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From left to right: Mark S. Beveridge, Mary Ellen Morris, Daniel L. Clayton, Jenney S. Keaty, Randall L. Kinnard
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ince 1977, Kinnard, Clayton & Beveridge has offered personalized attention and determined advocacy to victims of others’ negligence. The firm’s attorneys have more than 100 years of combined experience, and together they represent clients injured through negligence of all types, including car accidents, bad or faulty drugs, medical malpractice, and other acts of carelessness. “By limiting the scope of our practice to helping seriously injured clients or those who have lost loved ones, we have been able to maintain high standards of professionalism, dedication, and personal attention in every case,” notes Randall Kinnard, the firm’s founding partner. While Kinnard, Clayton & Beveridge’s main focus
is on obtaining compensation for injured victims, the firm’s attorneys are more than just advocates for their clients: they are proponents of safety, accountability, and justice for society at large. “What we do amounts to more than pursuing a case for a client,” Kinnard says. “We help drive change in instances of unsafe conduct, and we are especially proud of the many policy changes at hospitals that have come about because we attacked improper or outdated policies that caused patient injury or death.” The firm’s success is reflected in the many record-setting personal injury and medical negligence results it has achieved over the years. In addition, its lawyers are often asked to speak on subjects relating
to their field at conferences for other attorneys and judges. And all three of the firm’s name partners have been selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America. Above all, the firm’s lawyers make a priority of bringing their passion, professionalism, and genuine care to the broader community. From their annual support of Prevent Child Abuse Tennessee to their participation in Wounded Warriors Project and Not Alone, they are continually giving back to Middle Tennessee while working to advance national causes as well. “Our commitment goes beyond surface-level activities,” Kinnard notes. “Instead, we are intricately involved in making our community the best it can be.”
127 Woodmont Boulevard | Nashville, TN 37205 phone 615.297.1007 | fax 615.297.1505
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Randall Kinnard of Kinnard, Clayton & Beveridge has earned his success by winning cases at trial
With every member recognized, Milom Horsnell Crow Rose Kelley PLC offers clients consummate expertise in entertainment and intellectual property law
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COLLEY AND COLLEY Jerry C. Colley (M)
HOWELL & FISHER BAKER, DONELSON, BEARMAN, Tracy Shaw (M) CALDWELL & BERKOWITZ Robert G. McDowell, Matthew J. ORTALE, KELLY, HERBERT & Sweeney III CRAWFORD Thomas C. Corts (A, M) BASS, BERRY & SIMS J. Andrew Goddard, J. Richard SMITH CASHION & ORR Lodge, Jr. , W. Brantley Phillips, Gregory L. Cashion (A, M) Jr. , Michael D. Sontag BONE MCALLESTER NORTON Charles W. Bone, Charles Robert Bone BRADLEY ARANT BOULT CUMMINGS Nathan H. Ridley BUTLER SNOW Dan H. Elrod, G. Brian Jackson LEWIS, THOMASON, KING, KRIEG & WALDROP John R. Tarpley STITES & HARBISON William L. Penny WALLER Alexander B. Buchanan
ADVERTISING LAW BASS, BERRY & SIMS Paige Waldrop Mills
ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION A ARBITRATION; M MEDIATION
ADAMS AND REESE John L. Chambers (A) BAKER, DONELSON, BEARMAN, CALDWELL & BERKOWITZ Robert G. McDowell (A, M), Matthew J. Sweeney III (A, M) BASS, BERRY & SIMS Robert L. Echols (A, M), L. Wearen Hughes (A, M) BLANKENSHIP & BLANKENSHIP John T. Blankenship (A, M) BRADLEY ARANT BOULT CUMMINGS David K. Taylor (A, M)
BANKING & FINANCE LAW R FINANCIAL SERVICE REGULATION; * LITIGATION
ADAMS AND REESE Charles W. Cook III (*, R), D. Reed Houk (R) BAKER, DONELSON, BEARMAN, CALDWELL & BERKOWITZ Steven J. Eisen (R), Mark L. Miller (R)
STITES & HARBISON Katherine S. Allen, Julian L. Bibb, Robert N. Buchanan III, James C. Cotey, Charles A. Grice, Michael J. Hinchion, Joseph J. Jensen WALLER Robert R. Campbell, Jr., Robert L. Harris, Gerald F. Mace, W. Travis Parham (*), Joseph A. Woodruff (*)
GULLETT, SANFORD, ROBINSON & MARTIN G. Rhea Bucy, Thomas H. Forrester** HARWELL HOWARD HYNE GABBERT & MANNER David P. Cañas*, Craig V. Gabbert, Jr.**, Barbara D. Holmes**, Glenn B. Rose** LAW OFFICE OF TIM NIARHOS Timothy Niarhos
SHERRARD & ROE Andrée S. Blumstein**
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WALKER, TIPPS & MALONE Robert J. Walker
DICKINSON WRIGHT Mary Neil Price
WALLER Paul S. Davidson*
GULLETT, SANFORD, ROBINSON & MARTIN Marcy Shelton
TRAUGER & TUKE Robert S. Brandt (A, M) VINCENT E. WEHBY Vincent E. Wehby (A, M) WALLER Lew Conner (A, M)
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BAKER, DONELSON, BEARMAN, CALDWELL & BERKOWITZ Gary C. Shockley* BASS, BERRY & SIMS E. Steele Clayton IV*, R. Dale Grimes** BRADLEY ARANT BOULT CUMMINGS Paul A. Alexis KING & BALLOW Alan L. Marx RILEY WARNOCK & JACOBSON Steven A. Riley*
APPELLATE PRACTICE BASS, BERRY & SIMS H. Lee Barfield II, R. Dale Grimes DODSON PARKER BEHM & CAPPARELLA Donald Capparella SHERRARD & ROE Andrée S. Blumstein
NELSON MULLINS RILEY & SCARBOROUGH David J. White
BUTLER SNOW W. Neal McBrayer*, William R. O’Bryan, Jr.** CORNELIUS & COLLINS C. Bennett Harrison, Jr.* 615.244.1440 | page 16
BAKER, DONELSON, BEARMAN, CALDWELL & BERKOWITZ Gary C. Shockley, Matthew J. Sweeney III BASS, BERRY & SIMS H. Lee Barfield II, Overton Thompson III
FROST BROWN TODD BRADLEY ARANT BOULT Robert A. Guy, Jr.**, Joseph Allen Kelly, Robert J. Mendes**, CUMMINGS RILEY WARNOCK & JACOBSON Robert V. Sartin**, Robin Bicket Robert S. Patterson Gregory S. Reynolds (*), Steven White** A. Riley (*) EVANS, JONES & REYNOLDS Phillip B. Jones GARFINKLE, MCLEMORE & YOUNG SHERRARD & ROE John C. McLemore, Phillip G. Michael D. Roberts FROST BROWN TODD Young, Jr. Robert J. Mendes
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NEAL & HARWELL Aubrey B. Harwell, Jr. SHERRARD & ROE William L. Harbison THE LAW OFFICES OF JOHN DAY John A. Day WALKER, TIPPS & MALONE Robert J. Walker, Joseph F. Welborn III WALLER Robert E. Boston, Lew Conner, James M. Doran, Jr.
CIVIL RIGHTS LAW BRAUN & ASSOCIATES Richard J. Braun
COMMERCIAL FINANCE LAW BAKER, DONELSON, BEARMAN, CALDWELL & BERKOWITZ Kenneth P. Ezell, Jr., John A. Gupton III BASS, BERRY & SIMS Felix R. Dowsley III, John S. Seehorn, Cynthia N. Sellers, James S. Tate, Jr. NELSON MULLINS RILEY & SCARBOROUGH Laurence M. Papel, David J. White WYATT, TARRANT & COMBS B. Anthony Saunders
COMMERCIAL LITIGATION ADAMS AND REESE John L. Chambers, Philip M. Kirkpatrick BAKER, DONELSON, BEARMAN, CALDWELL & BERKOWITZ Scott D. Carey, Brigid M. Carpenter, Jonathan J. Cole, Samuel Lanier Felker, John S. Hicks, Lawrence C. Maxwell, Lea Carol Owen, Clarence Risin, Gary C. Shockley, Matthew J. Sweeney III
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EVANS, JONES & REYNOLDS Phillip B. Jones , Jeffrey J. Switzer
PARKER, LAWRENCE, CANTRELL & SMITH Thomas W. Lawrence, Jr.
THE LAW OFFICES OF JOHN DAY John A. Day
BRADLEY ARANT BOULT CUMMINGS Paul A. Alexis, H. Frederick Humbracht, Jr., Russell B. Morgan, Patricia Head Moskal, William L. Norton III, Robert S. Patterson, E. Todd Presnell, Thor Y. Urness
FROST BROWN TODD Robert J. Mendes
PURYEAR LAW GROUP Daniel H. Puryear
THE PICKRELL LAW GROUP C. Mark Pickrell
GULLETT, SANFORD, ROBINSON & MARTIN A. Scott Derrick , Phillip Welty
RILEY WARNOCK & JACOBSON James N. Bowen, John R. Jacobson, Gregory S. Reynolds, Steven A. Riley, Timothy L. Warnock
THE SWAFFORD LAW FIRM Tara L. Swafford
ELDER LAW OF NASHVILLE Barbara J. Moss
BURR & FORMAN Thomas K. Potter III
HARWELL HOWARD HYNE GABBERT & MANNER D. Alexander Fardon, Craig V. Gabbert, Jr., Glenn B. Rose
BUTLER SNOW William R. O’Bryan, Jr.
LEADER, BULSO & NOLAN Gino Bulso, Jr.
CORNELIUS & COLLINS C. Bennett Harrison, Jr. 615.244.1440 | page 16
LEWIS, THOMASON, KING, KRIEG & WALDROP J. Randolph Bibb, Jr.
MCCUNE, ZENNER, HAPPELL Malcolm L. McCune NEAL & HARWELL Aubrey B. Harwell, Jr.
TAYLOR, PIGUE, MARCHETTI & BLAIR L. Gino Marchetti, Jr. THE BLAIR LAW FIRM Rebecca Blair
WALKER, TIPPS & MALONE John Hayworth, Charles I. Malone, Scott Sims, Mark Tipps, Robert J. Walker, Joseph F. Welborn III
WYATT, TARRANT & COMBS William Warren Gibson, John Knox Walkup
Thomas W. Lawless LITIGATION - BANKRUPTCY
Thomas W. Lawless was admitted to practice in Tennessee in 1981. As a board certified Creditors’ Rights Specialist and Rule 31 Mediator, his practice is limited to the representation of financial institutions - classified assets, workouts, creditors’ bankruptcy issues, collections, foreclosures, civil litigation and commercial/residential closing documentation. He Chairs the Professionalism and Ethics Committee, Nashville Bar Association. He is a Fellow of the Tennessee and Nashville Bar Associations. He is a past Chairman of the Davidson County, TN Republican Party. He’s listed in the Nashville Business Journal’s “Best of the Bar” 2004-2012, Martindale-Hubbell AV® rated and Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers 2006-2014, Mid-South LAWLESS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Super Lawyers, and Chambers USA 2011-2014. He The Customs House is presently serving as the Judge of the City of Oak Hill, TN and formerly was the Chairman of the City 701 Broadway, Suite 403 of Oak Hill Board of Zoning Appeals. Nashville, TN 37203 He was appointed by the Governor of the State phone 615.351.7839 of Tennessee as Chairman of the Commission on fax 615.985.0900 Judicial Appointments, having previously served email tomlawless@comcast.net as the Chairman of the Judicial Nominating Commission for the State of Tennessee. He serves as the Secretary of the Board of Judicial Conduct www.tomlawless.com for the State of Tennessee and is a Commissioner on the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance Commission. He is a member of the Board of the Wang Foundation for Sight Restoration.
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ELDER LAW OF NASHVILLE Barbara J. Moss* HARWELL HOWARD HYNE GABBERT & MANNER Craig V. Gabbert, Jr.* LEWIS, THOMASON, KING, KRIEG & WALDROP David N. Garst** MCCUNE, ZENNER, HAPPELL Malcolm L. McCune*
SHERRARD & ROE PURYEAR LAW GROUP L. Webb Campbell II, Phillip F. Daniel H. Puryear* Cramer, Samuel P. Funk, William L. Harbison WALLER Robert E. Boston, Lew Conner, RILEY WARNOCK & JACOBSON Walter H. Crouch, Paul S. John R. Jacobson* STITES & HARBISON Davidson, Ames Davis, James M. Garry K. Grooms, M. Clark Doran, Jr., Derek W. Edwards, Spoden, John R. Wingo SMITH CASHION & ORR Robb S. Harvey, W. Travis Gregory L. Cashion, Don L. Parham, Joseph A. Woodruff Smith** WHITE & REASOR Charles W. McElroy
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STITES & HARBISON Matthew J. DeVries, M. Clark Spoden* TUNE, ENTREKIN & WHITE Todd E. Panther
COMMERCIAL TRANSACTIONS / WALLER UCC LAW Lew Conner*, Christopher S. Dunn** BAKER, DONELSON, BEARMAN, CALDWELL & BERKOWITZ Kenneth P. Ezell, Jr. BASS, BERRY & SIMS Felix R. Dowsley III, Cynthia N. Sellers, James S. Tate, Jr. DODSON PARKER BEHM & CAPPARELLA Harlan Dodson
CONSTRUCTION LAW * LITIGATION ONLY ** LITIGATION & PRACTICE AREA
ADAMS AND REESE John L. Chambers* BAKER, DONELSON, BEARMAN, CALDWELL & BERKOWITZ Lawrence C. Maxwell**, Brett A. Oeser**, Gary C. Shockley* BASS, BERRY & SIMS L. Wearen Hughes** BLANKENSHIP & BLANKENSHIP John T. Blankenship**
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE & COMPLIANCE LAW C CORPORATE COMPLIANCE LAW; G CORPORATE GOVERNANCE LAW
CORPORATE LAW ADAMS AND REESE Martin S. Brown, Jr., Kolin B. Holladay BAKER, DONELSON, BEARMAN, CALDWELL & BERKOWITZ Lauren W. Anderson, Andrea C. Barach, Julie Boswell, Ashby Q. Burks, Bruce C. Doeg, Tonya Mitchem Grindon, Philip S. McSween, Christopher A. Sloan BARRY G. CRAIG Barry G. Craig BASS, BERRY & SIMS James H. Cheek III, Michael L. Dagley, J. Page Davidson, Wallace W. Dietz, Kevin H. Douglas, B. Riney Green, Angela Humphreys, J. James Jenkins, Jr., Howard H. Lamar III, Robins H. Ledyard, James Allen Overby II, J. Bradbury Reed, Cynthia Y. Reisz, Todd J. Rolapp, Samuel E. Stumpf, Jr., Bob F. Thompson, F. Mitchell Walker, Jr., Leigh Walton BRADLEY ARANT BOULT CUMMINGS Patrick L. Alexander, Stephen T. Braun, John B. Hardcastle, Jr., E. Berry Holt III, John W. Titus DICKINSON WRIGHT Kelly L. Frey DODSON PARKER BEHM & CAPPARELLA Margaret L. Behm, Harlan Dodson FROST BROWN TODD Van P. East III, William C. Gullett, Robert A. Guy, Jr.
BASS, BERRY & SIMS James H. Cheek III (G), Michael L. Dagley (G), J. Page Davidson (G), GULLETT, SANFORD, ROBINSON & MARTIN Wallace W. Dietz (C, G), J. James George V. Crawford, Jr. , Allen Jenkins, Jr. (G), Howard H. Lamar D. Lentz III (G), James Allen Overby II (G), J. Bradbury Reed (G), Todd J. Rolapp (C, G), Samuel E. Stumpf, HARWELL HOWARD HYNE Jr. (C, G), Bob F. Thompson (G), F. GABBERT & MANNER Mitchell Walker, Jr. (C, G), Leigh John M. Brittingham, Glen Walton (G) A. Civitts, David Cox, J. Greg Giffen, Ernest E. Hyne II, Mark Manner, John N. Popham IV GULLETT, SANFORD, ROBINSON & MARTIN Allen D. Lentz (G) MCKENZIE LAIRD Donald I. N. McKenzie HARWELL HOWARD HYNE GABBERT & MANNER NELSON MULLINS RILEY & David Cox (G), Mark Manner SCARBOROUGH (G), Glenn B. Rose (G) Jason I. Epstein, Laurence M. Papel SHERRARD & ROE Elizabeth E. Moore (G) SHERRARD & ROE Elizabeth E. Moore, Thomas J. Sherrard III, John R. Voigt, Christopher C. Whitson
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YEARS with Aubrey B. Harwell, Jr. of Neal & Harwell, PLC, listed in The Best Lawyers in America for 30 years
What interested you about going into your particular area of law? Growing up in rural Middle Tennessee, I spent many days on small town courthouse squares and sitting in courtrooms watching cases being tried. Seeing trials intrigued me and was the predicate for my deciding I wanted to practice law. What would you say is the most rewarding aspect of practicing in your area of law? The most rewarding aspect of being a trial lawyer is defending an innocent
client and having the jury return a verdict of “not guilty.” It creates a huge adrenaline surge different from those resulting from other experiences. What has been the key to your success? The keys to my success include hard work, incredible preparation for trial and a willingness to put everything aside while a lawsuit is being tried. What is one example of a case/ matter that you are particularly proud of? The jury verdict of some 30-plus years ago in Winamac, Indiana in the prosecution of the Ford Motor
Company for reckless homicide in regard to the design of the Ford Pinto was certainly a shining example of a case/matter of which I’m particularly proud; my law partner from Neal & Harwell tried these cases. How has the legal industry in your field changed in the last 30 years? The profession has become more of a business, and less of a profession, with much greater focus on the economics of the practice of law and the billable hour. What does being included in Best Lawyers for 30 years mean to you? It is certainly an honor to be included in Best Lawyers. To be included for 30
years is a phenomenal compliment, for which I am grateful. What is one piece of advice you would give to new attorneys? No case, no client, no cause justifies a lawyer acting in an inappropriate way, be it legally or ethically inappropriate. What is the biggest obstacle you see for your practice area in the next 30 years? The biggest obstacle I see regarding trial lawyers in the next 30 years is the trend toward ADR, be it by mediation or arbitration, and the rapidly diminishing number of cases that are tried before a jury.
with William N. Ozier of Bass Berry & Sims, PLC, listed in The Best Lawyers in America for 30 years
locally owned businesses. I have been fortunate to work with a lot of great people, both management and human resource professionals. What has been the key to your success? I have tried to focus on each client and What interested you about going their business and provide them with into your particular area of law? advice that helps them achieve their My father was a business man who business goals. I have tried to become really would have liked for me to follow a member of each company’s “team” him in his business. Once I decided and work with them to help them to go to law school and then practice accomplish their objectives. law, I was interested in working with What is one example of a case/ business people and helping them deal matter that you are particularly with their day-to-day problems. Many proud of? of those issues involve employees. I have represented Vanderbilt What would you say is the most University in a significant number of rewarding aspect of practicing in employment cases over the years. I was your area of law? successful in defending the University Getting to work with top management in the first tenure denial case brought people in a lot of companies from by a female faculty member who did Fortune 500 companies down to not get tenure in the Department of
English. (I was an English major at Vanderbilt as an undergraduate.) I also assisted Vanderbilt in enforcing the first “buy-out clause” that I know of, against a former athletic coach who left for another university. How has the legal industry in your field changed in the last 30 years? I think the entire field has become much more competitive and the pressure put on lawyers—particularly young lawyers—is much greater than it was when I began. Young lawyers are paid a lot more than young lawyers received when I started and, like pro sports, there is a lot of pressure to perform quickly. What does being included in Best Lawyers for 30 years mean to you? I was honored by being included in the first edition of Best Lawyers and in continuing to be listed every year since. There are a lot of “rating” services for
lawyers today, but Best Lawyers is still the gold standard. What is one piece of advice you would give to new attorneys? Preserving and protecting your integrity is extremely important. As a litigator, you want judges to reach the point where they rely on you as an advocate and know that they can trust what you tell them about a case you are arguing or presenting to them. What is the biggest obstacle you see for your practice area in the next 30 years? I think the financial pressures on lawyers will continue to grow. Many corporate clients are taking steps to reduce their outside legal expenses by either bringing work in-house or looking for alternative billing arrangements. As a result, I think the competition between lawyers and between law firms will only intensify.
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Einstein said we are most productive when we focus on a small number of projects to which we can devote a large amount of attention. Eddie Davidson follows that principle in practice. Explosion cases are always complex matters. They require investigation, expertise and analysis. Eddie has extensive experience and success in this highly specialized litigation both as a lawyer and as a consultant. He has litigated and consulted on complex plaintiff’s cases at home in Tennessee and as far away as California, Idaho and the Carolinas, obtaining favorable results for seriously injured clients from coast to coast.
LAW OFFICE OF JAMES FISHER James W. Fisher, Jr.
BRADLEY ARANT BOULT CUMMINGS Lela M. Hollabaugh BUTLER SNOW Robert M. Holland, Jr.
ENERGY LAW BASS, BERRY & SIMS J. Andrew Goddard, R. Dale Grimes BRADLEY ARANT BOULT CUMMINGS Lela M. Hollabaugh, Henry M. Walker BUTLER SNOW Melvin J. Malone
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ADAMS AND REESE Linda Edell Howard (M), Philip M. Kirkpatrick (F, M), Lynn Morrow (M) ALMON LAW Orville Almon, Jr. (M) BRADLEY ARANT BOULT CUMMINGS Samuel D. Lipshie (M)
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GAMING LAW WALLER James M. Weaver
GOVERNMENT RELATIONS PRACTICE ADAMS AND REESE William R. Bruce, Guilford F. Thornton, Jr.
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KING & BALLOW Douglas R. Pierce*, R. Eddie Wayland LAW OFFICE OF ALAN D. JOHNSON Alan D. Johnson* WALLER Robb S. Harvey*
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BASS, BERRY & SIMS Robert L. Brewer, G. Scott Thomas
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ADAMS AND REESE Charles W. Cook III
LITIGATION CONSTRUCTION
John T. Blankenship
ANTITRUST LAW
Robert J. Walker
EMPLOYMENT LAW MANAGEMENT
LITIGATION ENVIRONMENTAL
Stafford F. McNamee
William L. Penny
APPELLATE PRACTICE
ENERGY LAW
LITIGATION - ERISA
Donald Capparella
Lela M. Hollabaugh
James W. Berry, Jr.
ARBITRATION
ENTERTAINMENT LAW LITIGATION - MOTION PICTURES INTELLECTUAL & TELEVISION PROPERTY
John T. Blankenship BANKING & FINANCE LAW
Bob F. Thompson
R. Horton Frank III
Paul G. Jennings
FAMILY LAW BET-THE-COMPANY LITIGATION
William L. Harbison COMMERCIAL FINANCE LAW
Kenneth P. Ezell, Jr. COMMERCIAL TRANSACTIONS / UCC LAW
Felix R. Dowsley III CONSTRUCTION LAW
Don L. Smith COPYRIGHT LAW
James R. Cartiglia CORPORATE GOVERNANCE LAW
James H. Cheek III CORPORATE LAW
Julie Boswell CRIMINAL DEFENSE: NON-WHITE-COLLAR
Hal D. Hardin CRIMINAL DEFENSE: WHITE-COLLAR
Edward M. Yarbrough DUI/DWI DEFENSE
Peter J. Strianse ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT LAW
Mark J. Patterson
ENTERTAINMENT LAW LITIGATION - LABOR - MUSIC & EMPLOYMENT
Orville Almon, Jr. BANKRUPTCY & CREDITOR DEBTOR RIGHTS / INSOLVENCY ENVIRONMENTAL & REORGANIZATION LAW LAW Edward M. Callaway
Robert M. Holland, Jr.
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Lew Conner FINANCIAL SERVICES REGULATION LAW
D. Reed Houk
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Richard D. Holton PATENT LAW
Wayne Beavers PERSONAL INJURY LITIGATION DEFENDANTS
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PUBLIC FINANCE LAW
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Gino Bulso, Jr.
John H. Roe
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James W. Fisher, Jr.
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Karen S. Neal
Todd J. Rolapp
LITIGATION - TRUSTS & ESTATES SECURITIES REGULATION Laurence O’Bryan
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SECURITIZATION LITIGATION & CONTROVERSY - TAX & STRUCTURED FINANCE LAW Michel G. Kaplan
Felix R. Dowsley III
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LEVERAGED BUYOUTS & PRIVATE EQUITY LAW BASS, BERRY & SIMS James H. Cheek III, J. Page Davidson, Howard H. Lamar III, James Allen Overby II, Todd J. Rolapp, Samuel E. Stumpf, Jr., F. Mitchell Walker, Jr.
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BAKER, DONELSON, BEARMAN, CALDWELL & BERKOWITZ Samuel Lanier Felker (D), Gary C. Shockley (D) BASS, BERRY & SIMS Anthony J. McFarland (D) DICKINSON WRIGHT Thomas M. Donnell, Jr. (D) LEWIS, THOMASON, KING, KRIEG & WALDROP J. Randolph Bibb, Jr. (D)
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or nearly four decades, personal injury and medical negligence attorney Randall Kinnard has thrived on the combat of trial. While a growing trend has been for insurance agencies to settle with plaintiffs outside the courtroom—often for less than what the injured person deserves—Kinnard remains committed to preparing every case as if it will be tried to verdict. And if insurance companies fail to offer his clients fair compensation, Kinnard has a history of seeking justice by taking cases to trial. “We have earned our success by winning cases in the courtroom,” Kinnard notes. “We investigate our cases carefully, retain the best experts, and constantly plan for battle—the key to our success is a wellexecuted plan, and our tenacity pays off for our clients.” In 1987, Kinnard achieved a record jury verdict for a 32-year-old woman who suffered permanent brain damage after a doctor cut her intestine during a tubal ligation. At the time, the largest verdict for any case in Middle Tennessee was $1 million, and the insurance carrier that was a defendant in the case offered Kinnard’s client that same amount to settle the matter. But Kinnard notes, “I calculated what my client would need to finance her care for the rest of her life, and I refused to accept a penny less than that number—$1.3 million. So I told the insurance company to pay that amount or we would let the jury decide the case.” When the carrier refused, the case went to trial, where the jury awarded Kinnard’s client $6.7 million. “Not only did that verdict ensure that my client was taken care of for the remainder of her life, but it helped get the word out so that we could help more people,” Kinnard says. In 2010, Kinnard again made history when he and Daniel Clayton achieved a $22 million verdict for a client who was left paralyzed from the waist down after problems developed during her surgery for a broken leg. The award was the largest for a medical malpractice case in Tennessee history. “The insurance companies had offered our client $4 million to settle, but this was
an injury that should never have happened,” Kinnard says. “My client went into the hospital with a broken lower leg and came out a paraplegic.” Most recently, Kinnard obtained the largest verdict in Weakley County history—a $15.2 million award in 2013—for the family of a 23-yearold man who Randall L. Kinnard suffered serious Airborne Ranger and West Point graduate, brain injuries after his airway collapsed he earned the Vietnamese Cross of following the negligent removal of a Gallantry, a Purple Heart, a Bronze Star tracheostomy tube. for Valor, and an Air Medal for 28 assaults “When the negligence occurred, our in combat during client was in a his two tours rehabilitation “NOT ONLY DID THAT VERDICT ENSURE in Vietnam. He hospital recovering began practicing from a car accident THAT MY CLIENT WAS TAKEN CARE in Nashville that had already OF FOR THE REMAINDER OF HER LIFE, law in 1977, and soon caused serious BUT IT HELPED GET THE WORD OUT SO opened his own injuries. Still, he where he had been making THAT WE COULD HELP MORE PEOPLE.” firm could concentrate progress—he could on representing plaintiffs in vehicular walk a football field with assistance, write accidents, product liability, wrongful messages, and mouth words. But now, death, medical malpractice, and personal because he suffered anoxic brain injury, he injury cases. is confined to bed for the rest of his life and Today, Kinnard, Clayton & Beveridge is cannot move or speak.” comprised of five accomplished attorneys By achieving a verdict of $15.2 million and has been recognized as Tier 1 in in the case, though, Kinnard has ensured that his client will receive the care he needs. Nashville for plaintiffs’ medical malpractice law, personal injury litigation, and product And Kinnard notes that this case perfectly liability litigation by U.S. News – Best illustrates why he has focused his practice Lawyers “Best Law Firms” in 2014. Kinnard, on helping injured people: “By nature I meanwhile, is universally respected want to assist those who have been hurt,” he says. “It’s very fulfilling to know that my among his peers, having been recognized as Best Lawyers 2013 Nashville Lawyer of clients have received fair compensation for the Year for personal injury litigation and their injuries or the death of a loved one.” inducted into the prestigious Inner Circle of Kinnard has fought for others since Advocates, an invitation-only organization. long before he became a lawyer. A combat www.bestlawyers.com
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here aren’t many law firms composed exclusively of Best Lawyers, but this year the Nashvillebased team of entertainment and intellectual property attorneys at Milom Horsnell Crow Rose Kelley PLC (MHCRK) achieved that distinction for the second year running, with Mike Milom, Chris Horsnell, David Crow, Natalya Rose and Page Kelley all being named in the publication. In reflecting on this feat, Milom attributes the firm’s success to the personal contact it maintains with its clients. “Over the years, we have made a point of dedicating ourselves to our clients’ matters—we won’t take on any work where we feel we can’t commit our full attention to the issues at hand,” he says. Crow adds, “Ultimately, we view ourselves as being part of our clients’ advisory team, particularly in the case of our artist clients. We realize that it takes a highly skilled team to guide artists’ careers, and we are grateful for the opportunity to work with some truly great artist teams. Our professional success is measured by the level of success of our clients in terms of achieving their shortand long-term career goals.” Indeed, MHCRK enjoys a national reputation for its thoughtful, pragmatic approach to entertainment and intellectual property matters. For years, its lawyers have maintained leading practices in music publishing, recorded music, and copyright protection, and they have since expanded into the areas of media and technology. As a result, MHCRK has been ranked Tier 1 in Nashville by U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” for copyright law, motion pictures and television entertainment law, music entertainment law, and trademark law. “We have been incredibly privileged to be able to dedicate ourselves exclusively to entertainment and intellectual property
matters and build on our knowledge in that area,” Rose says. “We owe it to our clients, who have allowed us to focus solely on these areas of the law, and also to our tireless co-counsel, here in Nashville, across the United States, and in many parts of the world, who make it possible for us to meet all of our clients’ needs.” This year, Rose was selected by her peers as Best Lawyers’ Nashville Lawyer of the Year for trademark law. In addition to trademarks, Rose concentrates her practice on other issues related to intellectual property such as book publishing, e-commerce, and promotions. And while she handles matters for clients from a number of industries—including healthcare, ministry, education, and consumer products—she also works closely with her partners, assisting their clients in the entertainment industry. “The fact that Natalya is Best Lawyers’ Nashville Lawyer of the Year for trademark law is a recognition of how far forward she
has moved that practice in the context of our entertainment practice,” Milom says. “Her work in that area is well beyond what anyone in Nashville has done, not only in terms of brand protection, but also in the case of online initiatives, such as structuring domain name and social media portfolios.” Milom has been practicing law for 43 years, and in that time he has represented some of the most successful recording artists, producers, and songwriters in the music industry. As a leader in his field, he has also held a number of prominent positions in the legal community, serving as chair of the Tennessee Bar Association Section on Copyright, Entertainment, and Sports Law and as chair of the Entertainment Law Committee of the Nashville Bar Association. Milom has been listed in Best Lawyers since 1995, and in 2012 he was named as Best Lawyers’ Nashville Lawyer of the Year for copyright law.
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From left to right: Chris Horsnell, Mike Milom, Natalya Rose, David Crow, Page Kelley
“Mike has been around long enough to get attention from everyone in town,” Horsnell notes. “He’s the veteran of our group, and the rest of us look up to him, and if we have questions he’s the person we go to. And that’s true among clients as well as lawyers.” Horsnell has been practicing with Milom since 1979, his first year out of law school. He concentrates his practice in the areas of corporate, business, entertainment, copyright, and intellectual property, and in 2011 he was recognized as Best Lawyers’ Nashville Lawyer of the Year for intellectual property law. Beyond his practice, Horsnell has authored a number of articles on copyright and the music business for Music Row Magazine and the Nashville
Bar Journal. He has also taught copyright law and intellectual property law at Belmont University and Vanderbilt Law School. Crow has been professionally active in the music business for more than 30 years, and he has focused his legal practice exclusively on entertainment and intellectual property matters for the past 14 years. He brings to the firm his firsthand experience in the music industry, having played fiddle with the Osborne Brothers and served as an instrumental recording artist for Pinecastle Records prior to practicing law. Kelley has dedicated his practice to entertainment and intellectual property law since 1990. Before joining MHCRK, he worked as in-house counsel for both country and Christian music labels.
“ULTIMATELY, WE VIEW OURSELVES AS BEING PART OF OUR CLIENTS’ ADVISORY TEAM, PARTICULARLY IN THE CASE OF OUR ARTIST CLIENTS.”
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Today, he concentrates his practice mainly on the representation of individual clients and independent record labels in contractual and transactional matters. “Each of us here brings something different to the table,” Kelley says. “Together, we’re able to draw on a broad base of experience, which is great for our clients. For me, working with our clients over time to help them achieve their goals, sharing in a small way in their progress and success, and doing that with people whom I genuinely like and respect—that’s a truly rare and wonderful thing.” MHCRK’s clients include recording artists, screen and broadcast talent, composers, publishers, authors, television and film distributers, entertainment industry executives and financiers, and companies that develop content branding strategies and delivery systems. While the firm does not disclose its client list, it’s known to represent such high-profile clients as Luke Bryan, Emmylou Harris, The Band Perry, Rascal Flatts, Taylor Swift, and Hank Williams Jr., as well as Vanderbilt University and the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. “Our clients exemplify the highest standards of creativity and innovation, and the most personally satisfying part of this job has been earning the trust of our long-term clients,” Milom says. “We’ve represented several clients in the entertainment industry for more than 30 years, and for lawyers, establishing those kinds of relationships is the ultimate reward.”
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Linda Rose manages Rose Immigration Law Firm, PLC, in Nashville. Her firm emphasizes business immigration in the music and entertainment industries, international corporate transfers, and university research and teaching. She is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) ACES Committee, which monitors policy and procedure for cases in athletics, culture, entertainment, and sciences. She also serves on the AILA DOL Liaison Committee, which negotiates policy with the Department of Labor regarding employer-hiring of foreign workers. She served on the AILA Board of Governors for 14 years and is an Adjunct Professor at Vanderbilt University Law School. Rose speaks Spanish and loves to travel. When not practicing law, she plays jazz vibraphone and African xylophone with her band Rose on Vibes Quintet (www.roseonvibes.com).
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ince 1942, the lawyers at Cornelius & Collins have served as zealous advocates for their clients while adhering to the firm’s core principles of client service and professionalism. “Our mission is to partner with our clients to help them succeed,” notes managing partner Jay Chamness, “and we do so with the utmost integrity.” With their extensive knowledge and experience, the firm’s attorneys are able to advise and represent clients in a broad range of practice areas. Clients throughout the state regularly call on the firm to handle their litigation and dispute resolution needs, particularly in complex cases that require a teamoriented approach.
“We pride ourselves on building personal relationships with our clients, having worked with some for 40 to 50 years,” Chamness says. “Whether the client is a Fortune 500 company, a small business, a trade organization, or an individual, we’re committed to helping them with their legal issues.” For the third year in a row, five of the firm’s lawyers have been selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America: Tom Carlton, Ben Harrison, Blake Matthews, Joe Wheeler, and Dan Berexa. The firm has also been recognized in Nashville for multiple practice areas by U.S. News–Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms,” including being ranked Tier 1 for defendants’ personal injury and product liability litigation for 2014.
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