Shareholder: Secretary

PERSONAL

Born October 2, 1963, Memphis, Tennessee

LEGAL EDUCATION

SCHOOL: Memphis State University
DEGREE: Juris Doctor, 1989

UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION

SCHOOL: Hampden-Sydney College,
Hampden-Sydney, Virginia
DEGREE: Bachelor of Arts, Psychology, 1986

LEGAL EXPERIENCE

Law Clerk, West Tennessee Legal Services, 1988
Law Clerk, Law Offices of Asa H. Hoke & Associates, 1989
Associate Attorney, The Hardison Law Firm, 1989-1998
Partner, The Hardison Law Firm, 1999-2003
Shareholder and Secretary, The Hardison Law Firm, 2004-present

LICENSING

Tennessee, 1989

PROFESSIONAL

Memphis Bar Association

NATURE OF PRACTICE

Insurance defense litigation; medical malpractice defense; hospital liability defense; professional liability defense of attorneys and realtors; workers’ compensation defense.

PRESENTATIONS

Multiple presentations to various organizations on workers’ compensation defense.

REPORTED CASES

Speaker v. Cates Company, 879 S.W. 2d 811 (Tenn. 1994

Delashmit v. City of Covington, 889 S.W.2d 209 (Tenn. 1994)

Parks v. Tennessee Municipal League Risk Management Pool, 974 S.W.2d 677 (Tenn. 1998)

Smith v. Methodist Hosp. of Memphis, 995 S.W.2d 584 (Tenn.Ct.App 1999)

Moore v. The Town of Collierville, 124 S.W.3d (Tenn. 1994)