Top best Litigation Lawyers Near me in ZIP 38103

Timothy Holton is a Memphis Trial Attorney with 30 years of experience under his belt. After bring over 100 jury trials to a final verdict Tim has cemented his reputation as a birth injury attorney and is recognized across the entire country for this. Tim has also had tremendous success in the personal injury, car accidents, dangerous and defective products, nursing home abuse and neglect and other instances of medical malpractice.

My law practice is guided by my personal philosophy that success is achieved by building trust and working hard. When I am not advocating for clients, I can be found working in the yard or in front of the grill.  I enjoy hunting and fishing as well as cheering on the hometown Memphis Grizzlies. A lifelong Southerner, I especially enjoy SEC football and spending time with family.

Melissa Maravich has a diverse litigation practice and has appeared before state, federal and appellate courts in numerous jurisdictions. Her practice primarily focuses on commercial & business litigation, insurance defense and coverage, catastrophic claims and transportation cases.. Ms. Maravich is currently the managing member for the firm’s largest insurance company client and handles general commercial liability, catastrophic claims, complex commercial litigation and coverage issues on behalf of insurance companies and corporations. Ms. Maravich also represents corporations and municipalities in employment, property/zoning matters, and large commercial lease disputes. She has experience in mass tort, class action and multidistrict litigation matters. Ms. Maravich participates in various national transportation and insurance defense practice groups and defends corporations in wrongful death and property damage cases.. Ms. Maravich has been a Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 31 Mediator since 2002 and served as a voluntary mediator for Shelby County Criminal Court Pretrial Services for several years. Ms. Maravich regularly speaks at seminars regarding trial practice and the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. She is a Memphis Bar Foundation Fellow and has served on the Board of Directors for Girls, Inc. of Memphis, the YMCA of Memphis and the Mid-South, and the Community Legal Center. Ms. Maravich served as Chair of the Fee Dispute Committee of the Memphis Bar Association for several years.

Maggie Cooper is an attorney in Lewis Thomason's Memphis office. A native Memphian, Ms. Cooper has a diverse litigation practice, with particular emphasis in healthcare liability, transportation, products liability and employment litigation. Ms. Cooper has successfully defended cases prior to trial and through verdict in state and federal court. She routinely obtains favorable results for her clients at the appellate level as well.. Ms. Cooper is a graduate of the American Bar Association's Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section Leadership Academy and of the Tennessee Bar Association's Leadership Law program.  Ms. Cooper is active in the Memphis community, serving as the vice-chair of the board of directors of Memphis College Prep, an elementary charter school, and is an active member of the Junior League of Memphis.

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EUGENE LAURENZI received his Bachelor of Science degree cum laude from Memphis State University in 1974, and his J.D. from Memphis State in 1981. He received his Tennessee license to practice law in 1981, and he is admitted to the U.S. District Courts for the Western District of Tennessee and Eastern District of Arkansas, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and the U.S. Supreme Court. Gene is a member of the Memphis Bar Association, Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association and American Trial Lawyers Association. Gene is certified as a Civil Trial Advocacy Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy and a Civil Trial Specialist by the Tennessee Commission on Continuing Legal Education and Specialization. His practice includes personal injury, products liability, Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA), workers' compensation and medical malpractice.

Doug Halijan’s practice focuses on complex commercial litigation and intellectual property matters, with a particular emphasis on trade secret, trademark, copyright, information technology, and franchise-related issues. He has represented plaintiffs and defendants in trade secret cases involving the protection of a wide range of confidential business information, technology, software, and manufacturing processes. He has also litigated numerous trademark and copyright infringement matters, has represented defendants in class action claims related to sales practices, and regularly advises clients regarding franchise and dealer/distributor issues, including termination proceedings. He also has extensive experience in the discovery, management, and production of electronic information, and has assisted many clients in managing e-discovery projects efficiently and cost-effectively. He is the author of a leading article on trade secrets law in Tennessee, and is a frequent speaker at continuing legal education programs on intellectual property and information technology law. He is listed in The Best Lawyers in America in the areas of Intellectual Property, Commercial Litigation, Trademark, and "Bet-the-Company" Litigation. Following law school, he served as a judicial clerk to the Honorable Julia S. Gibbons, formerly Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee. Mr. Halijan has practiced at the firm since 1994, and been a Member since 2000. He presently serves as a member of the firm’s Management Committee.

Dan Peel graduated in 1989 from Vanderbilt University School of Law, where he was an Associate Editor of the Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law.  He received the American Jurisprudence Award for Appellate Argument.  Mr. Peel received his Bachelor of Arts degree, summa cum laude, in history from the University of Memphis in 1985.  He was a Cecil C. Humphreys Presidential Scholar and a member of Phi Kappa Phi.. Mr. Peel is admitted to practice law in all state courts in Tennessee and Texas and in federal courts for the Western District of Tennessee and Northern and Southern Districts of Texas.  He is also admitted in the Fifth and Sixth Circuit Courts of Appeals and the U.S. Supreme Court.  Mr. Peel is a member of the Tennessee Bar Association and the State Bar of Texas.  He worked for two of the largest firms in Dallas - Locke Purnell Rain Harrell (now Locke Lord) and Haynes and Boone - before returning to Memphis, his hometown, in 1998.

Chris is a partner in Spicer Rudstrom’s Memphis office, focusing on litigation throughout Tennessee and Mississippi. He has more than 10 years of experience handling premises liability cases. His practice is also concentrated in business and commercial litigation, product liability, governmental tort liability, insurance coverage, insurance defense and workers’ compensation.. Chris graduated summa cum laude from the University of Tennessee Martin with a bachelor’s degree in history. He obtained a Doctor of Jurisprudence degree from the University of Tennessee College of Law, where he was Publications Editor of the Tennessee Law Review and was recognized with the Editor-in-Chief’s award. He has achieved an AV Preeminent rating from Martindale-Hubbell.. Away from the office, Chris serves on the board of S.O.S. Memphis, an urban home repair ministry that transforms inner city neighborhoods. He also coaches his kids’ sports teams and volunteers with the youth group at his church with his wife, Elizabeth.