Top Civil Lawyers Near Me in Nashville Area

With his medical background (he has an undergraduate degree in nursing and worked his way through law school as a Registered Nurse), Mr. Asher brings a wealth of knowledge when addressing matters involving personal injury and the healthcare field.  He has represented health care professionals in the Middle Tennessee area since 1993 in medical malpractice and discipline cases. Mr. Asher regularly defends companies and individuals in personal injury and product liability matters and has served as lead counsel in numerous catastrophic injury cases. He has served as Chair of the Section of Litigation of the Tennessee Bar Association and has lectured for many continuing education courses as well as courses at Vanderbilt University School of Nursing and programs of the Tennessee Nurses Association. Mr. Asher was selected by his peers as a fellow of the Nashville Bar Foundation. Mr. Asher has had articles published in The Tennessee Law Review, the Litigation Letter, Nursing Management, and O.R. Nurse.. Mr. Asher has worked with property owners and outdoor advertising companies advising them on their rights in the use of their property.  He has presented cases to the Board of Zoning Appeals and has argued land use matters in Chancery Court and the Tennessee Court of Appeals.  Mr. Asher works extensively with outdoor advertising companies in obtaining approval for building and upgrading billboards.. Mr. Asher served as lead counsel in Banks v. Elks Lodge, a personal injury case that resulted in a decision from the Tennessee Supreme Court that changed longstanding Tennessee law.  Mr. Asher prepared the legal briefs and argued successfully before the Tennessee Supreme Court, obtaining a ruling that resulted in a significant financial savings for his client.. Mr. Asher is one of a very few lawyers across the country who is a member of The American Association of Nurse Attorneys.  His experience as a nurse and ability to resource with other nurse attorneys helps Mr. Asher in his ability to represent and defend clients in personal injury cases.. A native of Nashville, Mr. Asher resides in the city with his wife, Elizabeth, and two children. He has served as Vice President of West End Synagogue and on the Board of Trustees of Akiva School. He volunteers for and has chaired Davidson County’s Teen Court Program. Mr. Asher is a marathoner and triathlete. He has completed multiple long distance races, including an Ironman Triathlon.. Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rating:  AV

Sarah Reisner is a native Nashvillian.  After clerking for Manier & Herod in 1995, the Firm offered her a full-time position as an Associate attorney in 1996.  In 1996, she began focusing her practice on defending employers and their insurers in workers’ compensation cases.  In 2001, she was named a Shareholder with the firm. Sarah regularly speaks on Tennessee Workers’ Compensation Law.  She has been a member of Nashville Rotary Club since 1998.  She has been a member of the Junior League of Nashville since 1997.  Sarah is involved in numerous community and charitable events.  Her interests including running (finished the 1992 Marine Corps Marathon in 3 hours and 25 minutes), horseback riding, painting, community service, volunteer work, and water skiing.

Sam Miller's practice primarily focuses on trademark, copyright, and patent litigation. He has served as lead trial counsel in courts throughout the United States for a wide range of clients from celebrities and entrepreneurs to a billion-dollar start-up and one of the world’s leading medical device manufacturers. He also is a Rule 31 listed mediator. He is located in the firm's Nashville office.

Sal Hernandez regularly represents and counsels clients through complex civil litigation in state and federal courts and in arbitration always keeping in mind the client's goals. Mr. Hernandez also helps clients solve their business problems before problems turn into litigation. He has represented a variety of corporate and individual clients in the healthcare industry, financial services industry and others.

Prior to forming Lindsey Amonette + Glassford, PLLC (formerly Lindsey Amonette Nemer + Glassford, PLLC), Joshua practiced law at nationally-recognized law firms in Houston, Texas, and in Nashville, Tennessee.  Moving to Nashville in 2003 for his wife’s medical fellowship at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Joshua practiced law in the labor and employment division at Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis, PLLC, and then as an attorney in both the litigation and corporate divisions at Bass Berry & Sims PLC.. When one of Joshua’s own family member was adversely affected by a very difficult divorce in Middle Tennessee, Joshua followed a calling to apply the client-centered approach to the practice of law that he had learned at large law firms to the arena of family law in Middle Tennessee, founding Lindsey + Amonette, PLLC in 2010 to assist clients better in their times of need.  It’s the best professional decision he has ever made.. While Joshua litigates divorces regularly, he is also a founding and sustaining member of the Middle Tennessee Collaborative Alliance ("MTCA"), and Joshua has a robust and extremely active collaborative divorce practice wherein he represents his clients in the collaborative divorce process.  Joshua describes collaborative divorce as "the humane divorce process that gives my clients the very best chance at a positive co-parenting relationship at the end of the divorce.". Born in Houston, Texas, Joshua was graduated from St. John’s School in 1990 and then from Sewanee: The University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee, in 1994.  At Sewanee, Joshua received his B.A. magna cum laude in Religion and was a member of the Phi Beta Kappa and Omicron Delta Kappa honor societies.  From Sewanee, Joshua attended Tulane University School of Law in New Orleans, Louisiana, where he received his J.D. cum laude in 1997 and was a member of the Phi Delta Phi honor society. Joshua currently serves on the Board of the Middle Tennessee Collaborative Alliance, where he serves as the Director of Public Education.  He was also the Co-Chair of the Domestic Relations Committee of the Nashville Bar Association.  Joshua and his wife, Elizabeth, are active members of Westminster Presbyterian Church and have three (3) children.

PAUL KENT (PK) BRAMLETT is licensed in TN & MS.  His practice consists of litigation (personal injury and business) with an emphasis on serious personal injury and business litigation such as class actions, ERISA and Securities law, while continuing to represent individuals in the handling of wills and estates.  He has handled litigation in twelve states, and presently is litigating in Tennessee, Michigan, New York and California.  He is listed in Mid-South Super Lawyers for Securities Litigation, and is admitted to all State and Federal Courts in TN and MS.

Patrick's practice focuses on helping injured people recover financial compensation for their injuries. He has also represented individuals and businesses throughout the state of Tennessee in business and contract disputes, construction disputes, insurance coverage disputes, partnership disputes, personal injury claims, and professional malpractice claims.. Patrick received his law degree from the University of Tennessee College of Law with a concentration in business transactions.  In law school, Patrick served as an editor of the Tennessee Law Review.  Patrick received his undergraduate degree from the University of Alabama where he was recognized as an accounting honors graduate.. Patrick served as a board member of the Nashville Bar Association Young Lawyer's Division from 2004-2010. He was the chairman of the Davidson County High School Mock Trial Competition in 2008.  He previously served as a board member for the Donelson-Hermitage Exchange Club.  In 2011, Patrick was recognized as a “Homerun Hitter” by the Nashville Bar Association and the Nashville Pro Bono Program for his volunteer legal work in the community.. Patrick is admitted to practice by the Tennessee Supreme Court and the U.S. District Courts for the Western, Middle, and Eastern Districts of Tennessee.

Parks T. Chastain is a member of the law firm of Brewer, Krause, Brooks & Chastain, PLLC. He graduated from the University of Louisville, where he earned a B. S. in Sociology, awarded with high honors, in 1986. He earned his J. D. also at the University of Louisville, Brandeis School of Law, where he graduated cum laude. He served as editor of the Journal of Law & Education, was a two year member of the National Moot Court Team, and a member of the prestigious Brandeis Society. He was admitted to the Tennessee Bar in 1989.. He focuses on the representation of insurers on a state and national basis. Mr. Chastain represents insurers in the investigation of first party claims, and in litigation arising from first party and third party coverage disputes. He has been involved in litigation dealing with first party policy interpretation, claims handling practice and procedures, bad faith and extra-contractual exposure, arson, misrepresentation and fraud, as well as third party coverage disputes arising from complex coverage matters, including involvement in declaratory judgment actions and interpleader actions. He has also consulted with insurance carriers regarding the development and drafting of insurance policy provisions and endorsements. At a national level, Mr. Chastain has been retained by various carriers to represent them in the cases involving public adjusters and the appraisal process, as well as the investigation of insurance fraud. Most importantly, Mr. Chastain has taken over sixty coverage cases to trial, ranging from cases of arson and fraud to third party coverage matters dealing with anything from the applicability of pollution exclusions to the definition of “resident relatives” or “residence premises.”. Mr. Chastain is the co-author of a blog entitled “Tennessee Insurance Litigation,” voted one of the top 50 blogs in the Insurance Law community, which can be found at . He is a contributing author to Inside the Minds: Defending Against Insurance Fraud (Aspatore Books, 2012) and Insurance Law 2013 (Aspatore Books, 2013).. Mr. Chastain is actively involved in educating the public and private sectors in topics related to arson and fraud investigation, having twice served as President of the Tennessee Chapter of the National Society of Professional Insurance Investigators. He frequently lectures on topics of policy interpretation and carrier duties to insurance company claim personnel, and has participated in live burns and other demonstrations as part of his efforts to foster cooperation between the public and private sectors. He has consistently provided continuing legal education to the legal community on topics related to insurance coverage triggers and analysis, as well as first party coverage issues.

My goal for each client is to achieve their best result with caring, efficient, and targeted representation.  Each client has different needs but I aggressively pursue and prepare each matter for trial from the outset with the client's particular needs in mind.

MARCIA McSHANE, with Constangy, Brooks & Smith, LLP, practices in workers' compensation and employment litigation across Tennessee. She is a frequent presenter regarding employment issues and the reduction of claims, addressing professional organizations and employers alike. In addition to handling cases at the administrative and trial levels, Ms. Watson argues in front of the Tennessee Special Workers' Compensation Panel, the Tennessee Court of Appeals as well as the Tennessee Supreme Court. She is a member of the Nashville, the Tennessee, and the American Bar Associations, the Mid-South Workers' Compensation Association, the Lawyers’ Association for Women (LAW), and the Tennessee Defense Lawyers' Association (TDLA).  Ms. Watson is serving her second term as the TDLA's representative for the Bench-Bar Committee.  Ms. Watson was selected for the Tennessee Bar Association Leadership Law Class of 2011.  She earned her B.A. at Florida State University and her J.D. at Cumberland School of Law at Samford University.

Major employers in the retail, hospitality, automotive, information services, and manufacturing industries turn to Stan Graham for answers when dealing with complex employment issues. An accomplished trial lawyer, Stan provides immediate access, risk mitigation advice, and strategic planning that serve clients' specific goals in litigation and daily advice and counsel.. His practice includes extensive experience with the defense of litigation and arbitrations related to:. For several years, Stan has served on the Steering Committee and was elected to serve as Program Chair for the 2015 Annual Seminar for the Labor and Employment Section of DRI, an international organization of attorneys defending the interests of business in civil litigation.  He also formerly served as Chair of the Tennessee Bar Labor and Employment Law Section.. Chambers USA lists Stan Graham as a leading Labor and Employment Attorney, and he is AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell.  Stan is also recognized by Best Lawyers in the categories of:. Education. Professional Licenses. Court Admissions

Josh is a member of GSRM’s Litigation Section. He routinely represents clients in complex commercial litigation involving business torts, breach of contract claims, real estate disputes, land use planning and zoning matters, and intellectual property disputes. In addition, over the course of his career, Josh has handled complex electronic discovery matters, antitrust and trade practices litigation, debtor/creditor relations and bankruptcy proceedings, trust and estates litigation, and class action litigation. He has represented clients in jury and bench trials, appeals, arbitrations, mediations, and before numerous zoning authorities. Josh also counsels clients – ranging from entrepreneurs and churches to large corporate entities – on a variety of topics, including real estate matters, organizational and governance issues, and policies and procedures.. He is currently serving as the Co-Chair of the Nashville Bar Association’s Chancery and Circuit Courts Committee, and also is a member of the Real Estate and Federal Courts Committees.  In addition, Josh serves as a member of the Board of Directors for the Nashville Conflict Resolution Center.  He also is a member of the Board of Directors of the Heritage Foundation of Franklin and Williamson County, as well as its Next Generation Board of Directors, both of which promote historic preservation in downtown Franklin, Tennessee.. Josh regularly speaks throughout Tennessee and Kentucky on a variety of topics, including real estate, zoning and land use planning, electronic discovery, social media, ethics and alternative dispute resolution.. Josh earned his law degree from the University of Kentucky College of Law, where he served as an associate editor of the Kentucky Law Journal and vice president of the Equine Law Society. Josh also graduated from the University of Kentucky with a B.A. in journalism and political science, where he was co-editor-in-chief of The Kentuckian. Prior to joining the firm, Josh was a member of Bass, Berry & Sims, PLC and, before moving to Nashville 11 years ago, practiced with Stoll, Keenon & Park, LLP in Louisville, Kentucky.. Josh and his wife, Susan, reside in Franklin, Tennessee, with their young son.

Irwin Kuhn takes a caring approach to helping guide people through family law matters efficiently and without adding unnecessary conflict. Divorce can be one of the most stressful life events so how people get divorced matters. The choice can have long lasting effects on themselves and their families. Irwin approaches divorce more as a set of problems to be resolved not as a battle to be won. He works on family law matters both as an advocate for individual clients and as a mediator for divorcing couples.. rwin was among the first Tennessee lawyers to be trained in collaborative family law practice and one of the most experienced. As a collaborative lawyer, Irwin works with the other party’s attorney in an effort to resolve family cases fairly with minimal intervention of the court Irwin is co-chair of the American Bar Association Committee on Collaborative Law, and the Tennessee Bar Association Subcommittee on Collaborative Family Law. Irwin is a founding member and past President of the Middle Tennessee Collaborative Alliance. He rejoined the board in 2018. He is a member of the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals and serves on the Access to Collaboration Committee that focuses on new and streamlined approaches to collaborative practice. Irwin has spoken about collaborative practice to groups of lawyers, financial professionals and mental health professionals in Nashville and Memphis. His articles on collaborative family law have appeared in the Nashville Bar Journal and the Nashville Tennessean.

I have been practicing law in the Nashville area since 2004. While enrolled in law school, I worked as a law clerk for the Honorable James F. Russell of the Shelby County Circuit Court. I was Vice President of the Student Bar Association and Vice Magistrate of Phi Delta Phi Legal Fraternity at the University of Memphis. In 2004, I was awarded the Smith’s Distinguished Service Award and the CALI Award (highest grade) in Alternative Dispute Resolution/Mediation. I am a member of Phi Beta Kappa academic honor society. I have spoken at continuing legal education seminars discussing advanced issues in workers' compensation. One of my proudest achievements is being a founding board member of the non-profit corporation, Round Up for Nolensville, Inc., which assists those in need in the Nolensville area.

I have been practicing law for 34 years.  My goal in practicing law is to help people.

I have been a litigation attorney in Nashville, Tennessee for thirty-nine years and I am in good standing. I am admitted to practice in the courts of Tennessee and the federal district courts here as well as the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. I am experienced in civil rights litigation in Nashville, although most of my litigation work has been with state government. I have never had any disciplinary charges filed during my career and I have had a BV peer review rating from since the 1990s. I worked in the attorney general’s office for three years and have been with the state Bureau of Workers’ Compensation in the field of workers’ compensation law and have served both as a litigation attorney for the Subsequent Injury and Vocational Recovery Fund and as a hearing officer.. I am a community-oriented and forward-thinking person who works well with others. My core values are focused on appreciation of others and helping progress toward The Beloved Community. I have served on numerous committees, including the ACLU state and local boards and the litigation committee, several church committees, and the Napier-Looby Bar Association, which traditionally served the African American legal community. I have presented continuing legal education programs and I am active in the Psychedelic Bar Association and the Nashville Psychedelic Society.

I advise and represent a wide variety of individuals and organizations in immigration cases, federal civil rights matters, labor and employment cases, government transparency and accountability under federal and state sunshine laws, First Amendment issues, and class and collective actions.. My practice focuses on providing timely, high-quality representation with rates and payment plans working people can afford.. Visit our website for more information, or to schedule an appointment.

Greg Oakley has more than twenty-five years of experience in many types of litigation in federal and state courts. For the past fifteen years, Mr. Oakley’s practice has been focused on complex commercial litigation, including contract disputes, franchise litigation, real estate litigation and employment litigation. Mr. Oakley has extensive experience in litigation involving business torts such as fraud and contract interference. Mr. Oakley has extensive experience with jury and non-jury trials and has handled everything from half-day bench trials to a multi-week complex commercial class action trial.

Equal Justice Under the Law. is not just a catch phrase at The Law Office of Kristin Fecteau, it is the heart of our beliefs and our representation philosophy. Competent representation in the face of legal adversity shouldn’t be available to only the privileged, wealthy, or powerful, especially if you have been victimized by unscrupulous corporate giants with no moral compass.

Collections, Creditors Rights, Lien Lawsuits, Foreclosures: I do all that with Bone McAllester Norton, PLLC, in Nashville,
Tennessee. In my practice, I primarily represent banks, businesses,
and creditors in matters involving creditor bankruptcy, commercial litigation, loan
documentation, consumer/commercial collections, and foreclosures.. If someone owes you money, you should talk to me, at any point in the process.

Chris Cardwell is a trial lawyer in GSRM’s Litigation and Labor and Employment practice groups.  He represents life sciences, healthcare, railroad and transportation, and entertainment companies in complex commercial, employment, and intellectual property lawsuits.. Chris’ employment law experience includes defending cases brought under Title VII, the ADA, the ADEA, the FMLA, USERRA, and the FLSA.  He also frequently handles lawsuits involving non-competition agreements and the misappropriation of trade secrets.

Background:  Born 1964.  Married with three daughters.. Education:  B.A., University of Tennessee, 1986; J.D., Vanderbilt University, 1989. Practice Areas:. Employment, Tort & Personal Injury, General Litigation

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.