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Norris, John L.
Norris & Norris PLC
424 Church Street
Suite 1300
Nashville, TN 37219-2439
Phone: (615) 627-3959 (Free consultation)
Fax: (615) 627-3962
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Websites associated with this firm:http://www.norrislaw.netSummary
Current Employment Position(s)
Partner
Lawyer Overview
John Norris is Certified in Civil Trial Advocacy by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. He has fought and won many high-profile cases in Middle Tennessee, including representing family members who lost loved ones in the NHC nursing home fire. He has tried over 100 jury trials.
His practice focuses primarily on:
Community Activities:
Nashville Greenways Commission (Chair); Greenways for Nashville (Director and Past President); Walk/Bike Nashville (Director); Metropolitan Government Bicycling, Pedestrian & Traffic Calming Advisory Committee; Environmental and biking advocate
Areas of Practice
- Personal Injury - Plaintiff
- Nursing Home Abuse
- Litigation - Appeals
- Employment Law
- Commercal Litigation
- Environmental Law
Representative Cases
- Lavin v. Jordan, 16 S.W.3rd 362 (Tenn. 2000)
- State v. United Physicians Ins. Risk Ret., 958 S.W.2d 348 (Tenn. 1997)
- Tobitt v. Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc., 59 S.W.3d 57 (Tenn 2001)
West Practice Categories
Employment Law -- Employee, Environmental Law, Insurance Law, Litigation & Appeals, State Appellate Practice, State Trial Practice, Personal Injury -- Plaintiff, Wrongful Death -- Plaintiff, Products Liability Law, Workers' Compensation Law
Qualifications
Certification/Specialties
- Civil Trial Specialist, National Board of Trial Advocacy, 1998
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Association of Trial Lawyers of America
- American Bar Association
- Tennessee Bar Association
- Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association
- Nashville Bar Foundation
- Nashville Bar Association (Director (1998 - 2000))
Classes and Seminars
- Nursing Home Malpractice, National Business Institute, 2002 - 2003
- Evidence, Office of the TN Attorney General, 2003
- Civil Trial Practice, Nashville Bar Association, 2001 - Present
- Use of Expert Witnesses at Trial, Office of the Tennessee Attorney General, 2005 - Present
Past Employment Positions
- Holins, Wagster & Yarbrough PC, Partner, 1981 - 2004
- Assistant Metropolitan Public Defender, 1978 - 1979
Education
- University of Tennessee College of Law, Knoxville, Tennessee,
1977
J.D.
Law Review: University of Tennessee Law Review, Staff Member - Oberlin College,
1972
B.A.
Office Information
Address
424 Church Street
Suite 1300
Nashville, TN 37219-2439
Phones
(615) 627-3959 (Free consultation)
Faxes
(615) 627-3962