Practice Groups Litigation Product Liability White Collar Crime & Corporate Compliance Insurance Coverage Education J.D., summa cum laude, University of Tennessee College of Law, 2000 Order of the Coif Student Materials Editor of the Tennessee Law Review B.S., magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa, Florida State University, 1994 Representative Cases/Engagements Successfully represented national nursing home company in contractual dispute concerning third party administrator's investigation of claims. Successfully represented regional vending systems company in pricing dispute with supplier. Successfully represented international carpet manufacturer in prosecuting conversion and other claims against installers. Represented manufacturer and distributor of beverages in recovering, under its property policy, losses resulting from a recall of its products in Europe. Represented distributor in recovering, under its property insurer policy, losses resulting from a defective automated storage and retrieval system. Has been involved in representing clients charged with criminal immigration violations and tax fraud. Bar Admissions Tennessee Court Admissions United States District Court, Eastern District of TN Professional Memberships American Bar Association Chattanooga Bar Association Federal Bar Association Tennessee Bar Association Publications Assisted in writing, "Hard Tale of a Soft Drink: Dealing with at Corporate Crisis - It's the Real Thing", Business Law Today, July/August 2004 ABA Criminal Litigation Section, Month in Review: June 2006 Other Professional Accomplishments State of Tennessee, Law clerk for the Honorable Joseph Tipton, Court of Criminal Appeals, 2000-2001. |