Selected Experience
- Defense of a high profile, privately-held corporation in a federal criminal investigation related to an alleged conspiracy to defraud customers in excess of $50 million
- Defense of numerous aviation component manufacturers in civil aircraft accidents with fatalities
- Representation of a local, privately-held company in nationally-publicized employment crisis
- Representation of a well-known country music entertainer in dispute over his contract with a recording label
- Representation of an independent record label in contract dispute with former artist
- Defense of a nationally recognized state university defending a Title IX lawsuit
- Representation of a relator in a False Claims Act action that resulted in a multi-million-dollar settlement
- Representation of two large home healthcare companies defending False Claims Act actions
- Representation of high-profile defendants in state court criminal trials
- Representation of a management employee in alleged embezzlement case with federal criminal and civil implications
- Defense of a corporate officer in securities fraud litigation
- Defense of insurance-steering actions on behalf of large, locally-owned auto body shop
- Defense of $610,000 federal criminal wire-fraud and mail fraud criminal charges
- Defense of numerous national airlines in contract disputes and injury cases
- Defense of helicopter components manufacturers in product liability case arising out of two fatal accidents in Iraq
- Representation of a prominent music group in contract dispute with manager both in federal district court and as an appellee before the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals
Honors & Awards
- Best Lawyers in America (Bet-The-Company Litigation and Commercial Litigation, 2019-2022)
- Nashville Business Journal 2015 Veterans Award
- Mid-South SuperLawyer (2019-2022)
- “AV” Rating by Martindale-Hubbell
Publications
- Combatants Status Review Tribunals and the Unique Nature of the War on Terror, 58 Vand. L. Rev. 1629 (October 2005)
Professional Activities
- Tennessee Bar Association Leadership Law Class of 2015
- Harry Phillips American Inn of Court
- U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association
- Leadership Counsel on Legal Diversity
- Nashville Bar Association
- Tennessee Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- Nashville Bar Association Chancery and Circuit Court Committee Co-Chair (2021-present)
Civic Activities
- Economic Club of Nashville
- Board of Directors, Chenoweth Homeowners Association
- Brentwood High School Athletic Booster Club
- Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Marine Corps (Retired)
- Board of Directors, Brentwood Ball Club