Experience

• Represented national skilled nursing facility company in False Claims Act litigation, and related third-party litigation, concerning the medical necessity of rehabilitation therapy.
• Represented national healthcare provider in contractual dispute concerning third party administrator's investigation of claims.
• Represented international pharmaceutical distributor in opioid litigation in Tennessee.
• Represented consumer product manufacturer in multi-state product litigation involving ranitidine.
• Represented global chemical company to recover damages from engineering firm for defective design of processing equipment.
• Represented chemical manufacturer in responding to explosion and chemical release at a client facility.
• Represented international manufacturer and distributor of beverages in recovering, under its property policy, losses resulting from a recall of its products in Europe.
• Represented beverage distributor in recovering, under its property policy, losses resulting from a defective automated storage and retrieval system.
• Represented insurance companies in providing coverage opinions under CGL, D&O, EPL and other policies.
• Represented banking client in presenting claims against accounting firms for failure to detect fraud during audits.
• Represented entities and individuals in partnership and LLC-member disputes.
• Represented attorneys in alleged malpractice actions.
• Represented nation’s largest producer of construction aggregates in personal injury and wrongful death claims as well as property damage and nuisance claims.
• Represented manufacturer in recovering losses suffered during a hurricane due to defective design and construction of its facility.
• Represented religious and educational institutions in investigations of sensitive claims and provided special counsel in crisis management efforts.
• Serves as outside general counsel to an independent school.
• Has been involved in representing clients charged with criminal immigration violations and tax fraud.

Education

• J.D., summa cum laude, University of Tennessee College of Law, 2000
• Order of the Coif
• Student Materials Editor, Tennessee Law Review
• B.S., magna cum laude, Florida State University, 1994
• Phi Beta Kappa

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