Distinctions · The Best Lawyers in America®, Commercial Litigation · Professor, Comparative Criminal Justice, British Studies Program, 1999-2000 · Adjunct Professor, Legal Methods, University of Memphis Humphreys School of Law · Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America · Fellow, Memphis Bar Association · Delegate of Judge Julia Gibbons to the Sixth Circuit Judicial Conference (2010) Associations · American Bar Association · Tennessee Bar Association · Memphis Bar Association
- Board of Directors
- House of Delegates
- Co-Chair, Quality of Life Committee · Association of Women Attorneys
- President, 2003-04 · Federal Bar Association
- President, Mid-South Chapter · Leo Bearman, Sr., American Inns of Court Legal Experience · Represented plaintiffs in two separate class actions against major credit card processors alleging violations of Tennessee Consumer Protection Act and breach of contract, achieving nationwide multi-million dollar recoveries for class members. · Consolidated Container v. Warren Unilube, 2006 WL 522424 (W.D. Tenn. 2006). · Obtained summary judgment for manufacturer of metalworking fluids in mass torts case involving over 200 plaintiffs with claims exceeding $100 million. · Defense of mass tort case involving exposure to industrial chemicals in national venues including Madison County, Illinois, and Wayne County, Michigan. · Prosecution and defense of commercial cases involving business disputes, unfair competition and breach of contract. · Prosecution and defense of commercial cases involving claims for patent infringement, antitrust and Lanham Act violations. · Member of Deferred Prosecution Federal Monitor Team for a medical device company. · Internal Corporate Investigations and Compliance Reviews. Papers, Presentations & Publications · "Ghostwriting and Transparency in Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Publications" Pro Te: Solutio,Vol. 4 No. 4, 3-9 (November 2011). · "Successfully Navigating the Appeals Process: Appellate Procedure from A to Z," National Business Institute (August 28, 2009). · "Avoiding Discovery Pitfalls," 2009 FBA Summer Practice Seminar (June 3, 2009). · "Making Your Case: The Art of Appellate Advocacy," FBA in conjunction with the University of Memphis (Nov. 7, 2008). · "In-House Counsel & The Internal Investigation: What Have You Got to Lose?," Pro Te Solutio (July 2008). · "Prove It: Finding the Middle Ground in Tennessee's Evolving Summary Judgment Standard,"Tennessee Bar Journal (July 2007). (Cover Article Feature) · "Paralegal Ethics," Memphis, TN, 2006. · "Tennessee Class Action Law," Nashville, TN, 2005. · "The Brady Bill: Surviving the Tenth Amendment," 48 Vand. L. Rev. 1803 (Nov. 1995). · "Economic and Social Development in Venezuela," Journal of Global Affairs, Volume VI (1992). · Federal Bar Association Seminars 2007 & 2008; included over 13 Federal Judge panelists and attended by over 150 attorneys. · "In-House Counsel and Internal Investigation - What Have You Got to Lose?" Pro Te: Solutio, Vol. 1 No. 3, 6-11 (July 2008). |