Mark Stephen Stapleton - Rogersville, TN

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Mark Stephen Stapleton Overview

Practice Areas

• Criminal Law
• DUI/DWI
• Medical Malpractice
• Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff
• Nursing Home
• Personal Injury -- Plaintiff
• Products Liability Law
• Traffic Violations
• Trusts
• Wills
• Workers' Compensation Law
• Legal Malpractice
• Social Security -- Disability

Litigation

• 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions

• Tennessee, 1990
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Tennessee, 1991
• U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1992

Specialties and Certifications

• Civil Trial Specialist, TN Commission on Continuing Education & Specialization, 1995
• Civil Trial Specialist, National Board of Trial Advocacy, 1995

Other Affiliations

• American Board of Trial Advocates, Tennessee Chapter, 2006
• American Board of Trial Advocates, Tennessee Chapter, 2002 - Present (President)
• National Board of Trial Advocacy
• National College of Advocacy (Advocate)
• American Association for Justice, Young Lawyers Division, 1993 - 1998 (Board of Governors)
• Tennessee Association for Justice, 1990 - Present
• Tennessee Association for Justice, 1992 - 1993 (Board of Governors)
• Tennessee Bar Association, 1990 - Present
• Hawkins County Bar Association, 2007 (President)
• Hawkins County Bar Association, 1999 - Present

Education

• DePaul University College of Law, Chicago, Illinois, 1990
  LL.M.
  Major: Health Law
• Cumberland School of Law, Samford University, Birmingham, Alabama, 1989
  J.D.
  Law Journal: The Journal of Health and Hospital Law, Senior Editor, 1989
• University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, 1989
  M.P.H.
  Major: Health Law
• University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, 1985
  B.A.
  Major: Psychology

Past Positions

• Terry, Terry & Stapleton, Momstown, Tennessee, 1992 - 1999
• Herndon, Coleman, Brading & McKee, Johnson City, Tennessee, Associate, 1991
• Brook, Modal, Cassibry, Fraiche & Pizza, New Orleans, Louisiana, Associate, 1990
• American Hospital Association, Office of Legal and Regulatory Affairs, Chicago, Illinois, Legal Intern, 1989
• Department of Risk Management and Defense Counsel, The University of Alabama Birmingham Hospital, Law Clerk, 1989
• University of Alabama Health Services Foundation, Legal Intern, 1988

Classes and Seminars

• Program Moderator, Ethical Considerations in Practice of Law, Hawkins County Bar Association, 2008
• Program Moderator, Ethical Considerations in Practice of Law, Hawkins County Bar Association, 2007
• Moderator, American Board of Trial Advocates, Masters of Trial Seminar, 2006
• Panel Speaker, American Board of Trial Advocates, Masters of Trial Seminar, 2005
• Panel Speaker, American Board of Trial Advocates, Masters of Trial Seminar, 2003
• Panel Speaker, American Board of Trial Advocates, Masters of Trial Seminar, 2002
• Panel Speaker, Tennessee Bar Association, Young Lawyers' Division, Ethics Program, 2001
• Panel Speaker, American Board of Trial Advocates, Masters of Trial Seminar, 2001
• Panel Speaker, Tennessee Bar Association, Continuing Legal Education Seminar, 1997
• The Hard Knocks of Soft Tissue Cases, Annual Convention for Tennessee Trial Lawyers, Knoxville, Tennessee
• Management Retreat, Employee Selection - A Legal Perspective; OBRA '87 OBRA '90 Reforms; Termination of Employees - A Legal Perspective
• Summer Seminar For Long Term Care Providers, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, 1991
• Employee Selection - A Legal Perspective, OBRA, 1987
• OBRA '90 Reforms; Termination of Employees - A Legal Perspective, Summer Seminar For Long Term Care Providers, Knoxville, Tennessee, 1991
• Nursing Home Law for Nursing Home Directors and Administrators, including Employment and Liability Issues, Bahama Cruise, for the Rural Research and Training Institute
• Peer Review, Physician Reporting, and the Health Care Quality Improvement Act, Executive Master of Hospital Administration Program, Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1990
• Antitrust in the Health Care Field, Master of Publish Health Program, Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1990
• Legal/Medical Ethics Roundtable, Ouillen Colleee of Medicine at East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee, 1991
• Informed Consent, Ouillen Colleee of Medicine at East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee, 1991
• Medical Malpractice; Medical Malpractice Insurance, Ouillen Colleee of Medicine at East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee, 1991
• Anti-Trust in the Health Care Setting, Ouillen Colleee of Medicine at East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee, 1991
• A Breath of Fresh Air; Pulmonary Care Challenges of the 90's, Summer Seminar for Cardiopulmonary Specialty Care Providers, Johnson City, Tennessee, June 5, 1992
• Legal Aspects of Medicine, First Annual Mountain Air Symposium - Potpourri in Cardiopulmonary Care, Johnson City, Tennessee, 1991
• Health Care Third Party Reimbursement Insurance and Related Claims Matters, Northeast Tennessee Chapter for the Medical Office Managers Association, Monthly Meeting and Dinner, 1991
• Guest Lecturer - Paralegal Program, Torts and Personal Injury Law, Walters State Community College Morristown, Tennessee, 1997

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Address

225 South Depot Street
Rogersville, TN 37857-3327

Phones

423-546-4046
888-809-6135

Faxes

423-921-9104

Emails

Contact Us

Offers Free Initial Consultation

Yes

Accepts Credit Cards

Yes

Websites

http://www.stapletonlawoffice.com

Articles

"To Assign or Not to Assign, That is the Question", Tennessee Bar Journal, Health Law Section Newsletter, Vol. II, No. I., March, 1992

"The Sixth Amendment: Protection For The Prosecuted", Town & City Magazine, August, 1991

"Nursing Home Act Mandates Pre-Screening of Patients for Mental Deficiencies as a Prerequisite for Medicaid Reimbursement", 23 No. 4 The Journal of Health and Hospital Law 124, 1990

"Hospital Properly Informed Patient Concerning Administration of Antipsychotic Medication", 23 No. 5 The Journal of Health and Hospital Law 153, 1990

"Signature on Written Consent Form Not Necessarily Proof of Informed Consent", 23 No. 5, The Journal of Health and Hospital Law 149, 1990

"Lousiana Court Holds that Payment, By Settlement, of the Statutory Maximum Damage Amount by a Qualified Health Care Provider Precludes Fund Appeal on the Issue of Liability", 3 No. 4 Risky Business, Professional Risk Management Services, Inc., 1990

"Hospitals Serving Out of State Medicaid Recipients Can Challenge That State's Medicaid Plan for Improper Reimbursement", Louisiana Hospital Association, September Impact Monthly, 1990

"Double Recovery of Medical Expenses Barred By Coordination of Benefits Clause", 22 No. 10, The Journal of Health and Hospital Law 328, 1989

"No Hospital Liability for Anesthesia Group Absent Allegation of Detrimental Reliance", 22 No. 10 The Journal of Health and Hospital Law 326, 1989

"Private Hospital's Decision to Limit Doctor's Surgical Privileges Not Subject to Judicial Review", 22 No. 11 The Journal of Health and Hospital Law 363, 1989

"Discovery Function Immunity Precludes Liability for Patients Suicide", 22 No. 12 The Journal of Health and Hospital Law 386, 1989