Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Lawyer Overview

Bryan Keith Williams 

Bryan K. Williams is a partner in the firm, where he has been practicing since 1998. He primarily practices in the areas of healthcare defense, insurance defense, and general litigation with the firm. His practice includes cases both in state and federal courts. He has successfully negotiated and mediated as well as tried civil lawsuits in a number of practice areas including workers' compensation, civil rights, landlord-tenant and personal injury cases.

Mr. Williams obtained his undergraduate degree at David Lipscomb University and obtained his J.D. degree from The University of Memphis School of Law in 1998, where he received The Dean's Award for Academic Excellence in Trial Advocacy, was a member of Phi Alpha Delta, and served as President of the Environmental Law Council from 1997-1998. He served as judicial clerk for the Honorable James F. Russell for the Thirtieth Judicial District in Memphis, Tennessee. He is a member of the Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations. He currently serves as the Vice Chair of the Tennessee Bar Association's Litigation Section for the 2001-2002 year.

Areas of Practice

• Medical Malpractice
• Product Liability
• Motor Vehicle Accidents
• Premises Liability
• Workers' Compensation
• Personal Injury Plaintiff/Defense
• Insurance

Representative Cases

• Merlo v. Maxwell, 1999 WL 820728 (Tn. Ct. of App. 1999)

West Practice Categories

Arbitration, Mediation, Collections, Consumer Protection, Contracts, Lemon Law, Age Discrimination, Race Discrimination, Religious Discrimination, Sex Discrimination, Housing & Construction Defects, Americans with Disabilities Act -- Employee, Employment Contracts -- Employee, Employment Discrimination -- Employee, Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) -- Employee, Sexual Harassment -- Employee, Whistleblower/Qui Tam, Wrongful Termination -- Employee, Americans with Disabilities Act -- Employer, Employment Discrimination -- Employer, Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) -- Employer, Sexual Harassment -- Employer, Whistleblower -- Employer, Wrongful Termination -- Employer, Solid Waste, Living Wills, Powers of Attorney and Appointment, Wills, Bad Faith Insurance, Commercial Insurance, Errors & Omissions Insurance, Insurance Malpractice, Insurance Subrogation, Life & Health, Motor Vehicle, Property & Casualty, Complex Litigation, Federal Appellate Practice, Federal Trial Practice, Multidistrict Litigation, State Appellate Practice, State Trial Practice, US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, Water & Riparian Rights, Personal Injury -- Defense, Animal Bites -- Defense, Assault & Battery -- Defense, Aviation Accidents -- Defense, Defamation & Privacy -- Defense, Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Defense, Premises Liability -- Defense, Property Damage -- Defense, Railroad Accidents -- Defense, Slip and Fall -- Defense, Wrongful Death -- Defense, Personal Injury -- Plaintiff, Animal Bites -- Plaintiff, Assault & Battery -- Plaintiff, Aviation Accidents -- Plaintiff, Defamation & Privacy -- Plaintiff, Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff, Premises Liability -- Plaintiff, Property Damage -- Plaintiff, Railroad Accidents -- Plaintiff, Slip and Fall -- Plaintiff, Wrongful Death -- Plaintiff, Machinery & Tools, Motor Vehicle Defects, Legal Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Land Use & Zoning, Landlord/Tenant, Municipal Liability, Trucking, Workers' Compensation Appeals, Workers' Compensation Defense

Bar Admissions

• Tennessee, 1998
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Tennessee, 1999
• U.S. District Court Middle District of Tennessee, 1999
• U.S. District Court Western District of Tennessee, 1999
• U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 2000

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Tennessee Bar Association, Litigation Section, 2001 - 2002 (Vice Chair)
• Tennessee Bar Association, Litigation Section, 2002 - 2003 (Chair)

Past Employment Positions

• Honorable James F. Russell, Circuit Court of Tennessee for 30th Judicial District at Memphis, TN, Judicial Clerk, 1997 - 1998

Education

• University of Memphis School of Law, Memphis, Tennessee, 1998
  J.D.
  Honors: Moot Court Board, 1997 - 1998
• David Lipscomb University, Nashville, TN, USA, 1995
  B.A.
  Honors: Honor Roll
  Major: Political Science

Fraternities/Sororities

• Phi Alpha Delta

Published Works

• The Self-Critical Analysis Privilege: Confidential Information or Smoking Gun?", For the Defense, November, 2002
• When are the Pieces at Fault? Component Manufacturer Liability, For the Defense, April, 2003

Address

Nashville City Center
Suite 1500
P.O. Box 190695
511 Union Street
Nashville, TN 37219-0695

Phones

(615) 244-1440

Faxes

(615) 254-9477

Emails

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Websites

http://www.corneliuscollins.com