessee and Mississippi, Mrs. Ferrante is also listed as a Rule 31 Mediator and is a member of the Tennessee Association of Professional Mediators.. Mrs. Ferrante has been named one of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation’s Memphis’ Finest Young Professionals. She was also named one of Memphis Magazine’s Women to Watch in 2018. In 2019, 2020, and 2021, she was named one of the 10 Best Attorneys in Tennessee by American Institute of Family Law Attorneys and has also received the Top 10 Under 40 Attorney Award for Tennessee from the National Academy of Family Law Attorneys for 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021. In 2021, Super Lawyers named Mrs. Ferrante a Super Lawyer Rising Star, and Avvo rates Mrs. Ferrante as a 10.0 out of 10.00 and awarded her their Client’s Choice Award.Finally, Mrs. Ferrante was appointed by the Tennessee Supreme Court to be a Hearing Committee Member for the Board of Professional Responsibility, Division IX. Mrs. Ferrante has served in this capacity since 2016.

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.

Jennifer Leigh Bellott is a
2008 graduate of the Cecil C. Humphrey School of
Law. Ms. Bellott grew up in Memphis and attended
high school at St. Mary's Episcopal School. She received
her B.A. in 2005 from McGill University in Montreal,
Quebec Canada.. During law school, Ms. Bellott
was named the National Best Advocate in the 2008 ABA National Appellate
Advocacy Competition, the award given to the best oral advocate in the
national competition. She also served as the Associate Justice for the
2007 Advanced Moot Court Competition and as an Associate Editor for the
University of Memphis Law Review. Her committment to excellence mirrors the Rice Team's commitment to the practice of family law.

Jenna McDonald Nichols is a native Memphian and third generation lawyer. Mrs. Nichols is compassionate, understanding, and will fight for you during life's hardest moments. Mrs. Nichols is experienced in the areas of divorce and separation, child custody, child support, juvenile law, paternity/parentage, adoption, and estate planning. Mrs. Nichols is also specially trained in collaborate divorce and she is a strong advocate for mediation and other alternative dispute resolution methods.

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.

Jared was born and raised in Silver Creek, Mississippi.  He is a graduate of the Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science in Columbus, Mississippi.  Jared graduated from the University of Mississippi’s Business School and Sally McDonnell-Barksdale Honors College.. During his undergraduate career, he helped to found the University of Mississippi’s Mock Trial Program, as well as volunteered with the Lafayette County Habitat for Humanity and University of Mississippi Emergency Medical Responders.. While in law school, Jared served on the University of Mississippi’s Law Review as an associate editor and on the Moot Court Board, where he won multiple advocacy competitions and individual accolades.

Jared is Member of Spicer Rudstrom, PLLC's Memphis office who focuses on litigation throughout Tennessee. He graduated cum laude from Lambuth University with a Bachelor’s degree in Sociology and then graduated cum laude with a J.D. degree from the University of Tennessee College of Law. He served as an editor for the Tennessee Law Review and was recognized with the Jerry J. Phillips Best Comment award for his scholarly article that was published in the Tennessee Law Review. Jared was also involved with numerous pro bono activities and the legal clinic while in law school.. Jared’s practice is concentrated primarily in the areas of workers' compensation, premises liability, business and commercial representation, employment practices litigation, and insurance defense. He routinely appears in courts in numerous counties across the State. Jared serves on the Publications Committee for the Memphis Bar Association and has served on the St. Jude Committee and Membership Committee for the Memphis Bar Association. He has volunteered for the Memphis Grizzlies Charitable Foundation, where middle school students are mentored at local charter schools, focusing on life skills such as leadership, team-building, personal responsibility and civic engagement.. Jared was a member of the Tennessee Bar Association's Leadership Law Class of 2017, a distinction held by only 35 attorneys across the State. Jared has been named to Super Lawyers Rising Stars for 2016 and 2017, an honor only awarded to 2.5% of attorneys in Tennessee.

Jake A. Kasser concentrates his practice in the areas of individual estate planning, trust, probate, taxation and business law.. Mr. Kasser graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Memphis School of Law, where he served as a staff member of the University of Memphis Law Review (2011-2012) and as Articles Editor of the University of Memphis Law Review editorial board (2012-2013).. Prior to law school, Mr. Kasser received a degree in accounting from the University of Memphis and subsequently graduated with his Master’s in accounting with a concentration in tax. Additionally, he obtained his CPA license in 2010 (currently inactive), and from 2008-2010, worked primarily in the tax department of a local accounting firm.. Mr. Kasser was a member of the University of Memphis football team from 2004 to 2008.