David A. Chapman

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Biography

David Chapman, a shareholder in the firm’s Knoxville office, focuses primarily on the defense of local and national transportation companies, brokers and commercial motor operators, including medical and liability expert retention and discovery, accident investigation and evaluation, and pre-trial, trial and appellate litigation. He has also worked with multiple motor carriers and transportation companies regarding post-accident protocols and FMCSA compliance. Mr. Chapman’s practice also has a unique focus on data privacy issues in transportation, including those associated with the retrieval and analysis of data from heavy and light vehicle EDRs.

PROFESSIONAL HONORS

•Selected to 2020 Tennessee Bar Association Law Leadership Program
•Named to The Best Lawyers in America , Transportation Law, Insurance Law and Litigation-Insurance
•Named a Cityview Magazine Top Attorney
•Recognized as Patriotic Employer by U.S. Department of Defense Employer Support for the Guard and Reserve, 2018
•Super Lawyers Rising Stars - Transportation/Maritime 2015, 2016, 2017
•Adjunct Instructor, University of Tennessee College of Law, 2013-2018
•Adjunct Instructor, Carson-Newman University, 2011
•Coordinator of the University of Tennessee College of Law Pro Bono Project, 2007
•Member, Pro Bono and Public Interest Committee, 2006-2007
•Member, National Moot Court Team, 2005-2007
•Awarded Dean’s Citation for Academic Excellence in six law school courses
•Inducted into the Order of the Barristers and Order of the Coif
•Recipient of the William M. Leech, Jr. Public Service Prize and the Susan B. Devitt National Moot Court Award

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Areas of Practice (4)

  • General Civil
  • Insurance
  • Litigation & Dispute Resolution
  • Transportation

Education & Credentials

University Attended:
Carson Newman College, B.A., cum laude, 2003
Law School Attended:
University of Tennessee College of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, 2007
Year of First Admission:
2007
Admission:
Tennessee; U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee; U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee; U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee
Memberships:

AFFLIATIONS

•ALFAI Transportation Steering Committee
•Defense Research Institute - Trucking Law Committee
•Tennessee Trucking Association
•Federal Bar Association
•Knoxville Bar Association
•Non-Engineer Member - Society of Automotive Engineers
•Tennessee Bar Association

Birth Information:
1981
Reported Cases:
Representative Experience: Howell, et al. v. McDonald's Corporation, Nelson Gray Enters., et al., No. E2019-00033-COA-R3-CV, 2019 Tenn. App. LEXIS 429 (Tenn. Ct. App. Aug. 30, 2019) - affirming summary judgment in favor of restaurant client in motorcycle accident claim alleging defective drive-thru roadway design and over $2,000,000 in damages; Baugh, et al. v. United Parcel Serv., Inc., No. M2014-00353-COA-R3-CV, 2015 Tenn. App. LEXIS 186 (Tenn. Ct. App. Mar. 31, 2015) - affirming dismissal of motor carrier client following contested resolution of wrongful death claim; Sommerville, et al. v. Down Home Pharmacy, LLC, No. 9295-III, Circuit Court for Grainger County, TN (October 2017) - summary judgment in favor of pharmacy client following robbery and multiple murders on premises; Moore v. United Parcel Serv., Inc., et al., No. B6LA0169, Circuit Court for Anderson County, TN (September 2018) - summary judgment in favor of motor carrier client on comparative fault grounds; Vanderpool v. United Parcel Serv., Inc., et al., No. 17C2407, Circuit Court for Davidson County, TN (October 2018) - summary judgment in favor of motor carrier client on comparative fault grounds; Jatta, et al. v. CEVA Logistics US, Inc., et al., No. 2-228-19, Circuit Court for Knox County, TN (November 2019) - dismissal of motor carrier client on procedural grounds
ISLN:
919557350

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865-523-6529  Fax

https://www.lewisthomason.com

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